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First organized ride of the year! @pulseracingmtb Epic 8 Hour Fall 2020 at @hardwoodskibike Glenn did a great job organizing this relay event. I think he said it wasn't a race but we didn't believe him🤣😂🤣😂🤣 It was a great course that had a bit of everything ... climbs, descents, roots, rocks, log overs and stunts. Every corner brought something new 🤔😬😃 We had a 4-man team with combined age over 200. I think we won our category by over a minute. 😁😁🏆 Nice to ride with a couple buddies who survived #CrankTheShield with me last year and thanks to Steve for the invite. My first two laps were pretty quick and I was running even faster on my third lap until I missed a turn .. someone had removed the tape marking the turn. From the tracks, quite a few others made the same mistake. But a 38 is still respectable. Maybe if I wasn't carrying so much dirt on my legs, I could have gone faster lol This effort was fueled by @xactnutrition Fruit2 Maple and @hornbyorganic bars .. perfect for race day! I was prepped for almost anything .. shelter from @cyclelife.bike... tools and workstand ... bbq and cooler. After we were done, I grilled up some burgers and we chowed down. That also meant I was the last one to leave 🤣🤣🤣 Awesome day with a great team and many other incredible riders. My hat's off to the solo and 2-man teams .. you're nuts but inspiring 😍🥰😍🥰 #myridemyrules #orbeabicycles #orbeaoccam #rideOccam #hardwoodskiandbike #epic8hour #epic8fall2020 #horseshoevalley #shimano #garmin #cyclelife #mycyclelife #capturaphoto #captura #ontario #outdoors #churchoftheknobbytire #dressforsuccess #dressforsurvival #setyoursoulfree #getoutdoors #freshairwontkillyou #freshairsaveslives #getoutside #strava #stravaphoto (at Hardwood Ski and Bike) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFqe-9TJC9s/?igshid=61h1pleyo03l

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Perfect day for my longest trail ride of the year. I'm now at 447km of my goal 1,000km for @greatcyclechallengecanada 2020. A HUGE thank you to all my supporters... you have generously donated almost $900 towards a Canada Wide total of $7.8 million! You all rock 🙌🏼🙏🏼👍🏼👊🏼🤙🏼🤟🏼 My 2020 jersey just came today and I have a photo shoot planned to reveal the new jersey. Almost a year since #CrankTheShield, so I pulled out that awesome pair of socks for this adventure. The ankle is still bothering me a bit but @kttape provides the support I need to keep riding. Add some @hornbyorganic Chocolate Espresso and I had everything I needed to fly! And fly I did ... 56 achievements on 72 segments. Razor and I were tearing it up 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼 I was beating times set 5 years ago 😀😀😀 (at Walker Woods and Glen Major Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD415Avpe-A/?igshid=1tlk467ulx2kx

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Two different views of my #yearinsport2019 and some highlight photos. It was a great year for riding ... multiple centuries supporting various charities, first full century of 100 miles/162km, 200+ km stage race at #cranktheshield, a few KOMs and an 8-hour mountain bike race. In all conditions, from rain to sleet to snow to radiating sunshine. Lots of kilometres with good friends - new and old - made the year really enjoyable and a blast. Bigger rides and more adventure await in 2020! #iamspecialized #myridemyrules #destinationtrail #destinationroad #shimano #garmin #cyclelife #capturaphoto #captura #ontario #canada #outdoors #nature #churchoftheknobbytire #churchoftheskinnytire #dressforsuccess #dressforsurvival #setyoursoulfree #getoutdoors #freshairwontkillyou #freshairsaveslives #getoutside #strava #stravaphoto (at Captura Photography+Imaging) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6wMbQcplCT/?igshid=m4p8zez22tub

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So how do we follow up our three days of #cranktheshield? Touring @sault_ste_marie ... lunch on the river at @montanasbbq, visit to Crank sponsor @velorution_bike_ski, drive up the Trans Canada to Batchewana Bay (Harmony Beach) and a silly climb to the Edmund Fitzgerald Lookout over Pancake Bay. We stopped at Chippewa Falls for some photo ops before reporting to town and enjoying all-you-can-eat local whitefish at @gliss_steak_seafood. Highly recommend .. food was tasty and lots of it. #saultstemarie #algoma #batchewanabay #pancakebay #edmundfitzgeraldlookout #chippewafalls (at Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1XoQi0pEM1/?igshid=1xqv44wbxphn2

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Planning for #cranktheshield and putting in over 21km at @joyride150 tonight. If I'm going to do 220km over the days, these guys need to be ready lol Mike, Rod and Kael will have to keep up top the old guy lol Weeknights are the time to be at Joyride... hardly anyone there for the first hour 😀😀😀 #iamspecialized #myridemyrules #destinationtrail #joyride #shimano #garmin #cyclelife #louisgarneau #capturaphoto #captura #markham #ontario #canada #outdoors #nature #churchoftheknobbytire #dressforsuccess #dressforsurvival #setyoursoulfree #getoutdoors #freshairwontkillyou #freshairsaveslives #getoutside #strava #stravaphoto (at Joyride150 Indoor Bike Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bupx2wQAivz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v9f36cigyx8y