s we speak I am on a plane back to europe, I have been home in Canada now for just over a month in which time I have done Nationals, BC Superweek and some nice time with family, friends and the Sushi bar. After the my early season in europe a nice trip home to [...]
Another week, another stage race, three 28hour week stage races in five weeks. They say Vuelta Pais Vasco is one of the hardest week long stage races of the year, non stop climbing on steep narrow climbs and the worlds best climbers on form ahead of the Ardennes classics next week. On day one I [...]
Tomorrow it’s off to Paris-Nice and one of the teams first big stage races of the year. We arrive an extra day early so our main men to the prologue, David Millar and Dwayner, can get some quality time on the 8km parcours. After a solid start to the year with Qatar and Oman, Svein [...]
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1 Garmin Slipstream Canadian National Champion Jersey
1 Garmin Slipstream Canadian National Champion Vest
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How tension affects muscles and the nervous system
In 1946, Fausto Coppi’s legs were the voice which heralded him as the undisputed campionissimo of the professional peloton. There appeared no chink in his armour. Coppi’s souplesse, his smooth seemingly effortless pedal stroke, is the stuff of legends.
They said he looked as if he were born on [...]
It’s been a long month on the road. Adelaide, Calpe and now finally home in Girona, hanging out on my couch relaxing. Had a nice salad for dinner, with all the fixing I like, apple, beets, balsamic reduction. Sleeping in a nice big bed tonight, no more of the single, roll over and you [...]
Our soingeur Toby takes you into the deep Aussie outback.
A video from the TDU team presentation.
As fast as it has seemed to end, it has once again begun. As I sit looking outdoors to the rain coming down in another damp BC day, I am going over a list of errands I need to get done before leaving for my first race of the year. Its January first and I [...]
Protein powder, it’s a staple for most athletes. We thrash our bodies everyday and the little extra boost of proteins gets our muscles recovered faster so we can do it all over the next day. Then there are the complications, how do we know that what we are buying is safe, uncontaminated in what is [...]
