Team Mission and Vision


Terrascape is a bicycle racing club, based in Calgary, developing and supporting cycling and its moral values in the community at large.

To be recognized in the Alberta cycling community as a racing club which:
*Creates a team culture that supports each members’ goal attainment,
*Is dedicated to supporting our high performance racers, and establishing a team infrastructure that meets the training needs of the club, and
*Demonstrates commitment to the organization of superb cycling events, promoting fair play and sportsmanship throughout Alberta.

Thursday, 21 July, 2011

24hours of adrenalin Canmore 2011

Where to start, that is always the big Q. With only 2 more sleeps before one of my biggest challenges of the racing season I still fighting a cold and trying to get as many things organized as I can. Thinking and planning about food, hydration, pacing, etc... luckily my wife "pit manager" is getting a bunch of things organized for me (love you bella). We will be heading out to Canmore Friday noon and set up our trailer to be all rested Saturday morning. I am planning on pre-riding with my buddy solo Steve and Andy and see the new changes they made to the course this year.
With this been my 5th time participating in a 24hours event, but only my 2nd time solo I am starting to get nervous and anxious at the same time. I am not very good at tapering and with a week doing nothing I am feeling pretty anxious and desperate to go out and hammer the trails !!
I washed my bikes last night and oiled them pretty well, good thing about single speed is that you don't have to worry to much about gears, cables, changes, etc...
I selected a gear ratio of 32/20 and I hope that my legs still alive after 24hours. The course is 17.3kms long with over 430mts of elevation gain... the goal AS MANY LAPS AS I CAN IN 24 HOURS OF PURE ADRENALIN.
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