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Elation: A feeling of great happiness and excitement about something that has happened.This is the feeling I woke up with on Monday morning after an unexpected weekend. This year has been a big one, where I have set many training and competition goals. One of these goals was Queensland's Flight Centre Epic 92km marathon mountain bike race. I felt good as I went across the finish line, but it wasn’t until I heard my name called as the Winner of th …

I used to think people who had multiple sets of wheels for racing were a bit obnoxious, but frankly, I am now in that same boat. And there’s a good reason.As I’ve taken to racing such varied triathlon distances and courses in recent years, it has become apparent that one wheel does not suit all conditions. For instance, a short course draft-legal race has very different requirements to a long course Ironman on a flat course.I am lucky enough to h …

I have never, and most probably will never, ride in clips. To be honest, the thought of being clipped into my bike while hurtling down a steep, rocky hill makes me more nervous than actually riding down a steep rocky hill! I am a flat pedal fan for life. Therefore, I need a flat pedal that is reliable, extremely grippy, hard wearing, light weight and also looks good on my bike.After initially trying an alternative brand of flat pedal and frequent …

I’ve been running bar tape for the last five years, mainly because I prefer the feel of it and there’s the option to either have thicker or thinner grips depending on your personal preference. I like to run a medium thickness, that way I don’t get sore hands when riding but I'm still able to have good feeling of the bar, which I find is often lost with thick grips.I have tried a number of different bar tape brands and have run into a few problems …