I chat with Masters (60-64) World Cyclocross Champion Jim Laird and find out how he survived the mud, freezing temperatures and an all-American field to be the only Canadian to bring home the gold from Louisville. [photo courtesy: Dave McElwaine, trailwatch.net] Ten years ago Jim Laird hadn’t even heard of cyclocross. In fact, he had just started road racing when his teammate at the time Jeff Bekal suggested he try cyclocross to stay fit in the off-season. After one cyclocros

I catch up with Ashleigh and find out the Olympics “is not all sunshine and rainbows. Ashleigh is the type of girl who is always busy. If she isn’t cycling or at the gym, she is on her laptop or phone figuring out sponsorship, race calendars, or how to promote women’s cycling. Even when she sits still, you can see her mind is always working. As the interview started, Ashleigh was busy packing for another trip and milling about the house but when I ask about the Olympics, she

Mark Dwyre, one of Canada’s premier bike fit experts, shares his vision of bike fitting and it’s not all about the bike. Almost right away Mark Dwyre of TI Cycle admits “some of these techniques are unconventional, not a lot of people are thinking this way.” Having previously experienced several bike fits, I was immediately curious about what would follow the typical questionnaire covering training hours, diet, injuries, season goals, experience. “It helps to have an open min

Janse van Rensburg Left Hungry for Revenge after World Road Cycling Champs Reinardt Janse van Resnburg [photo courtesy: MTN Qhubeka] After an explosive season on the European circuit, South Africa’s Reinardt Janse van Rensburg was looking to make a statement at the World Road Cycling Championships in the Netherlands this past week but after a series of bad luck he walked away hungry for revenge instead. The promising young South African put MTN-Qhubeka on the map this year wi