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Goodies in the post this morning - jersey and bib number for the @cycleofgiving bike ride in a couple of weeks #cycling #cyclist #swag #charity

Weather forecasts were threatening rain this morning so ducked out a little earlier to get in my morning ride. Turned out to be great conditions, and gradually increasing my (mostly) daily distance and pace.

Signed up for the 100km @cycleofgiving ride in a few weeks - will be the furthest I’ve ridden in one stretch in well over a year. Following up with Ipswich 100 ‘Imperial’ ride (169km) and the Great Brisbane Bike Ride in April and the three-day @velothonaus in July. My @fnqdash training will be ramping up considerably over the coming months. 🚲🌅 #cycling #cyclist #cyclistlife #everydayathlete #training #earlymorning #dawnrides #greatbrisbanebikeride

Weekend’s here and the storms have passed - time to get out on two wheels 🚲 #cycling #cyclist #cyclistlife #avanti

Smokin’ hot singletrack out at Bunya this afternoon #mtb #mountainbike #trek #singletrack #cyclist #cyclistlife

Dawn shadows #cycling #cyclist #cyclistlife

Awesome early morning spin out around the Redcliffe Peninsula #cycling #cyclist #cyclistlife #morningride #avanti #redcliffepeninsula #bythesea

A quick lunchtime 20k in the blazing QLD sun ☀️🚲😓 Spent the first 5km cautiously trying to identify an intermittent rattle before remembering that I had put ice cubes in one of my water bottles 😖 #cycling #cyclist #cyclistlife #avanti

2018 is going to be a big year for me - I turn 40(!), I finally become an Australian citizen, and I will be cycling some 3,000km to raise money and awareness for @dementia_australia.

I wanted to complete a substantial athletic challenge before my 40th birthday in September and have settled on cycling from Coolangatta on the Queensland/New South Wales border all the way up to Cape York, mainland Australia's most northern point.

The challenge isn't just in the ride itself, though - the really tricky part will be transforming myself from a reasonably unfit, mildly overweight middle-aged guy into an endurance athlete, capable of cycling 200-250km every day for over two weeks.

I am aiming to complete the ride some time in August - exact dates and route are still a work in progress. Over the coming weeks I will be putting together a website to track my progress as well as accept donations. I will also start inviting corporate support for various aspects of the ride and my training. In the meantime you can follow my training progress on @strava (link in my bio). #2018 #2018goals #cycling #cyclist #charity #charityride

Bit of nostalgia - broke out one of the team jerseys from 2012 when a group of us cycled the length of mainland Britain (Land’s End to John O’Groats - 1,600km) to raise money for @cr_uk.

Great memories of a time when I was considerably fitter (I could easily smash out 120km on a Sunday afternoon to blow away a hangover), and by the fit of the jersey, considerably slimmer!

Easily one of the toughest, most memorable and most rewarding physical challenges I’ve undertaken - would love to do something similar again.

Thinking about that time in my life, it has increased my resolve to regain that level of fitness - albeit with less drinking (I’m more of a two-pot screamer these days, and don’t handle my hangovers very well!). #cycling #cyclist #cyclistlife #lejog #longdistance #charity #fundraising #cancerresearchuk #maninlycra #nostalgia #fitness #fitfor2017 #lycraselfie

Early morning ride around Hays Inlet #redcliffe #beachfront #cyclist #cycling #cyclistlife #justkeepriding #glorious