By Nat Bromhead Akuna Bay is one of Sydney?s best and most popular rides – everyone knows about it and we are truly blessed to have such an awesome loop so close to civilisation. Whether you take the high road or the low road there?s no escaping a steep climb on the other side. It?s…
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Au Revoir, Tour de France
By Caelli Greenbank – @fireflycaelli If you?ve seen a cycling website within the past two months, the words ?ASO?, ?UCI?, ?Tour de France? and ?future of cycling? have probably been there on the front page.? It may seem like a lot of fuss over just a little politics, but unfortunately this seemingly political war has…
#RoadNats Tales from the Teletubby
By the Yellow Teletubby Sunshine, Beers, Cheers and BBQ’s…. oh yeah…. and an epic bike race too!!! Mars RoadNats 2016 Was…. Hot! Hot! Hot! How hot? Nearly hot enough to melt a fans thongs into the road! True story… After recovering from my efforts in the Gran Fondo the day before. I once again made…
My Life As The Tellytubby: 2015 Tour Down Under Stages 1 & 2
By The Yellow Tellytubby Stage 1 and the First KOM! Ciao from Sunny Radelaide!! Day starts with the fastest ride back from Outer Harbour! Sitting on 40km behind a pair of old blokes, chewing the stem all the way! Coffee at Cibo’s Glenelg then home to shower get changed and set off for Checkers Hill…
Naima Madlen Diesner: Santos Women’s Tour Stage 4 Blog
Stage Four of the Santos Women?s Tour? was a fast paced criterium around Victoria Park. Thousands of spectators came out to watch, and thanks to Orica-AIS?s efforts, the field was split early. Unfortunately, Naima Madlen Diesner was on the back half of that split, but she blogs about it here anyway: Before the start it’s…
Naima Madlen Diesner: Santos Women?s Tour Stage 3 Blog
Stage three of the Santos Women?s Tour was a hilly affair that saw dual world champion Giorgia Bronzini take the win from a small bunch. USG rider Naima Madlen Diesner shares her experience: I line up in front row with my team mate Hannah, making sure to position well right from the start. We roll…
Naima Madlen Diesner: Santos Women?s Tour Stage 2 Blog
Melissa HOSKINS won stage two of the Santos Women?s Tour in a fast down-town criterium. United Solutions Group rider Naima Madlen Diesner blogs about it here: I am really anxious about this one, I know that the big teams would try to set a high pace and maybe try and split up the groups like…
Naima Madlen Diesner: Santos Women’s Tour Stage 1 Blog
Naima Madlen Diesner, a mountain bike rider from Germany riding for Kenda-DMC is riding with Santos Women?s Tour with the United Solutions Group team. She blogs about the first stage here: We’re moving. It’s stage 1 of santos TDU with 60km going from Woodside to Murray Bridge. A nice race to start with, so I…
My Life As The Tellytubby: 2015 Elite Men’s Road Race
By the Yellow Teletubby The day starts early at 6.30am! Someone suggested an early ride! And when Race Director Scott Sunderland says he’s gonna ride well that’s an invite too good to refuse. So I get dressed, helmet and shoes on and out into the carpark of the hotel in Ballarat. It’s overcast with light…
Rhys Foreman: If I Were A Team UniSA-Australia 2015 Selector…
As the focus of the Australian summer turns towards the Tour Down Under, and we all eagerly anticipate the selection of the Team UniSA-Australia squad, National Road Series aficionado Rhys Foreman offers his opinion on he would select.? By Rhys Foreman: Well, the Road Nationals have been completed for another year. And I couldn’t be…