Turning a new leaf – Planning a solid off season

Looking out the window today, there is no denying that the summer is over, fall is in full swing, days are getting shorter, and the window to ride outside is...
Racer Sportif's Blog
Our top tips for the indoor riding season.
With the cold weather making its way towards us, the opportunities to get out on the bike before or after work are getting more and more impossible due to the...
Join us for the 2019 Campfire Ride – This Sunday at Hockley Valley Resort
Last year I had the pleasure of joining the Racer Sportif crew up at the Campfire ride hosted out of the wonderful Hockley Valley Resort for a wonderful ride and...
My favourite coffee shops and destinations on rides
There’s something about coffee and cycling that goes so well together.  It gives us somewhere to meet or a destination to ride to. We’re lucky to have so many amazing...
Tips For The Perfect Fall Riding Season
   With the summer season coming to an end, the cool weather will not stop many cyclists from getting as much time outdoors as possible before the indoor season starts. This...
How to choose the bike for you
Around here the sport of road cycling is growing faster than ever. However you’ve caught the cycling bug, be it being finally convinced by friends, inspired by the watching professionals...
Best Upgrades for the evolving cyclist
Having been around the road cycling culture for most of my life, I have seen many changes and many trends. More importantly I’ve seen the evolution of a breed that...
Mid season group ride etiquette, an update
The riding season has been upon us for a few months now and that means the distances covered on group rides is increasing. I still have not ventured out to...
A Thousand Roads Will Lead Me Forever To Milano
"It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were." -Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi...
Summer Base Layers
With the summer season finally here, we can look forward to those long and humid Sunday rides. With temperatures reaching up too and beyond 30 degree weather, why would anymore...
Canadian Summer Racing Preview
 June is finally here, and given what has been a pretty awful spring season, for most of us that means our riding season is just starting to get going. However...
Hang up the bike, hit the links… Then get back on the bike.
It’s June and by this time almost every cycling season I am burnt out. It has been nearly two weeks that I’ve spent mostly off the bike and I am...
RAAM – Race Across America – World's Toughest Bicycle Race
Unlike the Grand Tour races in Europe such as the Giro D’Italia, Vuelta Espana, and the Tour de France. The Race Across America is not a stage race, but rather...
CHPT3: Origin 1.11 Bib Shorts
 With endless options of cycling shorts on offer, it can be difficult to choose your next go to shorts, be it for a quick spin on lunch, or preparing for...
Fight For Pink
We are now in the thick of the 2019 professional racing calendar and the battle for the top step of one of my favourite races is currently being waged on...
Self Supported Touring
Freedom in its purest form. I did my first multi-day tour last year when I rode from Girona to Milan. Since then I've done a few 2 and 3 day...