Not a good riding day on the whole. Cadence monitor packed up early on. The weather was cold to start and didn't improve until Sorrento. The rains hit at Bellarine and together with the ever present 35kmh++ W/SW winds it was a hard slog without a bunch. The ride down the Princes Fwy was made easier by getting tagged on to the Bendigo Police Cycling Club for a while (thanks guys!) but the wind still made the ride hard going. After the wait and trip on the ferry it is always hard to get back on the bike and surprisingly the cramps were non-existent but the right patella tendon and other tendons behind the knee became very sore and made the last 90km very sore. Finished in about the same time as last year (was hoping to go at least an hour faster by stopping less at the feed stations) but had a ball socially. Managed to get the 3rd last sausage at Mordialloc (the rest of Team Dave missed out) and finished the ride with a good three fingers of scotch on the banks of the Yarra before riding back to Team Dave HQ. NOTE: Next year I must remember to start the monitor when I get OFF the ferry!