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  • August 20, 2009
    Once thing I love about racing here in Australia is the history behind some of these events.  Some of these races have been going on for a hundred years!  For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Melbourne to...
  • August 19, 2009
    Aussie Ben Kirstin comes first at the US Crit Championships.  Photo courtesy of Velonews – Casey B. Gibson I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m not a good sprinter.  It’s one skill that I’ve always wanted more...
  • August 10, 2009
    Photo: Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com This past Saturday was my first race back after a few months off.  Thankfully it wasn’t the fierce crosswinds and sheets of rain like Melbourne has been getting recently.  It was sunny and a bit cold, but...
  • August 3, 2009
    Quite often I get the question “what should I eat before a race?” in my inbox.  This used to be one of my biggest questions as well.  This is a reminder of how confusing the topic of nutrition can be...
  • June 22, 2009
    You’ve probably been in a situation during a race where some sly bugger keeps stealing the wheel you were sitting comfortably behind. As this happens again and again the next thing you know you’re at the back of the bunch....
  • May 11, 2009
    This past weekend Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club (CCCC) hosted the Philip Island Grand Prix road race. As usual they did an outstanding job and I thank each and every one of their volunteers as well as CycleSport Victoria (CSV) for...
  • May 8, 2009
    After all the hard work you’ve put into training, the last thing you want to do is to sabotage it by making poor food choices leading up to race day. The most important part of your final preparation before a...
  • April 30, 2009
    The Melbourne to Warrnambool, or “The Warny”, as it’s affectionately known and abbreviated like most other nouns by the Aussies, has some big changes coming this year.   It’s the world’s second oldest race and was the world’s longest UCI sanctioned...
  • April 15, 2009
    People who know me will think that this is some kind of a joke that I’m giving tips on sprinting.  Hincapie has a better chance at winning Paris-Roubaix than I do at winning a mass sprint.  However, I think that...
  • April 7, 2009
    It seems that lately I’ve been writing about everything else under the sun except for the cycling tips that I’ve mandated to myself.   What I find funny is that I’ll spend hours writing some posts and doing checks in research...