Juz, Reidy and myself headed off at 5am, whilst the finishing touches were being made to the start line infrastructure, (at least we didn’t have to hear “Feel the Rush”, again)! As we headed along Lower NE road there were a surprisingly large number of riders heading towards Norwood. It was still dark when we got to the bottom of Anstey’s Hill. Dawn had broken through by the time I made the ascent, which marked my first time up Anstey’s. Kersbrook didn’t seem to pose too many problems either…

Hello and happy new year I hope your holidays were good... but not too good as I found out this morning back on the bike after three weeks and finding the Wii cycling doesn't really cut it as training.

Down to business but first welcome to the 200 or so new members that have joined since early December. I've not had a chance to say hello.

It's TDU time again and what a vibe around town. It's great to see so many cyclists out and about. There has been so many great discussions…