Hey there all you well wishers!! What an absolutely awesome awesome Argus it was indeed! Hagar, to you and Cecil , man, I should have given you both another 1000 hugs at the finish, i am so grateful for your company, laughs and support (eish Hagar... that darn Sugar Bush..!! The only thing that is sore today are my dad's cheeks from smiling! i have never seen my dad so chuffed, and rightly so! He managed a very respectable 4h42 which, 6 months of training and as a first Argus is not too shabby (hey Nige!!) Hagar, the Coach... mmmmm i saw some people i knew going up Chappies, what a pleasant surprise, lots of chatting later... Hagar says: bobster, be quiet and ride.... good grief... nearly fell of my bike... so kept quiet and carried on suffering... near the top, yet another friend... same scenario... same response from Hagar the.....Ho... I mean Hero!! We had an absolute blast! Dad's knees got a little "tender" towards the last 5kms, but he hung in there. I am so so proud of him! Hagar and Cecil you are my heroes for life!! You rock!! To Joe Low - thanks so so much for bringing me the cyling shirts at the last minute... To Pocketbikes - thanks so much for riding behind my dad on the hubbers ride on saturday. My dad feels the most comfortable on my wheel and having you "protect him from the traffic" coming up by being just to the right of him was a great relief for me.. and a huge thanks for the back up vehicle rookie101 - next year its us! watch out boys!! Rad006 - met you before the start and again just before chappies. You deserve the biggest round of applause for sure! I know that you were struggling a bit at that stage and yet saw you flying thru the finish!! You are amazing! To all the hubbers I met at the breakfast, you are all much more awesome in real life! best thing i could have done is go on the saturday ride! (Wonderwoman - remember the offer re Durbs! Chillie, remember the Jagerbomb deal!! ) To my dad: wow wow wow... you have blown me away with your tenacity and strength!! Next year: 4 hours!!
