Adventure Blog
TUATARA 1000
Five Full days after finishing the gruelling Tour Te Waipounamu, I was still down in the deep south and on the start of another long-distance bike packing race. The inaugural Tuatara 1000 starts and finishes in Invercargill and covers just over 1000 km...
TOUR TE WAIPOUNAMU 2021
I rode the 5 km from the campground at Farewell Gardens to Wharariki on the morning of 14th February 2021 at 6.30 am to start the inaugural Tour Te Wai pounamu (waters of Greenstone), alone in my thoughts as excitement was rising and simultaneously the emerging sun...
MASAKA CYCLING CLUB
I first heard about the Masaka Cycling Club on the Hidden Athlete Podcast hosted by Ross Burrage. I was intrigued and drawn to learn more. Masaka Cycling Club is an amateur cycling team based in southern Uganda, Africa. The club is primarily a humanitarian...
LOCKDOWN MEANDERINGS
An enforced holiday in the first half of 2020 was an unexpected event, I had not planned for this. I had planned for Tour Divide in June, not this. Like massive amounts of people around the world, it was time to adjust, reflect and become creative. I...
Fan Video Interview in Murchison and RadioNZ
A quick post to share a Dotwatchers video on my last Tour Aotearoa. An impromptu video “interview”.
The Length Of Time – Inside The Tour Divide – Josh Ibbett
The Tour Divide is a 2750 mile (4400 km) unsupported mountain bike race from Banff, Canada to Antelope Wells on the Mexican border. The Length of Time documents the race from a rider's perspective telling the story of Josh Ibbett’s ride. See the emotional highs and...
TOUR AOTEAROA 2020 GEAR LIST
HERE IS MY FULL GEAR LIST FOR TOUR AOTEAROA 2020 AND WHAT WAS IN EACH OF MY APIDURA PACKS EXPEDITION HANDLEBAR PACK : Outdoor Research Cathode Primaloft insulated jacket Sportful Fiandre Windstopper jacket Gore Shakedry waterproof jacket Gore waterproof shorts...
TOUR AOTEAROA 2020
Here I am again up at the very northern tip of Aotearoa, Cape Reinga lining up for my third time for this increasingly popular brevet. I am super amped and looking forward to riding through this stunning country I now call home. I was starting in wave one this year,...
QUESTIONNAIRE ON ULTRA-DISTANCE CYCLING
I was asked recently if I would answer some questions on my Ultra Cycling races as part of a research project from someone studying at a University in the UK. I liked the questions and enjoyed answering them, so here they are! 1. ...
Wild Horses, The Silk Road Mountain Race Documentary
This race is on my schedule for August 2020. It’s going to be epic!
