Race To The Rock - Endurance Bike Packing - Ep6
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10/21/20 • 69 min
This week I join Simon, April and Steve who recently competed in the 2020 Race to the Rock ultra-long-distance bike packing event. This year the race ran from Normanville on the Fleurieu Peninsula of SA, traversing the Mount Lofty Ranges, North through the Flinders Rangers, outback SA and NT, all the way to Uluru 2483km away. An absolute epic off-road cycling endurance event.
We discuss the route, the gear, the bikes, food and water, the desert, the outback hospitality, and the raw adventure of riding for 10-12 days straight totally unsupported as fast as possible.
To see more pics and all the updates, stats and to connect with the riders and organisers, check out the Facebook page @RaceToTheRock and @RaceToTheRock (DOT Watchers)
Do you have a mate that needs to ride their bike more? Share it round and get stoked to ride!
Join the conversation on Instagram
@SimonEglinton has a great insta story RTTR 2020
@Stephen Leske
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This week I join Simon, April and Steve who recently competed in the 2020 Race to the Rock ultra-long-distance bike packing event. This year the race ran from Normanville on the Fleurieu Peninsula of SA, traversing the Mount Lofty Ranges, North through the Flinders Rangers, outback SA and NT, all the way to Uluru 2483km away. An absolute epic off-road cycling endurance event.
We discuss the route, the gear, the bikes, food and water, the desert, the outback hospitality, and the raw adventure of riding for 10-12 days straight totally unsupported as fast as possible.
To see more pics and all the updates, stats and to connect with the riders and organisers, check out the Facebook page @RaceToTheRock and @RaceToTheRock (DOT Watchers)
Do you have a mate that needs to ride their bike more? Share it round and get stoked to ride!
Join the conversation on Instagram
@SimonEglinton has a great insta story RTTR 2020
@Stephen Leske
For all the bike packing info, community, and support, check out
Don’t forget to tell them I sent you!
Kindly Like, Subscribe, Follow, Share and leave a rating for new stories every second Wednesday!
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Lindsay sees his adventures as a way to start important conversations regarding Men’s Health and is raising money for the cause via his Go Fund Me page.
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First KI circumnavigation video
https://www.facebook.com/100000886766222/videos/1897642263608647/
V8 Super Car Driver Todd Kelly’s previous adventures on Lindsay’s Ski
https://www.examiner.com.au/story/4673288/kelly-conquers-bass-strait-for-charity/
https://www.supercars.com/news/championship/todd-kelly-to-cross-bass-straight-on-jet-ski/
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