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Three Weeks Away

on June 05, 2013

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The grandest of the grand tours is three weeks away.

Tour de France

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The Winter Cycling Cap

Phil Anderson, 1984 Het Volk... A soggy, cold, miserably wet day here in Vancouver spurred your author to stay indoors and think about winter cycling caps. I'm trying to find out the origin of the humble winter cycling cap. And as far as I can determine, through my research, is that it's probably from wind swept Belgium. It more than makes sense from the land of wet, rain harshness as an important way for a cyclist to stay warm in inclement conditions. Covering the head is important since 40-45% of body heat is loss from the head. Belgian cyclists can't be wrong. Galstudio's handmade Presta Winter Cycling Cap ... It started with the basic wool brimless cap. Just put on a tuque and ride. And, most likely proceeded with a brim to guard against freezing rain and the cutting wind. Add ear flaps as a perfect, practical way to keep the back of the neck warm. My first winter cycling cap is from the early eighties. In bright red with the bold, COLNAGO in wh

FRFlandrien ride: Meet at West Coast Chip Plant

photo Cycling Art The above image may look like a desolate and uninviting setting. Really it's the exact opposite. Yesterday's Sunday ride was my first, of this new year, with the FRFuggitivi group. Before I ventured out I made sure to check the front street and back alley was free of ice - which it was. So, off I went on wet roads. The sinister image is the West Coast Chip Plant, where Ontario Street ends and where I meet the New West crew: Guy, Scott, Phil, Dean, Ross, Allan and Matt. Actually the West Coast Chip Plant could double as a movie set - easy. My goal was to aim for 20kms, keep it easy and just go to the coffee stop and return home. But, trouble brewed on the way with Dean signaling a mechanical - his derailleur cable snapped! It really didn't dawn on me until we all stopped and I along with most of us was covered in a layer of road muck. I can imagine hosing down my bike now. We let Dean lead the way to the safe confines of West Point

Polka Dot Fever!

Galstudio's new polka dot cycling cap. I can't believe the Tour is fast approaching & will once again grace our presense. Like Johnny Cash said, 'I hear the train a comin' it's rollin' 'round the bend.' La Grand Boucle is that train and everyone will catch it this July 3rd with the prologue in Rotterdam. I'm seeing polka dots, literally. Galstudio recently, produced a new Polka Dot Cycling Cap. We're proud of it, accentuated with big 1 1/2" dark red dots. Inspired by the King of the Mountains Jersey (maillot à pois rouges), the mountains prize began in 1933 but the familiar polka dot jersey appeared in 1975. Belgian Lucien Van Impe was the first grimpeur to win it. And the next year won his first Tour becoming the last Belgian rider to achieve it. Van Impe won the mountains classification six times (1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1981, and 1983) tying his hero Federico Bahamontes the Eagle of Toledo (1954, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, and

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