Self Righteous Cyclist

Sunday 14th April - Kew Tear Drop On a weekend with plenty of racing options, including the Euroa Crits and the Northern Combine Classic on Saturday , numbers were down on previous weeks. Still it was great to see quite a few riders backing up for a second day of racing on the challenging Tear Drop course. The commissaire sent each bunch off with a neutral lap first to get a feel for the course and conditions. C, D and E grades headed off at 9am, while the weather barely hovered over 10 degrees. Meanwhile A and B grades kicked off at 9:45am, just as the sun was breaking through the cloud to aptly warm things up. C Grade finish A Grade correspondent, Keith Trovatello reported that within the first 10 minutes of the race, Emilio Romano and Vaughan Bowman proved way too strong for the small field and rode clear out of sight. The chase group accepted their fate early, with their eyes now firmly planted on the last spot on the podium. Coming into the bell lap, the chase group was lapped an...

After doing an Everest in late December 2023, I really had no interest in doing anything quite like it again, other than supporting those who supported me on the day in their quest, when and if they were ready.   However, when a window of opportunity opened for the Easter long weekend to do an Everest Roam, I thought let's do it.  An Everest Roam is a ride consisting of climbing 10,000 metres, covering at least 400km, within 36 hours.  Sleep is allowed and you can drive from point to point in between climbs. I put it out to my Everest support crew, Gruppetto Melbourne and Knights of Suburbia, here in Melbourne.  Other than a few laughs at my expense, and don't worry, I laughed at myself too, one brave soul put up his hand to join me on day 2 from Tawonga to Falls Creek.  Thanks to Joel, my brother from another mother.  It was great sharing the time with you. I want to say a special thanks to the guy from Southern Vets (now Masters) who 40 years ago, i...