This Sunday past saw the 2014 Coburg Cycling Club Road Championships take place on a new course, around the hills of Arthurs Creek and Nutfield. The course started at the Arthurs Creek CFA, then proceeded through the rolling hills towards Mine Rd where an initial climb averages 8-9% for almost a kilometre. After undulating over to Cottles…
Dear Cr Young, I write to you as a concerned resident of Eltham who was distressed to see your attitude to road cyclists as reported by the Herald Sun website on 21 October.1 These comments were irresponsible and risk inflaming tensions on Nillumbik roads, creating a dangerous environment for cyclists. These comments also overlook the…
The short version is I didn’t back up my win from last week … ! I’d been excited about the Sam Miranda Road Race on Saturday. With a 5km gravel climb in the middle, it looked like something I could stretch my legs on. Saturday came around and the weather was so good I took…
My next post was going to cover the ups and downs of my club racing since the Mt Buller Rd race in March, along with some thoughts about the nature of competition. That post is taking a while to come together, so I’ll jump in with a short one to say I got my first…
Pros Great image quality for the price Lightweight Waterproof case available Cons: Emits a large amount of electromagnetic interference which scrambles Garmin GPS reception (though this can be largely resolved with copper tape). Update: December 2014, a shielded case can now be purchased separately. The thought of purchasing an action camera has been on my…
Really, Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist should have been a better film. The constituent parts are so strong that the documentary could have almost made itself: A modern day story with the narrative arc of classical tragedy; reams of historic footage with electrifying sporting battles across breathtaking vistas; and newly conducted interviews with…
In limited release right now, T.C. Johnstone’s Rising From Ashes documents the struggle to establish a competitive cycling program in Rwanda. Cycling is hardly the first thing you associate with thoughts of Rwanda, but as this film reveals the sport’s rise in the country has provided a vehicle for hope. The film follows the…
I couldn’t wait to wear out my Vittoria Corsas … I was vaguely concerned the Veloflex Masters would clash with my dark label Fulcrum Zeros, but I reckon they look pretty good! Straight out of the box the rubber felt much more supple and tacky than a new Vittoria tyre. I was concerned this…
Pre-history A year ago, I’d been road cycling for a few months and looking towards a move into competition. With some friends, I took part in a sportive event which climbed Mt Buller from Mansfield. I didn’t even know that the next day a road race was held covering the same ground. When I made…
I had one of those rides yesterday which makes me so glad to live in Melbourne’s outer north. Descending into the Yarra Valley from Christmas Hills we were greeted with a layer of wispy cloud wrapped around the base of the ranges from Mt St Leonard to Mt Donna Buang, their peaks appearing above. One…
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