Cycle Against the Beast – 2017 Day 1 – 20th May, 2017 Spotless Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park (08:22) 90.76 km 15.4 km/h Picton (17:10) 5:54 90.76 km [Click here to donate at the fundraising page] Spotless Stadium, just before departure. The day has finally come! My Cycle...
Purple and Pink Ride Day 2 – 18th September, 2016 Katoomba (06:28) 5.8 km 14.7 km/h Medlow Bath (07:24) 0:24 (6:13) 83.9 km 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...
Purple and Pink Ride Day 1 – 17th September, 2016 Spotless Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park (07:44) 77.9 km 13.4 km/h Lawson (17:55) 5:49 (5:49) 77.9 km 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...
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). Until I reach a very steep path, to get back up to the roadway. A...
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 after 10:00, and then had a few things to attach to my bike. By...
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. However, due to one reason or another, it was delayed. After leaving home...
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 my mojo back. Today also marked the first time I’ve ridden to work. I am...
Today, I had intended to ride from Waterfall to Wollongong. A nice ride, along the Illawarra coast line, which should have taken a few hours. The sun was out, with a nice, cool, temperature. Perfect cycling weather. After catching the train down to Waterfall, it was time to start. At...
After finally throwing off my cold, though I still have my annoying cough, combined with fantastic weather, I decided to take a ride from Katoomba to Penrith. It was a relatively easy ride. Though, being quite out of form, some short uphill stretches were quite a challenge. But you have...
Today was a day of beginnings. Today, I picked up a new bicycle. Will it be the bicycle that I take around the world with me? Probably not. It’s just an entry level mountain bike. However, its purpose is to get me back in to cycling – something that I haven’t done...