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The end of the Goulburn to Sydney Cycling Classic?

September 13, 2013

The Goulburn to Sydney Cycling Classic, one of Australia’s oldest road races, was supposed to be running this weekend but has been cancelled due to safety concerns. Today Craig Fry takes a look at the history of this great race and ponders the question: have we seen the last of the Goulburn to Sydney?

Cam Wurf’s Vuelta Diary - New buddy in the bunch

September 13, 2013

Today our team manager had one simple demand of us: don’t miss the breakaway! Miss it and your chasing it!! So with that, we all knew it was easier for us to be in everything that went up the road than have to chase it all back. The team shared the load of following all […]

3T Accelero 40 Team wheelset review

September 12, 2013

3T is well known for its stems and handlebars but the company also has a range of wheelsets on the market. In this review CTech editor Matt Wikstrom looks at their Accelero 40 Team wheelset which features a 43mm deep carbon/alloy hybrid rim and retails for a little under $1,800.

Mongolia Bike Challenge: Like No Other Race On Earth

September 11, 2013

As you all know this is primarily a road cycling website, but anything on two wheels that captures my imagination will always make it onto these pages. Last week Daniel Carruthers completed his second Mongolia Bike Challenge (MBC) with his wife Jen along taking photos. I wanted made it over for this adventure, but unfortunately […]

Tour of Alberta - A trip down memory lane

September 10, 2013

The Tour of Alberta isn’t the most significant race in the world of cycling, but it has personal significance to me. I never thought I’d live to see the day that alma mater would host a sport where men shave their legs and weigh less than 100kg. Hockey (go Jets!), football, bull riding and cow […]

Cam Wurf’s Vuelta Diary - a short but tough stage

September 10, 2013

Today is the final stage before the rest day. It was nearly 100km shorter than yesterday with only three climbs on the menu - none which were overly steep, but just steep enough for a strong team to absolutely decimate a peloton with some ferocious pace-setting. The only thing missing was a team with the […]

Vuelta Skelta Strava Challenge: a mid-competition update

September 9, 2013

To coincide with Eurosport’s coverage of the Vuelta a Espana on Foxtel, we’ve teamed up with Strava and Eurosport to bring you the Vuelta Skelta Strava Challenge. We’re more than halfway through the 15-day challenge so we thought we’d take this opportunity to update you on some of the amazing efforts, stats and photos from […]

Cam Wurf’s Vuelta Diary - The Rat was first up the drain pipe!

September 8, 2013

What an absolute cracker of a day. Daniele the ‘Rat Man Rattster’ has been banging on the door for a jolly long time and today he completely blew the door off its hinges! He has come in second or third place more than any other rider this year and to take his first victory on […]

The Secret Pro: the late-season lull

September 6, 2013

In this installment of The Secret Pro, our inside man gives us various insights into how hard this time of season can be, the positive steps that cycling has taken to clean itself up, as well as some of the ongoing problems in this effort. He also shares his views on the need for a […]

High-fat, low-carb diets: how to try one for yourself

September 5, 2013

In the first part of this two-part series, Joe McQuillan and Alan McCubbin introduced us to high-fat, low-carbohydrate (HFLC) diets and compared two athletes who were about to start a HFLC diet. In the second and final part in this series our authors show how the two athletes responded to their diets and show you […]