Wales is known for its myths and legends and strikingly rugged landscapes. The Welsh are proud of their longstanding culture and the Cymru MTB Classic is said to be a race for riders with a pure love of mountain biking. Landing in southern Snowdonia in 2022, the three day race will run from 17 to […]
Archives for July 2021
Livign(o) life large in Europe
It can be a lonely experience racing in Europe no matter who you are, but especially so as an Aussie or Kiwi. We travel thousands of kilometres by ourselves, to the opposite side of the world, to race usually alone, with little contact with our family and friends back home. So it’s been a great […]
Les Get(s) into some more World Cup racing!
It was always the plan to push through the first month of races in Europe with training, however its always disheartening to feel like you’re going backward at each race. So I was looking forward to my second world cup, and a recovery week. Car troubles World Cup round four was situated in Les Gets […]
The Devils Cardigan gravel race sets the scene in Tasmania with epic course and conditions!
Gravel racing has been taking the US cycling scene by storm for a few years now. With the ascension of a now world renowned races such as Unbound Gravel (formerly Dirty Kanza) gravel racing in parts of the northern hemisphere has become a legitimate professional discipline and arguably trumping in popularity the traditional road racing […]
The Power of Enthusiasm
I am often asked what is the most common personality trait of a successful athlete. Many attitudes come to mind that are conducive to performance but I have rarely committed to one trait to be crucial for success. It is something I have spent some hours ruminating on and researching. Recently, I had a minor […]
Aussies at Swiss Cup in Savognin
Following my first two races, I was keen to put a proper week of training in again and hopefully find some legs before the next race in Switzerland. The first order of business was buying a fan (the mechanical kind, not the people), to get a good night’s sleep in the heat, and a pillow […]