Ten years ago in May 2016, I packed my bags for the very last time and headed to Heathrow Airport for the long flight all the way to Tasmania. After many incredible years living in England, my wife and I made the difficult decision to move back to Australia (but to the “most English” part…
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The long road back to cycling fitness
After falling out of love with cycling for around six months, how did I get back here? If you missed part one of this series, you can check that our first here. As you can expect, not riding my bike for months had some pretty big consequences. My cycling fitness was in the weeds which…
Five tips to tackle your first gravel race!
Or perhaps a more apt title might be; Five things I learned from my first gravel race! Here’s one I’ll throw out there for free – gravel racing is hard! As you may know I recently completed the Beechworth edition of the Trek UCI Gravel World Series. My first gravel race. I certainly learned a thing…
I tried to qualify for the UCI Gravel World Championships. How hard could it be?
Lining up at the start line for the UCI World Series Gravelista race in Beechworth, I was as ready as I could be. Nervous? Yes. Excited? Yes! About to try and punch well above my weight? Absolutely. But just how hard could gravel racing be? As it turns out, the answer is… very freakin’ hard!
Two Wheels with TC 