Well its started. With Tour de Cure only 4 short months away I need to get my bum into gear and start training. I have been riding a bit over the last few months but I can honestly say that I feel very out of condition at the moment !! I guess I will just need to start doing some hard work on the bike to get into gear for …Read more
Tour de Cure Route: Bendigo to Melbourne Distance: 156km Ascent: 884m Total Distance So Far: 1400km Total Ascent so far 12200m Wow, what a day. Everybody had a feeling of excitement, like we were finally going to reach a dream. A dream that we have held close to us for a long time. A dream that we had to work long and hard to achieve. Something that we had to …Read more
Route: Shepparton to Bendigo Distance: 130km Ascent: 316m Total Distance So Far: 1244km Total Ascent so far 11316m This morning was shaping up as a great day. 120km of flat country, a Sunday morning coffee ride, a walk in the park for the Tour riders and guests that we had joining us today, but……. add the wind to that and it adds a little extra that wasn’t expected. We …Read more
Route: Albury to Shepparton Distance: 190km Ascent: 219m Total Distance So Far: 1114km Total Ascent so far 11000m Today’s ride was huge any day of the week but backing up from a 235km ride with a 190km just didn’t seem fair. The consolation though was that the profile showed that the route was absolutely flat. There were no hills in sight so that was a welcome tonic for some …Read more
Route: Thredbo to Albury Distance: 239km Ascent: 3102m Total Distance So Far: 924km Total Ascent so far 10881m If yesterdays ride was put down as one of the best in history then today’s ride was right up there again. The day was going to be an epic one anyway if you looked at the stats. 237km with over 3500 meters climbing would challenge most riders. It was a day …Read more
Route – Cooma to Thredbo Distance: 101km Total Ascent: 1451m Total Distance So Far: 686km Total Ascent so far 7779m Today was a magnificent day, in fact a veteran of 5 tours, David Lowe described today as one the best ever days on Tour! The weather was magnificent, the scenery was brilliant and the riding was outstanding. Read on and I will go into more details. This morning was …Read more
Route: Canberra to Cooma Distance: 115km Ascent: 1112m Total Distance So Far: 585km Total Ascent so far 6328m It was a 6.30am start today and we rolled out to the south of Canberra. As we were rolling along you could defiantly feel a bit of a chill in the air. The guys were prepared though as most had rugged up with arm and leg warmers as well as jackets. As …Read more
Route: Batemans Bay – Canberra Distance: 152km Climbing: 2000m Total Tour distance so far: 475km Today started with a short ride out to the Batemans Bay Primary School where we were greeted by some very excited children who had been working on their really bright and colourful signs in anticipation of 10 minutes of fame on the Channel 7 Sunrise program. They were not to be disappointed as each cross this …Read more