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A month of cycling events begins today in Victoria

June 1, 2012

The sun is breaking through the clouds to highlight the first day of the second Victoria International Cycling festival (see last year’s wrap-up here). Tonight, The Robert W. Cameron Law Corporation Cycling Series kicks off with time-trials along Dallas Road. Road races happen on Saturday, in Metchosin, and the exciting Bastion Square Grand Pix criteriums […]

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Ryder Hesjedal’s Giro triumph inspires Canadian cyclists

May 28, 2012

The promise that Ryder Hesjedal showed in 2010, at Paris-Roubaix and the Tour de France, he delivered in full these past three weeks, culminating in a stunning win at the Giro d’Italia yesterday, in Milan. The 31-year-old Victoria native, a little overwhelmed himself at his historical achievement—the first Canadian to win a European Grand Tour—was […]

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Function or fashion, what’s your cycling passion?

May 24, 2012

Chinatown, Victoria, B.C. This post marks the second edition of the Urban Cyclists portfolio, but bear with me for a minute or two while I get this off my chest: As an occasional fashionista myself, and one-time fashion photographer, I’m happy to see the rise of “cycle chic,” its followers replicating in the blogosphere almost […]

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A royal weekend in Canada

May 21, 2012

Here we are again, celebrating Her Royal Highness’s birthday with camping and beer; it’s a Canadian tradition […]

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Wondrous Wolverhampton bicycle history recalls the Golden Age of Cycling

May 17, 2012

I have boasted before of my hometown’s importance to the history of bicycle manufacturing in Britain. Wolverhampton, already a metalworking centre (my paternal great-grandfather was a locksmith), was poised to profit from the Golden Age of Cycling […}

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Victoria Tweed Ride, 2012

May 14, 2012

Tweed rides—featuring vintage velos and period costumes—have caught on around the world. The Victoria edition, patterned after London’s Tweed Run, joined the fun in 2011. The 2012 edition attracted more than 300 people (infants to elders) for the 16.4 km leisurely bicycle ride […]

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