So Russel (Biodynamics) has told me that I need to start tapering from next week so I went out for one last big ride this morning. I got in 80km which is about 10km more than what we will need to average on a daily basis! Holy crap, as I wrote that with my tired pins aching below the table, it has just dawned on me what lies ahead.

Anhoooo, let’s ignore any anxiety for now and focus on the fact that the 80km went well. I had a little bit of an ITB niggle at the end but I will ask Russel to work his magic this week in my last 2 sessions with him – all will be Golden! I have said the word “last” more than once in this post; I can’t believe that this is all coming to a head and that we leave for Cape Town in just over a weeks time. It is amazing though how it all comes together and how all our partners have really pulled through for us.

I collected all our USN stuff yesterday – they have gone nuts on providing us with everything we are going to need (nutritionally speaking)! I have protein bars,  protein drinks, recovery stuff, bottles… everything – it is actually mad! I used some of it on my ride this morning and there is no doubt it made a difference. Our biggest challenge is going to be to recover each day before setting out again on the bike. The recovery products from USN are incredible in that way and I am going to be smashing those in my beak with vengeance after each stage!

Check out the deets of my ride this morning below:

Here is the Expresso Morning Show interview…it is marginally cringe worthy but worth a view..and laugh.

Ha..HAHA

So yesterday I did a shoot with USN for the SABC3 morning show Expresso! Normally I think people take it all quite serious like but thanks to The Cows I was afforded the opportunity to dress up in a cow suit. Udders exposed – it was all kinds of classic! Check out some of the pics that Doug from Trigger Monkey took of the shoot and stay posted  so that I can let you know when it airs. This first pic is awesome – I can’t see where I am going – probably good that I figure that out now! Or maybe just refrain from popping wheelies…

All cow for the Expresso Show Shoot

Fielding some questions from that famous dude

A whole film crew - shiny board guy and all!

Haha made him laugh

Nutrition is going to be key to me successfully riding a single geared bicycle over 1500 km… uphill, and I am more than ecstatic to announce that USN (Ultimate Sports Nutrition is what it stands for) has officially jumped on board the One Gear bus (there isn’t  actually a bus – that’s the next sponsorship we will be looking to secure, but you get the proverbialness of the statement). USN has already got amazingly involved and is currently putting together a plan to ensure that I am all nutritioned up both for the extensive training I am going to have to do as well as for the ride itself!

A massive thank you to Albe the CEO of USN for giving the go ahead without much hesitation and to Trevor Allen for putting together my plan and supplying me with the amazing USN products!

USN - Ultimate Sports Nutrition