Stephen currently works in Sydney, doing a regular Monday - Friday job. He loves travel (preferably by train), and looks forward to the day when he knocks off from his job to start his round the world round bicycle trip.
His favourite sports are cricket and Aussie Rules (AFL) football. One of his dreams is to toss the coin before the start of the Boxing Day Test Match in Melbourne, or just before an AFL Grand Final.
Today I have made some major changes to the structure of my blog. I have decided to separate things a little. Bicycle travels. My bicycle travels – past, present, and future – will remain on www.rtw.bike. I had originally thought of only including multi-day bicycle tours...
For the last month, I’ve been wondering where to spend some time cycling next year. Ideas ranged from Cycling from Sydney to Warrnambool (southwest of Melbourne), cycling from Sydney to Hobart, or cycling from St. Louis to Washington, DC. All of these options are very appealing. The...
Over the last month, or so, I’ve been wondering where I should spend a month cycling. I originally started out with one idea. As always, the more I think the more my ideas grow. I now have options both domestic and abroad. Please note: This post will be updated with any...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 16th March, 2022 Shepparton (12:58) V/line 2:41 Southern Cross (15:39) Unknown All stops I woke up not feeling any more confident than I did yesterday. Added to that, it was pouring down with rain. I waited as long as possible for the rain to stop, but it...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 15th March, 2022 Corowa, NSW (08:12) 128.21 km 20.6 km/h Shepparton, Victoria (16:38) 6:13:57 573.4 km* John and I left just after 08:00 and we cycled the first 25 km together. The road was nice and flat, with a bit of a tailwind. This made the riding so...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 14th March, 2022 Albury (10:17) 59.23 km 20 km/h Corowa (14:07) 2:58:07 445.19 km* Today, it’s back on the road! But, first, I had some laundry to do – almost a week’s worth! So, I stopped by the local laundromat. I didn’t wish to...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 13th March, 2022 Albury 0 km 385.96 km* Today was always going to be a rest day, which I’d originally planned to spend at Ariah Park. I was then to proceed cycling on to possibly Lockhart (which would have made it a very long day) tomorrow. Instead, I...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 12th March, 2022 Beckom 13.9 km* Unknown Ariah Park Unknown 385.96 km* Today was the last day of Pedal Cure 4 MND. Despite the previous day’s reservations, I promised myself that I’d do at least the last 13 kilometres into Ariah Park. The 13 km...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 11th March, 2022 Griffith 0 km 372.06 km Today, I decided I wasn’t going to get on the bike. The last several day’s frustrations had finally got to me. I also had an internal debate as to whether I could even carry on after the end of the week. I...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 10th March, 2022 Wagga Wagga (07:20) 61.89 km 20.2 km/h Ganmain (10:37) 3:04:00 372.06 km Today will be a moment of truth – will my bike hold up all day? Or will a flat tyre let me down again? I guess time will tell! 🙂After waking up this morning...