Mar 28, 2011

On Tuesday May 27th 2008, Chris Martin sent an e-mail that changed my life. I hadn’t ridden a bike in 18 years and he was on a holiday riding his bike in the Dolomites. Looking back he was going through a similar experience to the one I had this past Sunday, March 13 2011. So upon his request I wrote the following account of MY 3 Peaks ride through the...

Jan 24, 2011

So, today marks the end of a fantastic week of chasing the Peleton around the countryside. The game is up, the jerseys have been handed out, the champagne corks have popped and the girls on the podium have kissed all the riders. Today was, again, a family outing for me. We again caught the bus in to the city and then walked the length of the finish straight to...

Jan 23, 2011

It is interesting how things have a way of happening in ways and at times that you least expect them. I found out today that a friend whom I met through the Adelaide Cyclists website is in hospital as the result of a crash on his way back from the Mutual Community Challenge Tour ride yesterday. He has sustained serious, but it seems not life-threatening,...

Jan 23, 2011

This morning, the 9th birthday of my eldest daughter, signalled a trip to Norwood to watch the start of the 4th Stage: a 124km stage to Strathalbyn, to the South of Adelaide. We again used public transport to get across town and arrived in good time to walk by the teams getting ready and find a spot from which to watch the rolling start. We were on the lookout...

Jan 21, 2011

Yesterday was about the highs and lows of following the Tour. Today is all about the ups and the downs! Today was a family day and a day off the bike for me. There will be no 700km week this week. We set out this morning by bus into the city and out again, headed for Stirling; the finish of today’s 129km Stage. It was quite nice early. We were all sun-creamed...

Jan 21, 2011

What an eventful day! Today showed some of the great highs and deep lows of trying to follow the Tour. First, there were all the firsts for me. My first ride up Norton Summit Rd. My first ride through the hills to Nairn. My first time riding through Hahndorf and my first time nearly coming seriously unstuck riding down the Old Freeway. Second, there was the...