The weather forecast was 80% chance of rain for today and they were right it was quite heavy in the morning so we decided on a afternoon ride and started the ride of in Glenelg at about 1:30pm. I was a bit on the cool side today and I was keen to give my A200 Skins a test ride on the bike so I pulled them on over my cycling shorts, I must say they performed really well and I remained very…

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SheRides Cycling is a project that's foundation has been built on discussions between myself and the cycling community that I'm involved with in Victoria. My friends are playing key roles in the project as advisers and consults, without them this project wouldn't be possible.



I am 27 years old, live in Melbourne with my cat and work as a corporate receptionist/journalist, ! spends as much time as possible with my boyfriend and many afternoons discussing politics and sport with my…

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Knock, knock

Who's there?

1000 cyclists

1000 cyclists who?

1000 Adelaide Cyclists who share the same passion for cycling in Adelaide and making where we live a better place for riding.



This week Adelaide Cyclists ticked over 1000 members which is great! No small feat for a city a fraction the size of other state capitals. To celebrate there are a couple of events to join in. …



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Either I'm not a very motivated person or I am just short on time I don't find it easy, or appealing, to get on the trainer at home. After a day at work, bike commuting about the place and then fending off spammers here I can't bring myself to do the time on the bike to "get some extra KM in my legs". In the time I have had a trainer, a borrowed one, I've used it twice in 4 months.



So on Tuesday I accepted an invitation from Matt Lloyd, a member… Continue

On Friday evening, the penultimate of winter 2010, I went for a ride and it was quite lovely and makes me so happy I cycle in Adelaide. I rode up Montacute Rd not really knowing where I would go except Marble Hill would be nice (and a PB for me).



I think the Montacute climb is the nicest of the 'eastern four five' of Lofty, Norton Summit, Montacute and Gorge Rd (you could also add NE Rd to Houghton) (update & Greenhill). If you… Continue

I'm watching SBS's Cycling Central and they're screening the highlights of one of the the final classics of the season The… Continue

After a couple of days of travel, leaving some time also for my knee to heal, I finally got to the Gold Coast for a cycle with Derek last wednesday. A couple of stops the previous days at Coffs Harbor and Byron Bay were also enjoyable



At the gold coast, we had a great cycle out to springbrock. On the return trip we descended some 17% gradient descents. Upon returning to Broadbeach we headed along the esplanade, stopped at Robbie McEwan's cafe for a latte and admired the wildlife. It… Continue

"Thanks for the bell" the middle aged Linear Park walker called out as a I shot past this afternoon. I gave just one ding -- the friendly way to warn of my approach. I always give a friendly ding and I also "say g'day" to fellow cyclists, it's not hard. It seems quite a few of you agree judging by the reaction to Wombat's blog post about it quoting Mr Gordon Fitzpatrick (or… Continue

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It's July again, I can't believe it but the upside is it's Tour de France time. Apologies to all who got confused by my poor sense of humour over the weekend by switching the site's language to French. It does make you think how hard it must be to be a pro cyclist. Not only do you have to ride 3500kms but you have to learn a foreign language as well!.…

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Hi cyclists... it's April and the rains have started but of course that doesn't stop most of us.



This newsletter is mostly about events to get you out on your bike for some fun stuff over the next few weeks.



This Sunday is another of our group rides organised (and creatively named) by… Continue