Phuket Cycling Fest started for many on Sabbatum the sixth of September. Queen Sirikit Park was the focus for all the riders to run across earlier their private cycle trips began.
The common had a release of unlike stalls selling all mode of bike accessories - flashing lights, luminous shirts, gears together with therefore much to a greater extent than I went to hold off at the maps!
We chose the 10 km beginners ride because nosotros had missed the 70km at 5am I laid the bike tracker App together with besides much - it did non synch. So I actually should direct maintain done that earlier - that was out of the window!!!!! NOTE - create non create that again!
During my fumbling Jemma informed me that she would similar to live on at the front end amongst everybody else together with urged me to force forward!
We were off at 7am together with it was a lovely twenty-four hr menses - the Traffic Police delayed all of the traffic at the intersections therefore nosotros could all exceed together - what a breeze.
We had a brusk ride together with nosotros stopped together with had an gamble hunt - it was at this fourth dimension that I realised that nosotros were at the back!
Returning to the bike Jemma told me that nosotros could win if I tried to cycle faster - it was at this dot that I realised how unfit I was!
We cycled roughly Phuket Town every bit the photographs signal together with it was a lovely atmosphere - non alone was at that spot a petty daughter on the bike waving merely they were at the dorsum together with didn't appear to aid - Jemma presently gave up.
We reached Sapan Hin where nosotros beeped together with realised that nosotros were similar a shot existence tracked past times the household unit of measurement inwards the car!
It was at this dot the Sprite came out together with the Cafe Latte yen!!
We kept going together with flora the ride quite pleasant merely the roads inwards front end were devoid of whatever riders - did nosotros direct maintain the incorrect turn? The assistants standing at the traffic lights assured me that I was non lost together with pointed us on, every bit nosotros came closer to Phuket Town I saw other riders. (Only realising afterward that these were from the ride that had started an hr agone together with was 20km longer!)
I never knew that at that spot were therefore many bike lanes either.
As nosotros approached Queen Sirikit Park I realised that a peachy release of people had joined the bike races! Quite cool shirts every bit good - side past times side time!
I took Jemma to get her medal for participating inwards the Bicycle ride together with nosotros cycled off to discovery me a java shop!
we had visited previously - a particular petty household unit of measurement java store - baking banana breadstuff every bit nosotros entered - delicious! We had had our nibbles together with our drinks - give thank you lot you for the cake - together with therefore I returned to work. Some #phuketcyclingfest2014 on Instagram.
Next yr Jemma volition direct maintain to ride on her ain bicycle!!!