Tag Archives: UCI

Back in Basque Country

Dear Friends, Gillie and I arrived back in Basque Country on Wednesday 15th Aug after completing the 3 week Altitude Training block at Sierra Nevada.  For the last time we awoke before 3am to start the journey. We hit Madrid … Continue reading

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Centro de Alto Rendimiento

Dear friends, I have been holding out on this post until I had a chance to climb the Veleta, the peak above Sierra Nevada Ski Resort in Southern Spain. We had this chance today… which I will tell you about … Continue reading

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Bonsoir

Dear Friends, I started tapping this edition out in the UK, about a race I did in Spain and I will most likely post it in France. Oh the wonder of modern transportation. I am in the UK at present but … Continue reading

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The Italian Job

Dear Friends, Greetings from Roma. We arrived on Tuesday after a 8hr drive from the ETC and yes Italian drivers are just as they are portrayed in the movies, yet it all works! I haven’t see one road rage incident, … Continue reading

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Europe – Italy

Dear Friends, The journey has started, Melbourne – Singapore – Milan. I arrived as well as can be expected after 22hrs of travel and 4 hours of sleep in 2 x 2hr sessions. After arriving in Milan at 6.00am it … Continue reading

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Europe calling

Hi Friends, It’s been a long time between blogs. In brief, I last wrote when I had been reclassified at the World Championships in Canada last year. At the time I was not overly excited about the prospect of riding … Continue reading

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Handcycle For Sale

2010 David McNaught – Infinite Rehab Solutions – Racing Handcycle This bike is awesome and a reluctant sale. Owner re-classified H4. Price: $6500.00 Bike Located in Melbourne, Australia; can ship anywhere The bike is available for test ride, and will … Continue reading

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Update Baie-Comeau

Monday afternoon and Australia was the first country to go through the classification proccess which enables athletes to be grouped into competition classes. I was quite anxious going into classification, given that a) I had never been through the process … Continue reading

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Bonjour from Baie-Comeau

The team arrived in Baie-Comeau on Wednesday after a big 11hr transit/drive from Bromont. The drive up included some spectacular countryside, one ferry ride, several quick stops, one longer stop, and a team thankful to have arrived after travelling for … Continue reading

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Not long now…

It is only a couple of day’s now until the Australian Para-cycling team embark on the journey that will take them to the 2010 UCI Para-cycling World Championships and I am along for the ride. The World Championships are to be held from … Continue reading

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