Cycling 2:02:30 [3] 56.22 km (2:11 / km) +785m 2:02 / km
One mechanical (Hamish's spoke). The NSCC had 3 - 2 crashes and a wheel buckle. Roads a little bit damp, but nothing like Queensland. Got up Akuna East in the NSCC bunch for the first time. At 9:09 a massive PB (23 seconds off). That's a VAM of 967m per hour. Didn't recover in time for McCarrs though (8:40, over a minute slower than the PB). Had a triathlete nearly crash trying to come through on our left, on a bend with a gutter and drain on Mona Vale Road at a GPS speed of 62kmh.
Edit: Chris Froome at the tdf - VAM of 1600.