Race Report: Tour de Valley ITT, Currumbin Valley, 22 October 2017

I am a little bit behind with my blogging...is that even a 'thing'?

I have been a long term supporter of this awesome event, held in the lovely Currumbin Valley, having raced it every year (except one) since 2012. I believe that this course is being used for the upcoming Commonwealth Games Individual Time Trial. There was a 36km or an 18km race option this time around. I was happy to ride either, but given that the upcoming Australian Masters Championships ITT was 18km, I opted for that one. The age group was masters men, 40-49 years. There were only seven of us in there, but the smaller fields are standard for time trials which are such specialised events. 

I felt pretty good when warming up so was hopeful of a strong ride on what is a good course for me. There are a few rolling hills in the middle, but the majority of the course you can just get a fast position on the aerobars and let the watts fall out. 

I could see I was going alright by the number of riders I was catching (I was the last starter and we were all at 30 second intervals). When the results came out I had managed the win, in a time of 24 minutes and 6 seconds.

So overall, I was very happy with this. I felt good, produced solid power numbers and it is obviously nice to come away with a win. Happy days!