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Saddle sores are the bane of anyone who has ever thrown their leg over a bicycle. If you haven’t experienced a saddle sore or saddle discomfort – you are one of the lucky few!In cycling, there is good pain, the pain you get from pushing your muscles and getting your heart pumping. Then there is bad pain. Bad pain is any pain you get from discomfort, such as the dreaded “saddle sore” or, simply, a sore bum.An often overlooked piece of kit that eve …

I know that some people prefer to ride without gloves but unfortunately I am not one of those people. I tend to get really sweaty hands when I ride (almost to the point where I lose my grip) and I have been known to have a few ‘get offs’ where I land awkwardly, which usually results in my my hands getting scraped somewhere along the way, so I prefer to have the added security and protection of riding in gloves. Normally I don’t put much thought i …

Confession #1– I was not a sports nutrition fan until I discovered SiS a few years ago and it literally changed my view on how I fuel my training and racing. Having spent time with my sports dietitian on finding the right combinations, one of the biggest breakthroughs this year has been the addition of the SiS Overnight Protein Powder.Confession #2 – I am a choc-o-holic! Not in a small way either – a full-size family block every night, so when it …

New bike day is a day all cyclists love and cherish. I came home from a week of competing at the International Track Series in Melbourne to a new Boardman Elite Air 9.8 Dura-Ace Di2, straight out of the box. It's been a long time since I had that new road bike feeling, as I specialise in track cycling, so the feeling of jumping onto this work of art was exceptional.Boardman Elite Air 9.8The attention to detail comes as no surprise to me, after fo …