Sunday 8th May, 2022 Well, there's not a lot to Khancoban. The town was one of those constructed to house workers during the building of the Snowy Hydro Scheme - back in the 1950s and 60s - and it's mainly Snowy Hydro-related workers who live here. The town does still have that vibe (like we …
Category: 2022 – Indipac
IP Day 44 – Jingellic to Khancoban
Saturday 7th May, 2022 67.6 km +703mMoving 3:12, Elapsed 4:27Max 65.1 kph, Avg 21.1 kph Breakfast at Walwa, only 20mins away, so there was no point getting there before the General Store opened at 8. So we left Jingellic just after 8. Walwa store was full of interesting old stuff. Breakfast, something to take for …
IP Day 43 – Tallangatta to Jingellic
Friday 6th May, 2022 90 km +986mMoving 4:29 Elapsed 6:39Max 54.5 kph, Avg 20.1 kph Another breakfast-in-cafe morning (or in this case, bakery), before hitting the road at 7.55. We had rolls made up to take for lunch. (Or was it sandwiches? - that's a detail we can't remember 10 months later!)The elevation profile was …
IP Day 42 – Beechworth to Tallangatta
Thursday 5th May, 2022 65.9 km +623mMoving 2:53 Elapsed 4:42Max 59.3 kph Avg 22.8 kph A short day today, so a cafe breakfast in town before we left was in order. We didn't actually leave town until 9.50am. It wasn't a warm morning - only about 10 degrees.There is actually (yet another) rail trail - …
IP Day 41 – Mount Beauty to Beechworth
Wednesday 4th May, 2022 101.8 km +1425mMoving 5:17 Elapsed 8:30Max 57.6 kph Avg 19.3 kph We got away at about 7am. We must have ridden on snacks, as our aim was to have breakfast in Bright - about 30km, and with a climb over Tawonga Gap in between. We had just a 3km warm up …
IP Day 40 – Omeo to Mount Beauty
Tuesday 3rd May, 2022 104.8 km +1820mMoving 6:44, Elapsed 10:11Max 54.1 kph, Avg 15.6 kph Today was the day. BOF. Back of Falls. It has kind of built up to having legendary status, for riders, and dotwatchers. Part of the 'legend' is the infamous start of the climb, where you turn sharp left off the …
IP Day 39 – Ensay to Omeo
Monday 2nd May, 2022 45.3 km +734m Moving 2:46 Elapsed 3:44Max 52.5 kph Avg 16.3 kph A very short day (as I elaborated on a couple of posts back). But 734m climbing in 45km isn't a walk in the park either.We had breakfast with Mic, and then as we packed up, he mucked around taking …
IP Day 38 – Bairnsdale to Ensay
Sunday 1st May, 2022 81.8 km +980mMoving 4:17 Elapsed 7:34 (actually 6:10 - didn't stop ride)Max 68.2 kph Avg 19.1 kph Not a huge day today, so we got going a bit later. We checked out of the motel just after 8, and rode down the main street to a cafe for a decent breakfast. …
IP Day 37 – Glengarry to Bairnsdale
Saturday 30th April, 2022 135.6 km +848mMoving 5:50, Elapsed 8:42Max 60.5 kph, Avg 23.2 kph We must have faffed around a bit this morning, as we didn't get away till 7.30. Actually, I think it must have been because our first breakfast option was at Toongabbie, 10km along, and the General Store there didn't open …
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