A break from the guest posts today, instead its time for a Mother F Flashback... Back to the brutal majesty of the NZ scenery and leg shredding stage race action from 5 Passes. New photos (thank you Hussler) me...
Well, its day 3 post the 5 Passes/ToB double and I am very slowly starting to feel human again... Right shin is still bizarrely injured, but I'm starting to be able to function. Man, I would have been fucked th...
Well, another adventure and stage race ticked off and I am back in the Concrete HQ… feeling totally fucked and trying to, er, get ready for another stage race… But, before we get all freaked out by the weekend ...
Far out, the last day of 5 Passes has been and gone… Its always mixed emotions at the end of a Stage race, you massively want it to end physically, but you want that great road trip and every day race feeling t...
Stop the press - Last night I posted tales of a massive day on the bike, only to collapse into bed in agony, to then find that a photo had come through that encapsulated my suffering, whilst you can't see the c...
Warning - Todays post is Adults Only, no nudity or violence (well, violent acts were committed on my legs), but excessively bad language. Sorry kids, you'll need to get back to Grand Theft Auto 5 now.
I coul...
Well gang, we're off and rolling on 5 passes! Today involved a lot of sitting/lying around before the 13.4km TT Prologue that kicked off at 5.30pm! A late start given that tomorrow's first road stage kicks off ...
Today has all been about lying around and doing nothing… Aside from drinking coffee. Some would get out for a spin and keep the legs ticking over, but I have declined such an approach today.
My rationale? We...
I have had two awesome learning experiences so far in Christchurch… Both challenging and educational.
First of all, I had to learn how to drive an Alpha Romeo. Not a race car, just a normal one… Well, normal...
Touch down in NZ! Here we are, live from Christchurch, fully installed in our local Affiliates HQ for a few days to acclimatise to both the lower temperatures, but also the 5 hour time difference.
The flight...