the moruya race avec rapide

Two tools, a tool wrangler and a tool photographer went to Moruya last Sunday.

One tool and the tool wrangler meet a great dane called Momo at a coffee waiting station in Narooma on the way but, that is another story...

The riding tool called rapide did a crit around the quietly aesthetic Moruya industrial estate, managed to avoid the crashes and went very very fast. He looked sort of handsome in a weird way at the end of the race. It is amazing what a dab of blood and bit of dribble can do for a man.

Rapide also claimed to have done the road race the day before but he had no witnesses except a brother...

see photo ( not of him but of a bianchi)

the tool photographer will have lots of photos of Rapide on his special website.

Following the crit the other tool joined the rapide tool and the tool wrangler for a road race redux on the fabulous eurobodalla men's and ladies cycling club road circuit out over the moruya river bridge and back

a perfect mid day ride and then to the Moruya cafe du wheels for a delightful coffee and slice and guess what ?

we meet another weird European. This time, a wired haired German pointer out for a stroll with his neighbours.

Rapide found a pearl the size of Montague island in the box hedge in the coffee shop garden and we commenced the great " theft by finding" debate.

the tool wrangler won.

all back in the cars and off to the quaint and picturesque valley we call home

next year all tools are competing

love and peace

l'symbole

Its a tough job but someone has to do it!

Wish you were here!!!!!

One He Tool (Van Velo) and one She Tool (La cle aMolette) met at Bemboka on an afternoon perfect for cycling. La cle a molette to do her first Double Brown and Van Velo his third.
The ride to the mountain was a good warm up at a sensible pace. With drink bottles and food stored at the bottom Brown Mountain sign they headed up at was was a reasonable pace. La cle a molette lead the way for the majority of the ride with Van Velo taking the lead on the low grade portions. Van Vleo thought this would be a slower ride than the weekend before and pushed hard at the end to finish in a surprising 49:11. La cle a molette was very close behind at 49:44. Van Velo and La cle a molette were very happy with this outcome, especially la cle a molette given this was her first ride up the mountain. A short stop and chat at the top saw them head down at a rapid pace with no road works or traffic to slow them down but the temperature enough to cause a lot of goose bumps. The loose road surface from the road works made that section an interesting ride to say the least. The stop at the bottom was short before heading up again. The bottom section was tough with the legs struggling to get warmed up and pumping. The ride up was again very warm. The top section seemed fast but upon reaching the top the time of 52 min was somewhat disappointing given the effort. La cle a molette was smart enough to bring sleeves for the final decent with the caravan half way down getting the adrenalin pumping when over taken. The ride back to Bemboka was at an enjoyable but not slow pace. The final ride into Bemboka, going against all Tools on Tour traditions, as it did not end in a sprint and both riders happy with that outcome. A change and stretch saw both head home happy with their efforts and the fact that all Tools have now accomplished the Double Brown. La cle a molettes first attempt being faster than all the speediest of the group is to be commended and attests to the growing fitness of all Tools.