Rando Rambles

I'm always looking for reasons to ride far, and when the Forest City Cycling Challenge announced that they had a 50km, 100km, and 160km routes to ride as part of their upcoming charity event I was keen to jump in.  About the Forest City Cycling Challenge:  The LCL Crew: Vince, Steve, Jack, Laura W, Laura G, Fred, Kim, Molly (absent: Jen) Photo credit: Kevin Rodger The Forest City Cycling Challenge had it's inaugural run in 2021, but due to the provincial lockdowns at the time, participants were asked to ride the routes solo within a give date range. Sponsored by Lerner's Lawyers, last year's event raised over $40,000 for St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation. The funds were allocated to the foundation's MINDS project which provided resources to youths battling mental illness.  With last year's restrictions lifted, I quickly reconsidered the idea of riding solo, and wanted to see if I could put a team together. That might mean riding a shorter distance, and ev...

Route / Event:   Railway City 200  / 200km Brevet [  Ride Log  ] "You hear that?" I asked Michel.  "What?" he replied. The strong headwind was in both of our ears so of course he couldn't hear me. I hammered the pedals to close the gap between us.  "Did you hear anything behind us? I think I heard voices." I yelled. We were climbing into the wind on a road with no shoulder so I hadn't had the chance to safely check behind me. For all I knew, 140kms into this ride I was hearing voices in my head. When it was finally safe to do so, I peered over my shoulder. Six smiling faces, riding two abreast, were right on my wheel.   "They're here!" I confirmed. "The Huron Express has caught up to us." "Hop on!" Brenda yelled in confirmation.  =- earlier that day -= I was up at 5:30a.m, a full thirty minutes before my alarm was set to go off. Today's brevet was set to launch from St. Thomas, only a short drive from my place ...