Monthly Archives: February 2011
113th Austral Wheelrace
On Saturday night the 113th edition of the Austral Wheelrace was held. Whoever said that track is dead was sadly mistaken. This was exactly the boost that Australian track cycling needed to show that it was alive and well. I … Continue reading
The Geometry of Bike Handling
Over the past year I’ve gotten to know Darren Baum of Baum Cycles. He’s always been very generous with his time and knowledge when I come to pick his brain. He’s refreshingly honest and he says it like it is. He … Continue reading
Where Are They Now? Jay Sweet
It’s been far too long since we’ve done a post on our “Where Are They Now” series. We’ve been trying to track down Jay Sweet for the past 2 months now and finally got in touch with him today. It … Continue reading
To Shave Or Not To Shave?
As cyclists, almost all of us shave our legs. Why? Whenever this question comes up from non-cyclists we all know the unwritten code: Easier for massage, cleaning and healing of road rash, it saves 5 seconds over a 40km TT, so … Continue reading
The Otway Odyssey – I’ve Been Odysized!
Images courtesy of Rapid Ascents, Rebecca Jennings, and Ross Hamilton Over the weekend 1750 mountain bikers got together for the fifth edition of the Otway Odyssey. I don’t often associate with the feral species of cyclist known as “mountain bikers”, but with … Continue reading
SUNDAY 20 FEB 2011 – SKCC CRITERIUM RACING
RACE DATE: 20 February 2011 VENUE: South Melbourne EVENT: The best Sunday Crit racing in Melbourne NUMBER OF RIDERS: 230 with big crowds WEATHER CONDITIONS: Typically Melbourne Fine & Sunny then windy, then finally showers. A Grade (61 starters) 1. … Continue reading
Rapha Movie Competition Winner
I have to apologise for for the delay in announcing the winner to the Rapha Movie Competition. There were some details that needed to be ironed out that took much longer than expected before we could pick a winner (i.e. … Continue reading
The World’s Oldest Running Race – The Austral
Shane Perkins (2009 winner) will be the scratchman to watch. If the backmen can collude early and reel in the front markers, it will be an exciting sprint finish! Photo courtesy fyxomatosis As I’ve said a many times before, I’m … Continue reading
Did Political Influence And Constitutional Law Get Contador Off The Hook?
Instead of rushing to a quick opinion yesterday I spent the entire day trying to understand what exactly is going on with the Contador ruling. This is something that carries a huge significance in the world of cycling and I … Continue reading
The Progression Of Racing And The Australian Grading System
Photo courtesy of Veeral Patel, O’nev Photography Bike racing has a massive fitness element to it, but once you’re sufficiently fit there is a lot of skill and experience required in order to play the game. Fitness is not a … Continue reading
