Day 4 of the norbs TdF Challenge 2015

Posted on July 14, 2015 by norbs

A pretty cruisey ride around wind swept Culburra Beach this arvo. Slipped back a bit again, but hope to do some long rides later in the week and on the weekend to give myself a buffer.

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Day 3 of the norbs TdF Challenge 2015

Posted on July 13, 2015 by norbs

Day 3 was a very windy affair. Not a lot of fun, but a bit longer and a few more metres climbing than normal. I am a bit sore tonight. The slow average speed tells the tale.

This bloody wind. #cycling #lunchride #cubecycl #norbstdfchallenge

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Glad the gate was locked. #cycling #lunchride #cubecycl #norbstdfchallenge

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Glad the gate was locked. #cycling #lunchride #cubecycl #norbstdfchallenge

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Day 2 of the norbs TdF Challenge of 2015.

Posted on July 12, 2015 by norbs

Well that was a sucky ride today. Wind that would blow the stench off Tony Abbott and cars everywhere.

So already I am out the back of the peloton. One good thing, I bettered my KOM on a long downhill drag with the wind up my clacker. Go fatty!

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Day 1 of the norbs TdF Challenge of 2015.

Posted on July 11, 2015 by norbs

Every now and then I am known to shoot my big mouth off, and the other night was a clanger. I put this out to the world on Twitter.

Had a giggle to myself and sat back. Ding. A notification that it has been retweeted. Hahah. Ding, ding. Oh wow, 2 more. Hahah. A few more dings and I was starting to worry.

And then it went a bit crazy and I ended up with 45 retweets.

So today, after a bit of shopping, it was on the bike.

Enjoying a ripper day out in the sun and a bit of a breeze. Then…


I cracked it and pulled the pin a little while later. So about 12kms down on my goal for the day.

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the norbs TDF Challenge of 2015

Posted on July 11, 2015 by norbs

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Non Pro Cycling #tourquiz Stage 2

Posted on July 5, 2015 by norbs

Who will finish 3rd on tonight’s stage which is as flat as a shit carters hat!

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Non Pro Cycling #tourquiz Stage 1.

Posted on July 4, 2015 by norbs

Ok people, each stage there will be a question for people to answer. No prizes, apart from bragging rights.

Tonight, where will Cav come in the prologue? Answer in the comments below.

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Just #toursnacks

Posted on July 4, 2015 by norbs

Get on board the #toursnacks train.

Aussie cycling freaks love to nip out to the kitchen in the dead of the night to top up for the last 50kms of each stage. Keep an eye on Twitter for the #toursnacks hashtag. Join the fun. Follow me, @norbs and @cyclingcentral to see when it is time to unleash the musette of goodies.

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Hashtag Snacks. What is all the fuss about.

Posted on May 9, 2015 by norbs

I have been asked quite a few times now, “what is #toursnacks, #girosnacks, #thereandbacksnacks ?”

Easy, it is this cycling freaks way of staying alert during the wee small hours that Aussie cycling fans have to watch the sport we love.

I am not sure when it started, but I suspect it was off the back of the guide I wrote a while back about watching a grand tour in Australia. Snacking towards the end of a stage in a grand tour was one way to keep me alert. I am pretty handy on the tooth, so any reason to chomp down on some grub late at night sounds good to me.

With excellent support from Cycling Central, it has become a thing. It happens when there is 50kms left in a road stage, or a ore determined time for ITT and TTT stages. The word will go out and the masses respond with some truly excellent snacks. I even gave the #girosnacks a plug on the blog a few times last year.

So join in everyone. And the best thing is, you can ride off the calories the next day.

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30 Seconds! God Help Me.

Posted on April 11, 2015 by norbs

This is the sort of thing that really winds me up.

If you click on that you can see the car drivers sign language for “get off the fucking road”.

So, if you are the driver or classy passenger of Commodore BK43QE, have some patience you mouth breathing arsehats! I held you up for all of 30 fucking seconds.

If you know this knuckle dragging waste of space, tell them they are famous on the internet.

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