Australia Day yesterday had all kinds of events, including the first Race Melbourne bike road race. This is a prelude to bike superstar Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and appears to be the kick off to the 2017 professional cycling tour that will culminate in the Tour de France in July. It's simply amazing how fast they go and how close together they are. Sooooo dangerous. The course was the same course used for the Melbourne Grand Prix formula one race held in March and took place in Albert Park, right across the street from our house. So fun to wander out and stumble on this 10 minutes from the start. We saw them setting up for something that looked like a marathon the day before but it was for this race.
Wow, that first pic looks like it was taken from the same vantage point as the dog that got run over at last year's Tour de France. Be careful!
ReplyDeleteHow long did John run alongside the racers in his el Diablo costume? Heahhaha