DARREN COPE

“Tour de Brew” has been over for more than a week, and I’m writing down my thoughts to ease the withdrawal… Before I jump into the story, let me back up a few steps. “Tour de Brew” is the name given to our own little cycling and micro-brew sampling trip to the lovely state of [...]

After my last post, you may have noticed I was a bit down, both mentally and physically. I took the entire week off, and only rode the bike to work (2km each way.) No road rides, no TT rides, no MTB rides, no ‘cross rides. It actually felt good! No stress, no physical pain, just [...]

It is with a bit of disappointment and frustration that I present Part XI of the 40km Project. Last Sunday, I once again attempted the 40km TT in Calabogie, and once again, I came up short. And this time, instead of coming closer to my goal, I moved the wrong way–finishing the rolling 40kms in [...]

I recently purchased a new road helmet – a Giro Saros in white/silver. I know the commonly accepted practice is to replace your helmet every three years, and my previous helmet was getting closer to 7 years old!  I’m quite certain the helmet is still safe, and that the three year recommendation is largely due [...]

Stop. Now think about all that you’ve accomplished in the last hour. Now count to 23. Those 23 seconds don’t seem very significant compared to the last hour, do they? Unfortunately, in the ‘race of truth,’ 23 seconds is a significant amount of time. And that’s the amount of time I wished I had in [...]