Team Hippo

🚴‍♀️ Just 5 weeks to go until the Cancer200 ride, and Team Hippo have a few tips to help you enjoy the journey!

Whether you’re cruising along with the kids or tackling 11 ride weekends in 6 days, these little reminders will help get you to the start line feeling strong and smiling.

😃Keep it fun!
Mix things up with a new route, a new café stop, or a great group of mates. Cycling is always better with good company and a few laughs along the way.

😮‍💨It’s not all about speed.
You don’t need to cram all your training into one massive ride. The goal is time in the saddle, and those shorter rides all add up. Consistency beats heroics every time.

🥛 🍦 Hydrate and fuel up.
One of the biggest keys to riding further is staying on top of your hydration and nutrition. Keep those bottles full and aim for a little snack every hour. And yes, that absolutely includes stopping for an ice cream. 🍦

🌞 Be sun smart.
Slip, slop, slap. Sunscreen on, cover up where you can, and look after yourself out there.

🔧 Show your bike some love.
A little maintenance goes a long way. Keep it clean, keep it serviced, and it’ll look after you when the kilometres start adding up. Plus, nobody likes a squeaky bike.

☺️ Comfort is king.
If you’re comfortable on your bike, you’re going to enjoy your riding so much more. Happy body, happy rider.

And finally, just in case we haven’t said it enough...
🕺 🎉 Have fun! That’s what it’s all about. Enjoy the training, enjoy the challenge, and enjoy every kilometre along the way and most importantly the reason why you ride.

If you need help with anything cycling related or need a hand on ride weekend going the distance Team hippo is here to help.

What gets you through a ride?

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Team Hippo would like to thank all those who came along Cycle Co. Spin Studio last Friday to help us crush cancer. It was a fun night for everyone and a great little training session for the upcoming Cancer200 ride. We also had some great prizes gifted to us generously by the following General Public Food Co, My Ride Osborne Park and alchemy saunas.

A huge thank you for Cycle Co. Spin Studio for helping us put on this event.

Today we have reached over $21,000 for the year which is huge and we are so grateful for all the support.

Lots of love Team Hippo.

For Naomi, for everyone affected by cancer.

Spin to Support Team Hippo | MACA Cancer 200 Fundraiser.

Friday 21st of August 5:45pm-7:45pm at CycleCo spin studio, karrinyup.

Get your tickets by following the link in our bio.

Tickets selling fast.

Team Hippo, are throwing our first Shindig this weekend. After our Team Captain Ash rode 2200km across Australia in 6.5 days, now is the time for a pint to celebrate the achievement. We’ll have games, raffles and prizes. If you’d like to pop in and support the fundraising efforts, all are welcome 🥰

Thanks again for all your love and support on our mission to crush cancer.

As only Ash can, he ventured out solo today to try and get as much from himself as he could.
The incredible journey of 2,213 km in 6 days and 14 hours from Saturday morning in Trigg in the clutches of a cyclone to exhaustion on the other side of the Nullarbor just before Port Augusta on the side of the road. Ash made sure that every last drop of mental and physical battery was depleted.
This has taken a superhuman effort and the team are incredibly proud of Ash and are all recovering in Port Augusta.
The support in followers, messages, and most incredibly donations has been truly incredible and we can’t wait to continue building on these efforts.

This isn’t the end of Team Hippo, only the beginning.

Introducing the last and definitely least welcome members of the crew, the horseflies. They come in the hundreds, bite hard and can pe*****te from all angles (picture 3).

Introducing the second crew member, Kaitlyn. Brings endless infectious laughter sometimes driven by delirium. Mostly in charge of sunscreen application, driving and endless support for Ash.

Introducing the support crew. The first one silly enough to say yes to Ash was David. By day he’s in charge of snack(ing), water, and electrolytes. By night he’s keeping Ash company on the dark and lonely roads or fishing for trees.

It was so nice meeting you Cycling Nomads.

Thank you so much for hospitality and helping fuel Ash for his ride into the evening.

Safe travels

Team Hippo