My previous article on how the average roadie compares to a pro cyclist has been trending recently. With the Tour de France in full swing many amateurs are still asking themselves just how much better are the top professional riders (spoiler: a lot). Since that article was published in 2021 the power numbers of World…
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One month down, time to evaluate your 2024 progress so far
An entire month of 2024 has flown by already, can you believe it?!?! The beginning of February is the perfect time to look back at your year so far. Did you set yourself a couple of monthly or yearly goals? Have you been making progress towards those? How are you tracking? After mulling over my…
Team Training Camp!
This month I was lucky enough to join the FulGaz crew in South Australia for a block of epic riding in the Adelaide Hills. It’s always a blast riding in Adelaide. Apart from when the mercury blows past 40 deg C (105F) I really do love riding there. It has got to be one of…
The RBWR: A hump day hammer fest
The RBWR – or Richmond Bakery Wednesday Ride – is a Tassie institution. This weekly bunch ride is technically advertised as “no drop” ride, but if you want to hang with the fast guns, then it’s more like “no drop as long as you can grit your teeth and mash the pedals.” That’s fine with…
2020 Resolution Ride #7 – The Double Rumney Bunchie!
Tasmania is COVID-free! You heard right, there are officially ZERO cases of Coronavirus in Tasmania, although on mainland Australia they are not quite so lucky. In other good news, we’re allowed to ride in groups again! It’s been a LONG time since I’ve ridden in a bunch. I can hardly recall a time before COVID-19…
Cracking on with Hobart’s Top 10 Climbs
Last year I ticked a bunch of Hobart’s Top 10 Climbs off my list and had a pretty good year on the bike in the process. I live around a 40km each-way cycle from Hobart central, so to tackle most of the climbs I usually need to borrow the better half’s car or leave a…
Two Wheels with TC 