Today was the Duke’s Epic 8 Hour bike race, held at Mansfield Outdoor Centre. Andrea was invited to join a 4 person mixed team and actually decided to do it! So we packed up Babe on Friday and drove up be able to get there, enjoy being there, and not have to get up too […]
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Memories of the Giro d’Italia
Now that I have a few days at home without the need to travel I’ve been following the Giro a little. Andrea mentioned that Friday’s stage will go over the Mottarone, which brought back a flood of memories for both of us. We went to watch the Giro and ride some of the route through […]
Coverage of the Grand Prix Cycliste Gatineau
All of the articles I wrote and photos I submitted for this event have now been published so I thought I’d just put up links here in case people are interested. These represent a day of travel and two days of work. In Velonews: 2011 Chrono Gatineau: a Peter Kraiker gallery Georgia Bronzini wins 2011 […]
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Good Things Come in Threes
In this case, it’s three Springs… I’ve had the pleasure of watching spring arrive at home and across Ontario these past few days which makes it my third spring this year. When Andrea and I were in North Carolina, the dogwoods were flowering and the trees were just opening their leaves to a mix of […]
Trip 3: Bourget, Gatineau and Mississippi Mills
I left Toronto on a very wet Wednesday morning, keeping my fingers crossed that the new hydraulic configuration for the clutch was going to behave as it should. For the first part of the drive it was just a mess and the wipers were going full time. By the time I got to 115 and […]
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Art = Love
Kayla and I went up to visit Oma yesterday and thought we would go to the Explorers Cafe for lunch. Unfortunately it was closed… I couldn’t resist taking a couple of photos of the van in the parking lot though and thought I’d post there here. The van clearly isn’t going anywhere any time soon. […]
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Woodnewton – wet, wild and CAA
The second Ontario Cup MTB race was held at Woodnewton yesterday, a little piece of land south of Brooklyn, ON that was first used for MTB racing last year. It had been raining for a couple of days so there were lots of huge puddles (ponds) and the course was very slick. It made for […]
One Trip, part of One Month
Back.Back to Toronto, back to the cool temps of early spring up here, back after a nice trip.Back, and already planning the next trip. It was a nice long week away, and the change on the way down was very noticeable! Warmer, greener, more spring-like. A day’s drive took us through Ontario, New York, Pennsylvania […]
What an amazing “Hell of the North” today’s Paris-Roubaix was
Cobbles and Classics… today was Paris-Roubaix! (C) Peter Kraiker Close friends know Andrea and I were intending to go to Belgium for the Ardennes Classics and to see our friend Wim. That trip would have also included Paris-Roubaix. It didn’t pan out (stay tuned), so we watched it online instead. Not nearly the same, although […]
Testing… yes, I think my eyes (and mind) are ready
I spent a little time on Sunday looking, exploring, walking and letting my mind enjoy simple thoughts. The ones that caught my attention were the result of the past cold days, and the effect of the wind as it splashed on the shore of the Leslie Street Spit. Here’s a photo from my stroll, I’m […]