More ambitious riders grindover the same route (which also includes a 500m climb over Tawonga Gap) in a single day during what is regarded as Australia's toughest cycling event, the annual 3 Peaks Challenge held in March.
Given the enormous debt as a backdrop, the most recent jobs report, where only 88, 000 new jobs were added, and the seemingly unending political grindover the issue of the role of government, a robust economy may not be a near-term event.
The 29-year-old Londoner, who used his superior movement and hand-speed to grind Valuev down over 12 rounds, said he had fought "the perfect tactical fight".