The joy of riding uphill & a guide to Victoria's best climbs.
Route: Healesville to Mt. Donna Buang return, via Dalry Road
Distance: 101.okm
Duration: 4 hours 36 minutes
It’s been months since Brendan and I last rode together but yesterday afternoon we reconvened and got our training back on track. Brendan … Read more “Episode 17: The Donna Buang expansion”
Following last week’s guest post from Deborah d’Avigdor about the Audax Alpine Classic 130km version, Chris Houghton wrote in with his thoughts about the event’s 140km version. Today’s guest post comes from Chris and was first published at his … Read more “Ride report: Audax Alpine Classic (140km version)”
On Sunday January 23 Audax held its annual Alpine Classic with cyclists from around the country rolling into Bright to participate in a number of different ride options. Deborah d’Avigdor, a resident of New South Wales’ Blue Mountains region, participated … Read more “Ride report: Audax Alpine Classic (130km version)”
Route: Eltham, Kinglake and Whittlesea loop inc. Humevale Road climb
Distance: 109.7km
Duration: 4 hours 13 minutes
Kinglake climb time: 24 minutes 48 seconds
I was pretty keen to get a ride in this weekend, despite having only just returned … Read more “Episode 16: Home, heat and a hundred”
Route: Paihia, Pakaraka and Kawakawa loop
Distance: 51.1km
Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes
Since we last spoke, Sharon and I have covered more than 1000km across New Zealand’s South and North Islands. Unfortunately, I’ve spent none of those 1000 on … Read more “Episode 15: Back in the saddle”
Route: Queenstown to Wanaka via Crown Range Road
Distance: 70.5km
Duration: 2 hours 50 minutes
I’m sure most of you will be able to relate to the feeling I got when my alarm went off at 7am this morning. The … Read more “Episode 14: The mighty Crown Range”
Route: Queenstown, Arrowtown and Frankton loop, via Coronet Peak
Distance: 60.5km
Duration: 2 hours 55 minutes
Since we last spoke, Sharon and I have spent two full days in the bustling adventure capital of Queenstown, having driven from Oamaru yesterday … Read more “Episode 13: Adventure capital climbing”
Route: Old Bones Backpackers to All Day Bay, return
Distance: 27.2km
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes
Even having done only one short ride so far, I can safely say that bringing the bike to New Zealand was worth the hassle.… Read more “Episode 12: Across the ditch”
Route: Eltham to Carlton, return
Distance: 55km
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
Over the past few months I’ve been lucky enough to have Wednesdays off work. As well as allowing me a day during the week to get errands done, … Read more “Episode 11: Taking the plunge”
Route: Eltham to somewhere via MTB trails
Distance: ~35km
Duration: ~2 hours
I’ve got a confession to make. As much as I enjoy cycling I tend to get bored of it fairly easy. I’m not one of those cyclists that … Read more “Episode 10: Mixing it up”
Route: Eltham, Kinglake, Toolangi and Healesville loop
Distance: 106.2km
Duration: 4 hours 29 minutes
With Australia’s batsmen doing so poorly in the current Ashes series I thought I’d better take things into my own hands – I was going to … Read more “Episode 9: An Ashes century”
It’s been a couple of days since I returned from my Victorian Alps expedition and I’ve had some time to reflect on the trip as a whole. Overall, I’d have to say that the trip was a success – I … Read more “Episode 8: Ups and downs in the Victorian Alps”
Given that it’s less than 90 days until the 3 Peaks Challenge rolls around, I figured it was about time that I got my act together and did some more serious training. To that end, I’m spending from Boxing Day … Read more “Open invitation: training in the Victorian Alps”