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Tag: westerfolds park

Posted on January 10, 2011

Episode 10: Mixing it up

Route: Eltham to somewhere via MTB trails
Distance: ~35km
Duration: ~2 hours

Riding the trails

I’ve got a confession to make. As much as I enjoy cycling I tend to get bored of it fairly easy. I’m not one of those cyclists that … Read more “Episode 10: Mixing it up”

Posted on January 26, 2010February 28, 2014

A ride in two parts

Route: Eltham to Warrandyte return, via Mount Pleasant Road
Distance: 31.9km
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

The other night I was shown some lovely parts of Eltham that I hadn’t seen in the 18 months since I moved in. So … Read more “A ride in two parts”

Posted on January 7, 2010February 28, 2014

Off the beaten track

Route: Westerfolds Park mountain bike trails
Distance: 20.5km
Duration: 1 hour

I was reading something online the other day about the best way to train for a cycling event such as the 3 Peaks Challenge. It was saying that it … Read more “Off the beaten track”

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Updates to my 'Everesting' book

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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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