Domestique - The Climbing Cyclist

November 18, 2015November 18, 2015

Domestique 7 Peaks Rides 2015/16: Lake Mountain

The Domestique 7 Peaks Rides got underway on Sunday with a ride from Marysville to Lake Mountain in perfect cycling conditions. We'd expected a large crowd, but not nearly as big as the crowd that eventually did come along. A terrific start to the climbing season! Read more

February 18, 2015February 19, 2015

Domestique 7 Peaks Series 2014/15: Mt. Baw Baw

On Sunday the Domestique 7 Peaks Series wound to a close for 2014/15 with arguably the best climb of the lot: Mt. Baw Baw. This is a report from that ride. Read more

February 11, 2015

A day with Donna: a fitness test and supporting Everesting

Last Saturday I headed out to Mt. Donna Buang for a couple of reasons: to have a crack at the climb and see where my fitness is at, and to support a bunch of amazing women who were trying to "Everest" the climb. Read more

January 7, 2015

Domestique 7 Peaks Series 2014/15: Dinner Plain

A trip to the Victorian Alps between Christmas and New Year’s Eve saw us tackle four big climbs in three days as part of the Domestique 7 Peaks Series. On the final day we tackled the long and challenging climb to Dinner Plain. Read more

January 5, 2015

Domestique 7 Peaks Series 2014/15: Mt. Buffalo

A trip to the Victorian Alps between Christmas and New Year’s Eve saw us tackle four big climbs in three days as part of the Domestique 7 Peaks Series. On the afternoon of the second day we tackled the beautiful Mt. Buffalo. Read more

January 2, 2015

Domestique 7 Peaks Series 2014/15: Mt. Hotham

A trip to the Victorian Alps between Christmas and New Year's Eve saw us tackle four big climbs in three days as part of the Domestique 7 Peaks Series. This report is about the second of those four rides, the climb up Mt. Hotham. Read more

March 4, 2014April 4, 2014

Domestique 7 Peaks Series 2013/14: Mt Buller

Putting on the Domestique 7 Peaks Series has been extremely satisfying and rewarding for Andy and I and the final ride, at Mt. Buller last weekend, was no exception. Here's my report from that ride, including some terrific photos from Kirsten Simpson. Read more

January 14, 2014March 8, 2014

Domestique 7 Peaks Series 2013/14: Dinner Plain

In the fourth and final climb in our recent trip to the Victorian Alps a group of roughly 100 riders took on the long road from Omeo to Dinner Plain. I only managed a truncated version of the climb but it was still a great way to end our three days in the Alps. Read more

January 8, 2014March 8, 2014

Domestique 7 Peaks Series 2013/14: Mt. Buffalo

In the third of four recent rides in the Victorian Alps our Domestique 7 Peaks group took on the picturesque climb up Mt. Buffalo. It's not the most challenging of the 7 Peaks but when you're fatigued from two climbs in the past 24 hours, it's far from easy. Read more

January 6, 2014March 8, 2014

Domestique 7 Peaks Series 2013/14: Mt. Hotham

Between Christmas and New Years a group of several hundred cyclists headed up to the Victorian Alps to take on four of the state's hardest climbs. This is the report from the second of those rides -- the climb up the epic Mt. Hotham. Read more

January 2, 2014January 1, 2015

Domestique 7 Peaks Series 2013/14: Falls Creek

Between Christmas and New Years Eve the Hells 500/Climbing Cyclist group climbed four big mountains for the Domestique 7 Peaks Series. This is the report from the first of those climbs: Falls Creek. Read more

November 22, 2013November 18, 2014

Domestique 7 Peaks Series 2013/14: Lake Mountain

After months of planning the 2013/14 Domestique 7 Peaks Series got underway last weekend with a ride from Marysville to Lake Mountain. We were expecting big numbers and we weren't disappointed. Here's a report and some photos from the day. Read more

November 5, 2013

Domestique Dirty Dandys

If you love climbing and you live in Melbourne, chances are you spend a fair bit of time in the Dandenongs. And if you do, you probably spend much of your time on the more popular climbs. But there are also a bunch of amazing unsealed roads in the Dandenongs that should be on your radar. We took a group of 30 riders out to explore some of these great roads. Read more