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.
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 27th February, 2022 Camden (09:42) 28.94 km 15 km/h Picton (13:21) 1:56:03 129.53 km Argyle Street, Camden. After yesterday’s killer of a ride, I have no idea how far I’d make it today. Ideally, I’d like to make it through to Mittagong or...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 26th February, 2022 Cronulla (09:00) 100.59 km 14.7 km/h Camden (17:58) 6:51:13 100.59 km On my way to Cronulla It was a very wet start to the day. After making my way from home by train, I left South Cronulla Beach right on 09:00 with a very heavy...
In one week today, I’m setting off on a 5,000 km bicycle ride! Someone asks from the audience, “Has the route changed again?” Another in the audience asks, “If so, is the new route overseas again?” I’ll answer the first question first. Yes, the route...
Pedal Cure 4 FightMND – 2020 14th March, 2020 Lancefield (06:35) 28.14 km 16 km/h Wildwood (08:55) 1 hr 45 min 1104.7 km It was a dark and stormy night. No, not the beginning of a trashy B-grade novel. It really was a stormy night. Very high winds and plenty of rain. Much of the rain had...
Pedal Cure 4 FightMND – 2020 13th March, 2020 Nagambie (07:04) 67.76 km 17.8 km/h Pyalong (14:06) 3 hr 48 min 1076.56 km There was going to be a lot of climbing later in the day. Over the last five days, I’ve been cycling more than 100 km – two of them over 130 km. Already...
Pedal Cure 4 FightMND – 2020 12th March, 2020 Benalla (07:12) 117.65 km 18.4 km/h Nagambie (14:06) 6 hr 23 min 1008.8 km Another dawn start, Hannah and I made our way out of Benalla, on the Midland Highway, on a fairly cool morning. I’ve always preferred cycling in the cooler...
Pedal Cure 4 FightMND – 2020 11th March, 2020 North Albury, NSW (07:09) 131.81 km 18 km/h Benalla, Victoria (16:09) 7 hr 18 min 891.15 km I checked out at 06:45 and headed back to the footy club to meet up with Hannah and the rest of the guys. We started rolling at dawn. Despite Albury...
Pedal Cure 4 FightMND – 2020 10th March, 2020 Lockhart (07:08) 108.49 km 17.4 km/h Albury (14:13) 6 hr 14 min 759.34 km Hannah and I left at the crack of dawn, just after 07:00. The aim was to reach Albury as close as possible to lunch time, which is why we left so early. A little cool...
Pedal Cure 4 FightMND – 2020 9th March, 2020 Ariah Park (07:53) 135.09 km 18.4 km/h Lockhart (16:02) 7 hr 21 min 650.85 km It was an early start. Last night, one of the other cyclists, Hannah, said that she’d be leaving before the others and asked whether I’d wish to also...
Pedal Cure 4 FightMND – 2020 8th March, 2020 Ungarie (08:54) 103.74 km 19.8 km/h Ariah Park (14:54) 5 hr 15 min 515.76 km Today was the day when I would officially start Pedal Cure 4 FightMND. I’ve never cycled with a large group of people before, so this was going to be different...