The challenge is to ride up The Razorback before 30th December. It's one of the steepest, most brutal hill-climbs on The Coast. Razorback is a 5300m ride at an average of 7.9%. This is the route;The Razorback was my climbing 'trial by fire' several months ago; it scared me off when I unceremoniously popped with a kilometre to go. Admittedly, my technique was awful, gearing atrocious and I was frankly unfit. This week I tried again and despite thousands more kilometres and over a dozen good climbs in the legs, I popped again. At the same corner.

The gauntlet has been laid; Razorback by Dec 30.

I thought I'd blog about the challenge not only to spice things up, but also to keep accountable. I also suspect self-induced suffering could make for interesting reading and some good photos, too. I'll post updates weekly on Wednesdays up until 30th Dec; 40 days left!