We are wanting your help to compile a list of awesome ride tips - be it about maintenance, nutrition, group riding, ride etiquette (my favourite) or the little things that have worked for you along the way.

Given there is no correct answer, we will randomly draw out two people who will both win a 2 t-shirt pack and musette.

To enter, simply click below and send us an email with your top tip.

Winners to be drawn on the 11th of April 2013 at 5pm.

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Whilst we understand cycling is a very ‘green’ activity, there is always more that can be achieved.  By partnering with bikeTREES, a’qto has recognised our responsility to the environment and taken the initial steps to make a difference.

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To enter, simply purchase any item from the a’qto High Country Collection or purchase any Boyntons Feathertop wine online by December 20, 2012, and you automatically go in the draw to WIN three nights in the Boynton’s Feathertop Apartment, situated just outside Bright, in Victoria’s alpine valley region.

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About the Feathertop Apartment: Stay in amongst the action of the winery in the beautiful king apartment that overlooks the majestic Mt Buffalo.  Experience true high country indulgence and hospitality with a tab set up in cellar door for your convenience allowing you to spend your days lazing around on the shady terrace, dining, drinking and soaking up the stunning views after a testing challenge up one of the many alpine rides.

The 2012 season has now finished and as we are already looking to 2013. I thought it would be good to do a small wrap up on the last half of the year.

Before the Tour de France I launched the Renshaw Racing brand with A'qto, Its been fun and exciting to work with Damian at A'qto to design and work on the brand that represents me. I have some ideas for the future and hopefully we can get them off the ground very soon before the 2013 season starts down in South Australia for the Tour Down Under.

If we wind back to the Tour de France in July where we witnessed some great racing and also some very crazy stages. Personally the Tour was a little short for me. After having at least four crashes in two days my body found its limits trying to recover from the racing and crashes. After the first week's crashes and racing I managed to race for an other 5 stages and into the high mountains. On a short and very hard stage up some of the biggest climbs of the Tour I did the one thing that all riders in the Tour hate to do, I climbed off my bike, mentally broken and physically wrecked.

I was lucky to have my wife, family and good friends in Europe to take my mind off the remaining stages of the Tour. It's hard watching the show roll on without being part of it.

There was a lot of racing from July until the end of the season but one of my best rides was in my final race of he year, Paris Brussels. Paris Brussels is a short classic that normally ends in a hard  slightly uphill sprint after 218kms. I was just denied victory by Tom Bonnen who rolled past me in the final 20metres to take the victory. He rode a very smart race and was just stronger then me on the day.

The most promising thing was to end the season with a good result and for the team to work for me riding as a team together. The lead out was one of the best we had all season and shows some promise for next years racing.

After my last race I flew out the next day to Australia where my wife was waiting for me before giving birth to our son. It came down to the wire but I made it back just in time, a day later and I would have missed one of the most beautiful things in life, call it luck or fate but I was very grateful to make it back in time to meet Will as he entered the world.

As I was a new parent, I was very lucky to be in the off-season. Rabobank was great giving me some time off at the end of the season to make sure I didn't miss the birth.

The off season seemed to slip by very fast with a new son to look after and it was a steep learning curve, I was very lucky to spend the first 4 weeks of his life there just about all day and night. I managed to catch up with all our friends and family in Australia and started to work on some core strength and Mountain Biking. Its great to tie in some fun times as you ease back into training full on.

As 2013 is just about here I'm starting to get back to a good level on the bike, I'm now starting to do some efforts  and some long hours on the road. I am training my sprinting and climbing to get ready for my first race of the season, Tour Down Under.

From TDU I will head to Tour of Qatar and onto Europe where I will hopefully improve on all my results in 2012. It's been a hard transition from lead out rider to sprinter but I believe I have a good shot at winning races and playing a big part in Rabobank's future. (Even if we are a little unsure on what that is for the moment??)

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We are extremely happy to release to you today our new site that has a comprehensive range of cycle inspired fashion for off the bike as well as premium on the bike apparel.  With our upgraded loyalty program we reward you for supporting us.

The had greater functionality and allows us to give you more variance and options in bundling together the products you like. Basically the more you buy, the more discount you get. We have the following rules, buy any 2 items and receive 5% off. Buy any 3 items and receive 10% off. Buy any 4 Items or more and receive 15% off. There are also other pre-determined bundles that we think you will like.

Regards

Team a'qto