The Gong was ringing loud and clear as I landed in Japan and found my Carbon Kona King Kahuna cracked in half due to some negligence by a certain Chinese airline on the trip over from Mongolia. Thanks to some great friends (TK, Takuya, & Yuki) and an amazing sponsor in Kona (Aki World […]
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It was my third time racing the MBC (Mongolia Bike Challenge) and it never seizes to amaze me what this race and country have to offer. Every year I come I think “danm that was an adventure of a lifetime”, but I’m starting to realize that it’s just what life is like when you try
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A huge goal in my cycling career came true this past weekend in Quebec by being crowned the Canadian Marathon Champion! The voyage started off Thursday night at basecamp in Victoria as I packed for 2.5 months of travelling oversees. It was a full-fledged controlled gong show. Packing for a race weekend is one thing,
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Two weeks of intermission time at home in the Rockies has left my mind rested & rejuvenated for an exciting 2nd half of the racing year yet to come. First off is a little journey over to Quebec this weekend to hunt down a Maple Leaf jersey at the Canadian Marathon Championships. Right after that
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The TransRockies has been going on for 12 years and has covered various routes between Panorama, Canmore and Fernie. It has become legendary thanks to its historical epic days, questionable weather and great organization which has treated its riders like family since day 1. This years tour was a little different due to the recent
The head bonk at the BC Bike Race healed up quicker then I would’ve expected but on average with other concussions right around the 7-10 day mark. I was concerned as I hit my head hard in back to back games in juniors one year and had headaches for months after, lucky for me I
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The BC Bike Race Journey began last Friday boarding a ferry to Vancouver with 1 Kona Hei Hei Supreme, 2 stuffed North Face duffel bags full of race gear, and a backpack full of food and drinks to get through the 7 day race week. Trying to get off the elevator to unload my
The days after a big race are generally a struggle as we try to battle through fatigue, the diminishment of excitement, and the usual pattern of packing up and travelling.This time around I was lucky to have a few extra days to relax in Europe as my flight home was set for Wednesday morning out
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The final stage of the tour started with a flat 50 km ride down an asphalt bike path. The first 25 km of this was sketchy as we had over 300 riders onto the fairly skinny bike path. It was a non stop battle to keep your position as riders were overly excited to get
Stage 3 was considered the “Queens stage” of this years race as it rolled 82 km over two mountains between Kirchberg & Kaprun (Host of the 2002 World XC Championships). All the beds were taken in Kirchberg so we backtracked to Lofer to spend the night. This would’ve been a splendid plan but the recent
Hopping in a cold shower this morning I new it was going to be a good day on the bike as my body embraced the freezing water. Yesterday my body shied away from the cold shower. I’m starting to figure the response to the cold shower is a sign of how much my body will
Bike 4 Peaks started today in Bavaria, Germany with the first stage heading 69 km over some small mountains from Ruhpolding, Germany to Lofer Austria. It started with a 20-kilometer neutral start on the highway as the original route had been recently washed out by torrential rains. After getting screwed over pretty good in the
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