Hamish Bond cycling during the Tour of Southland. Photo: Getty ImagesUntil last weekend, Olympic rowing champion Hamish Bond had enjoyed a relatively smooth ride through his early endeavours as a road cyclist. "Pushing hard and training hard are the toughest things to learn, and that takes people years and years. It was certainly hard, and it was hard early and prolonged." If Bond has proved one thing, it is his ability to suffer with the very best of them.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 12, 2017 18:56 UTC