• Archive for July, 2010

    Doping – A Cautionary Tale

    by James Moffat • July 26, 2010 • Racing • 0 Comments

    Recently while reading through cylingtipsblog.com I came across this post which doccumented a cyclists foray into doping and how it effects performance. It made for very interesting reading and it opens your eyes to why the pros actually dope. Anyway enjoy!

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    Riding to School

    by James Moffat • July 22, 2010 • Training • 0 Comments

    After a disappointing performance in the Eildon Junior Tour I had a big think about training and racing. After the race I was very disappointed about my results and I was shocked about how hard road racing actually is . However, after thinking and reflecting for a couple of days I decided that to improve and enjoy racing/riding more [...]

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    Getting back on track

    by James Moffat • July 17, 2010 • Training • 0 Comments

    Yesterday I finally got back on the track. It was a nice change from the road and the environment in the velodrome is awesome. The session was run by Blackburn and it involved some sprints, pacelines and a couple of flying 200′s as well as getting reacquainted with the hallowed timber boards. After the first couple of nervous laps [...]

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    Last Weekend

    by James Moffat • July 14, 2010 • Racing • 0 Comments

    Last Weekend I competed in the Eildon Junior Tour. It was a great three stage, two day stage race. Unfortunately because of school it will be a couple of days before I can finish the post on the race, so look out for that. I hope you all are enjoying the Tour as it has [...]

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    The Month of July

    by James Moffat • July 5, 2010 • Racing • 2 Comments

    July is the month for racing. In Victoria over three weekends we have the Eildon Tour, the Club Teams and the Victorian Champs. In the meanwhile over in France there is a little race called the Tour de France. While the riders battling the races out will be completely different the motivation and determination to [...]

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