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Tag: Bicycle Racing

September 11, 2021September 13, 2021

The Thrill of a Criterium

By Dede Barry Photography by Alan Moore Passing the barriers neatly placed on each corner, I walked with my Father and dog on a humid summer evening to the Lixx custard…

Posted in Events, History, Photos, Racing, Stories, Youth  •  6 Comments on The Thrill of a Criterium
December 2, 2019December 4, 2019

The Off Season

By Michael Barry for Soigneur Journal Floating in the belly of the peloton, my thoughts drifted to the off season, as they often did during late autumn races. A team…

Posted in History, Racing, Training  •  No Comments on The Off Season
March 8, 2018May 11, 2018

Mariposa Feature: Cyclocross / Gravel Racing SRAM eTap Bicycle

A new cyclocross / gravel racing thru-axle bike with SRAM eTap, Zipp 303 wheels and rugged Compass Steilacoom Tires.  This bike is built for cyclocross and gravel racing and adventures.…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Racing, Randonneur, Touring  •  1 Comment on Mariposa Feature: Cyclocross / Gravel Racing SRAM eTap Bicycle
December 13, 2017

A Foreign World

Words:  Michael Barry, Painting: Mike Rosen, Photograph: Walter Lai This black, cream and white oil painting of Eddy Merckx and Felice Gimondi hung above me for decades – first on the main…

Posted in History, Photos, Racing, Stories, Youth  •  No Comments on A Foreign World
December 5, 2017December 6, 2017

The Best Of Bike Rides: Lugano ’96

By Michael Barry Photography by Mike Barry Sr. We rode side by side with the lake on our right and, on our left, the lush hillside, the houses, the cutaway…

Posted in Events, History, Racing, Stories  •  5 Comments on The Best Of Bike Rides: Lugano ’96
October 25, 2017October 25, 2017

Restoration Feature: Maurice Jefferies and his 1970s Masi

By Mike Barry Sr. My earliest memories of Maurice Jefferies are of him riding the Herne Hill Track in South London, England in the 1950s. He was a prominent member…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Events, History, Restoration, Stories  •  11 Comments on Restoration Feature: Maurice Jefferies and his 1970s Masi
May 11, 2017May 12, 2017

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Cinelli Super Corsa, 1951

By Mike Barry Photography by Walter Lai In the early 1950s, I was a kid living in London with very little money, but an intense interest in everything to do…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, History, Racing, Restoration  •  4 Comments on Vintage Bicycle Feature: Cinelli Super Corsa, 1951
April 12, 2017April 13, 2017

Umberto Dei Milano, 1938.

By Mike Barry Photography by Walter Lai It wasn’t until 1937 that variable gears were allowed to be used in the Tour de France. The organizer, Henri Desgrange believed that…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Events, Photos, Racing, Stories, Tour de France  •  No Comments on Umberto Dei Milano, 1938.
April 4, 2017April 4, 2017

The Classics: “A Sport Where You Eat The Other Rider’s Lunch First”

By Michael Barry Photography by Camille J. McMillan Cycling has traditionally been a working class sport. From the first races over a century ago, a bicycle became an escape from…

Posted in Events, History, Photos, Racing, Stories  •  No Comments on The Classics: “A Sport Where You Eat The Other Rider’s Lunch First”
March 7, 2017March 8, 2017

The Dunlop Trophy Race

The Dunlop Trophy winners, 1898 By Mike J.Barry When Torontonian Frank Bentley of the Queen City CC won the Dunlop Trophy Race in 1926 he brought to an end an…

Posted in Equipment, Events, History, Photos, Racing  •  1 Comment on The Dunlop Trophy Race
October 11, 2016October 12, 2016

WEEKEND DISPATCH October 12, 2016

Mariposa Cyclocross Race Team Mariposa Cyclocross Racer, Scott Fitzgerald is currently 2nd place in the Ontario Cup Standing for Elite 1&2 Men. Photography by Ashley Barson Scott Fitzgerald competed last…

Posted in Events, Photos, Racing  •  No Comments on WEEKEND DISPATCH October 12, 2016
June 14, 2016June 29, 2022

CRITERIUM RACING

By Dede Barry Photography by Casey Gibson Passing the barriers neatly placed on each corner, I walked with my Father and dog on a humid summer evening to the Lixx…

Posted in Events, History, Photos, Racing, Stories, Youth  •  No Comments on CRITERIUM RACING

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