Cycling travel tips, resources and product reviews
What is the Peaks Challenge Gold Coast Peaks Challenge Gold Coast is a Gran Fondo to be held on Saturday August 8th in the spectacular Gold Coast hinterland. I’m super excited about this as we simply don’t get this caliber of event up here that often, apart from the Grafton Inverell Fondo (which is a […]
I recently received a question about cycling insurance from long time VeloNomad reader Alex M from South Australia: “Timbo, what does one do for one day of insurance for Etape du Tour?” (Good question, Alex, and one we might extend to all Gran Fondos, like Marmotte, Haute Route and beyond. It also gave me cause […]
What is La Maratona Ah, Italy! The home of pizza, pasta, (apparently) good coffee, history, stunning landscapes and one of the homes of cycling (yes, there’s Belgium too). Italy is also home to one of the sportifs second on my bucket list: La Maratona dles Dolomites. (Those curious about my bucket list: Haute Route, La […]
La Marmotte is a gran fondo sportif organised by Sport Communication, covering an epic 174km loop through the High Alps in France. Although L’Etape du Tour (arguably) has a bigger public profile, a bigger field and is a larger event than La Marmotte, La Marmotte is one of – if not the – the hardest […]
Taking your bike overseas – it’s a topic I get a lot of emails about. Have you been planning your cycling trip and wondered about taking your bike overseas? …Wondered whether it’s worth it? …Worried about the cost? …Wanting to avoid hassle? Hiring a bike vs Taking Your Bike Overseas I’ve always taken my bike […]
In this Haute Route Guide, you’ll find out all about Haute Route, and whether it’s for you. Start reading, or click below for a particular section. Who should do this Cost Logistics – getting there Accommodation options Training Going with a tour group Nutrition and fuelling Recovery eating Recovery – massage, stretching and self treatment […]
Recently I sat down for an eye opening and enlightening 90 minute interview with Alan McCubbin of Next Level Nutrition to debunk some nutrition myths. It’s fair to say a lot of preconceptions I had about eating healthily every day, as well as eating to support a training program, were smashed to bits. We covered […]
How to Pack a Bike Bag – EVOC Bike Bag In this How to Pack a Bike Bag article, you’ll see how to pack your EVOC Bike Travel Bag. Although this is specific to this particular bag, the principles can be applied to any bag. In a previous How to Pack a Bike Bag post […]
In this post I show How to pack your bike in the Polaris bike pod which also includes OEM bike pods. Read my Polaris Bike Pod review. Thanks to Martin Lama for the featured image. THAT is how you pack a bike folks. (Check out his blog, Climbing Lama, for loads of great stories of […]