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Norton Summit in Under 20 Minutes!

Posted on January 26, 2015 by norbs

Earlier last week I took another swing at Norton Summit, my goal, a sub 20 minute climb. Once I got to the top, I didn’t think I had managed it. But when I got back to the motel, I thought … Continue reading →

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Day X – Y @TDU.

Posted on January 24, 2015 by norbs

Ok, so I tried to be clever and schedule some posts about the previous 2 days. Tip to self, always test these things before going ahead. *facepalm* So, today was day 5, I don’t want to know how many days … Continue reading →

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Day 3 @ TDU

Posted on January 20, 2015 by norbs

No Norton on the menu today. Just a lazy roll down to Glenelg. It was overcast, and I think I felt the first drops of rain I have ever felt in Adelaide. It was breezy again, and it blew most … Continue reading →

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Day 2 @ TDU

Posted on January 19, 2015 by norbs

This morning I dragged my body out of bed early. I felt ordinary. What an arse ache to get a cold on my holidays. I buggered around in my room for a while and then jumped on the bike. I … Continue reading →

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TDU 2015 : The Trip and Meeting the Secret Non Pro

Posted on January 18, 2015 by norbs

Car packed, goodbyes said, I was off on my yearly trip to Adelaide for the Tour Down Under. This is what I was leaving. Split over two days, it is roughly a 1400km trip each way. Two days there, seven … Continue reading →

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What, a Blog Post?

Posted on November 1, 2014 by norbs

Just a few happy snaps from my pedal around Culburra Beach this morning. Boat. #cycling #morningride #cubecycl A photo posted by @norbsy on Oct 10, 2014 at 2:40pm PDT Boats. #cycling #morningride #cubecycl A photo posted by @norbsy on Oct 10, 2014 … Continue reading →

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We Have a Winner

Posted on August 10, 2014 by norbs

My humblest apologies for the late nature of this announcement. I can only blame myself and a rogue WordPress plugin that stopped my scheduled posts. Not only stopped them, bloody deleted them. Argh! A while back I asked for people … Continue reading →

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Thank You SBS and the Twitteratti!

Posted on July 27, 2014 by norbs

Well, another three weeks has passed and the Tour de France is nearly done and dusted. Due to the fact that I am back at work tomorrow and can feel the man flu coming, I will be bailing early tonight. … Continue reading →

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Cows with Guns – Thanks #trolldj

Posted on July 25, 2014 by norbs

You know the Aussie tour freaks will go off like a frog in a sock when #trolldj busts out this crowd favourite.

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Gerrans vs Talansky

Posted on July 12, 2014 by norbs

This is as good a job of the screenies I can manage at 1:45am. Use the cursor keys to go through the sequence.

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