I had this come across my desk the other day which I thought was of interest. It is a complete list of Australians who have competed in the Tour de France since 1914. Year Rider Team Final Place Started Finished Final Time* Remarks 1914 Duncan "Don" Kirkham Phebus-Dunlop 17th 145 54 at 11h 53′ 39" 1914 Ivor "Iddo" / "Snowy" Munro Phebus-Dunlop 20th...
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This article mainly focuses on what to carry for a long day in the saddle. We’ll assume you’ve done your training, your bike is ready and you’ve done suitable carbo loading the night before. Firstly I’ll say there are plenty of ways to prepare but this is just from my experience having done the 165km, the 207km event and this year I’ll be doing the...
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Inspired by Chris from the Vikings Cycling club, “The little Engine that could” and possibly the one of the greatest stages of the 2011 Tour de France, stage 19. I present to you, Cadel, the little red engine. A little red engine had a long train of riders to pull. He went along very well till he came to a steep Col. But then,...
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Ok guys turn away now, nothing to see here, but for the girls, this might be of interest and just in time for the Tour de France. Recently my wife started creating a range of bracelets and I thought these might be of interest for the cycling types out there. All bracelets are lovingly hand made. If you...
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Recently I found that after about 12 months of use my Garmin Edge 500 became sluggish and slow to respond. I would press the start button and it would take 2 -3 seconds to respond or it would only start recording data after about 500 metres. If this sounds familiar try this. Simply back up all the .fit files from your unit to your computer...
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