We sometimes get complaints about the Amy’s Grand Fondo ride in FulGaz. They’re usually along the lines of “I can’t keep up – FulGaz must be wrong.” The truth is, the person who filmed it is something of a one-off.
As well as being one of the nicest guys you could ever meet, Gary Trowell competed in the road race and team time trial at the Los Angeles Olympics and spent years racing in Europe. His love of the sport and of simply going for a ride jump out whenever you speak to him, and some of his riding mates include members of Australian cycling “royalty” Phil Anderson and Allan Peiper. If you look closely at the first climb in the Amy’s ride, you’ll spot Phil. I won’t reveal which one of them gets to the top first.