Bernard
Eric
Jie Xiang aka Jax
Marcus
David
Chris
Sharon
Weather was excellent, if abit scorching. Strong headwinds towards Sedili Kerchil made the journey there abit of a battle but soon-to-be IMers (J & M) and 2x IM B made short work of the ride, averaging 30km/h. Meanwhile, poor unfit me turtled along, with kind "escort" Eric reigning in his turbo-charged engine, accompanying me at a paltry 20km/h :P
The "Beach"
The off-seasoners (E, D, me) & feeling under the weather C took refuge at E's fav chicken rice stall in Sedeli Besar, while the super sonic trio (M, J, B) powered their way up the 4 degree highway and flattened the numerous hills beyond...
Journey back to Bandar Penawas was super! Aided by the strong tailwind, I hit a max of 54km down a long descending slope :) We had another long makan/ rest while the trio made their way back, averaging 40km/h phew!
The soon-to-be IMers
The final 16km stretch towards Belungkor had everyone (except C & me) in serious time trial mode, instigated by B and egged on by the rest. C & me didn't even have a chance to smell their dust before they vrrrroooommmmed off into the sunset...
Their efforts were roundly rewarded with an authentic Ramly burger at the ferry terminal :)
Total distance for the trio: 220km (i think)
Total distance for the off-seasoners aka slackers: 150km :D
