The weekend just past I attempted the 620 kilometer (385 mile) bike race from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, which was to serve as a dress rehearsal for the Trans Am. I say attempted as 460 kilometers in my rear derailleur pretty much exploded thus ending my...
I started training for the 2017 Trans America Bike Race 5 days after having The Snip mid September last year. I was secretly hoping Melissa would let the subsequent substantial time in the saddle take care of business ‘naturally’ but alas it wasn’t to be....
I cycled as a kid as most kids do. It's a right of passage, a first taste of freedom, independence and adventure but for some reason, I stopped. I can't pinpoint exactly when it happened but high school and then life just got in the...
MAMIL is an acronym for Middle Aged Man (or Men) in Lycra, a term that is used particularly in Australia and the UK to describe a middle-aged man who rides a bike whilst adorned in lycra (aka Spandex). It is a term mostly used by...
It is early February 2017, just under 17 weeks to the Trans Am. Just writing those words excites me and panics the crap out of me at the same time. There are just so many areas of preparation I feel I am not yet...
Now that I'm registered for the Trans Am and actively talking to people about my participation I am inevitably asked why? And it is a good bloody question as up until now I have really struggled to articulate exactly why I want to selfishly leave...
Mid October has become a rather exciting time of the year for me these days. Early Autumn riding with the pleasant temperatures and beautiful fall scenery is only part of it. A big part of the excitement comes with the announcement of the following years...
The 2016 Etape du Tour from Megeve to Morzine in the French Alps was my 4th Etape du Tour. In 2013 there were 4 of us, this year there were 11, including 6 first timers. A motley crew of Aussies, Irish, Scottish, French, American, Dutch...
This was my second attempt at the Gran Fondo New York having first completed the 100 mile (160km) race in 2014. It was my 6th Sportive yet the first one where I had actually gone into the event with a competitive mindset. I was after...
The 2016 Gran Fondo New York is just under a week away. It will be the second time I have done the race, having first completed the course in 2014. That year was just about finishing the race but this year having done a shedload...