Category: Training

Taking a step back before Romandie, I had spent 12 nights sleeping at 2200m above sea level for some altitude training. We were staying in a Hotel at the top of El Teide, which happens to be the most frequented…

Andorra. The country I’d heard so much about and seen the various professionals spending time training or living there. This small nation in the Pyrenees hugged by Spain and France from all angles is less than a three-hour drive from Girona,…

A couple of weeks ago, I ventured up Trail Ridge Road which goes above the tree line to 3600 metres above sea level(!!!). For those of you in Melbourne, take two Mount Buller’s (and a little bit more), put them…

While most people celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December, my Christmas started on the 8th of Decmber with the Drapac training camp. It's the only time of year when the entire team will be together, new equipment is distributed,…

Last week I learned about a ride called the Boulder Fearsome Five, or Los Cinco Diablos; an epic ride with the sole purpose of completing the five main climbs from Boulder in the most efficient way possible. The result? A…

I'm not here to talk about my training in Boulder though, instead I want to give a little bit of insight into some of the smaller things that I've come to appreciate. Firstly, bagels. These have quickly become apart of…

Earlier in December was the Budget Forklift training camp, which was held in Radelaide. This meant meeting all 18 other team members, getting three brand new bikes (n+3-1)*, and riding around some very nice countryside… The day we arrived we…