Perhaps the best Clutters Flutter yet with apologies to Rob and welcome to Zlatko. It was certainly the quickest according to Strava. How I came out as KOM is a mystery known only to the Strava computers as Clutters comprehensively smashed me over the bridge. I would have said “I am not Quarter – I’m not going to attack up the bridge slope” but he was gone before I could draw breath. The Strava result must be pay back for Clutters taking out the OTP crown in spite of being second off the bridge that day.
Back to the Flutter, a late start due to YHC who was a good 7 minutes late at Snives followed by a quiet run up to Terrey Hills. A dark but safe descent of Akuna with Clutters making an early break. The climb out had Clutters attack with about 1 km to go with the Panache of many a great Tour rider. Unfortunately I couldn’t be the Gerrans to his Nibali so let him go.
A quick run around the beaches with the sun coming up over the ocean and a few regulars who I now recognise out for their morning runs. Unfortunately, no yogis to report at Manly this time around. A big attack on Cluttersberg(TM) at the end of White St put me a disappointing 27th on the Strava leader board but this was followed but a better version of the Clontarf deviation. Parriwi started slowly but kept building and building as Clutters turned from Nibali to Cancellara with Zlatko and I struggling to hang on.
Only CW and OS left at the B&T when we arrived. Both were deep in conversation and continued to be so for the duration of our coffees and subsequent departures. OS admitted that everyone else had left as soon he arrived, maybe something to do with the hole in his knicks, or maybe not. He later betrayed himself by dropping his train ticket, pictures from CW will be posted unless the blackmail funds are left in a brown envelope under the second planter from the left.
Zlatko acquitted himself admirably this morning holding on comfortably to the quickest Flutter yet. It is about time some more of you gave it a go.
Drastic.