MTB RESULTS
Dec 4th - Victorian XC Series, Rnd 1 - 1st
Nov 13th - Highland Fling, XCM Series Rnd 4 - 2nd
Oct 30th - Victorian Enduro Series, Rnd 9 - 1st
Oct 8th - Scott 24hr Mixed 6 Team Relay - 2nd
Sept 25th - Victorian Enduro Series, Rnd 8 - 1st
Sept 16th - Tour De Timor, General Classification - 1st
Sept 15th - Tour De Timor, Stage 6 - 3rd
Sept 14th - Tour De Timor, Stage 5 - 4th
Sept 13th - Tour De Timor, Stage 4 - 4th
Sept 12th - Tour De Timor, Stage 3 - 3rd
Sept 11th - Tour De Timor, Stage 2 - 4th
Sept 10th - Tour De Timor, Stage 1 - 1st
Aug 28th - Victorian Enduro Series, Rnd 7 - 1st
July 21st - Victorian Enduro Series, Rnd 6 - 1st
June 5th - Forrest 6hr Enduro - 2nd
May 22nd - Victorian Enduro Series, Rnd 4 - 1st
Mar 18th - Oceania MTB Championships, XC - 7th
Mar 5th - Victorian Enduro Series, Rnd 1 Mixed Pairs - 1st
Feb 19th - Otway Odyssey - 1st
Feb 5th - National MTB Series, Rnd 3 XC - 8th
ROAD RESULTS
Nov 27th - NSW International Grand Prix, General Classification - 3rd
Nov 27th - NSW International Grand Prix, Stage 2 - 3rd
Nov 26th - NSW International Grand Prix, Stage 1 - 6th
Oct 29th - Noosa Womens Gran Prix Criterium - 3rd
Aug 21st - Rob Vernon Memorial Handicap - 4th Overall, 1st Female
July 2nd - Scott Peoples Memorial Handicap - 1st Female
June 26th - Preston Mountain Classic Handicap - 8th Open Female
June 13th - Bendigo 3 Day Tour, General Classification, B Grade Men - 2nd
June 13th - Bendigo 3 Day Tour, Stage 5 Criterium - 4th
June 13th - Bendigo 3 Day Tour, Stage 4 Road Race - 12th
June 12th - Bendigo 3 Day Tour, Stage 3 Road Race - 11th
June 12th - Bendigo 3 Day Tour, Stage 2 Road Race - 1st
June 11th - Bendigo 3 Day Tour, Stage 1 Road Race - 8th
May 29th - Country Road Championships, Road Race - 1st Open Female
May 14th - Rutherglen Classic Open Handicap - 3rd Overall, 1st Female
Mar 19th - Oceania Road Championships, Road Race - 7th
Jan 17th - Rendition Homes Womens Cup, General Classification - 7th
Jan 17th - Rendition Homes Womens Cup, Stage 2 - 3rd
Jan 16th - Rendition Homes Womens Cup, Stage 1 - 14th
Jan 8th - Australian Road Championships, Road Race - 14th
Jan 6th - Australian Road Championships, Criterium - DNF
Jan 5th - Jayco Bay Classic, General Classification - 4th
Jan 5th - Jayco Bay Classic, Sprints Classification - 2nd
Jan 5th - Jayco Bay Classic, Teams Classification - 1st
Jan 5th - Jayco Bay Classic, Stage 4 - 8th
Jan 4th - Jayco Bay Classic, Stage 3 - 3rd
Jan 3rd - Jayco Bay Classic, Stage 2 - 9th
Jan 2nd - Jayco Bay Classic, Stage 1 - 4th
We were blessed with milk, despite it being hot. We were blessed with bread, despite it being sweet. Finally we were blessed with juice, despite it tasting like weak cordial. To lift our spirits we ventured down the street for some shopping therapy!.. at the supermarket. I spent less than $6AU on bottled water, coke, muffins, skittles and Kit Kat. Not bad hey? What we did notice was the potential for some cheap buys later in the day. After building our bikes we made our way out of the storage basement heading toward our first experience on the roads of Chongming. Excitement quickly turned to nerves, which were then followed by laughter as we dodged the few cars that existed and the many cyclists. It seems that red lights and pedestrian crossings are just for show! Rickshaws seem to have right of way and a tooting horn simply means 'caution'. Organised chaos if you wish to call it so..
Lunch seemed to be leftovers from breakfast and later that day we were presented with what we didn't eat for dinner. While many occurrences during our first shopping stint that afternoon were memorable, the little boy standing with his pants down in the middle of the path would be the highlight. Only because Kate thought him to be cute before realising she was standing in the result of his doings!
After staying hydrated on the plane the first stop for us was downstairs to the female toilets. We could understand why the waterway we were travelling had been named the most polluted in the world when finding that the female toilets were actually urinals that led to the river beneath! Back upstairs saw us presented with some form of green tea. It looked quite similar to a few dirty leaves in the bottom of a plastic cup. Then the corn arrived, transparent and tasting like sticky rubbery rice. Despite the lower class passengers, missing teeth, staring provocatively at us through windows, we managed to arrive safely. Our luggage however was sitting in a bus stuck behind a broken down truck on the ferry! So we walked in Chinese style down the centre of the road to our accommodation where a small dinner had been prepared. Somehow I have the feeling we'll be living off white rice for the week to come.