Monthly Archives: August 2010

The art of travel

Thunderstorms. Great banks of rain-heavy clouds rolling in over the hills and through the valleys in the early evening. Erasing the blue skies and the heat of the afternoon. A welcome reprieve; crackling lightning; echoing thunder. Tired legs from a morning ride, resting up as the weather unfolds. Like clockwork. Right on time. Memories. Gasping …

August 11, 2010 – 7:19 pm | By Guy WR | Posted in Posts | Tagged , , | Comments (2)

Le parcours de Virenque

Vancouver’s inaugural gran fondo promises to be an, er, epic affair with 4,000 riders and a suitably challenging course that features 2,400 metres of climbing (although this is not immediately apparent from the route map) over 120 kilometres. One concern, however, is whether this route is actually hard enough. For the last four years here, …

August 4, 2010 – 6:30 pm | By Guy WR | Posted in Classic Stages, Local Climbs | Tagged , | Comments (3)