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How fast are Canadians Part II – Triathletes vs Cyclist

By Carson

After doing a little more research, and asking a few more question about Ryder and his climb at Haleakala I was surprised to find out that another Canadian actually "helped" Ryder capture the record up the Haleakala climb, Simon Whitfeld.  Whitfeld was born in Kingston, Ontario.  By age 15 he was pursuing triathlon on a serious competitive basis. Whitfield’s gold medal win in the... »

How fast are Canadians?

By Carson

I have always wondered how an average Joe (like me) would compare to a professional cyclist.  I have ridden against a few very strong riders from teams like Red Truck or Symmetrics back in Alberta and B.C. as well as some  strong riders from Calgary, and for the most part managed to keep standing by the end of the ride...... they... »