Sydney

This weekend I got my first taste of Australian bike racing. We raced from the city of Golburn out to the coast and then up towards Sydney. Saturday we did a short violent prologue of 4k in under 5 minutes - quite tough. Then Sunday was a more standard 170k road race. The breakaway rolled pretty quick and I was one of the seven guys in it. We had a couple strong guys and then a couple of slackers but we worked well enough and established a decent gap. The course was rolling all day with wind from all directions but generally pretty fast. We made it to the top of the first ascent of Razorback hill - only 20k from the finish before we were reeled in and then spit out the back when we came back up the other side of Razorback. Johnnie Walker managed to make his way into the lead group of 12 and sprinted home for 6th place.
While we weren't racing we got to check out the sights of Sydney. From the opera house to the harbor bay bridge, it was a super cool city. Right on the coast and some lumpy terrain jammed pack with skyscrapers. We ate breakfast on the beach on Saturday morning after our 6am flight and we were all loving it - living the good life. Back in Melbourne now for a couple of weeks, so I need to check out the Melbourne city/beach life to see how it compares! I also added to my Australian wildlife spotting - a kangaroo! However it was already roadkill when we drove by, but I got my eyes peeled for a live one.