Good morning, Mr
Phelps
This morning you will
take your team and ride the longest climb of your route on the H2H challenge in
addition to taking on the heat of the central highlands of Viet Nam. You’ll be
passing by the Lao border, be mindful of
this Frontier area where friendly bandits often frequent and will tempt you
with icy beverages. You’ll following the Ho Chi Minh highway passing through the
Annamite mountain range to areas of outstanding natural beauty – namely the Dak
Glei Ngoc Linh nature reserve and the Dong Amphan National Bio-reserve. Do not
let this stunning scenery or the exciting prospect of climbing even higher on
Ngoc Linh mountain distract you.
Finally, watch for the
kamikaze butterflies on your downhill slops. They will come at your with zero
respect for road safety.
Your team for this
mission:
Michael Tatarski, aka ‘Steak’
will be your lead man; he is known for providing false information and hope. While
he has a solid sense of direction, he is known for providing inaccurate facts
and figures that can easily mislead and provide false hope on your ride. Be
prepared for his ‘Donkey Kong’ style antics when you reach the top of hill for
he will be rolling cold bottles of Revive down to you.
You’ll also be aided by
the singled wheeled Mr Kimber. Kimber has a total disregard for bicycle physics
that allows him to ride any bike in any condition. As useful addition for your
team given the road conditions.
Your nature man is
Chris Gallet. Gallet will defend you and your team from spider attacks along
any bathroom stop you have to make.
Ms San-Diep. San Diep is
your woman on the scene and has intimate knowledge of local customs and language.
Added to this, with the ability to pacify any situation with charm and sophistication
is the Lormor and Resparc.
Finally along the
frontier area, your heavy hitter is Tat and Damo. Tat is skilled in several
forms of martial arts and is your Zen barrier. Damo just intimidates people
with his strong Mancunian background.
As always, if you or any
of your team get a puncture, the secretary general (Rolls) will disavow any
knowledge of your actions.
This message will self
destruct at the end of your ride.
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Ngoc Linh mountain.
Called the rooftop of southern Viet Nam. Some 2,598 meters high.
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Fun down hills weaving through the mountains
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Jack teaching the team
how to ride with a busted wheel
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