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Posted on April 24, 2014February 2, 2022

Bikepacking the Otways: part two

Last week my old mate Nick and I embarked on a four-day bikepacking trip through south west Victoria. This is the second and final post about that trip, including plenty of photos. Read more “Bikepacking the Otways: part two”
Posted on April 23, 2014February 2, 2022

Bikepacking the Otways: part one

Over Easter my mate Nick and I headed off on a four-day bikepacking adventure into south west Victoria. This is the story of the first two days of that trip. Read more “Bikepacking the Otways: part one”
Posted on January 14, 2013March 23, 2013

The Great Southern Randonnee (3 days, 1200km)

Most of us would consider a 100km ride to be a morning well spent and a 200km ride to be a truly epic day in the saddle. But there are some cyclists who go well beyond these distances. In this guest post, Joel takes us through the lead up to and completion of an unfathomably long three-day ride: the Great Southern Randonnee. Read more “The Great Southern Randonnee (3 days, 1200km)”
Posted on October 24, 2012April 8, 2014

Around the Bay in a Day 2012

It’s been an impressive 20 years since the first Around the Bay in a Day and in that time the event has grown to become Australia’s largest mass participation bike ride. Sunday’s anniversary edition of ATB was the biggest yet, … Read more “Around the Bay in a Day 2012”

Posted on March 6, 2011

Episode 21: The finishing touches

Route: Eltham to Geelong via Altona and Werribee (including World Championship circuit)
Distance: 121.4km
Duration: 4 hours 53 minutes

According to every cycling manual and advice column I’ve read, I would be crazy to do any more training between now … Read more “Episode 21: The finishing touches”

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The science of climbing

  • An introduction to gradients
  • How much harder are steeper climbs
  • Why power-to-weight ratios matter

Climb guides

  • Arthurs Seat
  • Boroka Lookout
  • Buckland Gap
  • Chum Creek Road
  • Dinner Plain
  • Falls Creek (Mt. Beauty side)
  • Falls Creek (Omeo side)
  • Humevale Road
  • Inverness Road
  • Kinglake
  • Lake Mountain
  • Mt. Baw Baw
  • Mt. Buffalo
  • Mt. Buller
  • Mt. Buninyong
  • Mt. Donna Buang
  • Mt. Hotham
  • Mt. Macedon (Gisborne side)
  • Mt. Macedon (Woodend side)
  • Mt. William
  • Myrtleford-Stanley Road
  • One Tree Hill (Ararat)
  • Panton Gap (Healesville side)
  • Perrins Creek Road
  • Reeds Lookout
  • Skenes Creek Road
  • Skyline Road
  • Tawonga Gap (Bright side)
  • Tawonga Gap (Mt. Beauty side)
  • Terrys Avenue
  • The 1 in 20
  • The Crescent
  • The Devil's Elbows
  • The Wall
  • Wild Dog Creek Road/Busty Road

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