Haute Route events are well known amongst the cycling community and are nothing to be scoffed at. It takes some serious training and dedication, particularly if you want to tackle the 7 day event. We had the pleasure of speaking with Mike Foster who recently raced (or rode) Haute Route Pyrenees with his brother David. Above: Mike and David beginning a descent SPOKEN: Haute Route Pyrenees, that’s a long way to travel from Sydney, Australia for a bike ride what made you want to do this event? MF: There are are a lot of options when it comes to cycling; racing a criterium or a one day race like a Gran Fondo, the local ‘Around the Bay’, or maybe you like...
New Zealand is one of the most picturesque, clean & green countries in the world. The BDO Tour of Northland makes its way through the top of the North Island and some of the most beautiful landscape the country has to offer. The Tour starts in Whangarei, a 2 hour drive from New Zealand's largest city, Auckland. This makes it accessible to riders; international riders can make use of Aucklands’ International Airport, and local riders can either drive or take a domestic flight to Auckland or direct to Whangarei. The Tour spans four days and four stages, with distances ranging from 83km to 104km. This winds its way from Whangarei up to Russell in the Bay of Islands, then West to Hokianga before heading South to Dargaville and back on to Whangarei. If...
Tour of Friendship, or ToF as it's more commonly known, is a multi-stage road race based in the heart of Thailand. ToF is largely a hidden gem with knowledge of the race being limited to cyclists residing in South East Asia and who are also part of the regions amateur race scene. We have been fortunate enough to have raced ToF on three occasions most recently in 2019 and can testify that this race is truely unique and one of the best amateur multi-stage races on offer in Thailand. ToF Background Following the 1998 Asian Games which were based in Bangkok, Madame Titaree Tanakorn decided to organise a new cycling tour with support of 40 commissaries. First named the Anti...
The Thailand Tour of Phuket in its second year running sounded like a roaring success thanks to organisers Cycosports, sponsors Singha and Event Promotors Unfound. We've covered this race before but we thought we'd get a Womens perspective from our Brand Ambassador Sarah Schneider who raced the Elite Women category in 2019... SPOKEN: Before we get into the Tour of Phuket (ToP), can you tell us a bit about yourself, let’s start with, how long have you been cycling and what got you started? SS: I’ve been cycling about 12 years, I was a runner first like so many of us. I tried a triathlon after my sister persuaded me to do so. I did not really enjoy the swim...
