I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve always been a Mark Cavendish fan boy. I’ve enjoyed watching him work his sprint magic since back in his prime T-Mobile days, where he assembled the best lead-out train ever to grace two wheels. I’m not a sprinter, but then again according to his early-years Institute of Sport…
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So … What next?
With the Ironman 70.3 Cairns relay in the bag now, I’ve nailed my two target events for the year. I have no further racing planned. Usually I don’t need a target to stay motivated, but now that dust has settled I have found myself thinking about more races. There’s something about pinning a number on…
Adding more racing to my calendar!
There’s nothing quite like pinning a number on and lining up for a proper race. I’m not talking about an organised ride or Sportive or cycling event, but an actual race. I’ve never been a huge racer, I simply lack the power (and skill, and mentality, and everything) to be any good at it, but…
Countdown: Racing the UCI Tour de Brisbane
In around eight weeks time, I’ll be taking on the 110km UCI Tour de Brisbane. This will be the second UCI sanctioned race in my totally illustrious bike racing career. The Tour de Brisbane is a road event, one of only two Australian Qualifiers for the 2024 Gran Fondo World Championships. My goal for this…
Bike weights in the pro peloton, why so heavy?
I don’t often watch GCN videos. They tend to be pretty cringe these days, but this tallying the weights of every pro team bike did catch my eye. At the Tour Down Under in Adelaide last month, the GCN crew weighed every team bikes they could get their hands on! Now that’s the sort of content I’m here for!
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…
Two Wheels with TC 