Monthly Archives: August 2009

Cycling Widow

Yesterday’s topic certainly struck a chord with everyone.  Some excellent comments and discussion ensued.  Here’s something a little more lighthearted this morning that we can all relate to. I’m off for a big ride then massage today.  Life is good! …

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Support Your LBS?

I was going to write a post today talking about the horrible weather conditions that canceled the Victorian State Road Championships / Tour of Geelong yesterday.  As you’ve probably read in cyclingnews (or my constant Twitter updates – cyclingnews’ inevitable …

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What You Missed This Morning…On The Hell Ride

Had to drop to the back of the 150+ bunch this morning to capture the spectacular view coming down Oliver’s Hill on the Hell Ride.   Magic!  Decided to be a well behaved cyclist and stop at some traffic lights.  Never …

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Tour of Geelong Stage 4 Results

The Tour of Geelong promoter has generously put me on the media distribution list.  I’m not usually in the business of posting results (that’s cyclingnews’ job), but in the rare instance that I can get them up quicker than anyone …

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What You Missed…In Tibet

Here’s a photo I couldn’t let go unnoticed.  You can see the rest of the photos submitted by clicking on the “What You Missed Photo Competition” photo on the top right of the page.  Feel free to leave a comment …

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Slippery When Wet

The only thing more painful that getting back into race form is constantly wiping out while trying to get back into race form.  In these past 7 wet days in Melbourne I’ve hit the ground 3 times on a variety …

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Tour Of Geelong Results

Since results are always hard to come by in a timely manner and I know how much I love looking at immediate results while I’m racing, I’ve posted the Tour of Geelong results here.  I’ll post ‘em as I get …

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This Is Badass

These CCCC guys sure know how to rock it

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10 Quick Tips

If I had to pick 10 subtleties about cycling that I’d like to point out to less experienced cyclist it would be the following.  Sometimes these things just build up in my head over a few rides.  Just had to …

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What You Missed This Morning…CONTEST!

I’ve been pleasantly overwhelmed with the number of emails I’ve been getting with amazing photos of morning rides from all over the world.   I don’t ever want to turn anyone away but can’t possibly put all the photos up …

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