The Shimano Super Crit is back this weekend at St Kilda Cycling Club's crit circuit in Port Melbourne. If you've never been to a race you should go. If you're not a racer you should go... even if you don't ride a bike you should still go.
This is a must see event, the Super Crit takes everything to the next level and is as much a spectacle to behold as it is a bike race.
It’s hard to discuss the explosion in popularity of the sport of cyclocross in Melbourne (and even in Australia) without talking about the role of the Dirty Deeds series organised by the Brunswick Cycling Club.
The Melburn Roobaix has been an iconic event on the cycling calendar since its inception in 2006. It is hosted by FYXO who have embraced the spirit of one of Europe’s most popular one day bike races, the Paris-Roubaix which is renown for its challenging cobblestone sections.
200km of adventure including 120km of gravel and 3,000+ metres of climbing… interested? Well the Gippsland Gold is for you.
Run by Audax Australia since 2010 and set in the stunning Strzelecki Ranges this ride will take you over hills, through valleys and along one of Australia’s most spectacular tourist roads, Grand Ridge Road.
At La Velocita we love a good Everesting story. So when we heard there was a group of five riders taking on the challenge on Boxing day… when most of us are relaxing… we sent our resident Everesting expert Brendan Edwards along to check it out.
24 hours. Brunswick Velodrome. One man and his bike. A distance target that most of us would never even contemplate. 900km… almost endless laps through day and night. This is the story of how it unfolded.
Warburton, Sunday November 22nd 7:30am, perfect conditions for the inaugural Giro della Donna Gran Fondo. I was really looking forward to what promised to be one of the most spectacular cycling routes in Australia.
Last weekend I lined up with 10,000 other fortunate souls to take on my first Around the Bay in a Day.
Despite being a keen cyclist living in Melbourne for the past six years, I'd never tackled ATB before. Keen to correct that, I signed up for the 210km Sorrento return ride...
Epic rides. We love them. But what does ‘epic’ really mean? What makes a ride an epic?
Presented by Find Your Freedom Cycling
The 2015 Dirty Dozen is on the 20 September 2015 in Warburton. In its fourth year this awesome event is sure to present some challenging climbing to those that take it on.
La Velocita’s Brendan Edwards spoke with one of the founders of the Australian Dirty Dozen, David Blom to get an insight into what makes it so special.
Today Brendan Edwards profiles Glenmore Road (Glenmore), which a 2.7km Category 3 climb. Arguably one of the toughest climbs West of Melbourne.
Want something a bit different. An adventure, an opportunity to meet new people, have a good laugh at yourself and if you’re that way inclined, break out one of your crazy outfits and brighten up someone else’s day.
We’re talking last week’s Melburn Roobaix.
La Velocita’s Mike Boudrie caught up with Dylan Reynolds to get the low down on Ride & Seek… One thing that shone through was that Dylan is not just running a tour company, he loves riding and he want’s to share amazing cycling experiences with others.
It’s a big weekend in Victorian cycling with the Northern Suburbs Three Day Tour starting on Saturday morning and running through to Monday.
With a great weekend of racing ahead we preview the four stages.
We have been lucky enough to meet with Miles Smith. On April 11 he set off on a monumental world record attempt, The HAM’R or Highest Annual Mileage Record, that stands at an epic 120,805km and has stood since 1939.
Crazy, dangerous and stupid; or fun, fast and challenging? Everyone who owns a bike in Australia has heard of The Hell Ride, its origins trace as far back to the early 1980's when a number of VFL footballers would ride the Black Rock to Mt Eliza return route and finish with a sprint into Black Rock.
The ride has become embedded into Melbourne's cycling scene and is now the most infamous and largest bunch ride in Melbourne.
At La Velocita we love to ride and we love Christmas, it’s a time for new kits and accessories, riding with friends and family, ham, turkey, beer and wine… what better way to put them all together the getting involved in the Rahpa Festive 500!
This week we bring you the first in a series of rides in Melbourne's Dandenong Ranges. An epic playground for all cyclists just an hour from Melbourne.
This ride in Melbourne's awesome Dandenong Ranges is bang on 60km with 1,590m of climbing and takes in some great climbs, descents. The ride starts and finishes at the Basin, just to the east of where the hills start providing you with the option to drive and ride or ride from home to the start point.
Almost all road cyclists have had a least one ride on Beach Road. It’s a road that polarises people. It's seen as a cycling mecca by many, with its long wide sections, minimal traffic lights, views, a couple of hills and some good coffee shops.
Beach Road sees all types of riders, new riders finding their way through to pro riders, young and old, small groups through to massive groups, you will see clubs like TKM - The Kings Men, the 6amers, shop rides and more and of course the somewhat infamous Hell Ride.
