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It's official… Lance spitted out at Ophra.
"LANCE Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey during an interview that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, a person familiar with the situation said."
rotorua without shuttle bus access
just curious if anyone has been to rotorua outside of school holidays when the shuttle bus isnt running and can comment on how much climbing there was and if it was difficult to get to the start of the climbs where the shuttle drops off up the top.
thinking of going for a week in early march(only time i can get) but dont want to wreck my first experience there by spending all day riding the road uphill.
any thoughts or assistance would be very much appreciated
A very sad day for mountain biking......
So young and so much promise....very sad indeed!
http://www.supersport.com/cycling/sa-cycling/new...
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Trail link between Westleigh and Hornsby
Trying to work out a riding course between Cherrybrook and Hornsby. Does anyone know if there is a trail link between Warrigal road Westleigh and Valley road Hornsby? Looking at Google Earth it looks like there is a chance between the RFS site at Westleigh, across the back of some houses and out on Valley road
How awesome was today for riding.
I started riding at Bayview at around 6:30am It looked like it was going to start raining any moment. I have no idea how hot it was. But it was extreemly pleasant. For most of the morning nothing changed. overcast not too hot great conditions for going hard. it took me 2 hrs to get to Manly Dam via Centre track St Ives sniggle & the cascades. I did a 82km MTB ride. extreemly happy with my effort.But it didn't start getting really hot until about 12 noon. I wasn't far from home, I look up and the sky was crystal clear. I really enjoued the cooler conditions in the morning.
Take it easy on the roads - a rant
Did an easy 50km road ride out to Akuna Bay today. Quite a few cyclists about despite the late hour (left home at 11:30) and the camaraderie was good, with every rider lifting a finger to wave hello or acknowledging you with a nod. Heck, even the roadies were saying hi! 
Unfortunately the mood was dampened by the muppet behaviour of *some* drivers. Sadly, it comes as no surprise to see on the news tonight that so far we have 5 dead on our state's roads since Christmas Day (yesterday).
Incident 1:
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all.
Here's hoping everyone has a safe and enjoyable Xmas season, and that either Santa brought everyone some great gear for their bikes or that you got the opportunity to have a ride before stuffing down Xmas lunch/dinner.
I received a couple of well-needed summer cycling jerseys, but the AyUp riding lights didn't make it in on the sleigh in time.
What did everyone else get for being a good boy/girl?
Cheers,
ChookLegs.....!
2012 - the year that was
Just noticed on Training Centre that today I ticked over the 5,000 km mark for the year. Well up from an injury-marred last year, slightly up from the year before. Feeling moderately fit and hoping my upcoming busy period at work isn't going to set me back too far.
I only did the one race this year (The Mont), hoping to do a few more in 2013.
Excited about the progress made on trail advocacy and hoping the momentum will continue to build. Who'd have thought last year that we'd get some world-class tracks built in the middle of suburban Hornsby in time for Christmas?
New Hornsby Trail - Open Yet?
Anyone have an update on when the new trails out at Hornsby can be ridden? Last update on the Synergy Facebook page was that a couple of trees came down across the track (The Big Dippa) that had to be removed. That was back on December 12.
I know it was due to be opened early to mid December, so it must be close now??
Seesaw's
Chatting with a fellow Mountain Biker the other day and Seesaws came up in conversation. We both had different view points so I figured I would gather a broader perspective.
Should there be more Seesaws in mtn bike parks/sites to help develop and improve mtn bike skills or are they just fun but we don't really need them and can do with out.
What is your perspective?