I’ve had a pretty good start to the cycling year and I hope you have too, no matter what season you’re currently in the middle of. I kicked off 2017 with a very warm and also very wet New Years Day ride in the Blue Mountains two hours west of Sydney. The owner of the AirBnB…
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Pretend Cycling?
There seems to be a swell of of anti-Zwift sentiment out there at the moment, with many nay-sayers labelling Zwifters as “pretend cyclists” and that true hard men just hit the road. They see Zwift as a gimmick rather than true training. Zwift was good enough for Matt Hayman to recover and win Paris Roubaix,…
My 2016 in eight simple bullet points!
What an interesting year 2016 has been, one of many changes in my life. I started out in England with no intention of that changing and here I am now living at the opposite end of the world! There have been some curve balls I did not see coming. There were some sad times, but…
Christmas Day Ride
It’s been a long time since I’ve had a Christmas Day ride in summer! Just a hour quickie between breakfast and lunch to explore a few of the sights of the Blue Mountains, I was getting fried in the intense sun. Hope you’re all having a fantastic holiday period with family and friends. Ride on!
Chasing the Pixel Peloton
I’ve put over 1000 virtual km’s on the digital roads of Zwift so far and it’s safe to say that I’m pretty addicted to the program. I’ve ridden the lusciously tropical Watopia, storm soaked streets of London and also the Richmond World Champs course. I still can’t believe I’m spending so many hours on the trainer…
How to Ride Indoors Like a Pro
Cody Beales (he’s a triathlete, but we won’t hold that against him) has written a fantastic piece on how he used a turbo trainer almost exclusively over the winter to bring his bike strength up from being his weakest event to world class. Whether you’re new to indoor training or a seasoned year-round turbo veteran,…
Two Wheels with TC 