A bit of a technical mix up meant that we all rode an old version of this route, but an opportunity to vary it could be a positive take on that, it has been sorted out so that glitch, everyone should download the up to date version of it for the 2025 Box Hill excusion during the Festive 500.

As we looked up at Box Hill, it was shrouded in mist/fog, but we all knew that tasty coffee and cake was awaiting us at Destination Bike … where we could all stare and dream at the Willier bikes.

For the second day running, a bit of historic culture permeated the conversation: Did you know that Wilier stands for Viva l’Italia liberata e Redenta (Long live Italy, liberated and redeened)? Even the Wilier dealer didn’t know until we enlightened him!