Huka XL

Friday night I drove down to Taupo for the Huka XL MTB race which is part of the famous Lake Taupo Cycle challenge. We started at 7am which is rather early and something that none of us are use to. However there we all are lined up at 7am on a Crisp Saturday morning on Taupo's main road.

The pace was hot from the gun and I was sitting in top 10 for the first ten kilometers until boom I broke my chain heading up a steep hill. I managed to borrow a chain breaker off someone but still had a bit of trouble fixing it. I got it sorted after a while and jumped back on my bike, I made it around a few corners and then it broke again. This time my good friends Wilson Jones and Locky Mcarthur helped me, by then my chain was rather short so I was restricted with what gear combinations I could use.

From here on in I was well down from the top 10 and just enjoyed the rest of the ride with the help of some Peak fuel Gels nearing the end. I was using Kenda Karma's which help heaps with the Taupo conditions, it was a great combination with my Scott Spark 20.

Thanks to Team AvantiPlus, and Sheppard's Industries Ltd.