The following reports combine my love of fitness and history. The first report is meant to be a report about one of the first female cycling races. But it very quickly becomes a report of female cycling fashion. I couldn’t resist posting the second report which is about the new cycling fashion craze of knickerbockers, […]
Another week on TOGO920 Cycling Challenge
The TOGO920 challenge is to cycle 920 kilometers in 8 weeks. We are up to week 3 and I am way, way, behind, but still feeling confident that I can make the distance. I have time off over the next couple of weeks, so plan to spend longer hours on the bike. This week, I’ve […]
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TOGO920 Cycle Challenge – Week 1
Sunday 15 May – O’Keefe Rail Trail: Axedale towards Bendigo and back to Axedale. First ride of the challenge and first ride since injury. Very short, only 18.1 ks but felt really good. I intend this to be the shortest ride of the challenge. Shoulder and knee are feeling good, and I do feel like […]
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TOGO920 Cycling Challenge
I came across this cycling challenge on Facebook on the weekend, and I think it might be exactly what I need to get the ks up on the bike, to what they used to be. Of late, I’ve been a bit slack as far as the bike is concerned. Plenty of gym and walking, but […]
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What female cyclists should not do – 1895
The article that follows combines both my love of history and cycling. I posted it a while ago on my history blog but feel it should be published here also. I found it on Lists of Note. It was published in 1895 after two women dared to turn up to a cycling event in Chicago, wearing […]
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Christmas Cycle
Christmas for me is going to be all about the bike – the trail bike. I haven’t soent as much time as I would have liked on the trail bike this year. Almost all of my riding has been on the road bike. So I’ve decided to spend the next few weeks clocking up as […]
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Coming Cycling Events
Today I’ve been thinking about goals, and cycling goals in particular. I need to get out there pedalling and quickly. This winter, the coldest I can ever remember, has seen me get very lazy. For me the best way to make sure I stay accountable and don’t cancel training sessions is to set some goals. […]
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Round The Bay In A Day
My entry is in for Bicycle Network’s Round The Bay In A Day cycling event. The event has varying distances, from 20k to the iconic tough 250k. I have registered for the 100k ride, which will start in Sorrento and finish in Melbourne. The ride is on at the end of October, which gives me […]