Three Wheelers raced the Skoda Tour of Cyprus (with a bit of last minute training before) over three days from 4th to 6th April. This is a well organised event with a rolling road closure on nice smooth roads starting at Paphos Castle and tackling various climbs and fast descents between the coast and Troodos mountain. 37 countries were represented include some Brits from the military bases stationed in Cyprus. Nigel Walsh and Phil Hurr competed in the Medio Fondo, with Nigel winning his age group on the 2nd and 3rd days and qualifying for the world finals, with Phil winning his age group in the sportive group on all three days. Mike Padfield competed in the Gran Fondo, winning his age group in the sportive group on the 1st and 3rd days with 2nd on the Saturday and also qualifying for the world finals. A big shout out to Jon Maynard who was also there and rode up to the highest point of the race on Saturday to hand out bottles. The event ended at Paphos castle with a medal ceremony, food and drinks. Some stats for the week for the Gran Fondo and some additional riding before: Distance covered: 525km, Climbing 8500m, Time riding: 22 hours. Average speed on race day: 28.4 to 29.2kph Fastest speed: 75.2kph. 10,875 calories burnt. Keo Beers drunk around 30. Photos below:
North Norfolk Wheelers 