Monthly Archives: March 2010
Unique Bike Designs
If it’s not already obvious I’m a bit of a nut for bikes. As crazy as they sometimes get, I love everything about them. Here are some interesting and random designs that I’ve come across that certainly won’t be within …
Keeping The Missus Happy
Hi everyone, Mrs. CT here. Let me tell you, I was just as jealous as all of you reading about Wade’s cycling escapades in Vietnam over the past two weeks. Last week I came across this comment by a reader …
Taking Risks
It must be a horrific time for family and friends of the unfortunate Melbourne cyclist whose life was cut short this past weekend. From what I understand he was descending down one of the popular training roads (2Bays), lost control …
Vietnam Cycling Trip :: Lessons Learned
It’s great to be back home in Australia after two weeks cycling around Vietnam. I always love traveling off the beaten path because it provides opportunities for great adventure and gives me an immense appreciation for how good our standard …
Home Run
We’ve made it. We rolled into our final destination this afternoon and it feels great to be done. We couldn’t have timed things any better. This cycling vacation was just long enough to get into the rhythm of things but …
Ordered Choas
Over the past few days we’ve ascended and descended some high mountain peaks in the highlands of Vietnam. This past weekend we arrived at this mountain town called Da Lat. I couldn’t believe my eyes when we rolled in. DaLat …
Almost Epic
Today we rode from Tuy Hoa to Nha Trang. It was the most magnificent ride we’ve done so far. Much of the 150km’s was along twisting coastal roads off the main highway.
Serendipity
We’re now about 650km away from our final destination HCMC, but in a couple of days we get to the deciding mountain stages. This is where I’ll unleash my assault and take the yellow jersey. I’ve been playing the food …
Rest Day Means Scooter Day…
After about 650km ridden in the past four days it was definitely time to kick up and relax. That didn’t mean that we stop logging more kilometers though. It was scootertime!While the rest of the guys were in their comfort …
Yep, consider that next time you hear the rubbish from the likes of Adrian Ander...
Actually it doesn't apply to just the top tier pros. I co-manage a U23 amate...