When Dave Alley first contemplated lining up to chase the record for the fastest ride around Australia he admits he wasn't much of a cyclist, yet he had what it took to conquer the brutal two-wheeled challenge and set a record that has endured for more than a decade.
The Queenslander forged on through brutal heat in the north and speed sapping headwinds across the Nullarbor in the south to shave more than three days off the previous mark set by Canadian Perry Stone, when he dropped the fastest time down to 37 days, 20 hours and 45 minutes in 2011.
