b2b Blaney to Bathurst 2016
I stood in the middle of a town I had never been to before, wearing not much and freezing. I’m about to do the Blaney to Bathurst fro the first time, this will be my longest timed event to...
15/16 Crit Season Review
It was the last race of the crit season. Around the back of the course the headwind just smashed whoever was on the front. It seemed like there was just no shelter and by this stage the riders in...
Orica Kermesse 2016; DNF beats DNS
As I waited the start line in the 36 degree heat one of my team mates stood next to me and learned over,”Just aim to keep in the middle of the pack and you will be fine”. I felt...
Gravel Grind to the Boarding House Dam
I have known of the boarding house dam for some time but had never really had the chance to go looking for it. I always figured it was one of those non-literal things like the name of a rock...
Dan Higgins – Home For Me (Official Music Video)
(C) Protected 2016 – Dan Higgins. All rights reserved. No copying or distribution without permission. Now available on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/hom… And Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/a… Directed by Oliver Higgins Productions. Dan Higgins is a singer/songwriter from Nowendoc NSW. His passion...
Old Road Rolling
Yeah come for a ride with us on the weekend, oh its you first time? Yeah we will just do an easy roll… Ok I’ve adlib’d how I’m pretty sure thats how the conversation went to down but April organized a...
Highland Fling 2015, well half anyway
For the past 10 years there has been a gathering of the clans in the southern highlands. The small town of Bundanoon gets overrun with mountain bikers preparing to undertake the Camelbak highland fling. This epic mountain bike rise...
CX gravel grind and single track
Just a couple of weeks out from the highland fling I figured I should probably put some more k’s in on the dirt.This was a pretty simple challenge. Get the Giro with some knobby CX tires and ride it...
City2Surf 2015
2 years ago I sat in my house and watched the athletes run the City2Surf. I ate my breakfast and thought to myself there is no way I could complete that. The very idea of running was just something I was not interested in. To quote the rules of cycling one does not run unless being chased by a bear and then you only far enough not to get eaten.
Baby Olivia Ellen
Welcome to this world baby Olivia Ellen Higgins, born 20/6/15 at 0502 3.940kg (8.11lbs for those still working in imperial measurements)
Newcastle CX Cyclocross Round 3
We are very much on baby duty now and when it came to the crunch we torn as to go to the penultimate round of Newcastle Cyclocross. the kids were desperate to go and ride their Cyclocross race aka...