Well here it is, the infamous Magpie Post......Who dunnit???

Tell you what, riding in the city you have to put up with dickhead motorist, but in the northeast you have to put up with dickhead magpies! (Unless near the “G” then it’s motorists and Collingwood supporters). I had a first on Saturday where I was “double teamed” by two magpies. One flew in and smacked me in the head, with the other about 5 seconds behind…. Buggers. I am kinda used to riding for 15 mins, smack, 15mins, smack “Fuckoff”, 15 min, smack “For the love of…” Do they have magpie guns that can sit in your jersey pocket like those quick inflate thingis?? Get onto it Zefal!!
I raced with Albury/Wodonga Cycling club on the weekend and got put in B grade (finally!) instead of being spat by A grade again. Fitness is coming but I’m no A grader. Yet. Had about 20 riders, 66kms out and back course with no idea of where to go or where the finish line was. Racing was pretty good with a big absence of dickheads which refreshing. I stayed up near the front most of the time swapping turns, getting some good training in for clubbies next weekend. With around 10k to go I attacked on a small climb and got a good gap…. Only to be dive-bombed by a bloody magpie! Stayed away for around 5 k’s before being caught by the sprinters. Sat in for a bit, then everyone started speeding up.. WTF???? Ah the finish line.. Dammit!! Turns out the finish line was about 5 k back from where we started from, at a gun club ironically enough.. (sprint, sprint, sprint BANG zing, WTF was that??)
Oh well at least I will know next time.
C U @ Clubbies.
Tell you what, riding in the city you have to put up with dickhead motorist, but in the northeast you have to put up with dickhead magpies! (Unless near the “G” then it’s motorists and Collingwood supporters). I had a first on Saturday where I was “double teamed” by two magpies. One flew in and smacked me in the head, with the other about 5 seconds behind…. Buggers. I am kinda used to riding for 15 mins, smack, 15mins, smack “Fuckoff”, 15 min, smack “For the love of…” Do they have magpie guns that can sit in your jersey pocket like those quick inflate thingis?? Get onto it Zefal!!
I raced with Albury/Wodonga Cycling club on the weekend and got put in B grade (finally!) instead of being spat by A grade again. Fitness is coming but I’m no A grader. Yet. Had about 20 riders, 66kms out and back course with no idea of where to go or where the finish line was. Racing was pretty good with a big absence of dickheads which refreshing. I stayed up near the front most of the time swapping turns, getting some good training in for clubbies next weekend. With around 10k to go I attacked on a small climb and got a good gap…. Only to be dive-bombed by a bloody magpie! Stayed away for around 5 k’s before being caught by the sprinters. Sat in for a bit, then everyone started speeding up.. WTF???? Ah the finish line.. Dammit!! Turns out the finish line was about 5 k back from where we started from, at a gun club ironically enough.. (sprint, sprint, sprint BANG zing, WTF was that??)
Oh well at least I will know next time.
C U @ Clubbies.