January is done and dusted. One month of 2025 has flown by already! Have you set yourself any big cycling goals yet? Looking back, I had a very successful 2024. I hit both my distance and elevation gain targets. I put in decent performances at both the Tour de Brisbane and the IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns…
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The final FulGaz team trip to the Tour Down Under
The first pro stage race of the year, the Tour Down Under, has wrapped up. As I have done for the previous few years, I headed over for a week of awesome riding in the Adelaide Hills. Unlike other years though, this year it was “sans-work” due to the recent sell-off of FulGaz by Ironman…
✅ Another Festive 500 ✅
I finished off 2024 the same way I have for the last few years, by completing the Rapha Festive 500. It’s a simple challenge on paper, ride 500km in the eight days from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve, but it can get tricky if you have a number of other commitments (or shocking weather)….
And so 2024 draws to a close…
Wow! Another year is drawing to a close (and closing in fast here in Australia). I know I’ve been a little bit “missing in action” here recently, but I’ve had to reprioritise a few things. Circumstance, you know? I’m hoping I can get back into the swing of regular posts again in 2025. As for…
What is fast, anyway?
I’ve been thinking. When it comes to cycling, what exactly is “fast” and what is fast enough? And at the end of the day, does it even matter? Is fast something reserved for World Tour riders? They’re fast, for sure. But even within the pro ranks there’s fast, and then there’s fast. Take the recently…
In 2024, how does the average road cyclist compare to a World Tour pro?
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…
