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We all have dreams, and as someone who spends a lot of time on his bike, a few of mine involve cycling …. there’s always the hope that a week before a grand tour (I’m not fussy, even the Vuelta … Continue reading →

You tend to see odd things on holiday …. perhaps they’re not odd for the locals, but they sort of make you look twice and scratch your head: like the gent I saw at Frankfurt airport: in his 40’s wearing … Continue reading →

I’m nearly 50. I grew up on spy movies & novels, so the former Eastern Bloc has always held a fascination for me … It’s the dark place, they’re the bad guys are; although the hero usually escapes to the … Continue reading →

The marketing departments at large watchmaking companies would like us to believe that they have a room somewhere in Geneva where three gnomes (probably called Klaus or Johan) assembled that Omega, Rolex or Panerai you’re wearing (see #womw on twitter) … Continue reading →

I’ve been lucky enough to host a couple of Twitter #cycling buddies when they’ve visited Melbourne: taken them for a bit of a spin, shown them a few of my favorite places, had a coffee or a beer together. Today, … Continue reading →

They don’t give a wind a name unless it’s something serious. In this part of France, Provence, there is a wind called The Mistral. At the top of yesterday’s climb, Mt. Ventoux, the wind has been recorded at upto 320Kph. … Continue reading →

In cycling, climbs are categorized by difficulty from easy, Cat 4, to hard, Cat 1. I don’t know the exact details of how they work it out – i think it’s one of the UCI’s closely guarded secrets – but … Continue reading →

If you see my follow my twitters you’ll know it took something like 34 hours from my front door to the hotel in Gevrey-Chambertin, near Dijon. I remember what Summer Sunday afternoons were like in Melbourne 30 years ago: not … Continue reading →