Tag Archives: Around the Bay

A Lonely 169kms

When ever I see a new challenge at Strava, I can’t help but sign up. I have been doing it long enough now to know that they usually hurt, and I only complete half of them, but I can’t stop … Continue reading

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Around The Bay in a Day. A Ride Report.

I really don’t know where or how to start this post. It will be a monster, so put on your Sunday pants and find a comfy chair. I set off on Thursday morning. The idea was to drive to Albury … Continue reading

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Week 5 of the Round the bay training log.

Grab a comfy chair dear reader, this will be a long ride report. The week was lean as far as cycling goes. I had Monday and Tuesday off the bike as my knee was still a bit sore from the … Continue reading

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Week 4 of the Round the bay training log.

It was a very lean week last week. Just 102kms for the week. Life got in the way a little, but my Sunday long ride was cut short by mechanical problems that I will explain in a bit. I was … Continue reading

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Week 3 of the Round the bay training log.

A slightly shorter long ride this week than last week. Shorter by about 1km in fact. It might have been shorter, but it was a hell of a lot harder. I drove up to Kiama to meet a couple of … Continue reading

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Week 2 of the Round the Bay training log.

After a pretty big week in week one for me, 196kms, I managed 179kms last week. Three mid week rides, then out for my first Century for a while. In my previous post regarding my training program, I said I … Continue reading

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In Training for a 200+km day in October

There are many cyclists out there that would consider the Round the bay in a Day ride to be just another day in the saddle. I am not one of them, for the following reasons. I have never riden more … Continue reading

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