Cycling Archives - XSpeedAustralia

18 March

Navigating junior gearing and roll outs

Navigating junior gearing and roll outs can be a confusing and time consuming process for parents new to junior cycling. In this blog we hope to help you when navigating junior gearing and roll outs for Under 11’s to Under 19’s. A bikes’s rollout is the distance the bike travels over one complete pedal revolution […]

Mar 18, 2018

28 February

Hong Kong Track Cup Media release

Hong Kong Track Cup Media Release 28th February, 2018 For immediate release X-Speed Australia Team named for Hong Kong International Track Cup. X-Speed Australia Cycle Club is pleased to name the six rider squad selected to represent us at the 3rd UCI Category 1, International Track Cup in Hong Kong 31st March – […]

Feb 28, 2018

3 January

X-Speed Training and Racing Hong Kong

X-Speed Training and Racing Hong Kong – fast paced, eclectic and a culinary delight. Hong Kong is a tourist mecca situated on the southeast coast of China. It’s the home of cycle clothing manufacturer Champion System, world champion Sarah Lee Wai-sze and boasts a magnificent velodrome built in 2013 which has played host to a […]

Jan 03, 2018

15 December

Can Cycling Cause Skin Cancer

Can cycling cause skin cancer? 2017 saw former professional cyclist Luis Herrera claim his skin cancer was caused by sun exposure during his cycling career. The former climber believes his basal cell carcinoma and lesions to his arms and face arose from poor precautions in applying sunscreen during his time cycling in extreme conditions. […]

Dec 15, 2017

7 December

Central Districts Junior Tour – South Australia

Central Districts Junior Tour – South Australia is the best junior tour in the country! Hi my name is Jasmyn Quick I would just like to share a few of my experience on the CDJT trip in April 2017. I remember this trip as if it was yesterday. It was such a brilliant experience […]

Dec 07, 2017

26 November

Enjoy the ride – exercise is good for you

Enjoy the ride – exercise is good for you. Physically and mentally. A single training session can change your mood. The more you do it, the more you enjoy it. But do we always enjoy exercise? Before we exercise sometimes we underestimate how much we are likely to enjoy it because we focus too much […]

Nov 26, 2017

7 November

A race by any other gnome

A race by any other gnome happens to be called the Ferguson Valley Classic Road Race and this was the last race of our maiden season. New to racing road bikes, my mate Mitch and I were keen to stretch our road legs in this classic event. With golden gnomes on our minds, we headed […]

Nov 07, 2017