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Cyclocross is a winter sport that has jumped from Europe to Australia. It takes the best of mountain biking and mixes it with road cycling to make one of the most adrenaline fuelled forms of cycling out there. 

To join or not to join... that is the question. At any club you’ll be meeting men and women from all different walks of life, but despite their unusual appearance in tight clothing and clip-clop shoes they probably have more in common than you would think. 

‘I’m a cyclist’. Keen cyclist, athlete, aspiring athlete, professional athlete, recreational rider, weekend warrior.

All terms we have heard before. If someone was to ask you what type of rider you are, what would you say? When someone asks you what you do for a living, what do you say?

Lining up for this weekend’s Peaks Challenge Falls Creek, or planning to do so in the future? La Velocita doles out some handy hints to help you get that finisher’s jersey.

Riding with a fixed gear on the road gives you a feeling like no other. You feel intimately connected with the terrain you are riding on.

I ride my bike a lot. Not 'pro-level-a-lot', but 300 kilometres a week. I think is a fair bit for a bloke with a full-time job, and a family with 2 small kids under 5.

It takes a shed-tonne of planning, and a solid association with the discipline fairy to make that volume work.

We spoke to the man with the cleanest cycling shoes in Melbourne. Of course it's the always immaculately dressed Lee 'Hollywood' Turner.

Our own Brendan Edwards has completed not one, or two but six Everests and has been asked on numerous occasions what it takes to get through an Everest. 

Here’s some advice that he’s learned along the way. 

We’re talking Gloves. There’s no denying that it’s getting cold in the Southern Hemisphere and as we quickly head towards freezing temperatures, there’s an issue that I find so many cyclists battle with. Cold hands.

This week we welcome Sarah Grove to the La Velocita team! Sarah shares with us her story of overcoming her fear and getting into her first crit race.

Photography - Kirsty Baxter & SKCC

We've been talking with Rapha Cycle Club rider Aaron DeBono about tyres.  He's passionate about tyres and getting riders on the right tyre for the right conditions.   

Today we are having a look at the most popular category of tyres. Clinchers.  You'll find them on most recreational cyclist's wheels and many weekend racers use them to. They are simple to use, quick to change and relatively inexpensive.

It's dark.  It's cold. It's raining. We don't know a lot of people that are happier riding in the winter than summer.  Don't be put off though, at La Velocita we still love to ride in winter.