Category Archives: Sport

The Olympics: humanity on display

Posted on February 21, 2014 by M Mauchline

As we approach the end of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, the athletes, thankfully, have once again become the real story. More than just a competition focused on results, scattered amongst Sochi’s events are the sound bites, … Continue reading →

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Beyond the headlines: Svein Tuft at the 2013 Tour de France

Posted on July 8, 2013 by M Mauchline

198 riders started the 100th edition of the Tour de France this year. Along with each rider comes a story. Given a chance, all would delve into the perseverance, dedication, sacrifice, and circumstance that landed the participants in cycling’s premier … Continue reading →

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Truth, and winning at all costs.

Posted on October 20, 2012 by M Mauchline

Within the span of a week, Olympic speed skater Simon Cho has admitted to tampering with an opponent’s equipment, and cyclist Lance Armstrong’s history of denying use of performance-enhancing drugs has been undeniably laid to waste by the U.S. Anti-Doping … Continue reading →

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Soul sport: much more than the Tour de France.

Posted on July 19, 2011 by M Mauchline

Bastille Day has come and gone. It’s mid July and cycling aficionados the world over are having to adjust their much-varied, geographical time clocks. For people who follow this sort of thing, it is the height of the professional season, and … Continue reading →

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Alberto Contador cleared of doping, but where’s the beef?

Posted on February 16, 2011 by M Mauchline

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 →

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Fate and an old Miele, and I’m not talking about a vacuum.

Posted on January 27, 2011 by M Mauchline

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 →

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Tuft in a league of his own at 2010 Yaletown Grand Prix

Posted on July 1, 2010 by M Mauchline

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 →

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We Will Never Be Here Again: the amazing story of Svein Tuft, the greatest Canadian cyclist few have ever heard of…

Posted on January 22, 2008 by M Mauchline

The tattoo found on Svein Tuft’s right forearm. At thirty-two years of age, a virtual lifetime late compared to his competition, Svein Tuft is poised for greatness on the cycling world stage. Late? Perhaps. But then again, Tuft has always … Continue reading →

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