Yesterday I rode in the Challenge Tour, which followed the stage 4 route, including Checker Hill. I got up at 4:00AM, rode to Norwood for a 6:30AM start. Rode until about noon and stopped for a beer, finished around 1:30PM. Total distance was around 165KM including the commute to the start.

The Norwood start, around 5,000 of the 8,000+ total riders:

One of the water/hay stops:

Beer stop, with shady-looking guy leering at my purple bike:

I couldn’t see much at the stage 4 finish, but if you look closely at the last photo you can see a Garmin rider:

Bonus. Phil actually crossed the line first:

More Tour Down Under. These photos are from stage two ‘King of the Mountain’ at Dawesley Hill.

On to the race:

The Rendition Homes Santos Women’s Cup, Stage 1 was held before the Cancer Council Classic

Pre-Race:

Warm Up:

The Race:

The Early Break Away