Hayden Thomson hears from two riders who proved—by handcycling through Laos— that disability doesn’t limit your ability to take on a challenge and inspire. After training for six months, Alex Gale‐Grime was well and truly prepared for the long ride ahead. After all, she had previously ridden CyclePower charity challenges in both Fiji and Thailand,
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In the world of long distance riding, the Audax club challenges the bold to be bolder still. Sarah Chaplin tells her story of taking on her biggest challenge. The Great Southern Randonnée (GSR) is a 1,200km event that’s held every four years in Victoria’s southwest and is one of Australia’s great Audax long distance rides. It begins
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The demands of endurance riding are immense, but with the right preparation you’ll be up for the task, explains Iain Treloar. Your legs are weary. You feel every bump through the saddle as your sit-bones protest. Your shoulders burn. The tarmac stretches ahead of you to the horizon, and with each pedal stroke you are more acutely aware that
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What distance is a challenge when 100km isn’t nearly enough? Matt de Neef investigates, and reveals a personal exploration. Everyone rides for different reasons. Some people love a Sunday cruise to keep up their fitness, others like their social coffee-shop rides; some people like racing and others ride simply as a means of getting from A to B. And then there
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