An expat Brit in South Australia
Originally posted on bici life:
This truly spectacular event, a race route that winds through breathtaking locations began on Saturday, the 16th. Working with Santos Tour Down Under, it has become one of the biggest annual sporting events in Australia. The race route crosses a region of famous vineyards, spectacular beaches and the charming city…
Carmel, the genteel Californian coastal resort whose people are so polite, has no rules of precedence at junctions and no road markings. Instead they have ‘all way crossings.’ Anywhere else this would be a game of dare, but here it’s all “you go first…”, “No, you go first…”
Thousands gathered in Moseley Square for the Glenelg start of stage four of the Tour Down Under. Bikes hung as decorations from every conceivable place as if the whole town had turned into a giant hipster cafe catering for a lycra convention. The amateur race had set off hours before, the professional riders were all
Dr D in Oz 