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I've been quite anxious leading up to today's Rapha #Womens100 challenge. Thinking that it would be a fast paced pelaton race format. No stops. Lycra. Eating on the bike. I went and bought whole heap of gear to make me feel comfortable (refer to clothing section for more details).Then spent the rest of the week googling ways to pee, change, layer, take off jacket while riding, eating while riding. When all it took was a 15 minutes conversation with the ladies in the riding group. Route details: http://www.strava.com/routes/2760039 Distance: 100kms Difficulty: 3 major ascents and 3 descents. Some roads are tight through and prone to car rage. Surface: Road Facilities: Public toilets at the end inside the National Park. Toilet at Waterfall train station. Otherwise bush. No water refill stations. Temperature: 5 degrees C - 15 degrees C Clothing: Full fingered gloves, merino long sleeve, short sleeve jersey, Live Giant bib shorts, knee warmers, Rapha wind breaker, Rapha cap. No undies. No panty liners The Merino was defintely helpful during the descents in the National Park. I did take off the Merino on the climbs. 
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Amazing discovery today. Bike path along one of the nastiest Motorways in Sydney, the M5. Well insulated from the noise with a large embankment it's very safe to ride. Suburbs: Earlwood, Bardwell Valley, Kingsgrove, Beverly Hills, Riverwood Distance: 20 kilometres Road Type: Road, Bike path, some parts are a bit uprooted Difficulty: Only a few hills mostly riding on the bike path. Highlights: 1960s Australian Architecture, single story brick, carports Facilities: Don't remember seeing public toilets Strava: Activity here Related websites: http://www.canterbury.nsw.gov.au/Discover/Parks-sporting-community-facilities/Cycling-Walking-Tracks/Cycle-way-to-Botany-Bay  I'm in Bathurst, NSW today for a friend's birthday. 200 kilometres west of Sydney. That's a 2.5 hour drive without traffic. Tip: no traffic on the road when you leave at 5:00 am. Before getting to Bathurst I'd done my google research and had saved a few routes. But as I was driving in I noticed a pathway along the river and decided to be adventurous and try my luck with a random ride. Random Rides for the win! Distance: 29 kilometres Road Type: Road, Dirt (my road bike was able to handle the dirt, better with a mountain bike), Bike paths Difficulty: Only a few hills mostly riding on the bike path. Highlights:Bike path along Macquarie river, fields of cows and horses, Route of Cox's road Facilities: Bubblers available along bike path, public toilets at one end of the river Strava: Activity here Coffee stop: Piccolo's on William  Update: Warning when travelling to Bathurst, you may be driving in snow on ice so DRIVE CAREFULLY. If you live in Australia and want to catch all the Tour de France action live watch it from SBS http://media.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/tourtracker/ I'm loving the dashboard with the route info and live commentary and up to date stats. Data is being collected from each rider and Dimension Data are working its magic to transform it into information. I was out and about at lunch when I snapped my neck doing a double take to see a beautiful cyclist ride past me. If you're not from Sydney, trust me this is a very rare sight. A woman with a beautiful coat riding a bike in the city is rarer than a snow leopard. It made me smile for the rest of the day and didn't see her again until.... I found her on twitter! Somehow I saw a tweet with Ms. Veloaporter and after a few tweets, and messages we met over coffee and had an amazing conversation about riding, being Korean born in Western societies, living without cars, a world where women can look great and cycle. I love her style and commitment. Follow Ms. Veloaporter on twitter Follow me on twitter  |
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