How Tweed it is
From racing to randonneuring, commuting to coaching, I am one-by-one ticking off items on an ever-growing bicycle bucket list. It seems there is no end to the things you can do on a bike. It may be unrealistic to think I…
It’s Getting Darker…
DarkCross. It’s back, and it’s bigger and darker than ever. On Saturday, September 15 we kick off the cyclocross season with a bang (and hopefully some flames) as we head out to the Speedway to revel in what could be…
15 Years
Regardless of what you choose to believe, what fight you are fighting right now with your cycling buddies and bike mechanics, these are the sad remnants of 15 years of rampant cheating, as demonstrated in the podium results of the…
The Rooster has Landed
As if joining the Dark Side wasn’t exciting enough, I am positively thrilled to unveil The Sweetest Skinsuit in the World – my first – designed for Dark Red Racing, the brand new race team born of the marriage between…
(Very) Muddy Waters
Believe it or not, this is a picture of a very happy woman. I’d just completed the Muddy Waters Gran Fondo, my third in four years. It was by far my best and fastest. And certainly the muddiest. Muddy Waters…
Good Fences
Share the Road – a popular phrase bandied about by cycling advocates, commuters and bike lovers everywhere. While it is used with the best possible intentions, these three little words form a statement that is (in my humble opinion) misleading,…
Gone Fishing
Hey kids. Your friendly neighborhood Cycle Chick is taking a much needed vacation. I’m heading to Banff to do some stealth training for Muddy Waters, the next chapter in this summer’s adventures in extreme stupidity. Mind you, a hundred miles…
Cycle Chick Joins The Dark Side
I am pleased to announce I have officially surrendered to the power of the Dark Side. I was told resistance was futile. They were right. As you may know, I have been hobnobbing with the good folks at the Fort…
24 Hours of Awesome. 50 Shades of Black and Blue.
Not being one for moderation, it seemed only fitting that my first mountain bike race ever be an eight hour endurance race in some of the most technical terrain in the province. To be fair though, considering the other option…