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RAAM it Home, Art! 10 Jun 2013 | 02:18 pm
It is June. This means only one thing. It’s RAAM time baby! This is an epic race, with no stages, no domestiques with no contrived team tactics, nor team pharmacists. The strongest legs will win plai...
The Graperide Ultimate 505k 13 Apr 2013 | 10:40 am
One year ago, I allowed a blot on my record. The ugly consecutive letters of D, N & F. I failed to complete the 505k Graperide Ultimate. This remains the only time that I have failed to complete an e...
A very brief moment of Strava Glory! 13 Apr 2013 | 10:34 am
Strava is a GPS based training motivation tool. They reguarly have challenges, to ride at least a certain amount of time, or as far as possible within a certain timeframe. As a Randonneur, naturally t...
I’m a “Super Randonneur” again.. 26 Feb 2013 | 01:20 pm
The Super-Randonneur award is awarded for the completion of 200km/300km/400km/600km rides within a Randonnuering year (Nov 1 – Oct 31). It is also the qualifying requirement for many 1200km events, wh...
MTB: Skyline to Red Rocks 18 Dec 2012 | 01:12 pm
I made another feeble attempt at pretending I was mountain biker. With Mark who had recently arrived in Wellington, and is hanging out with with the folk from the Wellington Tramping & Mountaineering...
To Ride, to Race or to experience Adventure? – choose three! 4 Dec 2012 | 01:53 pm
My post-Taupo thinking, now that have the full collection of helmet caps is toward not only finishing but being competitive. I am certainly no natural athlete and are unlikely to come close to that to...
The Lanterne Rouge of the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge Maxi Enduro 29 Nov 2012 | 02:37 pm
I recently returned home from my annual pilgrimage to Taupo for the Lake Taupo Challenge. I've Now completed 7 challenges, and 18 Laps of "the pond". This year I entered the four-times round "Maxi End...
Surviving the Great Southern Randonnee 1200 21 Nov 2012 | 02:15 pm
This ride seemed to throw everything at me. From extreme heat to southerly wind and rain; illness & mechanical concerns. !Training To be fair, I didn't get much training in over winter. Actually, it...
! Reflecting on Gilets 14 Nov 2012 | 04:40 pm
All cats are black cats after midnight I frequently ride long after sundown, whether it is due to cycle commuting, or long-distance cycling events such as randonneuring. On my most recent ride, I mana...
GSR 1200 Summary 12 Nov 2012 | 04:41 am
The GSR felt like an eventful ride for me, so it may be a while before I have a full post of the ride up. I struggled after the heat of day one, but managed to keep rotating and roll in, nursing what...
