MADRIDE – Day 18 Summary

Day 18 and we made the journey from Spalding to Waikerie. We passed through some very pleasant countryside, and some barren stuff that reminded us of the Nullarbor. We started out in jackets with a chilly 8 degrees, and ended up sweltering in 33 degrees. Enjoy the...

MADRIDE Day 17 Summary

Day 17, and we had a pleasant days riding from Port Augusta to Spalding. Plenty of traffic to work with until Crystal Brook and then a pleasant afternoon through the hills to Spalding. Enjoy hearing some of the support crew perspective on the...

MADRIDE Day 16 Summary

Here’s Day 16 for everybody..Kimba to Port Augusta. It was only 154km and though we didn’t have any wind assistance it went pretty smoothly and it was nice to finish by mid afternoon. A swim in the sea was excellent afterwards. Enjoy...

MADRIDE – Day 15 Summary

Day 15 of the MADRIDE, and we have made it to Kimba (which is apparently halfway across Australia). It was a calm day, but 192km took 7.5 hours of riding and it was nice to get to the finish. We enjoyed having some new riders with us too. Enjoy the...