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Cycle Against the Beast – Day 1 (Spotless Stadium – Picton) – A great start, and a tyre blowout

By Stephen
20th May, 2017
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In Australia, Charity, Cycling, Cycling Days
[Click here to donate at the fundraising page] The day has finally come! My Cycle Against the Beast, Sydney to Melbourne, bicycle ride, in support of the Cure for MND Foundation (or Fight MND). After a rather rainy night, the ...
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Cycle Against the Beast – just over half a day to go!

By Stephen
19th May, 2017
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In Australia, Charity, Cycling
Tomorrow (the 20th of May), I start my bicycle ride, from Sydney to Melbourne, in support of the Cure for MND Foundation. Roughly 1250km of fantastic cycling, for a charity that means a lot to me. The aim is to ...
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25th April, 2017 (Anzac Day) – Less than four weeks to go until Cycle Against the Beast!

By Stephen
25th April, 2017
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In Australia, Charity, Cycling
As I (start to) write this, I’m sitting back watching the Anzac Day AFL match, on TV, between Essendon and Collingwood, which is being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), and thinking that it’s less than 7 weeks until ...
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Day 2 : Purple and Pink Ride – Katoomba to Bathurst? No. Medlow Bath

By Stephen
1st October, 2016
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It was a very early start. I wanted to get on the road as early as possible. I left the hostel at 06:30. By now, my cold had taken full hold of me. I kept pedalling on, nonetheless. Not long ...
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Day 1 : Purple and Pink Ride – Spotless Stadium to Lawson

By Stephen
1st October, 2016
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In Australia, Cycling, Cycling Days
Well, this is it! The start of my Purple and Pink Ride, from Sydney to Melbourne. This is a day I’ve been planning for just over a year. And now the day has finally arrived. It was an early start, ...
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Day 0 : Purple and Pink Ride – The Day Before

By Stephen
16th September, 2016
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In Australia, Charity, Cycling
This morning, I took a quick trip, out to Sydney Olympic Park, to pay a visit to Spotless Stadium. The home of the Sydney Thunder and the GWS Giants. It is also the starting point of my Purple and Pink ...
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Just a Quick Ride Around the Block

By Stephen
15th August, 2016
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In Australia, Cycling, Cycling Days
Today, I decided to go for a short ride. I had no real destination in mind, apart from first riding to Birchgrove ferry wharf. Cycling along the southern shore of Iron Cove was pretty easy (including a few wrong turns). ...
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A Lazy Afternoon Out

By Stephen
3rd July, 2016
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Yesterday, I had planned on getting up fairly early. I had intended to get to the polling booth early (just after they open at 08:00), to vote in the federal election. However, instead, I didn’t get up until some time ...
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A Ride from Newcastle, along the Fernleigh Trail

By Stephen
30th March, 2016
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In Australia, Cycling, Cycling Days
This past Easter Saturday, I decided to take the train up to Newcastle, and then ride back to Woy Woy – a distance of just over 100km. I’d actually planned to do this route about five or six weeks ago. ...
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Back in the saddle

By Stephen
8th October, 2015
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In Australia, Cycling, Cycling Days
Today was the first time, back on my bike, since my car crash in July. Suffice to say, it felt fantastic moving along under my own power again (other than walking, of course!). Suffice to say, I feel I have ...
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