by Steve | Dec 29, 2022 | Cycling Adventures
AN OCEAN SUNRISE AND I WAS OFF THE STARTING GUN THE RHINO RUN. TRAVERSING HILLS AND LUSH GREEN FORESTS TICKING OFF THE Ks I M IN AN AFRICAN MAZE. I M SEARCHING OUT A PLACE BEYOND THE FEARS THAT I FACE LANDSCAPE CHANGING BEFORE MY EYES BEAUTY REVEALED WITH EVERY... 
by Steve | Sep 7, 2022 | Cycling Adventures
MY JOURNEY, MY RACE …… Rolling out of Osh at midnight under a big full moon for the 4th edition of the Silk Road mountain race with a police escort was a surreal experience. After the neutralised start all riders were let free and... 
by Steve | Sep 3, 2022 | Cycling Adventures
TO BE IN THIS LAND I FEEL IVE BEEN BEFORE AN EASE, A RESONANCE, I RAISE MY HAND, IN THIS MAGICAL LAND OF LORE. I TURN THE PEDALS AND ESCAPE THE CITY HUSTLE I AM FREE I RISE INTO THE CLOUDS HIGHER AND HIGHER THE MOUNTAINS HUMBLE ME MY MIND, NO LONGER... 
by Steve | Mar 25, 2022 | Cycling Adventures
I arrived back in Gore after 4 am on my third night of the Tuatara 1000, there was nobody around, and the streets were so quiet, that I took some moments to take it in. It had been a long day since 5 am after leaving Taieri Mouth campground on the windswept east... 
by Steve | Feb 5, 2022 | Cycling Adventures
Sunday 23rd January 2022 and it was time to start my second Tour Te Waipounamu. I had no hesitation in signing up for edition 2, I was fully committed and was happy with how my training had gone this time. The evening before, Brian Alder, race creator and race...
