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...
Racer Sportif's Blog
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...
Shimano Groupset Overview
The process of buying a bike is by no means a simple one, many of us spend loads of time analysing a given build and the features that each brings...
The Last 5 to 10
For some of us staying lean is just a way of life. Would you like a donut? Sure! Pizza for lunch anyone? Sign me up! For those that don’t have...
Castelli Free Aero Race 4 Bib Shorts and new jerseys for 2019
After many years of wearing various iterations of Castelli’s high-end bibs I think it is safe to say that the new Castelli Free Aero Race 4 Bib Shorts might be...