Day Ten: Swansea to Hobart
Tasmania once again turned it on for the final day of the Tour de Cure. A stroke of genius by the route organisers to bring the tour to this state – hats off to Geoff Coombes and Victor De Sousa. … Continue reading
Tasmania once again turned it on for the final day of the Tour de Cure. A stroke of genius by the route organisers to bring the tour to this state – hats off to Geoff Coombes and Victor De Sousa. … Continue reading
The Tasmanian weather fairy really turned it on for us today, and aside from a chilly start, the conditions were perfect and allowed us to really enjoy the amazing countryside. With only 155 kilometres covered and just shy of 1,500 … Continue reading
Another day, another 140 kilometres with 1,700 metres of climbing – this is not getting any easier! Today also saw me spendĀ a fair bit of time helping out on the front of the peloton, and although it is great to … Continue reading
A special day for me at Tour de Cure today. We conducted a visit to a school in the Melbourne suburb of Surrey Hills attended by Peter Braine’s children, one of the Tour de Cure riders. Peter and I led … Continue reading
Epic. Physically spent. Not sure how I am going to go backing up tomorrow. Today saw us ride a total of 209 kilometres and climb over 2,500 vertical metres through some of the most picturesque parts of Victoria I have … Continue reading
Groundhog Day at the Tour de Cure today – 185 kilometres covered with over 1,800 metres of vertical climbing. Having entered Victoria yesterday on our way to Corryong, we spent the morning riding through some beautiful countryside along the Murray … Continue reading
Day four promised to be one of our most challenging and spectacular days at this year’s Tour de Cure, and it did not disappoint. We covered over 140 kilometres today and climbed just shy of 3,000 vertical metres. After leaving … Continue reading
Day three produced another amazing day of riding. We covered a total distance of 180 kilometres, climbed over 2,000 vertical metres, and rode up our first major climb of the tour, a 9 kilometre peak on the Snowy Mountain Highway … Continue reading
Day two produced an amazing day of riding, the complete antithesis to the previous day. The scenery was magic, only one puncture meant the peloton was able to maintain a good speed all day, and the weather fairy provided us … Continue reading
Anyone who was under the impression that day one would provide the riders with a nice soft introduction to the 2014 Tour de Cure were sorely mistaken today. Not only was it a big day on the bike with circa … Continue reading