Madame Bourette wrote:http://www.tourducanada.com/
This is the Tour I did in 2003 (full) and in 2004 (Golden BC to Toronto).
It is a non profit tour that operate on a coop basis. I think it's easier and cheaper than going solo. (Many tents on one camping site and group grocery so lot of savings.) Luggage are carried by truck and the driver do the groceries.
What I did not enjoy was the lack of flexibility but I liked to not worry about logistic.
La wrote:Thanks, Eric! Good to see you here again!
Madame Bourette wrote:La wrote:Thanks, Eric! Good to see you here again!
I still visit the Dark Side once in a while.
I would really like to do the CycleCanada's Arctic Tour. Do you have any reviews or Feedbacks? Hélène worries about the big big bull flies overthere. This is not off-topic because I cycled across Canada but I missed one ocean and one huge part of the country. That would complete my Coast to Coast to Coast Journey.
drghfx wrote:
Yes, welcome back Eric!
I'm doing the Confederation Trail in PEI in a couple of weeks. It is only about 250k on pretty good trails.
drghfx wrote:
I'm doing the Confederation Trail in PEI in a couple of weeks. It is only about 250k on pretty good trails.
He needs to eat more, that's for sure.From here I head towards Tobermory and the ferry to Manitoulin and on up to the Trans Canada.
Totals to date... 14 days of riding from St John's to Toronto...2,338 km (avg 167 km per day)... and I'm now basically 1/3 done.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Day Thirty Seven: Salmo, B.C. Longest, hardest hill ever, 34 kms straight uphill on 6 thousand ft pass. Got cheers from motorcyclists resting at top when finished. Even trucks were grinding their gears and moving at 20 km going up. Might be the hardest one of the trip. Apparently others are not as long or as continuous. Finally finished and wound up at cycling enthusiasts motel with signed photo of Lance Armstrong on the wall. The owner used to be a national track cyclist.
167 kms-6 hrs
Running goddess wrote:I am going to try and see the finish on Tuesday so Keep us posted
fe.sweetpea wrote:drghfx wrote:
I'm doing the Confederation Trail in PEI in a couple of weeks. It is only about 250k on pretty good trails.
we rode the Confederation trail when we were out there in 2003. It's really nice, but to be honest I enjoyed riding the roads more, there was more to see. Did you also know they have a 'badge' program out there for riding tip to tip?
http://www.tourismpei.com/pei-tip-to-tip-tour
Day Thirty Seven: Cranbrook to Salmo, B.C. Longest, hardest hill ever, 34 kms of continuous uphill... not even one little flat break on the way to the top of the 6 thousand ft Kootenay pass and I did it without taking a break... mainly because I had no idea how long it was until I actually got to the top! Got cheers from motorcyclists resting at top when finished. It was the hardest climb I have ever done... Even trucks were grinding their gears and going so slow, it took them 15-20 seconds to pass me. One of the trucks was a Kokanee beer truck... I almost cried at the thought of all the cold beer just inches away. The reward was a 30k downhill where I did not pedal once... but had to stop to let brakes and wheel rims cool down! Finally finished the day and unbelievably, wound up at a motel run by an ex track cyclist, with signed photo of Lance Armstrong on the wall.
194 kms-9hrs 26 mins. Total to date 6,240km.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
FINISHED!!!
Let the healing (mental and physical) begin. I actually arrived in Victoria yesterday (Monday August 2nd) but celebrating seem to get in the way of updating the blog.
My final day on the road was short... just 91km but was not without a last couple of challenges as I ended up doing 2 furious time trials... the first was over the last 10km to make the next ferry and save myself an hours wait (made it with less than a minute to spare)... and then a second all out sprint to the end through the streets of Victoria after being slowed up by some construction and knowing that Carmel and family/friends were waiting on me. I ended up missing my predicted arrival time by 9 mins... but that's not too bad after over 7000kms of riding!
The official finish was the mile "0" marker in Beacon Hill park in Victoria, where the TransCanada ends (begins?). Carmel and everyone were there waiting and I basked in my moment of glory as I was showered with champagne.
As I sit here the morning after... I feel a little lost. It seems strange to not be doing the usual routine of packing up and rolling out for another day of pedalling. The whole thing feels surreal and it will take some time to unwind and settle back into "normal" life. I'll post some final reflections on my journey in a few days but for now, here are the raw details. Despite what I said before I started, my competitive side took over once I got going and I did turn this into a race to see how fast I could get across the country and of course, to try and beat my birthday (which I did by 2 days!)
Number of days on the road: 42
Number of days actually riding: 40 (2 days off very early on for bike problems and visiting family)
Total distance: 7009 kms
Average distance per day: 175.2 kms (or 108.9 miles)
Longest single day: 235km (10 days over 200km)
Shortest day: 91km (the final day)
Total time on bike (just pedaling... not including stops): 339 hrs 25 mins
Average time in saddle per day: 8 hrs 29 mins
and finally... Weight at finish: 150.5 lbs (start was ~165... so lost almost 15 lbs... but I'll be doing my best to drink that back on over the next little while)
FishHog wrote:tough way to loose 15lbs but a fantastic feat.
My "taint" hurts just thinking about it.
congrats to Brian, and thanks to La for keeping us updated.
FishHog
FishHog wrote:tough way to loose 15lbs but a fantastic feat.
My "taint" hurts just thinking about it.
congrats to Brian, and thanks to La for keeping us updated.
FishHog
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