Bicycling Australia

BURIED DEEP IN THIS, OUR SECOND EDITION FOR 2019, IS A fascinating paragraph penned by Patrick Jonker. A lifelong enthusiast of our sport, Pat enjoyed an 11-year career as a professional cyclist. He rode 7 Grand Tours, 6 Classics and enjoyed a number

DEAR NAT, Reading Jan/Feb. 2019 edition of Bicycling Australia, I noticed an article on 2022 Road World Championships, hosted by Wollongong but then stated that the competition is to start in Sydney. Why Sydney? And could I make a plea that it not be

Pump up your heart rate and lap up the marvels of the City of Brisbane from the 28th of March with the inaugural Brisbane Cycling Festival, then join us on the finish line with thousands of locals, international elites and a jam-packed South Bank of

AND THAT POPULARITY IS NOT SURPRISING. Endurance events offer many advantages over a typical ride. Closed roads (often with a police escort), hydration and nutrition stations, overall and sector timing (eg KOM & QOM's) mechanical support, first aid,

IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THIS LAST HAPPENED FOR Luke Durbridge. He pulls on the green and gold bands after dominating the national TT championship. He’s ecstatic with his ride and it caps off what has been a history making weekend for him and his fami

THERE ARE PLENTY OF RIDERS WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY eating and drinking while on the bike, especially under fast or hilly race conditions. But imagine being in an event, pedaling and breathing hard as you try to keep up with the peloton, injecting yoursel

IN THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD OF CYCLING HISTORY, only nine people have held the world record for distance ridden solo in a single calendar year. Four Brits, two Frenchmen, two Americans and a lone Australian, who actually broke the record twice, Oser

“FOLLOW, FOLLOW, FOLLOW, FOLLOW, FOLLOW The Ho Chi Minh Trail" Damn. As if it isn’t bad enough, I just cannot get that irritating (yet amusing) Robin Williams line from Good Morning Vietnam out of my head. It's somewhere approaching midday and I'm wr

Getting to this region of Vietnam is best done via Hanoi or Saigon airports with connecting flights to Danang. Many budget airlines operate on these routes, and some even fly direct from neighbouring countries, making it both cheap and easy. Travelli

23 -YEAR-OLD TASMANIAN- born road and track rider Macey Stewart not only wants to stand on the podium in Tokyo with a gold medal around her neck., she also wants to stand on the podium and sing her own National Anthem. Macey, it seems, is quite the s

IF THE WORD “SPINNING” INVOKES MENTAL IMAGES of a gym full of identical indoor bikes being pedalled frantically to loud music then you are pretty much correct. It wasn’t until I started to research this article that I realised Spinning is like Kleene

WITHIN THIS EMERGING AREA of brain research there’s really great news for cyclists, as it has been shown that incorporating cycling into your daily routine is not only healthy for your body, but also your brain. Have you ever noticed that your mood a

ANY BIKE RIDE SHOULD START with a gentle warm up. The purpose of the warm up is multi-faceted and is crucial to reducing the risk of injury and optimising your riding. Most cyclists, maybe unknowingly, already do this warm-up during the first 10-20 m

SURE, THAT MIGHT BE ONE OF the true definitions and stereotypes of CX, but these days the sport—and the specialist bikes used in the short-course, obstacle-riddled pursuit—have diversified. Case in point, Merida’s latest high-end offering in this nic

WHAT’S THE BEST WAY to test a product that claims to provide great benefits for athletes, particularly cyclists and prevent them from suffering damaging dehydration and cramping? Give it to a bunch of riders who are training for an event that will te

DURING THE PAST 35YEARS I have ridden many bikes, the most exciting times were during the ‘90s … the wild west of bicycle manufacturing when the governing body had implemented little to no restrictions. That period was all out fun and creativity for

Electric assist road are officially here in Australia with a number of local distributors soft-launching various models over the past few months. With respect to the unique features of many of the models, they all typically look like e-bikes—yes … th

WHILE THE TWE BRAND FIRST appeared in 2003, Greg has been working with bikes for most of his life and custom-building high performance wheels for more than 25 years. Unsurprisingly, he’s rather good at it. Balancing a refreshing dose of pragmatism wi

IN ADDITION TO CHASING THE podium on both road and track—and, with a bit of luck, National selection honours—Francesca also hopes to find her way into an NRS team (as of mid-December she was still unsigned for 2019). Beyond gaining valuable elite-lev

WHO? CYCLE PATH BIKE SHOP WHERE? BRIGHT, VICTORIA POST-RIDE? COFFEE AT THE RAIL TRAIL CAFE IT’S THE CLOSEST YOU’LL GET TO EUROPE without actually leaving the country … a small country village located in the foothills of some of Australia’s greates

WHEN I BEGAN TO PONDER THE subject of this column, with a few days to go before year's end, the ever-helpful website Procyclingstats told me there were four short of 100 registered professional road cyclists who will have retired by December 31, 2018