By Eric Sheppard As we woke up in the morning we could tell it was going to be a hard day – we could hear the wind blowing through the open windows in our cabin! After we sorted out the bikes, and mounted the GoPro (Which I would later forget to turn on for the…
Month: April 2013
Rebecca Wiasak – 2013 Mersey Valley Tour
By Rebecca Wiasak – @careceb I tried my hardest to get left off the?Suzuki/Bontrager (Women)?team for the Mersey Valley Tour. I convinced our team manager that after a full track season and an enjoyable three weeks off the bike in February that I am still not a climber, would not be ready in time, and…
Shane Miller – 2013 Tour of the South West – Stage 2 – ITT Masters A
By?Shane Miller?(Twitter?@gplama) I returned to the car after the Stage 1 road race to find my wife’s broken bike leaning up against our car and no sign of her anywhere. She was soon located in Warrnambool Hospital with a broken collarbone thanks to a ‘racing incident’ only 7km into Women’s A Grade. My mum had…
Shaun O’Callaghan – What A Windy Weekend
By Shaun O’Callaghan – @shaunocall My Tour of the South West ?journey began with packing the car on Thursday night, with a 6am departure Friday morning from Adelaide. I wanted to wake up as late as possible and simply jump in the car and leave. The tour marked my first open tour that I was…
Shannon Johnson – Tour of the South West Stage 3 Winner
By?Shannon Johnson?(Twitter?@ridinwithSJ) My first VRS event for the year and I was, along with the other boys in the team looking forward to increasing the points gap in the Teams Classification and to try get some points in General Classification. Warny, as everyone knows is windy, but the only way to describe the winds for…
2013 GP Elsy Jacobs – Photo Gallery
Marianne Vos has taken out the final stage & GC of the 2013 GP Elsy Jacobs. Having been beaten in the sprint the previous day, World and Olympic champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) attacked into the final bend with half a kilometre to go, and managed to hold off the rest of the peloton all the…
Sam Sautelle – That Itch
By Sam Sautelle – @SamSautelle ?Why do you do it?? What is it you love so much? Where?s the appeal in such a crazy, hard sport?? Something I had been asked many times before. This time, however, I was taken aback. Caught unawares, I found myself fumbling for an answer. I paused to think about…
Team TIBCO Wins Joe Martin Stage Race
Things couldn?t have gone better for Team TIBCO at the Joe Martin Stage Race this week. After Claudia Hausler won the opening day uphill time trial, Team TIBCO was determined to protect their General Classification leader and deliver her to overall victory. In a field stacked with talent, Team TIBCO proved they are a force…
Shane Miller – Blackburn CC Kew Boulevard ITT Record!
By?Shane Miller?(Twitter?@gplama) NRS riders don’t just show up to big races and expect to do well. On any given weekend they’re plugging away at club events getting valuable race ‘sham time’. The Blackburn CC ITT at Kew is no different. A Grade always contains a number of well known riders who are up to the…
Taylor Gunman – In The Grind
By?Taylor Gunman???@tgunman It has nearly been 2 months since I have been here in Belgium. I have been challenged by the wintery conditions of the snow and freezing temperatures to the gale force winds that sweep across the flat fields and health 20 + degree temperatures. The weather is slowly becoming more consistent which helps…