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A few Dams, a bad start but worth the early morning wake up.

So I felt ok heading into the day, actually a bit excited as this week was the hill week.  It started out ok I felt reasonable.  Turning down Brookton Highway I thought the head wind was a bit of a killer.  

I was starting to blow up, which was surprising as we were only 8 minutes in. I kept telling myself that I was just being weak due to the fact that I had put in some early morning and late nights during the week.  

At about the 20 minute mark I practically exploded.  In one of my why the hell am i doing so badly I looked down and saw an almost flat tyre.  Bloody slow leak  I jumped off and repaired it but the damage was done.  Mentally and Physically I had given up.  It didn't help that there was nothing but hills in front of me and I am probably the worst climber of our group.

Fortunately for me Rob is an excellent coach and pushed me over some sticking points and I managed to find some enjoyment and some speed.  Crosing over Wungong Dam had a nice view.  I have never been there before.  It is quite spectacular.   

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Ended up being a worthwhile ride.  As Steve says these are the km's that count.  The ones you don't want to do.  

 

Accidents Happen - The Cleanup not so fun

For an initial moment I thought I had witnessed a death on a bike this morning.  Thankfully it wasn't that.  Still pretty horrible crash.  

 I was riding along behind two strong riders in my group.  We had just moved out past a Broad rider.  (Around 43km/h)   After probably what felt like twenty minutes but was only probably about 30 seconds I was at my limit.  I bonked and moved off the back.  The others in my group moved past as did the accident victim.  

The pace eased off slightly and that is when the carnage happened.  A rider contacted one a rear wheel of one of our group and got speared off into the oncoming riders.  It was a head on impact by my estimate the combined impact would have been 60 km/h plus. 

Sickening to watch and I was first there and thought I just witnessed a fatality.
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The Rider moving in my direction (North) was unconscious for a good 40 seconds and had quite visible facial injuries.  The other rider was conscious but suffering from major shock and was having breathing issues.

Did my best to sort them out until the ambulance came.  Btw don't give someone with a concussion anything to eat or drink.  

So the ambulance took the rider heading north away.  The other rider managed to stumble home.

 Not a fun morning.

Injuries
Rider Heading South 
 2 Cracked Ribs
 Bark off shoulder

Rider Heading North 
 Broken Nose
 Fractured Bone in Face
 Bark off Head, Face and Hand
 Sore Neck
 Sore Back
 Major Headaches