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…
24 Hours of Falcon Ridge
I have been told that if there is one mountain bike race this season that I should definitely not, under any circumstances participate in, it’s this one. Apparently it is basically a big old family picnic in the woods with…
Independence Day
As you may have heard, there’s a little bike race happening in France right now. For cycling enthusiasts the world over it is the best of times, and it is the worst of times. Watching our heros ride their guts…
The Dirt Skirt
Under most circumstances, I think that bike races that discriminate based on gender are bullshit. I will however, make two exceptions. The first is the Tour de France – but only because it is the Tour de France, and even…
Catch Me if You Can
Wondering what a handicap race is? I was too. I figured perhaps it was something from the Tonya Harding school of competitive sports, but apparently not. Here’s how Coach Rick described it to me: “Each race category does the same…
BTWD – A Day in the Bike Lane
Last Friday was Bike to Work Day in Winnipeg: a day in which we celebrate the act of dragging oneself to the office on two wheels instead of four. As a relatively new commuter, I am far from being an…
Pinarello Lungavita
There are bikes that you need. And then there are those bikes that you just lust after. Bikes that you might not bring home to your Mother, but that you would just love to roll around with for a while…
Poison Ivy: When Nature Attacks
Given my general inclinations, the only kind of rash I run the risk of contracting when I ride is of the road variety. So when I found myself covered with poison ivy after a recent jaunt on some local mountain…
Portlandia
Sometimes it’s good to see things from the other side of the handlebars. This made me laugh so hard I had to change my chamois.
Cycling is the New Black
We have a set of pencils at the office with various iterations of “the new black” inscribed on the side. A deft stroke of a sharpie transformed “Recycling” into “Cycling”, inspiring a flurry of ideas here at WCC headquarters, including…