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Tour Down Under – Day 6

Posted on January 25, 2016 by norbs

Ok, where were we. Sorry about the delay. Being a lazy two finger typist means these things take some time to throw together, and I just ran out of time in Adelaide. But, I have just had dinner here in … Continue reading →

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Tour Down Under – Day 5

Posted on January 21, 2016 by norbs

Stage 3 of the Tour Down Under and it was back to the corkscrew. Starting out at Glenelg, I must say, I was slightly worried when I first arrived. Rain at the start line. Can't see the tram tracks being … Continue reading →

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Tour Down Under – Day 4

Posted on January 20, 2016 by norbs

Stage 2 today started just up the road from where I am staying, at a little place called Unley. According to Dave McKenzie, there has been a stage start all but 3 times since 1999. Here are just a few … Continue reading →

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Tour Down Under – Day 2 and 3.

Posted on January 19, 2016 by norbs

So, the catch up post. Forgot to post yesterday, but to be honest, there wasn’t a huge amount happening. Monday was the BikeExchange Norton Summit Strava Challenge. Something I was keen to have a crack at. I certainly wasn’t expecting … Continue reading →

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Tour Down Under – Day 1

Posted on January 17, 2016 by norbs

Today was the first day to go for a ride and check out some racing. The ride was a flat one, to get me ready for the Norton Summit Challenge tomorrow. I went down to Glenelg and then North for … Continue reading →

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Tour Down Under – The Trip There.

Posted on January 16, 2016 by norbs

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 … Continue reading →

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Happy Festivus from CuBeCyCl

Posted on December 24, 2015 by norbs

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 … Continue reading →

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Toot Toot, It’s the Tim Express

Posted on December 4, 2015 by norbs

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 … Continue reading →

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Vale Mark Gunter.

Posted on December 1, 2015 by norbs

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.

Posted on October 16, 2015 by norbs

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 … Continue reading →

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