Tour Down Under – The Trip There.

It is that time of year again. The time I pack my gear and head virtually directly west to Adelaide. I love it. And I love the road trip. 1350kms of norbs time.

And away we go. Hay here I come. #tdu #roadtrip

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I had to do a couple of things in Nowra (25 minutes from home) and bumped in to a couple of people, so had a bit of a chat and set off.

it was a super slow trip. Accidents, slow vehicles and helping a couple of elderly ladies change a flat, had me getting to Hay a lot later than normal. But I had to head out and spin the legs after a long day in the car.

The yearly Benduck photo. #cycling #arvoride #cubecycl #tdu #roadtrip

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I am pretty sure I have explained to those that don’t know that Hay is flat.

Yep, zero metres climbed in 16 kms.

I took off a little later than I normally would from Hay, and ended up filling up the car at Balranald and then brunch in Mildura.

Brunch. Didn't have breakfast in Balranald after all. #tdu #roadtrip

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Dry #tdu #roadtrip

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Inspection station. Luckily I ate all my fruit. #tdu #roadtrip

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I finally arrived in my motel that is a lot bigger and closer than the previous two years. Got everything set up and then walked to the Tour Village to watch the team presentation.

Non Pro Cycling Central is online. #tdu #roadtrip

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Reasonable crowds for the team presentation. #tdu #roadtrip

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The presentation was running ridiculously late, and I bailed after Team Uni SA. I had to eat.

So I am looking forward to some riding during the week and with a big thank you to John Galloway and Scott O’Raw from Velocast, I have a press pass, so get ready for a bunch of photos.

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Happy Festivus from CuBeCyCl

The christmas ride turned into a smashfest today. I wasn’t expecting to be picking up KOMs on a coffee ride.

A record 12 people were out in the bunch today. Not exactly Beach Road numbers, but for our sleepy sea side village, this is huge.

Here is the final 5kms of the ride. The bloody triathlete is to blame!

And the Stravas.

Merry Christmas to all that follow the blog.

norbs

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Toot Toot, It’s the Tim Express

Friday is normally no drop coffee day. We had a bunch of 10 today, with 6 in the CuBeCyCl jerseys looking terrific. One of those was Tim, the triathlete on his TT Bike. Oh jesus.

He was going to give our local loop a red hot go, and gave the rest of us a head start.

Yesterday we had a fairly good hit out and went faster than I had gone for months. My legs weren’t great, but that is no excuse, I was smashed by the group. here is a few videos.

First, the end of yesterdays ride.

Now, today’s ride where I get dropped and just stop pedaling. My legs had nothing left.

And the Strava Fly-By of Tim catching us, and passing me. Tim is the green circle. You’ll see the bunch go with him towards the end when I blow up.

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Vale Mark Gunter.

Condolences to his family and friends.

This was Mark in January 2013 at Modbury, South Australia. A great photographer and even better bloke. May he rest in peace.

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A workout for the blood pump.

Well today I was a bit sore from a longish and quick ride yesterday. The group got away from me and it gave the old blood pump a hell of a workout catching back up..

Look at all those CuBeCyCl jerseys too!

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Even Dogs Can Be tricky on the Road

This from this mornings ride.

That could have been a lot worse. They were big dogs.

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Day 9 of the norbs TdF challenge 2015

A very late get away today limited my time, but I still managed a good hour on the bike.

Boat #cycling #arvoride #cubecycl #norbstdfchallenge

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Greenwell Point. #cycling #arvoride #cubecycl #norbstdfchallenge

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Day 8 of the norbs TdF Challenge 2015

Bugger all to report today. No photos due to the pissing rain and wind.

Slipped a bit further behind, but still hanging in there.

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Day 7 of the norbs TdF Challenge 2015

After a sneaky rest day yesterday, it was back into it today in some pretty crappy windy weather again. So I have dropped back again, but it is still achievable.

Calalla Bay in the wind #cycling #lunchride #cubecycl #norbstdfchallenge

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Myola #cycling #lunchride #cubecycl #norbstdfchallenge

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Day 5 of the norbs TdF Challenge 2015

It was a cracking day out on the bike today, and the longest ride of the challenge so far. Nearly reeled in the pack as well.

Looking like a horses arse. #cycling #lunchride #cubecycl #norbstdfchallenge

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I woke him up. #cycling #lunchride #cubecycl #norbstdfchallenge

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Wet wall. #cycling #lunchride #cubecycl #norbstdfchallenge

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Cambewarra #cycling #lunchride #cubecycl #norbstdfchallenge

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One for @lesvachesdutour #cycling #lunchride #cubecycl #norbstdfchallenge

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