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27 posts from the journal tagged "People".
June 2026 · Real People · longestday, people
Clubhouse Chats: Frank and the Audax
While the bunch was chasing the MC Classic around the Eastern Suburbs, Frank quietly slipped away for a casual 200km loop through Wisemans Ferry. We caught up with him at the Clubhouse to talk Audax, the quiet magic of riding all day, and why your next big adventure might not be a race at all.
May 2026 · Real People · people
Trust at 3500 watts: Hugh on piloting Steven Kemp
Fresh back from the European tandem World Cup circuit, Hugh talks piloting blind athlete Steven Kemp, the chaos of tandem racing, and what's next.
Nov 2025 · Real People · people
Izzy’s ascent to the U23 ranks
Izzy’s cycling journey started with a life-changing decision. After a decade in competitive gymnastics, Izzy stepped away from it in 2022. Within a year, a simple bike fix-up led her to join Randwick Cycling Club in 2023. She quickly progressed through the Randwick Wings Development Squad, gaining crucial bunch and rac
Oct 2023 · Real People · people
Ride for Police Legacy
Like all of you, I have another life outside our frequent catch ups in Lycra. My career has been in and around law enforcement, and I have been blessed with many educational and professional opportunities. One of the things I am passionate about is the charity which looks after police officers. So when I get the opport
Oct 2023 · Real People · people
Eroica XXVI : Unfinished Business
Last year I wrote about my wonderful trip to Italy to complete a vintage bike ride over the white roads of Tuscany. Guess what? I did it again this year!! Read The Long Road to Siena - Stage 1 Read Magical L'Eroica XXV - The Finale Last year, after completing the event, I left my bike behind in Italy as I was travellin
Oct 2022 · Real People · people
MAGICAL L'EROICA XXV - THE FINALE
This blog is part II of Kev's preparation for L'Eroica. After months of training, as it got colder and wetter in Sydney, my preparation for L'eroica was complete. I am not a world champion by any means, but I was in good shape for an average guy in his mid 50s. I want to put out a special thanks to the MC Cyclery team
Oct 2022 · Real People · people, bikepacking
FREEDOM MACHINE
This blog was written as journal notes during a ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats (LEJOG), over 1600kms and 9 days in September 2022. It just so happened to coincide with the period of National Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II - a very unique time to be in the UK. The riding journal is long and intended to capture o
Oct 2022 · Real People · people, bikepacking
FREEDOM MACHINE - PART II (DAY-BY-DAY RIDING JOURNAL)
TRAVELLING TO PENZANCE & LAND’S END The logistics of 800 cyclists getting to the southern tip of the UK and then moving them from the northern tip nine days later are enormous. We selected the six hour coach trip to Land’s End and boarded at Reading. Down the motorway to Penzance (of Pirates of Penzance fame), and
Aug 2022 · Real People · people, bikepacking
RIDING ACROSS BRITAIN - LAND'S END TO JOHN O'GROATS
There are plenty of countries where you can cycle the length or breadth. Some of these have become big things. Some for adventure. Some for racing. All are challenging. The journey from Land’s End, in the south of England, to John O’Groats, in the very north of Scotland (LEJOG), is one of them.
May 2022 · News · people
New adventures for Max -> looking for new Clubhouse General Manager
After two and a bit years, Max is leaving us to start new adventures in Byron Bay. Max has been with us through the darkest depths of the 'rona virus and two lockdowns - to the absolute high of moving into our all new MC Clubhouse. Of course this means we are now seeking a new superstar manager for our Kensington Club
Feb 2022 · Real People · people
The Long Road to Siena - Stage 1
It was on the last few days of what was an amazing bike tour of the Puglia region in Italy where I was offered a ride in L’Eroica the following year. I must admit I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into, but I knew A’qto (the tour company) would make it the most wonderful experience ever, so I just said yes withou
Sept 2021 · Real People · people
Darwin to Adelaide: 3,700kms in just over 12 days on a bike.
On June 1st, author, sport journalist and endurance athlete, Rupert Guinness embarked on an epic journey from Darwin aiming to cross Australia, North to South on a bike. It’s not often you get to hear first hand about adventures like this. In late October, Rupert will be speaking about the challenges of the journey whi
Apr 2021 · News · people
Meet Josh as he joins Team MC
Josh Heffernan has joined the MC Team as Assistant Store Manager, alongside Store Manager Max. Many of you will know Josh from MC bunch riding and our Velo riding community. But here's a bit more about Josh... Josh began cycling as it was his least expensive way of getting to work when he first moved to live in t
Mar 2021 · News · people
Meet Max
We are pleased to welcome Max Guerin to the MC team as our new Store Manager. Max has taken over full-time management of the store as our partner and long-serving manager, James Ezra, has stepped back to take up new challenges and responsibilities as a dad. You will still see James around the store. Max is from Hawk
Apr 2020 · Real People · people
Cycling after (having) kids
It was six weeks postpartum that I received the all clear from the doctor to slowly resume exercise. My husband Paul set up the trainer the following morning next to the twin's cot. After their morning feed I hopped on the trainer and returned to Zwift World, only this time with the twins outside of my belly and sound
Dec 2019 · Real People · longestday, people
“Yeah sure, I’ll do that.”
