It's Thursday, 20 January 2011 and I'm busily preparing to travel to my photo spot for today's stage from Unley to Stirling (actually Darlington to Stirling, as the route between Stirling and Darlington is race neutral).
The race actually heads south along the full length of the southern expressway which has been closed early for the race.
As I'm still recuperating from an unexpected bout of illness, I decided to travel to the same spot as last year, on the corner of Ostrich Farm Road and Victor Harbor Road (only about 15 minutes travel for me).
Whilst waiting for the riders to ascend towards my post, some dude approached and queried the waiting time. When I responded, he left again. At that point the riders were about 25 minutes away.
After a while, the police escort and race officials appeared, signalling to oncoming motorists to pull over. I dreaded the thought of losing my view due to some errant parking by these wayward motorists, but I was relieved to find this did not eventuate.
I was impressed by the sheer speed of some riders in ascending the hill, which although not very long, does have quite a steep section along the way, which was in contrast to the main peloton which seemed to be in cruise mode.
After the race passed, indicated by the green light van, I decided not to chance my luck healthwise and returned home for a rest and to assess my photos.
Next stage - Willunga circuit (Stage 5)
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