Christmas cycling - Day1

Day 1 of the cycling trip. Covered a whopping 130km today. Lot of uphill slopes but quite an adventure. 8 of us started the journey, braving the sun and quite many punctures but finally made it to the top by 10:00 in the night. I have to confess that the last 10-15 kms, 4 of us had to hire a vehicle to transport us (along with our bikes) to the top...checked in to the hotel and dropped dead on the bed.