Great start to the morning commencing with the ANZAC Bridge and brekky in Balmain. Then into the City over the Pyrmont Bridge and up the King St Cycleway . Through Hyde Park for a glimpse of Art and About then up Oxford St and into Centennial Park for 5 laps (ca. 20km) of average 32 kph.

Lunch in Potts Point then a test of the bike’s torsional stiffness with a fast descent and switchback into Woolloomooloo. A gentle climb and lap of the Yurong Precinct, through Martin Place then down to The Rocks for a banana smoothie refuel before returning home to Pyrmont.

Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park	Pyrmont Bridge	Yurong Precinct

The Shire, twice in one weekend!? Today’s trip was about performance, visiting Chain Reaction Bicycles and placing a deposit on a Specialized 2008 S-Works Tarmac SL Quick Step see below

Look out Tom Boonen ! Rumour has it, there will be a new pro road bike racer joining the Quick Step team…

Ride time was 48 mins slicing 7 mins off yesterday’s trip. Average speed was also up 6km. Total performance training time: 44 mins (or 91.6% of total ride time).

Light showers and southeast winds was not enough to deter this 25km trip to The Shire or from test riding the Cervélo 2009 S2 (see below) from Endeavour Cycles.

Ride time was 55 mins focused on recovery and cardio training only (55-80% of max HR).

Poor weather this long weekend left little time to sprint 32 km across suburbia in 1 hr 5 mins before this evening’s thunderstorm.

Total performance training time @ 80-100% of HR: 44 mins

40km ride starting from St Leonards Park, North Sydney and finishing with a 10km blast around Sydney Olympic Park.

Route Highlights

A. Harbour Bridge
B. The Rocks
C. Pyrmont Point Park
D. Old Glebe Island Bridge
E. Iron Cove
F. Brays Bay
G. Ryde Bridge
H. John Whitton Bridge
I. Bicentennial Park
J. Homebush Bay
K. Sydney Olympic Park