3 August – Beers at Mont Ventoux

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This week BikeLove captures the penultimate stage of 2009 Tour de France.  Follow the highlights of the race as it happens at the Golden Barley in Enmore, Sydney.

Here’s what officially happened

13 July – A frenchies experience

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This week BikeLove goes to le Grand cafe and talks to the most authentic French man in the Southern hemisphere , Dr Daniel Talmont, about his memories and experiences of the Tour de France.  The smell of garlic was in the air and I swear I caught a whiff of Pastis…

5 July – Yehuda Moon

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This week on BikeLove I get to speak to Rick Smith, creator of the very cool Yehuda Moon comic strip.  Based in Ohio, Rick accurately captures the most engaging aspects of cycling culture via his cartoon charcters, Yehuda, Joe and Thistle.  Together with their adventures and wardrobe of customers you’re able to dip into the  charming world of the Kickstand cyclery! 

22 June – What a ride!

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This morning I joined Alexis on Monday Breakfast for the Random Tandem.  We spoke to Rupert Guinness, a Sydney journalist, who has just brought out a new book ‘What a ride’.  He covers the tour from 1987 when the first Aussie competed ‘Phil Anderson’!  He shares wonderful anecdotes about his experience watching the tour and has the gift of perspective.

22 June – Pampering your employees

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Fairfax probably offer the best facilities available for a working cyclist… Check out what’s on offer in the new eco building in Pyrmont!

8 June – Tallyho chaps

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Sydney’s first Tweed run gets off to a stormin’ start.  The best dressed ride I’ve been on for a while!  Rain didn’t dampen spirits, merely added to the authenticity of the occasion. Lots of handlebar moustaches… nice!

18 May – Unicycle Madness

Being chased by a whole village!

Climbing up a mountain pass

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This week I speak to Geoff Huntley about his most recent cycle touring trip to India on 18a UNICYCLE!  One 36″wheel and 500kms of unforgiving roads below.  He toured in a party of 6 (all unicyclists!) which included Australians, French and Canadians!  Some lovely stories about how people reacted to him emerge.

4 May – Life Sentence

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This week BikeLove chats to Brettski… a courier who has served Sydney well,  he has just notched up 25 years!  He first began couriering in 1984!  Lycra hadn’t yet become fashionable and fax machines were not even around!!  He is 45 years but looks about 20 years younger, known as the ‘buns of steel’ he has a passing resemblance to Raul Alcala…

27 April – Walk in the Park

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This week I leave the bike at home… Ever walked along the coastal park of the Royal National Park? It’s beautiful and I’d thoroughly recommend it, especially the wild, fresh water swimming holes along the way. I went this Easter and I didn’t take my camera, instead I took my audio recorder.

13 April – Bikes in the bedroom

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Bike Porn?  Never… BikeLove gets up close and personal!