The joy of riding uphill & a guide to Victoria's best climbs.
It’s easy to forget that the Donvale Demon only took up cycling in the second half of last year. Since then he’s completed the Around the Bay in a Day (210km version) and thrown everything at his preparations for the … Read more “Guest post: 3 Peaks Challenge (I am the mountain)”
Route: 3 Peaks Challenge
Distance: 235km
There was a brief moment on the lower slopes of Mt Hotham when I thought to myself: ‘Finishing 3 Peaks isn’t going to be satisfying this year. I’ve already done it once, what’s to … Read more “Episode 19: 3 Peaks Challenge 2012”
The fact I’ve already completed the 3 Peaks Challenge before doesn’t feel like an advantage at this stage. I feel surprisingly nervous for Sunday and I’m more than a little bit scared of how my ITB is going to hold … Read more “Episode 18: Let’s roll!”
Route: Noojee to Mt. Baw Baw, return
Distance: 101km
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
There are few hills in our fine state of Victoria that inspire fear quite like Mt. Baw Baw. It’s not a long climb, but what … Read more “Episode 12: Mt. Baw Baw revisited”
Route: Warrandyte, Kinglake, Healesville and Yarra Glen ‘loop’
Distance: 130km
Duration: 4 hours 34 minutes
It took me two full days to recover from my trip to the Victorian Alps. My legs ached, I felt constantly tired and I had … Read more “Episode 11: climbs galore (and then up some more)”
Route: Germantown to Mt. Hotham, return
Distance: 102km
Duration: 4 hours 5 minutes
This is the final of three posts about my recent trip to the Victorian Alps. You can read part one here, and part two here.… Read more “Episode 10: Mt. Hotham doesn’t get easier, you just go faster”
Route: Falls Creek to Anglers Rest, return
Distance: 103km
Duration: 4 hours 32 minutes
This is the second of three posts about my recent trip to the Victorian Alps. You can read the first post here. I stayed at … Read more “Episode 9: backing up with the Back of Falls”
Route: Falls Creek to Tawonga Gap, return
Distance: 82.6km
Duration: 3 hours 35 minutes
This is the first of three posts about my recent trip to the Victorian Alps. I stayed at Falls Creek courtesy of Quay West Resort & … Read more “Episode 8: a warm welcome to the Alps”
I wouldn’t normally ride several hundred kilometres in a week. In fact, I got through the 3 Peaks Challenge earlier this year having done little more than one ride a week (dumb, I know).
On that basis alone, the Rapha … Read more “Episode 7: the Rapha Festive 500”
Route: Mordialloc to Arthurs Seat, return
Distance: 103km
Duration: 3 hours 58 minutes
The last time I trained for the 3 Peaks Challenge, it wasn’t until the final month that I was consistently posting 100km+ rides. This time around, I’m … Read more “Episode 3: an Arthurs Seat century”
Route: Thornbury to Donvale, Launching Place to Mt. Donna Buang return & Donvale to Thornbury
Distance: 104km
Duration: ~4 hours 30 minutes
I learned a lesson the hard way last week: if you’re going to take a photo of … Read more “Episode 2: new wheels, old climbs and offensive black discs”