This past weekend saw Canada’s fastest and finest bicycle racers descend upon Peterborough, Ontario for the 2019 Canadian Cyclocross Nationals. While I don’t race cross, I’ve many friends who do. And while the big races were on Saturday, Sunday offered …
As cyclists we often see the same stretches of road, the same pieces of trail. While tedium could be a feature of watching the same old miles roll by, they are never the same, each experience truly unique. By re-experiencing …
I am not a singer. I am not a singer. However, this year, applications for the 2019 Noble Pursuit require the submission of a “cycling themed ballad.” So, I took Sgt Barry Sadler’s Ballad of the Green Beret, rewrote the …
On Saturday I competed in the fifth annual Telluride 100 endurance mountain bike race. Despite having to borrow a bike for the weekend, I had goals and expectations for the race. By the time I left town Monday afternoon, …
The Salida Big Friggin’ Loop is a 106mile(85mile ‘base’ route) unsupported race that loops from Salida to Buena Vista, Colorado and back. Part of the Colorado Endurance Series, I attempted the race in 2014 but got off course and only …