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Shattered Nerves, No Broken Bones: Trinidad & Tobago Day 3

I’m not feeling very wordsmithy. It’s hard to express things creatively when my nerves are frayed. The racing here isn’t physically exhausting, but it requires a degree of mental resolve I haven’t experienced before. It started nicely enough. Another night crit...
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Posted by
Nate King
27 August, 2012
Racing on the Island Nation of Trinidad & Tobago

Welcome to the lovely island nation of Trinidad & Tobago! I’m here for a ten-stage race that’s part of their celebration of their 50th anniversary of independence from Britain - it’s called “The Unity Race”. Pretty rad stuff! CCRT teammate Cesar...
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Posted by
Nate King
23 August, 2012
22 Questions with Tommy: Chad Beyer and Max Jenkins

This week we are lucky enough to get a double-whammy of interviewing pleasure. The flyweights of the Competitive Cyclist Racing Team, Chad Beyer and Max Jenkins, took the time to share some personal information with me during the final build-up...
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Posted by
Tommy Nankervis
21 August, 2012
“Local is Better:” Marty Jemison Checks-in from the Pyrenees

Trans-Pyrenees Tour, 2012 There are easier ways to ride across the Pyrenees and there is a route that many cyclists boast about, but this is not the route of Jemison Cycling Tours. We raise the bar in every category,...
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Posted by
Marty Jemison
13 August, 2012
The Hell of 2012: A Neopro’s Cautionary Tale

It's the eve of the Tour of Utah. The race that I've been wanting to do since I shot it in 2010 for PezCyclingNews. One of the many motivators for riding, training, and racing like a man possessed the year after. The...
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Posted by
Nate King
6 August, 2012
Gord Fraser’s Front Row Seat: Recounting the Men’s Olympic Road Race

London marks my return to the Olympic scene. Has it really been 8 years since my inevitably mediocre ride in Athens? That was a race I quickly erased from memory for many reasons. I mean, c’mon. How can a domestic...
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Posted by
Gord Fraser
3 August, 2012
22 Questions with Tommy N: Thomas Rabou

Our favourite Dutch rider, Thomas Rabou, has reluctantly decided to answer 22 questions for the good of our loyal Competitive Cyclist Racing Team fans. Rabou's home is Loosbroek, a tiny, nice village on the outskirts of Amsterdam (like everywhere else...
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Posted by
Tommy Nankervis
31 July, 2012
22 Questions with Tommy: Mike Olheiser

Big Mike, Big Mike, Big Mike in da house! Often mistaken as the team DS or mechanic, based solely on his looks (he claims his beard), Big Mike is the next Competitive Cyclist to answer, "22 Questions with Tommy". As you...
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Posted by
Tommy Nankervis
21 July, 2012
Marty Jemison Checks In: Wines in Burgundy, Beers in Belgium

Driving straight through to Belgium from Girona, Spain doesnʼt make sense to me when you know whatʼs just seven hours up the road. Beaune, France lies in the heart of Burgundy and is a very important city for this wine...
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Posted by
Marty Jemison
16 July, 2012
Marty Jemison Checks in from Girona

Before the Tour de France started in Liege, Belgium I had some business in Europe with Girona, Spain, the Dolomites in Italy, Beaune, France and Gent, Belgium as the highlights. Girona, Spain has been my home base in Europe since 1997. ...
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Posted by
Marty Jemison
16 July, 2012