	{"id":62119,"date":"2022-11-30T04:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=62119"},"modified":"2022-11-30T10:15:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T23:15:07","slug":"black-gets-ready-for-the-peoples-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/black-gets-ready-for-the-peoples-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Black gets ready for the People&#8217;s Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLE of Man cyclist Tom Black has some familiarity with the roads of the Geelong region, and the former Commonwealth Games competitor will test himself again as part of the coming Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (CEGORR).<\/p>\n<p>Black, who now lives in Melbourne, is in training for the People&#8217;s Ride in the return of CEGORR after a COVID-enforced absence.<\/p>\n<p>As well as his 30th place in the individual time trial (ITT) at the Commonwealth Games in 2010, Black has also had strong finishes in the ITT at the National Championships Great Britain, including 14th in 2009, 16th in 2012 and 17th in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Black said the COVID-19 lockdowns had helped him rediscover his love of cycling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I stopped racing my bike at the end of 2015 and came out to Australia &#8211; I still loved riding, but I went travelling around Australia for eight or nine months.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During lockdown, I was one of those people who couldn&#8217;t work, so I was out of work and had all this spare time during the day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I kind of refound my love for it a little bit &#8211; I wasn&#8217;t forced out, but I thought &#8216;if I can get up and be out of the house by 9am, I&#8217;ll be out riding&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Like anything in life, when you have a bit of consistency with it over a week or a couple of months, or six months, you become better at it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His recent rides include the Ironman 70.3 in Geelong as part of a team, the Alpine Classic in Victoria&#8217;s High Country, and last month&#8217;s Around the Bay.<\/p>\n<p>He said taking part in the People&#8217;s Ride had always been on his radar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;d be great to ride along the Great Ocean Road, Torquay, and Geelong; how beautiful it is to ride down there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Completing the Around the Bay a couple of weeks ago added a little bit of motivation and enthusiasm post-event &#8211; I was like &#8216;right, I need to lock this one in for the end of January&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The TAC People&#8217;s Ride, with 35km, 50km and 125km options, caters to cyclists of all levels.<\/p>\n<p>A chance to ride on the same roads as the UCI WorldTour teams, the course is highlighted by Challambra \u2013 a climb for those doing the longest distance to conquer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The course won&#8217;t be easy. 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