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Rapha Challenge Day Two
The official count for the Rapha Festive 500 riders has topped 2,250 on Strava.com, brilliant stuff. It really looks like the Rapha fever has caught on and people are being inspired all over the world to take part in this brilliant challenge. Definitely is a stroke of genius that Rapha dreamed up this unique world-wide [...]
Continue reading...Rapha Festive 500 Day One
23 December 2011
Up for early morning short 30km ride to get myself going and open the Rapha Festive 500 Challenge account for 2011. Early Xmas lunch was had at the Hyatt on the West Lake, ate plenty of juicy lamb chops and lots of toffee ice-cream. Certainly gave me the need to burn it all off with [...]
Continue reading...Winter Riding: Rapha Festive 500
22 December 2011
Wow, its that time of the year already! Rapha Festive 500 is back! The time for relaxation and indulging on great tasting foods during the festive season is beckoning… but for some of us, the challenge of completing 500kms or more during the last week of the year can give you justification to eat those [...]
Continue reading...China: Nanning International Mountain Bike Race
20 December 2011
I have been riding the mountain bike a little more often these days and during the last few weeks of 2011, I have been attending mountain bike races. Attended the Merida Cup in Taiwan and most recently the Nanning International Mountain Bike Race in Southern China. I flew down from Hangzhou with my Orbea Alma [...]
Continue reading...29″ Mountain Bike Racing in China
16 December 2011
The 29er is now very popular in the US and Europe and is catching on quite rapidly in Australia and New Zealand as more riders increasingly adopt the newish mountain bike trend. The 29er phenomenon in the Asia region is still a very fresh concept, however we are on the cusp of a 29er explosion. [...]
Continue reading...China: 2011 Shimano Cycling Festival
21 November 2011
I went down to Shenzhen to take part in the 2011 Shimano Cycling Festival with two bikes in tow – a first for me! I had my Velocite Magnus road bike and an Orbea 29er mountain bike. It was manageable as I packed the road bike into the Scicon Aerocomfort Plus bag rolls very well, [...]
Continue reading...Aussie Repacholi wins Shuang Shan Island Race
1 November 2011
Wang Xian 2nd and Daniel Carruthers 3rd Australian rider Douglas Repacholi, who is here to race with the China Trek team at the UCI Taihu Lake Tour, took a convincing win over his breakaway companions Wang Xian and Daniel Carruthers (Velocite Bikes). - How it unfolded - 50 elite riders lined up in blustery conditions [...]
Continue reading...China: Tour of Ordos Stage One
15 October 2011
The Tour of Ordos kicked off today with a circuit race in fierce winds and low temperatures. This is the first time that a cycling tour is being held in this rich town, it is apparently richer than Beijing on a per capita basis. About 85 riders started today and only 62 managed to finish. [...]
Continue reading...China: Ningbo Shimano MTB race
6 September 2011
Just a week after the Mongolia Bike Challenge took a train to Ningbo, only two hours away from Hangzhou where I live to take part in a Shimano organized mountain bike race. There was a 20km road hill-climb early that morning but I opted to just bring one bike and race on the Orbea Alma 29er [...]
Continue reading...Hangzhou: Rapha Worldwide Challenge Day 6
29 December 2010
The news is that I have officially completed the Rapha Festive 500 Challenge by reaching the goal of 500kms, today I did 84kms which brings my cumulative total to 516kms. Still have a couple of more days to clock up some more miles Heading back up to Moganshan tomorrow for a big day. Riding with [...]
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- Clair: Hi, We are from South Africa and spend a lot of time in China. We do all the road races in South Africa ranging from 90km to 120km per race. Please co...
- Bill: Hello Dan Might I be able to tap your expertise on Chinese cycling? I'm a journalist and cyclist in the US. I write frequently for Bicycling magazin...
- Clerknick: Fantastic to ride in Yellow Mountain area and the old town is spectacular.....lucky you...
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