Statue of Captain Thunderbolt on the corner of the New England Highway & Thunderbolts Way, Uralla, NSW
On day three of the C3 Cyclists 2013 Tour this year, we are revisiting Thunderbolt’s Way that is named after the infamous bushranger Captain Thunderbolt. Thundebolt’s Way takes us from Glouchester, over the Great Dividing Range, to Walca, and is a formidable challenge to say the least!
If you are a cyclists, the following statistics about Thunderbolt’s Way will tell you why we are doing some hill training in proparation…:
Distance = 147 kilometers
Elevation: + 3222 / – 2268 m
Altitude Variance: 1237 m
Maximum gradient: 22%
Climbs:
1x HC category climb
1x category 1 climb
1x category 2 climb
2x category 3
2x category 4