Heading over to Melbourne for the 2018 Herald Sun Tour I wasn’t really sure what to expect. For myself, and a few of my team mates, this was the biggest road race we had ever done. Just racing on closed roads was a change for...
I spent the month of January in Australia racing the Women’s Santos Tour Down Under, Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and Herald Sun Tour as part of the New Zealand National Team. This was an awesome opportunity, I learnt a lot, notched up some...
As I left the cool and air-conditioned airport, following a battle through the lanes of customs border control, I entered a blanketing heat of 40 degrees and while my thick NZ polo dampened with sweat, I winced at the thought of potentially racing in that...
Racing with the world champion among with other professional cyclists is something many people dream of, and thanks to the hard work of Patrick Harvey and Katri Laike, myself and many other kiwi women had the opportunity to do so at the Herald Sun Tour....
Arriving at Melbourne Airport rather weary after leaving home at 4am, I could have been forgiven for thinking that I was just imagining things. It was quite surreal to be standing only metres away from many of the World’s top professional cycling teams, with riders...
Stage 3 of Tour Down Under was a critical stage for our team. We were holding the white jersey, and with the final stage (a criterium) likely to end in a bunch sprint, this would be the decider. Contrary to the super hot tour we...
Its half way through the Santos Tour Down Under, and man its already been a hectic race. Leading into the tour, I was excited to go hit it out against some pretty tough competition. It is always quite intimidating walking around so many professional athletes…...