Hi everyone for another week and it’s only days until our world famous paracyclists Phillipa Gray and Laura Thompson – along with newbie pilot Gabby Vermunt – launch forth at the UCI Para-cycling World Cup road event in Matane, Canada.

Conditions weren’t the best for time trialling, the appealing thing about today’s ride was the tailwind and downhill finish!

The Great Southern Cycle Challenge is an initiative by the Invercargill South Rotary Club to raise funds for the St John Health Shuttle. It is a virtual mini tour of Southland, open to all cyclists of average or better fitness levels.