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The meet point at 06:00am at Deeks Reserve carpark, this is a half hour (14 KM) ride from my house already, at this time of year is is still dark. |
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Chris Nolan on the left and Patrick and some others ahead as we roll down toward Cotter. |
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Patrick from the side as we climb Mt Mcdonald |
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One of the Vets I do not know, this was my first attempt at holding the camera with it facing backwards to shoot people behind me. |
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Chris Nolan as we roll from Mt Mcdonald towards Uriarra Road. Patrick in CORC colours and Dave Moten in the blue Liberty Seguros jersey also. |
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As above, with Gary Scheld (in front of Chris) and James Gardner (right) also visible |
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Allan Bontjer has a few road bikes, this is his good one, the Scapin with full Campag Chorus. |
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Another attempt at holding the camera facing backward, still somewhat dark at this time with little help from the flash. Libby, Sue and Mikey visible in the line on the left, with Jaymz (grinning his head off) and some Vets guy I do not know on the right. |
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About to turn right onto Uriarra Road, same people as 3 photos above, the are red/pink with sunrise. |
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Often taking photos from a low point looking up makes an interesting impression (works well in mountain biking) so I thought I would try leaning down and holding the camera at pedal height. |
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Same idea facing backward. |
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Starting the climb up out of Uriarra Crossing on the first of the three sisters, the Uber climbers are lining up (the last we ever see of them until the top of the third sister), Chris Nolan, Dave Moten (the best climber out there today), James Gardner and Gary Scheld. |
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Allan was climbing fairly well today, he claimed he was taking it easy still, and he looks fairly comfortable here. |
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I stopped and took some photos as people rode past me, here Bruce, Patrick and Sue. |
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Libby. |
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Most of Mikey, a Vets rider named Pete, Paul Brodie and another Vets rider. |
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Mikey and Paul over the first sister, two more to go. |
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Mikey working on that breathing thing. |
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And he was carrying a heavy backpack and riding the touring bike, good Polaris training I am sure. |
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Another hold the camera low looking back shot, good expanse of sky in it. |
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Looking through my handlebar toward Mikey's bike. |
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Jaymz and Mikey about to summit the third sister. |
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Libby reaching the end of the harder climbing for the morning. |
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A shot of my handlebars and speedo as we were cruising along the bike path back towards ANU. |
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Sue, Bruce and a very obscured Allan. |
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Same people, trying for more of a side shot. |
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Another rear shot, this with Mikey half in frame. |
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Not really enough available light for this shot, I took it while were under a shadow. |
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Sue signaling an oncoming rider as we rode across Scrivner Dam, Dairy Farmers hill in the distance and the placid lake to our right. |
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Sue with a lot of sunshine over the lake as we crested the little hill after Scrivner Dam. |
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Sue and Allan with Black Mountain tower in the distance. |
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Another semi side on shot showing off the glorious morning as we ride down through yarramundi reach. |
