DARREN COPE

Call it statistics, call it karma, call it just plain bad luck. Whatever you call it, it results in a short ‘race report’ post for the 2012 Paris to Ancaster race. It all began the weekend before the race, when I figured it was a good idea to get the ‘cross bike cleaned up and [...]

In what seems like a flash, we’ve gone from stout to hefeweizen; from snow to sap, from glorious sunny skate skis to glorious sunny road rides; from ‘cross withdrawal to spring classics fever (is this Georgie’s last chance??) In short, life is good, and we’ve transitioned from my favourite season of winter to my other [...]

Once again, I’m late with my summary of the past year. Shocking, I know ;) Better late than never though, so deal with it! I’m not even sure how best to summarize 2011; once again it was a year of ups and downs, both in life in general, and in my cycling. However, like 2010, [...]

The long awaited Tour de Brew – Part VI is finally here! It’s the wrap-up edition, and I’ll try to keep it short and sweet! Monday morning was warm again, but not super hot, with a misty rain that left the roads wet. Matt and I were up for one final ride before leaving, so [...]

While waiting for our Thai takeout in Burlington box mall hell on Saturday night, we took a visit to a book shop. In the book shop, we found a copy of the book Backroad Bicycling In Vermont which we flipped through. Despite some very odd advice (never make a left turn???) the book contained some [...]