Day 4 report - may the wind be at your back

Total kms - 240k
Avg speed - 29.7kph
Total climbing - 1007m
Turning the peddles for 8 hours 16 mins

Day 4 is traditionally a very important day in the Smiddy challenge. With 3 big days and some climbs behind us day four is when the niggles come out and with a monster 240ks ahead if us it can be the undoing of many a Smiddy rider.

Thankfully the weather gods were looking kindly upon the peleton as once again a strong tailwind was blowing and morale was high.

One hour in and we were averaging 30kph and that's pretty much where it stayed all day.

After 100ks we hit the Capricorn Highway and met our Police escort which meant we could ride 3 abreast which is something very unfamiliar for the riders but meant we could take a whole lane. The ride settled into a good tempo clocking up the ks but without doubt the highlight was when Gav Dammo and Kent took up the first row of the peleton and drove it hard!! Cries of ease up EASE UP screamed from the peleton but the Cyc'd boys were not to be held back and continued to dish out pain in ample proportions.

To be continued....