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May 15, 2025

A ribbon of pink around the boot

After crossing the finish line, all nine of us freewheeled, having squeezed out the most forceful pedal strokes in the final metres of the event. It was 2009, and we…

Posted in Giro d'Italia, Racing  • 
April 15, 2025April 15, 2025

Gravel Season: How to Prepare for Events

With the spring thaw comes a new Canadian gravel season.  In southern Ontario, Paris to Ancaster, Hell of the North and Substance Project gravel events are just around the corner.…

Posted in Bicycle Maintenance, Events, Gravel, Gravel Bicycle, Nutrition, Racing, Racing tires  • 
April 2, 2025April 2, 2025

Mastering The Cobbled Classics

Every rider in the group knows what is coming: a small town with narrow streets and roundabouts, a corner, then another, then a mud-slicked cobbled farm road, and then a…

Posted in Classics, Paris Roubaix, Tour of Flanders  •  2 Comments on Mastering The Cobbled Classics
March 20, 2025March 20, 2025

Mariposa Allroad Bicycle

A custom bicycle built with Kaisei tubing and an ENVE Adventure fork.  This bicycle was built up with a SRAM Force AXS groupset, ENVE handlebars, stem, seatpost and wheels and…

Posted in Allroad Bicycle, Gravel Bicycle  • 
March 20, 2025March 20, 2025

Celebrating Women’s Professional Cycling: Breakaway Femmes Screening in Toronto

A documentary on the 1980s women’s Tour de France that includes some notable Canadian and American pioneers of women’s cycling Breakaway Femmes, is a film that tells the story of…

Posted in History, Tour de France, Tour de France, Video  • 
March 13, 2025March 14, 2025

Riding with Purpose

By Michael Barry Filling or killing time we scroll, read, or flick through  details and photos or others’ feats and triumphs, or even weekend rides. For many, the sense of…

Posted in Commute By Bicycle, Cycling Tour, Favourite Rides, Health  •  4 Comments on Riding with Purpose
February 6, 2025February 6, 2025

Mariposa Single Freewheel City Bike 

We recently built this single free city bike for a customer to ride across the city to work each day. A single freewheel for commuting is ideal as it requires little maintenance…

Posted in City Bicycle, Commute By Bicycle  • 
February 6, 2025February 6, 2025

Orange Seal Subzero Sealant: A Cyclist’s Best Friend in Winter Conditions

With below zero temperatures, cyclists need more than just a sturdy bike and proper gear to stay safe on the road. One crucial yet often overlooked component of a winter-ready…

Posted in Sealant  • 
February 6, 2025

Michael Barry: Sports psychology does not play a big enough part in pro cycling

The former pro weighs in on an important aspect in the sport that seems to be lacking Bike racing requires grit, sacrifice, and passion. The physical demands are met with…

Posted in Favourite Rides, GPS Routes, Racing, Training  • 
January 9, 2025January 9, 2025

Are gear restrictions the answer to slowing down professional cycling?

Are gear restrictions the answer to slowing down professional cycling? Perhaps not, but it’s past time that safety is more seriously addressed.  By Michael Barry. Over the last few years,…

Posted in Racing, Youth  •  1 Comment on Are gear restrictions the answer to slowing down professional cycling?
December 13, 2024December 14, 2024

AI is influencing bike racing outcomes. How will that affect the Directeur Sportif’s role and value?

In a cycling team meeting, the best team directeur sportifs will explain the intricacies of the courses, they know where the peloton will shatter, where the winning attacks will be…

Posted in Racing, Training  •  1 Comment on AI is influencing bike racing outcomes. How will that affect the Directeur Sportif’s role and value?
October 30, 2024

The risks of gamified training: balancing PBs with true development

Former pro and current coach Michael Barry weighs in on the risks of putting too much weight into awards The lure of an award, a badge, a personal best (PB),…

Posted in Racing, Training  • 

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