Prior to the Tour de France the team rode the cobbled roads we would race over on the stage to Arenberg. Knowing the cobbles and the lead-up to the sectors…
Photos From The Tour
[nggallery id=19] For some reading material here are two recent interviews. Toronto Life, read interview here. FT, read interview here.
The Times
A quick photo taken on an iPhone after the stage 3 finish in Arenberg–a hard day on the dusty cobbles. In addition to my site, I have begun writing a…
Team Sky Living The Dream
The team of eight riders singled into a line in front of me as we entered the cobbles. As the surface changed from smooth tarmac to uneven stone with patches…
Alps/Pyrenees Pre-Tour Training
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Up and Down in the Alps and Pyrenees
The month prior to the Tour de France, Team Sky organized a small training camp in the Alps and Pyrenees for us to ride in the high mountains while also…
Recovering
I was pedalling at a consistently higher tempo on the stationary trainer but my heart rate was not increasing at the same rate as three weeks before. Tired from one…
The Shop Cozy
In 1972 my father opened a bike shop with his good friend Mike Brown in the center of Toronto named Bicyclesport. At the time, the bike shop was unique in…
A Trail of Pink Around the Boot
Lying on the hotel room bed with my legs stretched vertically against the wall, I stare at the ceiling. A spring breeze blows through the window cutting the stale odor…
Giro d'Italia SRM Graphs
The Giro has taken us from the Netherlands to southern Italy. Up north, we battled the wind, fought for position on narrow farm roads, weaved through traffic islands and sprinted…
Brit Rocker
Our fearless leader rocking out last year. Photos by Camille McMillan.
Highs and Lows.
As the peloton of 198 riders crowded around the start line in Amsterdam there was an air of nervousness and excitement. Crowds of people leaned over the steel barriers craning…