Birchip Training Weekend

The lads have been busy training - working up our fitness base, but on the weekend it was a real treat. The Weinert boys (Ian, Andrew, Scot, Cory and Simon) (Nick could not make it) went back home, so to speak, to Birchip, the town our mothers and Ian grew up in. Our Uncle Kevin lives there and was more than accommodating with his wife June, and their two dogs - Princess and Chloe. Birchip is a small town of about 800 people, but with the new water pipe now up and running, their local watering hole - Tchum Lake is full and being enjoyed by all.

We were told stories about our Pop and how hard he was, a real inspiration, and I’m sure we will use that memory during the tough times of the MS1000. We rode 142km on Saturday and 88km on Sunday - riding on roads we will be using in March. Here are some photos of a highly enjoyable weekend.


The house our grandparents lived in. It's tiny.


Our fantastic hosts. Kevin (Spider) and June.


The kids enjoying the recently filled Tchum Lake.


The sun rising as we ride toward Wycheproof.


On top of Wycheproof Hill. From left - Scot, Cory, Andrew, Simon & Ian. That’s Ian Ballard’s face on our jerseys. He is the founder of Foundation 5 Million (F5m) our charity partner.