Adventures
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This past weekend my team mate Kris Sneddon and I took our stab at the Canadian XC Nationals. The weather was sunny, the Rockies were as beautiful as ever and the race course was one of the best we ever raced. Nice work Matt Hadley
July 20, 2011
Wow, the past week has been unreal.. On saturday we finished up the BC Bike Race on some great trails around Whistler (comfortably numb) with the 3 of us Kona riders coming across the line togethar to finish off a
July 15, 2011
The past 5 days of BC Bike Race have been unreal. Sunny, great trails, and ripping competition. Our 29'r Kona Hei Hei Dualies are eating up the singletrack. Wicks and Sneddon are demolishing the team division and sitting 3rd overall.
July 8, 2011
Tonight I am up in Campbell River BC with my Kona Teamates Barry Wicks and Kris Sneddon as we prepare to tackle the first stage of the BC Bike Race tommorow. Stage 1 starts in Cumberland. It will be an
July 3, 2011
Last weekend was the first highlight of the summer. 4 days on Hornby Island, racing, camping, and hanging around with a very solid crew at Stefan Widmers Island escape. Early friday morning my racing buddy, Raph, and I loaded up
June 29, 2011
The test of Metal was a true test of Metal. The metal failed the test (aka two broken chains). Good day for confidence building and to practice passing skills as I rode from 650 posisition to 52 by the end.
June 24, 2011
Coming back west is always great, top it off with sunny weather and good friends to ride with and its pretty tough to complain. After a less then stellar trip on the Canada cup circuit it has been time to
June 14, 2011
The second Canada Cup of the yr took place this week 100 km east of Quebec city in the beautiful Charlevoix region of Quebec. The race itself we will talk about later. The past week was spent with my buddy
May 30, 2011
The first Canada Cup of the yr at Mt Tremblant Ski hill went alot like the last Canada Cup I did in Quebec 4 yrs ago. A 22nd placing. 4 yrs ago this was alright but right now it isn`t
May 24, 2011
10 days ago I left the wet coast and headed homeward bound to the mountains up at my Dads in the Robson Valley. The goal of the trip was to free my mind from the bike for a week and
May 17, 2011
The Whisky 50 Marathon lived up to its name yesterday as I could've used about 50 shots of whisky to get my mind off the race once crossing the finishing line. That and a box full of band aids. The
May 2, 2011
Thursday was a solid travel day down here to Prescott Arizona. It is great down here. Warm temps, stunning cacti filled landscapes and some solid desert sunsets. A slight change from the cloudy drizzle on Vancouver Island. Kris and I
April 30, 2011