Day 4 – Halfway There
Morning tea from the air Today we headed out from Hillston, and since the sun was behind the clouds there was a lot of complaining about the cold! It was chilly, but after about an hour the sun burned the clouds off and it was a generally pleasant day for riding. We...
Day 3 – And Then We Turned Left 🙂
Goolgowi stop from the air 170km from Hay to Hillston today, and the first 110 to Goolgowi was heading north east and we had the wind against us. It was hard and slow going, with lots of trucks (most very accommodating for us), a bunch of emus trying to race us and a...
Hay Hay Hay – Day 2 of MADRIDE 2
Happy to be into Hay Well it was a cold start from Mathoura...the oval was white and we could believe it was down around 0. We had some sunshine though, and were thankful for that. Pretty Pine for our first stop was very pleasant; here's a little video of some of the...
Monday is done 🙂
Bikes ready and waiting. Woo hoo! We have made it through Day 1, and are happy to be in Mathoura :). We set off from Epsom Community Church this morning, and really appreciated a little group of people coming to send us off. Check out the video of the send off on the...
Monday is coming…
Lots of preparation going on...this little video gives you a glimpse of Rod, Bob and Graham getting the trailer ready to be towed behind the riders. It's Saturday, but Monday is coming.... https://youtu.be/hNE5sOh6dmQ
MADRIDE 2 IS ALMOST HERE
The time is almost here for the next ride. Monday morning at 8.30am, we will leave from Epsom Community Church (269 Midland Highway), and if you want to come along at 8am to give us a send off we would love that. Lewis says he is getting pumped for the occasion, and...
MADRIDE – Day 21 Summary
For those of you who don't have Facebook we apologise for neglecting you. Â On the last night in Boort we went live to Facebook for the last blog. Â This included a number of thank you's to the key people involved and some stories of what it meant to the people that...
MADRIDE – Day 23 Summary
The ride is over, but the pain is still very real. Â So the recovery process must begin. Â To see how some riders have hopefully accelerated the process check out the video below. We would like to thank everyone that came out yesterday to see us arrive at the lake, it...
MADRIDE – Day 22 Summary
Day 22...the finish. What an exciting day for us all! Back to Day 21; we sent the video live to Facebook of our evening presentations at the Boort Tennis Club. We will get some video onto here in the next couple of days, but it was a pleasant day of riding from...
MADRIDE Day 20 Summary
Day 20 and we had a very cold welcome into Victoria, but the day went as smoothly as we hoped and we worked well as a team to get into Tempy in good time. It's nice to back onto Victorian time..between time zone changes and daylight saving we have lost 3 hours since...
MADRIDE – Day 19 Summary
Day 19 is done and we are almost through our 2nd state (South Australia) as we pause at Pinnaroo for the night. We ticked over 3000km today too, which was a reason for celebration. That was in the middle of a strong head wind though, and the excitement came and went...
A in the life of a MAD Rider
https://youtu.be/4ZlSOjpSnZM
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 ride....
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 🙂 https://youtu.be/yKOft4xxHsw
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 blog....
MADRIDE – On The Road
Here's some footage of the riders out on the road on the Nullarbor 🙂 https://youtu.be/DrMCnfIqAhk
MADRIDE Day 13 Summary
Day 13 was another day of 200km+ for us. We had planned to do 50km on our rest day, but wanted to have a full rest day so we did extra today. We left Penong early this morning and headed down the coast through Ceduna, towards Streaky Bay. We finished up at Chandada...
MADRIDE Day 12 Summary
Day 12 seemed like a short one at only 182km, but we didn't have quite the wind assistance as yesterday and we were all happy to see Penong by the end. We came across another group at Nundroo who are cycling the Nullarbor, and that was good. It's nice to not be...
MADRIDE Day 11 Summary
Here's a video from Day 11...213km from Border Village to Head of the Bight, with a tail wind for most of the day. It was pleasant riding, but still a long way. Last night of camping 🙂 https://youtu.be/KsAhGY9awYs
MADRIDE Day 10 Summary
Day 10 was a big one..208km from Madura to a bit past Border Village. We had a mostly tail wind, which was a welcome relief, started by going down a good hill and then had a flat road for the rest of the day. Â We had to dodge plenty of road kill, but the day went...
MADRIDE Day 10 – On The Road
https://youtu.be/B5xtEOOo-3o
MADRIDE Day 9 Summary
Day 9 from Caiguna to Madura. Â 135km doesn't seem like a lot at the start of the day, but 50km/hr head winds for most of the day had us working very hard and having to be well organised. Â It was satisfying to finish and the campsite view and sunset was pretty good :)...
MADRIDE Day 8 Summary
Day 8 was the 90 mile straight for us..most of the day without a single curve in the road. Everybody was happy just to cruise along, and it was a pleasant day of riding. Here's a little summary and some more interviews for you. https://youtu.be/SIzI9C7kh1Y
MADRIDE Day 7 Summary
Day 7 was a significant one for us. We are onto the Nullarbor as we left Norseman this morning and are now at Balladonia. We passed the 1000 km mark. We covered over 200km today, which was a big mark for most of us. Thanks for all your support and comments and for...
MADRIDE Day 6 Summary (Part 3)
Day 6 was another tough one with 100km into a head wind and rain expected as well. The wind was a bit better than expected, but Norseman was still a very welcome stop at the end of the day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0Y3ZlMG3_g
MADRIDE Day 6 Summary (Part 2)
Day 6 was another tough one with 100km into a head wind and rain expected as well. The wind was a bit better than expected, but Norseman was still a very welcome stop at the end of the day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PJE-zhn71M
MADRIDE Day 6 Summary (Part 1)
Day 6 was another tough one with 100km into a head wind and rain expected as well. The wind was a bit better than expected, but Norseman was still a very welcome stop at the end of the day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSWdwunT0Mk
MADRIDE Day 5 Summary
Day 5 in Esperance was meant to be a rest day..but we did a little ride to make Day 6 a bit easier. 100km up the road to Salmon Gums with a pretty strong head wind was the start of the day and then we enjoyed beach/sleep/relaxing etc for the rest of the day. Enjoy...
MADRIDE Day 4 Summary
Day 4 of the MADRIDE from Bunbury to Bendigo, and we have all made it to Esperance. Tremendous effort from riders and support crew. Enjoy seeing the team as they eat dinner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv6RQdA05qk