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Tag: Mt. Donna Buang

Posted on May 14, 2012July 2, 2014

A cold morning at Mt. Donna Buang

I'm not one of those cyclists that normally gets up before 6am to go for a ride ... especially when the outside temperature is well and truly in single digits. But when the Donvale Demon sent me a message at 5.30am on Saturday saying he was on his way to Mt. Donna Buang, I bounced out of bed and got myself ready to go. EXCERPT Read more “A cold morning at Mt. Donna Buang”
Posted on February 22, 2012

Episode 16: the magical Reefton Spur

Route: Warburton, Marysville, Lake Mountain loop
Distance: 140km
Duration: 5 hours 32 minutes

Over the past nine months it’s been inspiring to see the Donvale … Read more “Episode 16: the magical Reefton Spur”

Posted on January 13, 2012January 13, 2012

Guest post: The double Donna (and then some)

While some of us are training for Bicycle Network Victoria’s 3 Peaks Challenge, others are training for various versions of the Audax Alpine Classic on January 29. Anthony Gugel is one such cyclist.

He’s training for the Audax Alpine Classic … Read more “Guest post: The double Donna (and then some)”

Posted on November 29, 2011December 22, 2011

Episode 2: new wheels, old climbs and offensive black discs

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”

Posted on February 7, 2011February 7, 2011

Episode 17: The Donna Buang expansion

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”

Posted on June 14, 2010June 14, 2010

The annual snow ride

Riding to the snow is cool, literally. It's like an instant credibility boost for a cyclist and makes you look far tougher than you actually are. Read more “The annual snow ride”
Posted on 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 “For those that are wondering…”

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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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