The unique Indian Pacific cycling race

It's being billed as the toughest cycling race ever staged in Australia.The Indian-Pacific Wheel Race gets underway from Fremantle later this month, with riders hoping to get all the way across the continent to the finish line in Sydney.And amongst those competing in this gruelling quest is a man more used to writing about cycling than participating in it.

The Indian Pacific Wheel Race gets underway from Fremantle later this month. Source: Indian Pacific Wheel Race