"Thank you so much to the team of about 25 cyclists who supported the Fresh Futures fundraiser on Sunday 21st September .
Most braved very cold conditions at 7 am to bike down to Ypuk and back. Some cheated and got dropped off just before Waipawa and the other honest ones were dropped at the start line.
One potentially major glitch was the FF team left Ypuk without us, but thankfully with a bit of detective work we tracked them down and sent our support driver off to stop them in their tracks - thanks Ray Brown!! The FF team were so used to no-one turning up to ride with them that they left straight from their motel so they were really appreciative of our company and help. Monday was going to be a really tough leg (Napier -Taupo) so they really wanted to rest their legs on our leg.
Other than that, it was a great ride, no mechanicals, just a few "physical" breakdowns - but with a bit of motorpacing I got back on to the pack. Only problem with that idea was Ray got carried away and motorpaced the whole group so I got dropped again!
Keep cycling and keep safe out there.
Shona Brown"
