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The Yarra Valley Old Legs Tour has come to an end and we need to give a huge shout-out to both the riders and the wonderful supporters.

The grand finale of the Old Legs Tour 2025 dawned with splendid weather and a headwind that whispered its own challenge.

The day dawned with perfect cycling weather and an “easy” 35 km roll to breakfast in Marysville, which is cyclist-speak for “downhill with coffee at the end.

It was another cold start to the day, the sort of cold that makes you question your life choices, your layering strategy, and anyone who ever described cycling as “fun.”

We’re almost halfway through this Old Legs Tour, and the weather decided to play nice—none of that “I’m a mountain, climb me!” nonsense today.

Day two kicked off with the time-honoured ritual of bike cleaning—a necessary evil after the previous evening’s impromptu mud spa treatment.

The countdown to the Yarra Valley Old Legs Tour 2025 ride is well on its way with under ten days to go and the various riders having completed their training schedule.

Since completing our latest walk on 15th September, Jane and I have just visited Zimbabwe, where the daily struggle faced by ZANE’s pensioners is acute.

All Jeanie’s hard work doesn’t make enough money to pay all her bills but it pays about half she tells me – the rest comes from ZANE.

As the night grew darker and the moon turned deep red, I thought about all Zimbabwe’s connections and the invisible threads that link us together.