http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog/109120/Ben-Day Ahhhhh, the come down! After 4 days of incredibly tough racing, being amongst the action for the most part, here I am on Monday morning with legs that don't feel like they were on the verge of cramping at the end of 150km yesterday. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109330/Redlands-Sunset-Loop http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109330/Redlands-Sunset-Loop Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100 I am a little frustrated! Team Fly V Australia presented by Successful Living Foundation worked their butts off today as they towed me around the 155km stage. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109323/Playing-my-cards http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109323/Playing-my-cards Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100 Cycling is one of those sports where you never really get too many opportunities and when you miss one, you have to take a moment to curse. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109322/Getting-it-right http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109322/Getting-it-right Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100 I can see now that I needed the Tour of California for my form at the Tour of California. You can't just go to without any races in your legs and expect to get results. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109312/Good-sensations http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109312/Good-sensations Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100 Man, that was a tough week of racing! You could see in the peloton that there were a lot of guys suffering in the last few days of the tour. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109170/Done-and-dusted http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109170/Done-and-dusted Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100 The final stage will be one of the hardest days on the tour with the climb up to Palomar, a famed climb in southern California. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109157/Bowled-over http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109157/Bowled-over Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100 Yesterday was the longest stage of the tour, a dead flat affair with about seven corners in the space of 225km. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109154/Get-me-a-nurse http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109154/Get-me-a-nurse Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100 Looking at yesterday's stage profile, we were pretty eager to have a crack at getting in the early breakaway so that we could show our wares. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109152/The-tide-will-turn http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109152/The-tide-will-turn Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100 Just to prove to you all that it's raining a lot here, we woke up with six centimeters of water flooding the hallway of our hotel. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109149/The-attrition-continues http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109149/The-attrition-continues Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100 Flooded roads, fallen power lines, trees and debris strewn over the road were all factors that detracted from the fact that today we passed over the famous Golden Gate Bridge. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109146/It-s-a-crashfest http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109146/It-s-a-crashfest Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100 The Tour of California is off to a brutal start. We've just completed stage two and the heavens have really opened up for us. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109140/No-fun-for-the-fast-men http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109140/No-fun-for-the-fast-men Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100 Today was what is described as the worst conditions possible. Still, it's better than a desk job! http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109136/Debunking-a-stereotype http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109136/Debunking-a-stereotype Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100 Every year, without fail, the majority of teams, including some of the world's biggest teams are running at the last minute to have everything dialed in, the Amgen Tour of California is no different. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109122/Making-it-to-the-start http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109122/Making-it-to-the-start Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100