TOUR TE WAIPOUNAMU 2021

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...
TOUR AOTEAROA 2020 GEAR LIST

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

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

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. ...
TOUR DIVIDE 2019

TOUR DIVIDE 2019

  I knew once I finished the Tour Divide in 2017 that I would return . There I was once again lined up to start in 2019. I was super excited for this race, I had such a good time racing down the Divide in 2017, even after a broken derailleur held me up on Day...