August 25, 2008
Third time lucky? Sidelined by an early- season injury, the author signs up for the final BC Randonneurs’ 600 kilometre marathon cycling event of the 2008 season, hoping to complete three “Super Randonneur” series in a row. Ten riders (Ken Bonner, Eric Fergusson, Gary Baker, Susan Barr, Ron Himschoot, Devon Mihalyi, Luke Galley, Jeff Oh, […]
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July 28, 2008
More than 27 years had gone by since I last bicycled the undulating roads of the West Kootenays. That was too long, I’d recently decided, and made a visit part of my holiday itinerary, following duties at the Lake Louise control of the 2008 Rocky Mountain 1200 randonee. In Nelson, B.C. (533m), I readied my Rivendell Blériot bicycle […]
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