Mordialloc - The Climbing Cyclist

June 3, 2015

Why I love cycling on Beach Road

When you love riding in the hills it can become a bit of a reflex to simply head out for rides that are nice and lumpy. But as I was reminded on Saturday, there is something very satisfying about heading out for a pancake-flat ride like Beach Road every once in a while. Read more

September 10, 2012September 10, 2012

Arthurs Seat return: mostly flat with a dash of climbing

Whenever I ride with the eQuipo tranQuilo boys, I'm reasonably confident of holding my own in the hills. Sure, I mightn't finish every climb first, but I'm usually able to finish in the top few. But when the road is flat I seem to find things rather more difficult. Read more

December 5, 2010December 13, 2010

Episode 6: Welcome to summer

Route: Yarra Glen to Maroondah Reservoir, return
Distance: 40.3km
Duration:1 hour 40 minutes

After missing out on a ride last weekend I was keen to get a couple in this weekend. After heading out to the Dandenongs on Saturday … Read more “Episode 6: Welcome to summer”

October 13, 2010October 26, 2010

Episode 1: And so it begins

With my registration for the Three Peaks Challenge 2011 now complete, it's time to start training... Read more

May 25, 2010February 28, 2014

For those that are wondering…

It would be fair to say that the 3 Peaks Challenge dulled my enthusiasm for cycling a little. For those that didn't catch the debacle that was our attempt to complete the 3 Peaks Challenge, you can read all about it the preceeding posts. That's not to say that I haven't been riding at all since March - I have, albeit at a dramatically reduced frequency. Read more