First up, I don’t like mixing my cycling with politics. I cycle to escape the rest of the world and it’s problems – so this will be short and a one off. Here goes. I love guns. I even did a little sporting target shooting as a junior (not bad with a pistol, rubbish with…
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Maze in honour of Richie Porte!
Check this out! Hardcore Richie Porte fan and Tasmanian farmer Rowan Clark has gone to great lengths to create this incredible maze, celebrating the Tassie cycling icon. A tractor, a GPS, a shipload of creativity and a night’s work and you get this: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-13/richie-porte-maze-tribute/9425524 How cool is that? :-)
Simple pleasures
“Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.” – John F. Kennedy It’s not always about going fast, going hard or going training – sometimes it’s just about going. This morning I jumped on the bike and simply soft pedalled around the Hobart waterfront. All casual in my t-shirt, jeans, trainers (and helmet…
Australia Day 2018
Happy Australia Day folks! :-) I’ve been back in the lucky country for coming up to two years now and it’s been a whirlwind ride so far. I couldn’t live back on mainland Australia, but this little island in the south is perfect! This is also the first Australia Day where I’ve owned my own…
A good birthday (getting older but hopefully not slower)
Happy birthday to me, I got two pressies. One was Dura Ace brake calipers, And the other one was SHEEP! #tasmania
2017 into 2018
Another year! Seriously people, these modern years must be getting shorter and shorter because they seem to be absolutely flying by. It’s been a pretty damn good year for me. I’ve settled into Tassie life. My job is going well and gives me time to ride in the morning, I took an amazing holiday to…
