Zorro<p>With a cycling buddy, I drove 900km to the small town of Glen Innes for a gravel ride in the Northern Tablelands in a region of northern New South Wales called New England. </p><p>I've never been here before and, to be honest, it's a lot like the Southern Highlands which is much closer. It's also very British with lots of Scottish and Welsh references. </p><p>The ride was organised by Goodness Gravel and was a much smaller and more personal ride than the Classic series. </p><p>We completed the 75km ride in good time and good spirits, despite some strong and relentless headwinds. </p><p>We've got a few more days here and are planning some riding/exploring tomorrow. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/BikesOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikesOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/gravelbike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gravelbike</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/cyclinglife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyclinglife</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bikes</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GlenInnes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlenInnes</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NewEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewEngland</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GoodnessGravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodnessGravel</span></a></p>