Melbourne

The Weekly Rider - Faz Zamani

Faz is a jack of all trades - lawyer, PhD candidate, university tutor, great hugger and peanut butter destroyer! Faz is one of those people that gets it all done... 

The Weekly Rider - Faz Zamani

The Weekly Rider - Matt Barca

Matt is gearing up to ride the Tour de Cure for CBA, he's a new father, busy with a 5 week old beautiful baby girl.

The Weekly Rider - Matt Barca

The Weekly Rider - Amy Tan

Amy Tan is the Weekly Rider! She loves riding, racing and has done some great fundraising for the One Girl charity through her #doitinadress campaign. She's a talker, and manages to find her way into most event photos and is a faithful member of SKCC. We talk to Amy about why she loves to ride.

The Weekly Rider - Amy Tan

The Weekly Rider - Sam Gartner

Super Sam Speilberg is the Weekly Rider! At 42 and with two ridiculously good looking kids Sam is an Engineer working for the world’s largest construction materials company, he does so in order to fill in the time between what’s most important... riding and drinking coffee!

With the motto, “Remember, we are going to Hell and back so you better bring your sunscreen” it's clear he loves to ride.

The Weekly Rider - Sam Gartner

The Weekly Rider - Jesse Carlsson

Jesse Carlsson is the WeeklyRider! He's a former BMX world champion, a theoretical physics PhD, private equity investor, Curve Cycling director and endurance cycling character that is able to push past physical and mental barriers that most of us can't even imagine.

The Weekly Rider - Jesse Carlsson

The Weekly Rider - Brett Davis

Brett Davis is the Weekly Rider!  He's a bus driver so does a lot of sitting around on the job Golf was Brett’s 'escape' until he saw the light and jumped onto a road bike in 2014 and has never looked back.  

The Weekly Rider - Wayne Gibbings

When I’m on the bike, I’m never far away from happiness – even if you are having a terrible time with mechanicals, fitness, the weather, you are always moving towards something better....

The Weekly Rider - Wayne Gibbings

The Weekly Rider - Ben de Riter

Ben de Riter is the weekly rider!  Standing 6'6" he’s an imposing figure, and this guy can ride!  Ben is a passionate cyclist who loves all things do with the bike whether it be his local climbs, cycling kits, taking pics on and off the bike, smashing out fast times or the coffee stops in-between.

The Weekly Rider - Ben de Riter

The Weekly Rider - Daniel Christiansz

Daniel Christiansz is the La Velocita Weekly Rider! We love how Daniel tells us cycling 'contributes to a better world'. We could not have put it any better. Get out their and enjoy the journey.

The Weekly Rider - Daniel Christiansz

The Weekly Rider - Stu "The King" Verrier

We talk to the one and only King. The TKM founding father gives us an insight into his realm, his latest project 'TKM Ride Different' and of course, why he loves to ride.  

The Weekly Rider - Stu "The King" Verrier

The Weekly Rider - Chloe Baggs

Chloe Baggs is the La Velocita Weekly Rider. She's one of the up and coming female riders in Victoria and is quickly making a name for herself in cycling. 

We talk to Chloe about why she loves to ride.

The Weekly Rider - Chloe Baggs

The Weekly Rider - David McQuillen

David McQuillen is the La Velocita Weekly Rider! 

Founder & Chief Suffering Officer at The Sufferfest David is responsible for putting together some of the best stationary trainer videos in the business. We speak to David about why he loves to ride.

The Weekly Rider - David McQuillen

The Weekly Rider - Philip Natividad

Philip Natividad is the Weekly Rider! From commuting to work on the bike... through to Everesting he loves to ride. 

He has also taken on the challenge that many of us have to manage... balancing his love for riding with work, family and life.

The Weekly Rider - Philip Natividad

The Weekly Rider - Veronica Micich

Veronica Micich is the La Velocita Weekly Rider! With big goals of moving into the national elite racing scene and a passion for adventure on the bike, we find out more about what drives her to be the best she can.

The Weekly Rider - Veronica Micich

The Weekly Rider - Katya Crema

Katya Crema is the La Velocita Weekly Rider! With a background in elite ski racing, Katya is an Olympian that started riding as a form of cross training. 6 years on Katya has embraced road, mountain biking and CX.

As one of Rapha's Melbourne based ambassadors Katya is keen get more women into our great sport. One thing is for sure, Katya loves to ride!

The Weekly Rider - Katya Crema

The Weekly Rider - Sarah Grove

Sarah Grove is the La Velocita Weekly Rider! Finding a love of cycling in the world of triathlon, Sarah is now breaking into the cycling racing scene and can be found going for it on one of her several LIVGiant speed machines...

Crit races, road races or out training in the awesome Dandenong ranges, one thing that is clear, is that Sarah loves to ride! 

Report: Aaron Mulkearns

The Weekly Rider - Sarah Grove

The Weekly Rider - Jessica Lane

After a few years away from the racing scene Jessica Lane is back and loving it! Riding for BikeBug, she's planning to make her mark on the 2015 National Road Series. La Velocita Caught up with Jess to find out why she loves to ride at December's Shimano SuperCrit hosted by SKCC.

The Weekly Rider - Jessica Lane

The weekly rider - Kevin Barry

Today we are talking to Kevin Barry. you'll find him out on early on his bike most days of the week, riding out of Melbourne's inner north-west with the 'Napier Park Riders' club.  

He's got a true passion for riding along with a taste for top end Pinarellos.  One thing that is clear from our talk with Kevin is that he loves to ride!

The weekly rider - Kevin Barry

The weekly rider - Ashley Bleeker

Today we are talking to Ash Bleeker AKA 'The Hairy Eagle'.  Part of the Melbourne based The Kings Men cycling club, The Hairy Eagle never gives anything less than 200% and appears to be constantly excited about anything remotely bike related.

The weekly rider - Ashley Bleeker