Pedal Cure 4 FightMND – 2020 3rd March, 2020 Bathurst (08:05) 11.57 km 14.8 km/h Dunkeld (09:58) 0 hr 44 min 250.66 km Today, I had planned to cycle on to Bathurst. About a couple of hours into the day, which was slow going, the weather was starting to turn rather quickly. At Dunkeld, I...
Pedal Cure 4 FightMND – 2020 2nd March, 2020 Lithgow (08:18) 63.38 km 15.2 km/h Bathurst (16:06) 4 hr 11 min 239.09 km Today was a fairly straightforward day, basically just to get from Lithgow to Bathurst. I left just after 08:00, from the motel I was staying at, and took the main...
Pedal Cure 4 FightMND – 2020 1st March, 2020 Katoomba (08:36) 37.92 km 15.6 km/h Lithgow (14:16) 2 hr 26 min 175.71 km After a restful night, still very satisfied from succeeding where I’d failed on two previous attempts at making it all the way to Katoomba, I set off around 08:30...
Pedal Cure 4 FightMND – 2020 29th February, 2020 Penrith (08:59) 52.94 km 11.8 km/h Katoomba (18:40) 4 hr 30 min 137.79 km Today was going to be a battle. An uphill battle. On two previous occasions, I failed to climb the mountain – once due to running out of daylight and once...
A note to begin with. It’s taken me almost two years to get around to writing these posts. I’ve often thought about writing them, but wondered how I would go about it. As a result, I’ve had to write these posts from memory. while they may be largely accurate, there be be...
It’s amazing how quickly things are changing lately. Earlier this month, I wrote about dropping my Manchester to Rome ride, in favour of a ride around New South Wales and Victoria, due to increasing restrictions as a resurgence of Covid marches its way across Europe. Previous to...
In my previous post, I wrote hopefully third time lucky. Having said that, I don’t believe in luck. Which is a good thing, as that ended up not being the case after all. Once again, I’ve decided to come up with a new route. At the moment, Covid is making its presence known...
In about 12 hours time, I will be making my way to the SCG – the Sydney Cricket Ground. This will be my personal starting line for my part in the Pedal Cure 4 FightMND charity ride. The actual ride starts in Ungarie, in the Central West region of New South Wales, where we will...
Back on the bike in four weeks time! Yes, folks! I’m back on the bike in just over four weeks time. Where am I going? Off to Melbourne again! On the 8th of March, I’m joining the Pedal Cure 4 FightMND charity ride. This is a fully supported ride, from the 8th to the 14th of...