Watertown, Boston, Massuchussetts On 10th April I flew to Boston, to live with Julie and Eric Monagle.  My first training ride on 11th was horrific.  There was heavy traffic, potholes, large cracks in the road, and the entire ride was through city traffic with stop signs and traffic lights.  We had two close calls with cars and I decided I […]

San Anselmo, California I stayed in San Anselmo with Joan Wilson and Anthony Davies from 18 March until 10 April.  For one week in the middle of this period, I stayed in Fairfield, about 1.5hrs north east of San Fransisco with the Quinn host family.  I raced the Solano Classic, finishing 30th out of 109 starters.

Friday – Stage 4 – Martinsburg Circuit Race – 128km Today, my body felt generally tired but my legs were pretty good.  I can thoroughly recommend Eric Carlson (our masseur) who does an awesome job at repairing my tired body. The Martinsburg circuit race consisted of 4 laps of a 32km loop with sprint points at the start/finish line on […]

Thursday – Stage 3:  Hollidaysburg Circuit Race – 96km I felt remarkably good today.  I warmed up for 20mins on the trainer and felt great.  I decided today I wanted to get into a break.  The course was a 32km technical undulating loop, with a 1km climb to the QOM, situated in the last 5km of the loop.  The course […]

Wednesday – Stage 2:  Johnstown – Altoona Road Race – 160km Today was one of the toughest stages I have ever ridden.  We started at 1pm with temperatures hovering around 95F.  The humidity was so high that we were sweating before we even started. I spent 30 minutes on the trainer to warm up as the profile showed a 7 […]

Tuesday – Stage 1:  Johnstown Circuit Race – 120km Today’s course was a 40km undulating loop that had a gradual QOM at about the midway point of the loop.  It was a gradual climb that could be climbed in the big ring.  I got into a number of attacks but none of these lasted more than a few km’s.  I […]

The International (Tour de Toona) : Altoona, Pennsylvania Monday – Prologue – 5.5km individual time trial The time trial was held along a gradual uphill road which climbed approximately 800ft over 5km.  The humidity was really high with temperatures in the 90’s (30C), and after adding a solid headwind, the 5km felt really tough. I warmed up well, lifting the […]

Melbourne to Warrnambool – 275km – 13 October 2001 Conditions: fairly strong S/W winds, 10 – 18°C, 7am start I only decided to do this race, after returning from the Nationals at Mooloolaba.  I only had 3 weeks to prepare and my preparation had to be juggled with my demanding audit commitments.  September/October is the most demanding time for one […]

National Individual Time Trial Championships – 25km – 20 September 2001 Conditions: winds strong, steady rain, 22°C, 12noon I rode to the start of the time trial situated north of Budrum, Queensland, on the Sunshine freeway which had been specifically closed for the event.  I had caught a flu last week and am right in the middle of my busiest […]

National Road Race Championships – 75km – 22 September 2001 Conditions: moderate winds, 28°C, 12 noon I woke up feeling lethargic.  My right leg was still sore and I had to lift my leg onto the pedal to clip in.  This race was important to me so I put my leg and feelings to the back of my mind and […]