73kms 849m of elevation I hadn’t been on the bike in two weeks. Had this been late in the season and had I already had lots of kilometres in, it probably wouldn’t have mattered. As it is relatively early in … Continue reading
68.99 km Elev Gain 603 m Time 3h 9m I am not sure a cyclist planning on an early Saturday morning ride should look at the weather forecast. I mean, when I saw that it was going to be 3 … Continue reading
It snowed on Monday afternoon. Realizing that waiting for the weather to get better wasn’t going to get me in shape, I got out on the bike today for the first group ride of the season for me. I have … Continue reading
Today’s Perfect Moment was an easy one because it felt so good to open that envelope. My membership card for my cycling club finally came in the mail today. That alone is reason to celebrate. Couple that with a vast … Continue reading
On Friday, one of my students asked me if winter was truly over. Before I could answer, she started making declarations like; “It’s Spring.” “Winter is done.” I wasn’t in the best of moods and though not as grouchy as … Continue reading
Today’s ride was a little shorter than average, but made much more difficult by a strong headwind and some especially long hills. The good news is that I felt strong climbing some of the hills and loved hitting 60kph on … Continue reading
After weeks of procrastination, valid and less than valid excuses, and an east coast trip, I finally made it out with the cycling club. Like all first rides of the season, it wasn’t worth writing home about. It is worth … Continue reading
Finally, after dithering and making up a lot of excuses and finding reasons not to ride, I did finally get on the bike. I kitted up and raced out into the world. It was my first day on my bike … Continue reading
Like every great journey there are always things to prepare, or things to buy. In the case of cycling, there is some equipment that you need. I’m not talking about tools, or fancy cycling computers. Today, in a show of … Continue reading
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My cycling club does an admirable job of maintaining their website. They even send out quite a bit of email about upcoming events. I don’t always pay attention to it all, but I did note that something special was going … Continue reading →