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I'm a keen follower of road cycling and tennis. Master of Journalism/Comms student & teacher.
- Member Since:
- June 2012
- Based In:
- Melbourne
- Favourite Sporting Team:
- Essendon
- Favourite Sports:
- Tennis, Cycling, AFL,
Latest Articles
Giro d’Italia 2013, Stage 13: The Daily Roar
4 days agoLife is full of contradictions and the sunshine of Stage 13 of the 2013 Giro d’Italia was a welcome relief for the riders after the deluge of Stage 12. Last night’s stage was always going to be about the sprinters, even if that talk only centred on if they would all exit the Giro en [...]
Giro d’Italia 2013, Stage 12: The Daily Roar
5 days agoRain, rain, rain and yet there is more rain. It rained on Stage 12.It rained a lot. Riding through the cold and the rain is not just physically tough, but mentally as well. Days like Stage 12 become a battle between the physical body and the rational desire to get out of the cold, to [...]
Adam Semple interview: fighting back
14 May 2013So few of us get the opportunity to live out our dreams and, sadly, too many who get the opportunity to do so waste it. This is not the case with Adam Semple. Semple’s early form in the National Road Series has been impressive, finishing on the podium at the Battle of the Border. While [...]
Stage five: NRS Tour of Toowoomba
14 May 2013Nathan Earle takes out the Tour of Toowoomba, giving Huon Genesys a perfect three out of three in this year’s National Road Series. Neil Van Der Ploeg of Search2Retain won the final stage, a 51km criterium around Queens Park, ahead of Ben Grenda (Polygon) and Josh Taylor (GPM). Going into the race, riders were hoping [...]
Giro d’Italia 2013, Stage 9: The Daily Roar
13 May 2013Tom and Jerry have surfaced at the Giro as the game of cat-and-mouse through the Italian countryside has finally begun. Taking this comparison a step or ten too far was Pirazzi and Chalapud fighting for the second KOM. Chalapud seemed to have his cartoons a little mixed up as I’m sure I saw a bird [...]
Giro d’Italia 2013, Stage 8: The Daily Roar
12 May 2013This year’s Giro d’Italia is lit brighter than a house decked out in terawatt lighting over Christmas and it shows no signs of fading as we move into the second week. Last night’s Individual Time Trial wasn’t an individual trial in staying awake way past our bedtimes, as it may well have been, had Sir [...]
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