https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-05/nsw-cyclist-lachlan-morton-sets-around-australia-record-30-days/104426998

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Imagine being so totally alone (except for the dude following you in a car so you don't cheat) like that. Just you, your bike, and the beautiful country all around you (and a dude following you in a car to make sure you don't cheat)

Must've been great.

  • Hexboare [they/them]
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    1 month ago

    You can't drive around the coast there, let alone ride a bike.

    Here are the existing roads which are impassable half the year during the wet season.

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    The real cop out is riding the inland route between Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney, instead of going up the south eastern coast.

    Still 500 km / 300 miles every day for 30 days is pretty impressive.