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Author Archives: M Mauchline
Alberto Contador cleared of doping, but where’s the beef?
Professional cycling seems to have shot itself in the foot yet again. Three time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has been cleared by the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation of doping. Contador had tested positive for clenbuterol with arguably small, but … Continue reading
The Politics of Convenience.
I would hazard to guess that most people who pay attention to what is going on in the world, even their own little part of the wider global spectrum, are aware of it. But, it doesn’t make it any easier … Continue reading
Memory Music – NOLA Style.
The ability of music to take you back to a specific place and time, complete with main, and supporting cast assembled, is a remarkable, and comforting thing. So, it is with equal parts amazement and thankfulness that I reconnected with … Continue reading
Fate and an old Miele, and I’m not talking about a vacuum.
I like to believe it was fate that returned my first real road bike to me two summers ago. I’m talking about a 1987 Miele Delta, beautiful and unassuming with its Ishiwata 022 tubing, clean lugged joints, utilitarian but bomb-proof … Continue reading
“Always a Patricia”: The motto adopted by the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Association on May 14, 2010.
It’s rare to get clear sunny weather in Vancouver in the winter. But, when it does appear, it’s usually accompanied by freezing temperatures, and in certain circumstances, is carried south on the train of a stiff, gale-force nor’wester. Andrea … Continue reading
Serendipity and a Cuppa Joe.
Today’s coffee was of a serendipitous nature, leaving me feeling warmer than my normal “I don’t really drink coffee” mocha usually does. His name was Jamie. But, people who knew him usually called him Jim. He used to ride a … Continue reading
Vancouver’s Dedicated Bicycle Lane Debate
My name is Mark, and I’m a cyclist. I can almost hear the requisite AA meeting greeting in response, from like-minded bicycling types: “Hello Mark. Welcome.” But, let me point out that I am also a motorist, and holder of … Continue reading
Nauru?
So the question of the day is: have you ever heard of Nauru, and where in the world is it? Okay, so that is really two questions. The thought never entered my mind until this morning, when I was checking … Continue reading
Tuft in a league of his own at 2010 Yaletown Grand Prix
To say that Svein Tuft won the men’s elite race at the 2010 Yaletown Grand Prix on Canada Day, July 1, 2010 would be…an understatement. Fresh from a third successive Canadian National Time Trial Championship, and sixth in the last … Continue reading
A U.S. Soldier Dies…in Canada.
It was a clear, spring morning on Monday May 5, 2008. Field exercise Maple Guardian was well underway as the members of the 3rd Royal Canadian Regiment, based at CFB Petawawa in Ontario, continued the last major hurdle of their … Continue reading
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