Here comes ‘Le Tour’

As all of us here on the Surfcoast battle with the often unruly and unpredictable weather on our bikes at the moment, pushing ourselves to our limits, we must take time to reflect on the gruelling training schedule that our world ranking cyclist are now in the midst of, in their final preparations for the toughest cycling race on earth, Le Tour de France, which begins next month..

Running from Saturday July 4^th to Sunday July 26^th 2009, the 96^th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,500 kilometres. 

These 21 stages have the following profiles:

10 flat stages, 

7 mountain stages, 

1 medium mountain stage, 

2 individual time-trial stages, 

1 team time-trial stage.

Read more: Tour De France 2009

It's that time of year again!  The buzz in the bike industry is all about what is heading our way for 2010.

Giant, Santa Cruz, Scott, BMC and Felt have some amazing new bikes that will shortly be making their way to the Surf coast.

Here is a look at some of the goodies....

See more 2010 products

The last week of April, at the picturesque town of Wye River on the Great Ocean Road, saw the third running of the Keen Adventure Race. Know as Australia’s premier adventure race, the Keen Adventure race attracted teams from New Zealand, New Calendonia, Netherlands Singapore and from all over the country. This year we were lucky enough to experience the race in our own adventure playground, the Great Ocean Road and

Read more: Surfcoast Keen Adventurer’s

TCF is proud to announce a new partnership with BMC bicycles.  BMC is a Swiss based-Quasi Boutique brand with Superb craftsmanship and attention to detail unrivaled in a mass produced bike...but with unparalleled value! BMC is the choice of champions. Check out how happy Cadel Evans is with his BMC.

Thanks for reading and see us soon!

TCF Crew