by Steve | Jul 13, 2023 | Cycling Adventures
Epic Storms Downpour Rains Phlegmy cough Swollen legs Open sunshine basins Desert Plains Epic beauty reigns. Sticky mud Slowed right down A deep descent Fall to head, knee and hand A wee kip, three hours long Body sore Wifey alarm bell call Up again... 
by Steve | Jun 7, 2023 | Cycling Adventures
THE JOURNEY BEGINS OR SO IT SEEMS HERE AND NOW CREATING ANEW IN EVERY MOMENT MY WHEELS WILL TURN OVER VAST TERRAIN UP AND OVER BIG MOUNTAINS THROUGH EXPANSIVE DESERT PLAINS THE TRAILS WILL EVOKE TALES DREAMS INTO REALITY A ROLLERCOASTER OF ENDEAVOUR THIS RIDE IS... 
by Steve | Mar 13, 2023 | Cycling Adventures
I was excited to be on the start line for this one, as its one NZ Brevet I had not yet done. Also the route would take me through some new terrain, including a couple of private farm sections. A fresh overcast morning greeted about 100 riders gathered on the... 
by Steve | Mar 1, 2023 | Cycling Adventures
71 Days from been on the start line of the Silk Road Mountain Race in Kyrgyzstan, I was lining up again for an Ultra, this time in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa for the inaugural Rhino Run. This was exciting, my first time on the African continent, a journey into the... 
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...
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