The magazine article under the heading ‘Riding the Region’ is of course correct that Wollongong is in “no way a cycling city” despite its UCI ‘Bike City’ status. But the comments don’t recognise that the wider Illawarra region to the south is far more suitable for road cycling. As the coastal plain widens there are quiet roads through open country (eg, the areas around Kiama, Jamberoo, Berry & Kangaroo Valley) and challenging climbs like Jamberoo Pass (temp. closed), Saddleback Mountain, Macquarie Pass and Barrengarry Mountain. Then there’s the Southern Highlands just over the escarp