What a day! Started wet; stiff quad up the first hill out of Lorne; suffered in the headwind through Pennyroyal and Barwon Downs; rest stop at Forrest came just in time to ward off a cramp; toughed out the climb to Mt Sabine in the wet; managed to keep the rubber side down on the wet descent; then beautiful sunshine from Skene's Creek lighting up the surf and spray made the day worthwhile; but 40km into the wind and up and down rolling hills to Lorne left the legs feeling sorry.

A little worried about my legs cramping afterwards, so I went out and mowed the lawn. That'll teach 'em.

Had a ball, and already looking forward to next year!!!

Last week of training over, now just letting the excitement build. It is terrific to be riding the Great Ocean road tomorrow. To be doing it on closed roads is awesome. And being amongst thousands of other cyclists, is sensational. The atmosphere a mass group ride is something to experience. I've put down just over 1,000 kms in the last 3 months and more than a few hours in the gym to prepare but it will all feel worth it tomorrow.

88 km ride on Saturday, the last of the long rides before next weekend. A gentle coffee ride with Kirk and Stu followed by a little bit of pain and hills to test the legs. All good with none of last week's cramping. Tapering week maybe a ride to work and a spin class to keep everything in good working order. Ready for next week, but think it will be a challenge to stop the competitive head from pushing too hard. The last week has been light with 50km Monday; a super hard crank session on Tuesday; and a hilly 20km on Thursday.

TRAINING UPDATE !! Not the most enjoyable ride on Sunday. 100km and 1000m climbing. Cramps stopped me at 75km and had to ride easily to make it home. Not quite enough preparation. Followed up with a 1/2 hour recovery at the gym on Monday with 6 periods of Super High Intensity Training for 45 seconds each. Sounds technical but don't abbreviate it! Then a Tuesday night spin class and Wednesday night tennis to continue putting pain in the legs. Rest day tomorrow.

Hi folks. I'll be taking to the Great Ocean Road for Amy's Gran Fondo in September to help support the Amy Gillett Foundation in their quest to promote cycling safety. It something important to me because its important to people in my life that I get home in as many pieces as I left. Sometimes I'm in a lot of pieces and cycling is sure fire way that helps put me back together. So, cycling safely help makes sure the physical pieces stay together. If you are able to help by donating, please use my gofundraise page. I would appreciate your support. Just as importantly, watch out for me and thousands of others as we share our journeys on the same roads.

As you know I love to ride my bike.  I am passionate about helping the Amy Gillett Foundation create a safer environment for all bicycle riders and help improve traffic flow for all road users.  Did you know that 48 people were killed in 2013 and  9,307 bike riders were seriously injured in Australia?

I am taking part in the fundraising challenge leading up to the Wiggle Amy’s Gran Fondo event on 11 September to help the AGF raise at least $100,000 to invest in educational program initiatives to create a safer environment for riding.

Any contribution you can make will help the AGF achieve its vision of zero bike rider fatalities.