The Cycling Development Foundation would like to welcome Mary Tennant to the board of the foundation Mary is a keen amateur cyclist and has competed in the Ironman 70.3 series in Bussleton and Pucon Chile. Her first foray into cycling started on Groote Eylandt in 1986 when she was one of two woman to compete in the inaugural Groote Eylandt triathlon. She participated in the 2010 Ride for Youth and currently trains [...]
RAAM 2019: What it all means? It’s taken a while to think about all the risks and positive outcomes of RAAM in the last 3 months. When reading and listening to previous RAAM competitors, all I get to hear is how inexplicably painful, harsh and psychologically destructive this race is. People describe it as a race that nobody finishes unscathed, a race that is harder than climbing Mount [...]
Sabine's RAAM 2019 Team SCOTT A big WELCOME to Scott Sutton – the last member to join Team Bean for RAAM 2019. We are very excited to have him on board as he is not only a much needed paramedic but also his reputation to be a diligent, hard-working and super nice guy precedes him. Scott is already experienced in crewing and is keen to tackle the harsh challenges [...]
The Cycling Development Foundation (CDF), as owner of the Veris Cycle Racing teams, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Euroz Limited, WA's pre-eminent capital markets group. Euroz representative Brett Stapleton commented that "Euroz's corporate philosophy has long been to give back to the broader WA community, because WA has been integral to our growth and progression since we started in 2000". He also said that Euroz saw the extended reach of the CDF's cycling teams [...]
I have been lucky enough to have ridden the Liv Envie Advanced Pro 1 2016 for the past year. The Envie was my first race bike, and I loved it from the first time I rode it. It’s been a fast and reliable steed, and has become a little part of me, having carried me through my first road races with podium successes and through all the hard training sessions that followed. The [...]
RAAM 2019: Introducing Charity Solaris Cancer Care Our charity of choice is Solaris Cancer Care, a Australian cancer support service provider caring for people with cancer and their families. Solaris Cancer Care’s ethos is centred around kind, caring support, education and wellness for cancer patients and their carers in Australia. The aim of Solaris Cancer Care is to improve quality of life of patients undergoing cancer treatment, and [...]
RAAM 2019: What makes the Race Across America (RAAM) the toughest endurance cycling race in the world? The terrain is “harsh, brutal, and immensely challenging”: ~5000 km, across 12 states, and approx. 52,000 metres of climbing. RAAM is about 30% longer than the Tour de France, and this distance MUST be completed in roughly half the time, with no rest Deserts, Mountain ranges, tornado-prone plains, and unpredictable June weather [...]
Sabine's RAAM 2019 Team SHANNON I remember offering Sabine my support in April 2017 for her solo 24 hour race - Delirium, down in Busselton, WA. I just thought I would be doing a bit of cheering .. “support” took on a whole new meaning! Helping out John, I became the time keeper, position status updater, cheer squad, social media person and even foot masseuse(!) all while being sleep [...]
VERIS RACING CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION Summer 2018 View this email in your browser Our Valued Partners THE RACE ACROSS AMERICA Veris Racing athlete, and world 24 hour cycling champion, Sabine Bird recently qualified for the worlds toughest bicycle racing: the Race Across America (RAAM). Hear more about Sabine's fantastic efforts in winning and qualifying for this event at the Revolve 24 hour solo [...]
In January this year, I raced the Revolve24 in Adelaide and qualified for the Race Across America (RAAM), the world’s toughest bicycle race. Qualifying for this pinnacle event of all endurance races is already a very pleasing result; however, what a feat it would be to race this epic challenge, which has been titled “12 days of hell” and seen many strong and talented endurance cyclists fail. The decision to ride 5,000 [...]
