A morning of sunshine soon the clouds rolled in and the temperature dropped, a little bit of wind was swirling and the race was set to be a hard one. 108km was set to take the peloton from Ulverstone to Penguin, although the two towns are only separated by 18km along the coast.
The stage today started with a bang. With nearly every rider trying to get off the front. The field was quickly split into many small groups as riders scampered to hold the wheel as the pace was turned up and put in the gutter. It wasn’t until about the 50km mark that the pace levelled out and once again the orange army moved to the front leading the way. The second KOM was where the winning move was made and a small group of riders jumped clear of the rest of the field. I found myself in the small chase bunch that rolled turns to the finish finishing 1 minute behind the leaders. I was lucky enough to get my first NRS top 10 finishing 9th in the stage and move into outright 3rd position in the young rider classification.
Only two stages to go, seven seconds between moving one place higher in young rider. I’d like to thank our dedicated sponsors at Veneziano Coffee Roasters, Blefari Cafe & Cucina and everyone else behind the scenes. Can’t wait to cross the finish line for the last time and celebrate what an amazing tour this has been with a group of great mates.
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