Monthly Archives: October 2010
3 Peaks Challenge | What Doesn’t Kill You…
This past weekend a group of us travelled to the Victorian Alpine region to take on one of the most challenging rides I’d ever set eyes on. Much harder than L’Etape and much harder that the Warny. This was no Around …
Mind Power In Performance Sport
This guest post was written by Tony Fahkry. Tony’s life is dedicated to coaching people on the Mind-Body connection. He contacted me on this idea to write about this topic after I wrote the post titled “What Was I Thinking?“ …
Q&A With Dr. Andre La Gerche
I have to thank Dr La Gerche for writing an excellent post yesterday . It also raised some interesting questions and discussion from some of you readers. Andre took the time to answer and discuss some of the comments and sent …
Shut Up Legs Pre-Orders EXTENDED
The Shut Up Legs T-shirt pre-orders will be extended until this Friday, November 5th. Since I’ve made the decision to change the cut of the women’s t-shirt we’ll give it a little bit more time. I received some good feedback …
Exercise is good for the heart… but is there a limit?
When I first began cycling it was for one simple reason – health and fitness. However, sometimes I push myself so hard that I think “there is no way this can be good for me”. In recent years I’ve had …
Just A Puddle…
A bit deep but good on him for having a crack! Anyone else sick of this rain? This guy certainly is (NSFW). One more day of this and I’m going back to Noosa…
What You Missed This Morning Photo Competition Winners
One of my favorite photos – submitted by Jon (see his flickr). Unfortunately it was disqualified from the competition because of suspect EXIF. Either way, it’s a cool shot The What You Missed This Morning competition is finally complete. Just …
Kingdom of the Kermesse
The older we get, the better we were. Nearly every guy I know who races in Australia has done a season or two in the Belgian kermesses. I love the outrageous stories that I hear. They always start off as “Well …
WYMTM Photo Competition – SCANDAL ERUPTS!
What would a contest in cycling be without controversy? It appears that the WYMTM photo competition was not immune to the ultra-competitive behavior of cyclists and may have been thrown into disrepute last night as the final votes were taking place. Two …
There’s No Such Thing As Bad Weather, Just Bad Clothing…
It’s been quite a while since I’ve written a “cycling tip”. As you might have noticed, the more I race, the more I think of things to write tips about. Unfortunately I haven’t been racing much lately… I figure that …
GO RYDER!...
Why the hell do the organisers put a corner like that right before a stage finis...