Apologies that this is late….I was going through a lot of emotion and sheer exhaustion last night so here it is 24hrs later. When it comes to experiences in life, you always remember the extremes. Leaving Jindabyne at 5.45am on … Continue reading
There had been significant build up and anticipation amongst the Peloton about day 2 in the mountains. Around 1,300km in the legs and day 9 had us tackling probably the hardest climb in Australia – Dead Horse Gap. As it … Continue reading
My achilles was on my mind this morning as I woke up…the first of our 3 days of mountain climbing and I have 1,100km in my legs and a very sore right foot. This only gets worse when I peeled off … Continue reading
I am having big IT issues this evening so this will have to be short and sweet. This morning was early and the cold really bit hard. We rolled into a beautiful garden near the river in Benalla for breakfast … Continue reading
Backing up today was tough. Before we got on our bikes today we had 840km in our legs and 5 long days which as you probably get the gist by now include a LOT more than bike riding. Finishing today…a … Continue reading
Today was one of those days that either breaks you or makes you. I’m hoping its the latter…it feels that way right now but I’ll tell you more tomorrow night. With four successive days of 110km, 142km, 180km, 175km under … Continue reading
We have just finished a hearty dinner with the locals at the Horsham RSL club where I sat with a lovely local couple for dinner. The young lady’s Mum has breast cancer and just about to embark on chemo and … Continue reading
The community dinner in Meningie was quite something else. The locals really went all out in decorating their school hall. Canapes were on offer with Western Draft, a SA beer I had never tried before but got used to, … Continue reading
I didn’t tell you this yesterday as I was having serious computer issues at 10pm last night doing my blog and after all the swearing and the energy from a big day, fell asleep without properly rounding out my story. … Continue reading
I’ve been asking a lot of Tour veterans for advice for TDC virgins such as myself. Apart from don’t eat everything (the food is awesome) and you will do a fair bit of standing around (media crossings etc), the best … Continue reading
