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Huaraz, Peru to Ushuaia, Patagonia

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The second half of the #kopikoaotearoa route meanders through the lovely forest around Lake Waikaremoana, plenty of gravel and hilly farmland, the excellent Pakihi track, then a comparatively cruisy few days following the coast and ending with the magnificent views from the east cape lighthouse (last pic) 😍

After a gluttonous few days of Christmas celebrations last year we managed to talk my family into dropping us off at Cape Taranaki on the central north island’s far western tip (thanks! 😘) From there we followed the #kopikoaotearoa route over 9 days and 1100kms to the lighthouse at the end of the East Cape. There’s nothing like riding a brevet to train for a brevet! Definitely a little faster than we’d usually travel, so it was interesting to see how the body reacted to longer back-to-back days (not that well it turned out). Still, it’s a wonderful ride to soak up the hilly heartland and some forgotten pockets of rural New Zealand. Snaps from the first half of the journey...

Some of my favourite training rides leading up to the Great Southern Brevet followed this formula: Do a ride we’d normally do over a weekend, but do it in a day 😅

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