Negative Split Carbon Tour of Samoa 2024
Six a.m. on 19 August 2024 saw Lillian and I lined up for the start of the Negative Split Carbon Tour of Samoa. The tour, which celebrated its 10th anniversary with this edition, comprises of 7 race stages over 4 … Continued
Cape Epic 2024
The Cape Epic claims to be ‘The Race that Measures All’. Over its 20 year history it has earned the accolade as being the toughest mountain-bike stage race in the world. So how does it actually measure up? The course … Continued
Misadventures on the India Venster Trail, Table Mountain
The India Venster Trail is the steepest of the walking paths up Table Mountain, talking a sinuous line to the summit under the cable car. If you google the trail you will see lots of articles about how spectacular it … Continued
Peaks Challenge Falls Creek 2024
Peaks Challenge. 235 kilometres, 4500 vertical metres, 3 major climbs. Named by GCN as one of the top 10 one day gran fondos. I first heard about this event when we went to Bright on a short trip in the … Continued
Malvern Hills End to End Trail Run
Rising out of the floodplain of the River Severn the undulating dragon’s back of the Malvern Hills presents a captivating vista. The town of Malvern, known now for its spring water, grew rapidly in the nineteenth century as a hydrotherapy … Continued
Via Ferrata du Parc Thermal, Saint-Gervais
Overhanging traverses, terrifying Nepali bridges, and monkey bridge river crossings. A lot has changed in the world of via ferrata since the days when my Dad and I ascended some of the Dolomite classics when I was a teenager. Some … Continued
Coast to Coast 2023
It’s hard to exaggerate how uniquely New Zealand the Coast to Coast is. First there is the concept, 243km from Greymouth on the west coast of the South Island to Christchurch on the east coast by running, cycling and kayaking. … Continued
Diary of a Multisport Newbie
New Zealand is the perfect environment for multisport races, with its wild rivers and uncompromising terrain. The Coast to Coast is the most well known of these, and if you want to find out more, you’re where I was about … Continued
Singapore and Chiang Mai by Bike
One of things we love about travelling with our bikes is the feeling that you get when, having figured out when and where to ride, you know your way around a city and have found favourite places to eat and … Continued