All posts under the category of bicycle touring. This includes posts relating to the planning stages, posts about the tour after the tour, and posts around the tour itself.
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...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 9th March, 2022 Albury (06:46) 56.73 km 19.3 km/h Morven (10:10) 2:56:00 310.17 km This morning was a very early start. We had to reach Wagga Wagga by a certain time, as we were all going to be escorted by the NSW Police for the last several kilometres. So...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 8th March, 2022 Albury 0 km 253.44 km Today was going to be an easy day for me. Not necessarily by choice, either. I didn’t really want to ride my bike until I knew what the source was for these constant punctures. But at least the day started well...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 7th March, 2022 Lockhart (07:08) 33.39 km 18.7 km/h Urana (09:10) 1:47:19 253.44 km I was up before dawn. Before breakfast, I checked the tyre and it was not flat. Good to go! I had been reunited with Hannah, my cycling buddy from the last Pedal Cure ride...