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Tour of Wellington day 2

Stage 2 of the Tour of Wellington led the boys over 127 kilometers of the Wairapa countryside including the nasty Limeworks climb and finishing at the top of the 12km Admiral Hill.

The pace from the gun was high and the first hour of racing the boys had covered more than 41km…impressive when you remember the first 5 km was under neutral! Early breaks were trying to get away but the bunch wouldn’t let them and the first 60km flew by.

The heat was taking it’s toll and we were called up a few times in the team car to provide water for our riders. All of the boys were going well and they handled the high pace and stayed really calm.

The bunch stayed together until Limeworks – this was the first big climb of the day and those with an eye on GC took the opportunity to tighten the screws.

After a hair-raising descent back to the valley floor the last climb up Admiral Hill began. Our guys climbed really well and Andy was the first of our team across the line about 6 minutes down on the stage winner, Michael Tockler.

Tomorrow is a long 165km stage up to Pahaitua – it’s going to be fast but after a wicked spagbol for dinner the boys will be ready :-)