Allan Davis finishes second in 2008 Tour Down Under

• Author: johnnymestizo
• Filed under: Active CrossFit, Endurance and Physical Fitness Trainin, Wheeled Machines
• Date: Jan 27,2008

The Tour Down Under has been won by Andre Griepel taking the honours and his fourth stage win. Overall the German Greipel won the tour with Allan Davis trialing by 15 seconds Spaniard Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil trialing by 33 seconds.

Australians that have won the Tour Down Under

In 2006 Simon Gerrans took the jersey for Ag2r, 2004 Patrick Jonker won for team UniSA and 2002 Michael Rogers was victorious for the AIS. Let’s not forget about the amazing Stuart O’Grady winning twice in ‘01 and ‘99 for Credit Agricole. Read the rest of this entry »

My tribute drive to the Adelaide cycling community

• Author: johnnymestizo
• Filed under: Active CrossFit, Endurance and Physical Fitness Trainin, Australiana, Wheeled Machines
• Date: Jan 17,2008

As I depart by car from my beloved Adelaide I journey up my old favourite cycling challenge. For the past five visits to Adelaide I’ve conquered Mount Lofty. Located at the end of the Mount Lofty Ranges it towers above Adelaide at 710 metres.

On most occasions when I get to visit my hometown Adelaide for holiday leave I try to always bring my bicycle - the amazing 2005 Learsport 7700. I am an avid cycling enthusiast and not a professional. I enjoy the fitness, the views and the challenges of ‘getting up that hill’ and ‘going the distance’. Hopping on the bike and doing the kilometres is what I should be doing. However due to circumstances out of my control (insert excuses here) I could not bring down the bike for this visit.

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