I've sent my letter of intent, the reply from Matthew was that I had jumped the gun a little but was ok with that. The start date is June 10th!.. Rob

Back to the training...being in the southern hemisphere I think will make it a tad easier as we have the summer to train through leading into the Tour.
This will mean that the base miles can be more easily achieved I guess than riding in the winter, and there are lots of events going on to target.

I personally am a multisporter so I kayak lots too, this really helps with the upper body and core (which we all know they go hand in hand and need to be in good working order)....especially riding a fully ridged rig. Ive given up the running for now to spend that third of my training specifically on the bike. I mix it up a lot from fast road rides, fast MTB and long loaded rides, early morning river kayaking for strength and intensity and when the swell is up sea kayaking for fun,(don't want to spend all that time on the bike, remember its supposed to be fun!)
 
 

Hi Everyone

I just thought id say hi as im too down to do the TD16 ....coming all of the way from NZ, ive time booked off work and kinda have a plan.

Good reading the posts so far.