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The beanies are here!
Did you order a club beanie? Even if you didn’t order one beforehand, we have some spares. So call into All Terrain Cycles (with $20 cash only please) to pick one up.
Proper mountain biking
Pink Bike have a new mountain bike field out. This time, it’s about mountain bikes that have less than 180mm of suspension travel, that will actually allow you to ride UP hills and don’t make you feel bad for wearing lycra!
Yes, that’s right - proper mountain bikes! Here’s the link.
Road racing has started
The first big one-day pro race was held over the weekend - Strade Bianche! This was the race that was cancelled just before the European corona virus lockdown started. Annemiek Van Vleuten won the Women’s race, Wout Van Aert the Men’s version.
Shame it wasn’t on TV. But, thankfully, almost all the pro road races from now on will be on SBS, either on TV or on their website - the only one they’re not showing is the Giro d’Italia.
So get set for some late nights - what else is there to do?!
Lost light
Cam Dobson lost a Knog PWR front light doing the Old Tolmie loop last week. It’s black, is about 15cm long, looks like a light. If you’ve found it and you’re feeling highly ethical/honest, or even just nice, can you please drop it off at ATC at your convenience?
A 6-pack of craft beer, bottle of wine or equivalent quantity of chocolate offered as reward.
Mountain biking near Melbourne
We’re lucky that we’ve got some good mtb trails around here we’re allowed to use at the moment. But once the lockdown ends and you feel like going somewhere else for a ride, here’s a good rundown on what’s available around Melbourne.
Let’s keep moving
Cycling advocacy group We Ride Australia has launched a new campaign to urge local councils to improve cycling infrastructure so more people can walk and ride during and post coronavirus.
The Let’s Keep Moving campaign centres around an animation, which highlights how we have changed our travel habits during the coronavirus pandemic and how the community has benefitted as families and individuals walk, scoot or ride in their local neighbourhoods.