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Canadian Cycling cover story: Emily Batty

admin — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 15:05:07 +0000

For the August/September issue of Canadian Cycling magazine, I interviewed Olympian Emily Batty about her mountain biking career. “Beyond the Pearls” was the cover story for that issue.

I also wrote a review of the Liv Pique Advanced mountain bike and about how Louis Garneau is preparing kits for the athletes going to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Canadian Cycling: MTB in Winter Park Colorado and Miranda Miller profile

admin — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:03:10 +0000

For the August/September 2017 issue of Canadian Cycling, I wrote two really fun features. The first was about a mountain biking trip I took to Winter Park, Colorado.

Also called Mountain Bike Capital USA, Winter Park has over 600 miles of cross-country trails and two lift-accessed bike parks.

My second article continues my lucky year of getting to interview female mountain bike and cyclocross racers. I interviewed Miranda Miller at the beginning of the season and was so happy to see her become the downhill world champion at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships.

* You can read You Can Shred for Miles and Miles about Winter Park, Colorado, here.

* You can read Beyond the Broken Bones about Miranda Miller here.

Canadian Cycling magazine: MTB in Bruce County and The Red Hook Crit

admin — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 21:33:58 +0000

For the August/September issue of Canadian Cycling, I got to write two very interesting articles. The first was about a mountain biking trip I took through Bruce County. I got to ride four different trail networks going all the way up to Tobermory. The second article was about how Brooklyn’s Red Hook Crit can be linked back to the “alley cat” races in Toronto (which was also a cover story).

I don’t have full PDFs from the magazine yet, but you can read the articles in Issuu – Book It On The Trail on page 32 and The Evolution of the Cat on page 60

Published Aug/Sept 2016

Spring Canadian Cycling articles

admin — Mon, 02 May 2016 03:20:29 +0000

I wrote two big features for two of Canadian Cycling magazine’s spring issues.

The first article, written for the February/March issue, is called “I Know Just The Place.” It was is a roundup of international places to plan mountain biking or road cycling trips. Destinations include Scotland, Croatia, Hong Kong, Colombia, Italy, Norway, Morocco and Australia.

This piece was divided into two articles for the website: 4 top global destinations for mountain biking and 4 top global destinations for road riding.

The second piece, written for the April/May issue, is a guide to the season’s variety of bike races—gran fondos, gravel grinds, charity rides and mountain biking events—held across Canada in 2016.

I also wrote a web exclusive about where to cycle and mountain bike in North Carolina.

New articles in Canadian Cycling magazine

admin — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 21:44:58 +0000

I’ve written a few articles lately for Canadian Cycling magazine. Two of them appear in the spring issues and another was written for the website.

For February/March 2016, I wrote a piece called “I Know Just the Place,” which featured information about two-wheeled holidays in Scotland, Croatia, Hong Kong, Colombia, Italy, Norway, Morocco and Australia. Some were places with epic road rides and others were all about the mountain biking.

In March, I interviewed a coach and a few cyclists and mountain bikers, including some of my fellow Wild Bettys about where to cycle and mountain bike in North Carolina. This one was a web exclusive article.

For the April/May 2016 issue, I wrote a “Guide to the Season’s Big Rides“—a roundup of gran fondos, gravel and mountain bike races, as well as charity races that will be happening across the country in 2016.

I also have a few more in the works that will appear between now and the winter issue.

Canadian Cycling mounting biking travel stories

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 20:16:51 +0000

I have one article in both the February/March 2015 and April/May 2015 issues of Canadian Cycling magazine. In the first, I talk about 10 places to mountain bike in Canada this year.

I tried to make sure most provinces and territories were represented. These are the ones that made the cut:

* Montana Mountain, Yukon
* Revelstoke and Silverstar, both in B.C.
* Buffalo Pound, Saskatchewan
* Riding Mountain, Manitoba
* MTB the Bruce, Ontario (I will be returning there this fall to write a more detailed article)
* Hardwood Ski and Bike (one of my favourite places to ride in Ontario)
* Mont Tremblant, Quebec
* Sugarloaf Bike Park, New Brunswick
* Robinsons Island Trails, PEI

In the second article, I wrote about mountain biking and cycling in Thunder Bay.

Here is a PDF of 10 Places to Ride in Canada

Here is a PDF of Superior Cycling

Canadian Cycling: Mountain biking in Vallée Bras du Nord

admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 17:35:29 +0000

Last summer, while in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré to ride around Mont Sainte-Anne, my husband and I were encouraged to go to the town of Saint Raymond. We added an extra day to our vacation plans and headed to Vallée Bras du Nord to check out the two different mountain biking areas that the town is hoping will attract more riders to the area.

My travel article appears in the October/November 2014 issue. Here is a PDF.

Canadian Cycling profile: Return to Race Across America

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:36:51 +0000

This is my first article in Canadian Cycling magazine. For the June/July 2014 issue, I wrote a profile about ultra cyclist Peter Oyler and his third Race Across America. I’ve known Peter for a few years (my husband used to work with him at a triathlon store in Toronto) and I greatly admire his dedication to his sport and his extreme athleticism.

I was also featured in the Contributors’ section.

Here is a link to a PDF of the article.