Monthly Archives: February 2009
Massage For Cyclists
A question that I often get is "who do you get to do your massages?". My answer – "no one". I haven’t had a massage in over 5 years. I always figured that I didn’t train hard enough to really need …
Oceania Championships
It was another great weekend to be a cyclist in Australia. The 111th Austral Wheelrace was held on Saturday night which is always exciting and a great evening out. I’m always in awe of the history behind many of these …
How To Treat An Injured Cyclist
In the past 4 months I’ve been the first at the scene on four (yes, FOUR) cyclists who have been hit by a car. Each and every time and I have had no real clue of what do to. The …
Don’t Panic
This post comes from one of the smartest and best bike racers I know – Jeff Bolstad. Listen and learn… Thanks Jeff DON’T PANIC I wrote that in big, friendly red letters because Douglas Adams died too young, the …
Throwing The Bike Backwards On Climbs
Here’s the situation: You’re glued to someone’s wheel on a difficult climb, things start to get stretched out, gaps start to open, the guy you’re following starts to struggle, he then decides to stand up and put some umph into …
Don’t Be A Half Wheel Harry
Thanks to Danny Cohen and “The Hand” for this tip of the day… One of the most annoying things about riding with someone new to the sport is the “Half Wheeler”. Many probably don’t know they are doing it or …
Harden The F Up – Kempy’s Tour Of Cali
Australian PRO David Kemp and his team have been in "beautiful sunny" California for the past week acclimatizing and preparing for the Tour of California staring on Feb 15. Kempy will be providing his Tour of California CYCLING TIPS from …
TIPS From Qatar
Over the past week PRO cyclist Daniel Braunsteins and his Drapac Porsche team have been slugging it out at the Tour of Qatar. Daniel being the great bloke that he is brought us back some invaluable Cycling TIPS from Qatar …
Can Cycling Kill You?
It’s a tragedy that Frederiek Nolf passed away from a heart attack last week in Qatar. He was only 21. Judging by the reaction of the other riders in the Tour of Qatar as well as the thousands of fans on …
How Hot Is It In Australia?
This hot… yeah..that’s a kangaroo Please donate to the Australian bush fire victims by viewing a Google Ad below. All proceeds for the next 3 months will be donated to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal and Wildlife Victoria . Thousands …
Actually it doesn't apply to just the top tier pros. I co-manage a U23 amate...
Great post Wade. Re: photo. Have you ever worked on a mine site? You can expect...