Monthly Archives: March 2011
Naked Bike Racing Comes To Melbourne
Image courtesy @margryan What a beautiful day it was to nude up and go for a bike ride around Melbourne. There were a number of crits being held on this glorious Sunday but most were oddly low in attendance. Who would …
Paris-Nice | Stage 1 – Oh, So Close!
Real racing has now begun and yesterday saw the first stage of the 69th edition of Paris-Nice: The Race To The Sun. Seven months of late nights ahead. I’d better renew my Foxtel subscription. I’m looking forward to seeing the …
SUNDAY 6 MAR 2011 – SKCC CRITERIUM RACING
RACE DATE: 6 March 2011 VENUE: Port Melbourne EVENT: CRIT RACING, SINGLE SPEED CARNIVAL: NEOMETRO / BELLER NUMBER OF RIDERS: 201 WEATHER CONDITIONS: Perfect except for the nasty head wind coming into the last corner A Grade (42 starters) 1. Patrick …
Panache: An Open Letter To Professional Cycling
I’ve mentioned before that one of the amazing things that have come out of writing this blog is that I now work with Rapha. Last week the founder and CEO of Rapha, Simon Mottram, sent out an internal email to …
Urban Downhill – Only in Chile…
This blog is primarily about road cycling but every now and then I have a hard time containing my excitement for mountain biking. This one of those times. You don’t need to be a mountain biker to appreciate this. Simply …
Doping In The Media
A couple weeks ago (Feb 19) cyclingnews published an article about former UCI President Hein Verbruggen criticizing the media’s handling of doping stories in cycling. I never thought I’d be on-side with something Verbruggen has to say, but I agree with …
Positioning Yourself In The Peloton
In the fluid motion of the peloton there’s one golden rule: if you’re not moving forwards, you’re moving backwards. This goes for any big bunch ride and especially while racing. One of the most essential skills in bike racing is knowing …
From Tasmania to Europe, The Long Way Round
Photo by Veeral Patel, O’nev Photography Young Aussie cyclists have a few options to make it over to Europe and race in the big leagues. The AIS has the clearest and most obvious path, however there are a growing number …
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...