Windy, Wild & Wheelie Worth It 💨🥉” Ashburton, Canterbury ⛅

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Was chasing the starter by 18 minutes, but figured I’d chase hard.\n\nFirst leg of the race? 66kph with a tailwind you could surf. Like being strapped to a rocket on the flat. But the fun ended at the turn—hello brutal sidewinds. We were echelons all over the road, just trying to hold a wheel and keep it upright.\n\nThe leg down by the beach was pure grind: side-headwind that had us crawling at 23kph and leaning sideways just to ride straight. But the legs held on, the mind stayed sharp, and the grit kicked in.\n\nAbout 1km out, Craig Domigan from Scratch flew past like he’d stolen something. I latched on and he towed me just long enough to tee up the sprint. Kicked like I meant it—thought second might be on—but pipped at the line for third. Still, happy as. Felt strong the whole way.\n\nThen, the 20k ride back to the car. Still windy, still gnarly, and got shunted across the lane twice. 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