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Mick’s Measures of Manliness

Mick’s Measures of Manliness

I need to come clean. Today I didn’t ride IRL. Last week was a bit damp and I’d just done a fresh chain wax and cleaned the bike. I didn’t...

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Mick’s Measures of Manliness

I need to come clean. Today I didn’t ride IRL. Last week was a bit damp and I’d just done a fresh chain wax and cleaned the bike. I didn’t...

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Excuses, 40km/h Turns, and a Peloton Pigeon

Excuses, 40km/h Turns, and a Peloton Pigeon

The usual Red Group / Blue Group text went out and the buzz immediately started. The sub-groups lit up too. "Hey mate, are we meeting at the usual spot at...

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Excuses, 40km/h Turns, and a Peloton Pigeon

The usual Red Group / Blue Group text went out and the buzz immediately started. The sub-groups lit up too. "Hey mate, are we meeting at the usual spot at...

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Voted Blue. Rode Red. Recovering for Days.

Voted Blue. Rode Red. Recovering for Days.

Before the first pedal stroke, Steve did something Morpheus never thought to do: he sent a WhatsApp poll. Red pill: a proper Hour of Power.Blue pill: same route, less suffering....

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Voted Blue. Rode Red. Recovering for Days.

Before the first pedal stroke, Steve did something Morpheus never thought to do: he sent a WhatsApp poll. Red pill: a proper Hour of Power.Blue pill: same route, less suffering....

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Leadership Crisis & Consequence Management

Leadership Crisis & Consequence Management

Mother’s Day today, which meant numbers were a little down across both the Hour of Power and Sunday Social. To be fair, we can all agree that Mother’s Day is...

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Leadership Crisis & Consequence Management

Mother’s Day today, which meant numbers were a little down across both the Hour of Power and Sunday Social. To be fair, we can all agree that Mother’s Day is...

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Windy, Warm and Definitely Not Zone 2

Windy, Warm and Definitely Not Zone 2

Today was unseasonably mild. Which, after last week’s 3-degree ice bath, felt like we’d accidentally booked a training camp in Spain. Melbourne remembered it was autumn, not Antarctica, so the...

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Windy, Warm and Definitely Not Zone 2

Today was unseasonably mild. Which, after last week’s 3-degree ice bath, felt like we’d accidentally booked a training camp in Spain. Melbourne remembered it was autumn, not Antarctica, so the...

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The Great Kit Debacle (Winter Edition)

The Great Kit Debacle (Winter Edition)

We like to do things together, our bunch. Same routes. Same coffee stops. Same bad decisions. So naturally, we all bought the same supplements and matching UKE tops — because...

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The Great Kit Debacle (Winter Edition)

We like to do things together, our bunch. Same routes. Same coffee stops. Same bad decisions. So naturally, we all bought the same supplements and matching UKE tops — because...

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