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Scribe first met Tony McL aka LateStarter in 2003 at a dinner. Tony had only recently purchased a bike and got hooked on the bug, pedaling up to thirty clicks. Scribe explained that he'd previously completed a few IronMan triathlons which incl a 4km swim, 180km bike leg followed by a marathon 42km run. Phil encouraged Tony that the sky is the limit, so long as you put in the training and back yourself. However, Tony was then a tad in awe of such distances.
However, within 12 months LateStarter had completed a
200km
Audax Alpine Classic
in
Bright Vic which scales Falls Creek, Mt Buffalo and both sides of Tawonga Gap.
This pre-eminent
200km event contains 4 tough ascents and aggregate 3,700m of pedal pumping,
quad draining, elevation:
* NEE up Towonga Gap 11km,
* NNE up Falls Creek 29km,
* SWW up Towonga Gap 8km (from
the steeper side); and
* W up Mt. Buffalo 22km.
LateStarter, retired from the traditional workforce clocks-up 100km in the saddle most days.
Tony has completed a few 24 hour ultra-endurance ride in Victoria where in 26 hours he was on the bike for >18 hours. Tony heads off on 3 August 2007 for Paris Brest Paris.
Tony - front of screen