Spending a week in Brisbane with Mark and Bec Frendo was a treat. Mark introduced me to early morning rides ( he was trying for 6am, I bargained for 6:30) so we could hit the trails before work. I tried to remind him that there’s little training effect before 8 am, but he taught me in Brizzy […]
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Kona King Kahuna bike review from Down Under! http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/pro-bike-cory-wallaces-kona-king-kahuna-29 PS This bike is now for sale in Australia. Email if interested: ctwally@hotmail.com
The last weekend in Nepal there was an XC eliminator race as part of the Himalayan Outdoor festival. Heats of 4 riders raced around a hilly 1.5 km loop for two laps, with the first 2 riders moving into the next round. It was a great introduction to this sort of racing with lots of festival
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Sometimes life goes as planned and is a piece of cake, other times it does its own thing and you get to hang on for one hell of a ride. This year the Yak Attack did its own thing and I was sent on a soul building journey. The Yak Attack is
March 3-11: Yak Attack, Nepal (DNF) March 22: Nepal XC Eliminator (1st) March 29: Rocky Trail Entertainment 4hr Enduro, Awaba Australia April 6: Australian Marathon Champs, Brisbane Oz April 13: Australian Marathon Series, Melbourne Oz April 25: Australian Marathon Series, Atherton Oz April 27: World Cup XC #2, Cairns Oz May 3: Australian Marathon Series, NSW Oz
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As a child the place I first dreamed of traveling too was Nepal. Arriving here 20 years later was unreal as I stepped off a 20 hour flight from Canada and into a dream world. Nepal is the home to the highest place on earth, the birth of Buddhism and over 25 million Nepalese people. It is a gorgeous country,
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Off season started January 2nd this year and was spent working in Northern Alberta for 37 days. It was a nice break from the bike and a good chance to let out some redneck behavior. My boss’s Lindsay and Daniel at IR S (Integrity Reclamation Seismic) have been great and have given free range to come and go from work to
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2013 was one hell of a ride… 79 race days. About 1 race every 4.5 days. It’s something I didn’t plan but rather just let unfold as the year rolled on. Here is 2013 by the numbers: 10 countries: Canada, USA, Austria, Germany, Mongolia, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, Taiwan, Dominican Republic. 79 Total Races: 63 Mountain Bike Races California XC: 1 day
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Some people describe the State of Tasmania as the anchor for Australia as it sits 240 km south off the main continent. It also takes a lot of smack talk from the mainlanders for being a little “out there.” The island is the 26th largest in the World and is home to just over
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Taiwan “the heart of Asia”, is a very interesting little country just off the southeast coast of China. It is a tad bigger (35 980 sq km vs 31 284 sq km) then Vancouver Island, has half the coast line (1566.3 km vs 3440 km) and has a populaton 33 times greater at just over 23
The Crocodile Trophy is one of my favourite MTB races in the World, right up there with the adventures of the Mongolia Bike Challenge. Racing 9-days through the jungle and dry Outback from Cairns to Cooktown in North Eastern Australia is something which is getting better every season I return (x3). This year the race
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Heading into the Wembo 24 Hr World Solo Championships I had one goal. Take the belt from 3-time champion Jason English. The form was there, the lead up to the race was A+ with good sleeps, good food and good company chilling with Leighton and staying with fellow Canadians Todd Nowack and Kim Picard. The