Mt. Hotham - The Climbing Cyclist

January 2, 2015

Domestique 7 Peaks Series 2014/15: Mt. Hotham

A trip to the Victorian Alps between Christmas and New Year's Eve saw us tackle four big climbs in three days as part of the Domestique 7 Peaks Series. This report is about the second of those four rides, the climb up Mt. Hotham. Read more

March 14, 2014April 4, 2014

3 Peaks Challenge 2014

For the past four years Bicycle Network's 3 Peaks Challenge has been the focal point of my cycling year. But this year a niggling knee injury stopped me from doing enough training and, ultimately, taking part in the event. But my brother Brendan de Neef was able to take my place and he wrote this report. Read more

January 6, 2014March 8, 2014

Domestique 7 Peaks Series 2013/14: Mt. Hotham

Between Christmas and New Years a group of several hundred cyclists headed up to the Victorian Alps to take on four of the state's hardest climbs. This is the report from the second of those rides -- the climb up the epic Mt. Hotham. Read more

February 4, 2013March 5, 2014

3 Peaks Challenge 2013: what to expect

Make sure you enjoy the scenery as you go.

On the weekend of March 10 2013, thousands of cyclists will converge on the Falls Creek Alpine Resort to take part in one of the hardest single-day rides in Australia: Bicycle Network's 3 Peaks Challenge. If it's your first time tackling the event, the 235km course with 4,300m of climbing will be daunting to say the least. So what can you expect from the various sections of the ride? Read more

January 10, 2013March 23, 2013

7 Peaks Domestique Series ride #8: Dinner Plain

It can get pretty lonely out in the mountains.

We got a bit of a sleep-in on the final morning of our Alps trip, but that didn't stop my body from complaining. We'd been through two long, hard days of cycling and with the longest climb in the Alps -- Dinner Plain -- still to go, it would be a while before I'd get a proper rest. Read more

January 7, 2013March 23, 2013

7 Peaks Domestique Series ride #6: Mt. Hotham

Mt. Hotham: definitely one of the more picturesque climbs in the state.

The 5am alarm was brutal. I felt like I'd barely slept and my legs were still aching from climbing Falls Creek twice the previous day. When I staggered out into the living area in our apartment at Quay West Falls Creek it was to see that others were similarly unimpressed. It was going to be a long day. Read more

December 5, 2012

Guest post: Tour of Bright 2012

Last weekend hundreds of cyclists descended on the alpine town of Bright for one of Victoria's most popular and most prestigious amateur bike races -- the Tour of Bright. While most of the attention was focused on men's and women's A grade, there's far more to the Tour of Bright than the pointy end of the top grades. In this guest post Josh Goodall documents the lead-up to his first Tour of Bright and how the weekend eventually unfolded. Read more

March 15, 2012April 23, 2012

Episode 19: 3 Peaks Challenge 2012

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 … Read more “Episode 19: 3 Peaks Challenge 2012”

March 6, 2012March 7, 2012

Guest post: Three Long Five High (a Hells 500 epic)

There’s no shortage of epic challenge rides to be found in the great state of Victoria. Bicycle Network Victoria’s 3 Peaks Challenge springs to mind, … Read more “Guest post: Three Long Five High (a Hells 500 epic)”

February 2, 2012February 8, 2012

Guest post: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic (250km version)

For the past six months, Anthony Gugel has been training for one of Australia’s toughest one-day challenge rides: the 250km version of the Audax Alpine … Read more “Guest post: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic (250km version)”

January 11, 2012

Episode 10: Mt. Hotham doesn’t get easier, you just go faster

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 … Read more “Episode 10: Mt. Hotham doesn’t get easier, you just go faster”

March 15, 2011

Episode 22: The 3 Peaks Challenge

Route: Falls Creek, Dinner Plain, Omeo and Anglers Rest loop
Distance: 237.7km
Duration: 10 hours 39 minutes

Five months ago I signed myself up to … Read more “Episode 22: The 3 Peaks Challenge”

February 21, 2011October 5, 2012

Hells 500: 48 hours of pain

For the majority of cyclists, riding 100km in a day is cause for great satisfaction. Throw in a few solid climbs and you are looking at a boast-worthy weekend hit-out. But for a handful of cyclists, 100 hilly kilometres is … Read more “Hells 500: 48 hours of pain”