It was very brave for our colleague Kelli to agree to ride this same event last year - 300kms from Bowral to Sydney in 2018, having only ridden twice before. 12 months later and lots of cycling in between, Kelli is riding with 18 others for 819kms over 6 consecutive days in Victoria to raise money for the Future2 Found
Aug 2019 · Real People · people
Cycling in the Winter Sunshine
Now a few years into “retirement”, and having finished renovations to our Noosa apartment, it was time to enter some of the Grand Fondos around my new Queensland base. Last July I had completed the final day of Velothon Sunshine Coast, a three day event based out of Maroochydore - an enjoyable 90km in the hinterland we
June 2019 · Real People · people, longestday
Never too old - Blayney to Bathurst and Beyond with MCV
A story about never being too old for riding. Gearing up for a sportive in Sydney. Blayney to Bathurst. Bathurst Cycling Classic. B2B. "Cycling Miracle of NSW” Bicycling Australia Magazine.
Jan 2019 · News · people
Rider Story - The Pioneer
Every now and then, it’s a good idea to try or do something that is outside your comfort zone, or in this case, well outside your comfort zone. 12 months ago, a good friend and frequent riding buddy of mine Andrew suggested that we sign up to participate in The Pioneer Mountain Bike race in Queenstown NZ. The Pioneer i
Aug 2016 · News · people
Rider Story - The Autumn Classics...a B2B with 'Team MC'
So the furthest west I’ve ever ventured is ANZAC Parade, only kidding but the furthest I’d travelled into deepest darkest NSW (without the aid of wings and a jet engine marmalade sandwich) was Blackheath. So I was in truly uncharted territory winding my way through the Blue Mountains to Bathurst with 24 or so regular M
Mar 2016 · News · people
Rider Story - Alfred's Journey
THE PROLOGUE (okay lets call it a TT) I can’t decide what is worse, the deafening metallic hum of the MRI scanner or the constant ache in my shoulder…who am I kidding, the shoulder wins hands down. Next I ask myself: how did I get here? The answer: proof of that tried and true equation, NEWBIE + CLIPLESS PEDALS = DIS
Jan 2016 · Real People · people
Rider Story - Cycling... a perspective from the rear-gunner
Hi, my name is James and I‘m one of the new employees in the UK. Last week I was casually invited to join a bicycle ride on Sunday morning touted as an opportunity to meet a few people. I was particularly keen to attend as I was told that Andrew our CEO would be there, and I had visions of cycling through our beautifu
Jan 2016 · News · people
Rider Story - Let's go to ADL (Russell's TDU Adventure)
The Tour Downunder, it’ll be fun they say, come for the food and wine they say, do the Bupa ride they say…can’t say I was all too fond of “they” after the first 2 days. So after about 8 1/2 months off the bike it was back into it with the MC. Easy Tuesday morning roll out, and by easy I mean I rode to Nesto’s and ha
Nov 2015 · Real People · people
Rider Story - “That was the hardest thing… I’ve ever done.”
Little did Jess and I know that in little under a year after dipping our toes into the cycling world we would be attempting and completing a seriously challenging 165 km event known as Fitz’s Challenge. Our initial foray into cycling consisted of the purchase of two flat-bar bikes, which at the time were considered to
Nov 2015 · Real People · people, gravel
Rider Story - Robyn, Andrew & Ray Get Their 'Gravel' On....
Cycling super-couple and third wheel ride from Lithgow to Mittagong Ray had been harassing two friends to cycle with him on Saturday mornings for a long time. “But Ray, we have to get up at 5.30am. That’s not possible for us.” Complained Andrew. “But Ray, there will be people in Lycra.” Whined Robyn. “You will like it”
Nov 2015 · Real People · people
Rider Story - "Lanterne Rouge" (Anna's Story)
If you know me, you know two things (other than my obsession with Nutella): in the afternoons following my long weekend rides I can be found asleep on the couch cuddling a family-size bag of Doritos; and I hate riding uphill. So how did I end up riding not once, but twice in one year, a 3 Peaks event which entails craz
Jan 2015 · Real People · people
Rider Story - Paul & Julia's Adventures
5am Alarms, Lycra, Coffee and racking up a lot of Km's and elevations was certainly not something we would have seen ourselves doing a year ago, let alone averaging 3-4 rides a week or even riding to Wollongong! But with some great encouragement we have achieved all this & 2015 is not even over. Our 2014 Christmas