Still love to ride my bike after all these years

 Limited these days to shorter rides because of Tita Nil’s condition, I am always grateful to the Lord whenever there’s a window for me to go out for a bike ride.

One of my regular routes - along the Lasalle Blvd bike path to Parc Rene Levesque - round trip

Visalus Vi-Shape and 9.5 pH Kangen Water

Visalus Vi-Shape and 9.5 pH Kangen Water – what a great workout regimen combination.

Photo credit: Lululemon Athletica Fairview Pointe Claire

My Nutritional shake / smoothie mix of choice is the Visalus Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake Mix.

Here’s the website: http://kangenlito.myvi.net

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Cycling season, looking forward to it

Cycling during summer : aboard the ferry, about to dock on the Laval side

Looking forward to this coming cycling season, equipped, hydrated by Kangen water. Woot!!

Meantime I am shopping for a used mountain bike to use for snow / winter riding.

Two Ferries Ride, July 30,2011

Distance: 74.62 kilometer

Map My Ride link - Bike ride route

Pierrefonds > St. Genevieve > Ile Bizard > Laval > Deux Montagnes > Oka > Hudson > Vaudreuil - Dorion > Pincourt > Ile Perrot > St. Anne de Bellevue > Kirkland > Pierrefonds


On my way to Oka


All aboard the Oka to Hudson Ferry


Overlooking St. Anne de Bellevue

Cadel Evans, Tour de France 2011 Champion

Congratulations to Cadel Evans!! So happy for you!! You deserved it - you worked hard for it - never gave up the dream!!

Wishing you some more wins and successes to come!!

Tour de France 2011: Pierre Rolland takes France's first stage win

Stage 19: Modane Valfréjus to Alpe-d'Huez

Tour de France 2011: Pierre Rolland takes France's first stage win

• Frenchman takes over white jersey with Alpe-d'Huez win
• Andy Schleck takes over yellow jersey from Thomas Voeckler

France's Pierre Rolland stage 19 of the 2011 Tour de France on Alpe d'Huez. Photograph: Pascal Pavani/AFP/Getty Images

Fourth of July Ride

Start point - Pierrefonds
Destination - St. Anne de Bellevue

Round Trip

Pierrefonds Blvd, bike path > Left on Chateau Pierrefonds > Continue on to Chateau Kirkland > towards the Colisee Kirkland > Chemin St. Marie > Veteran's Memorial Blvd (I believe it is) > St. Anne Blvd

Return via John Abbott College campus, over the Highway 40 overpass to Chemin St. Marie.

Wanted it to be an easy, leisurely ride, started on a slow pace to help warm up overall, and before you know it you are in St. Anne's about 21 kms later.

Canada Day Bike Ride

Municipalities we covered:
Brossard> La Prairie> Candiac> St. Catherine> Verdun> Montreal> St. Lambert> Back to Brossard

Cycling down the Senneville Rd hill

Was not pedaling at all, free wheeling down this hill, needed to hold tight to the camera with my right hand while at the same time holding on to the handle bar - my left hand held the handle bar / left brake (for the front wheel) steady.

50 km round trip bike ride to St. Anne De Bellevue

Who could resist a bike ride to however far it may be on a beautiful day as today?

I did not want to pass up the opportunity while also taking advantage in the lull in business activity this week (Canadians are getting ready for Canada Day holiday weekend and the Americans for their fourth of July holiday celebration).

From Pierrefonds the route I take is via Gouin Blvd heading west, Gouin Blvd eventually ends and becomes Senneville Blvd once you get to the town of Senneville. You just follow Senneville Blvd until you get to the town of St. Anne de Bellevue.

The route I took going back was via Beaconsfield Rd / Lakeshore Blvd, heading eastward. This route takes me through the towns / municipalities of Baie D'Urfe, Beaconsfield, Pointe Claire, Dollard des Ormeaux, and then finally back to Pierrefonds.


beautiful day for the boaters


By the banks of Lac St. Louis, Highway 40 is way over there


not too crowded this early afternoon, boats I meant :)

Tour De L'Ile de Montreal 2011

Montreal's annual Tour de l'Ile - 2010

Thousands ride in rain for Tour de l’Île

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Cyclists take part in Montreal's annual Tour de l'Ile, a 50 kilometre casual cycling tour around the city of Montreal, on Avenue du Parc on Sunday, June 6, 2010.

Photograph by: Dario Ayala, The Gazette

MONTREAL - Thousands of cyclists on Sunday took part in the annual Tour de l’Île, which followed a 50-kilometre route, and blocked some major streets to vehicles in Montreal.

Cyclists braved a chilly and soggy afternoon to participate in the 26th Tour de l’Île.

Only 20,00 hardy souls showed up for the ride through the city's streets- about 15,000 fewer than had signed up to participate.

The race kicked off on Park Ave. near Mont Royal Ave. about 9:15 a.m. and wrapped up at Jeanne Mance Park in the early evening.

Adam Kinner participated in the event. You can read his on-site posts at montrealgazette.com/blogs/ontwowheels

St. Laurent Blvd. between Highway 40 and Mont Royal Ave. was closed during the race and much of Gouin Blvd. and Hochelaga St., as well as other thoroughfares, were affected.

More information about the Tour de l’Île, consult the Vélo Québec website.

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Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/Soaked+cycling/3119372/story.html#ixzz0qB381Bf7

Bike Ride With Freddie

We only hope that this ride of Freddie with Pilo and I will be the first of many to come.

We hope his interest in cycling will grow.

What a great way to see much of Montreal and the surrounding area and at the same get a good exercise.

Mom and Dad rewarded us with a Steak lunch upon our return. There was a sale at IGA- between $3 - $4 a slice of steak. Thank you Mom and Dad!

Contador’s Coup In Switzerland

Alberto Contador was expected to make an impression on the race on the first day of climbing in the Alps and that’s exactly what he did. He bolted ahead of all his rivals at the base of the final ascent and into the yellow jersey with an impressive display of climbing. Carlos Sastre and a host of other favorites would lose contact early but fight to limit their losses but they all appear to be racing for second place in the 2009 Tour as Contador was outstanding. He claimed the victory in the stage ahead of an impressive Andy Schleck and now leads the general classification from his team-mate, the seven-time champion Lance Armstrong.

The Progress Report

The Tour returned to the mountains with the 15th stage from Pontarlier to Verbier in Switzerland. On the menu were six categorized climbs, three cat-three – the cote du Rafour (8km), cote des Etroits (18.5km), cote de la Carrière (54km) and the cote de Prévonloup (74km), the cat-2 col des Mosses (135.5km) and the final ascent, a cat-1 climb to Verbier. There are now just two intermediate sprints for the non-time trial stages; points for the green jersey can be acquired in Thierrens (56.5km) and Martigny (181km).


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Update on Lance's Injury, Response to Drug Testing Allegations

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About time

Well, yes, it is about time to activate this blog once more.

I am still nursing a couple of injured wrists as a result of a basketball freak accident.

The first article to grace this blog after a long silence or inactivity is this first from the cycling world.

"Carbon Clavicle Implanted in Lance Armstrong"


X-Ray of Lance Armstrong's (Team Astana) fractured clavicle and the INFORM carbon clavicle implant after his recent surgery.

Lance Armstrong and Bontrager today released more details regarding Armstrong’s recent collarbone surgery. While it was previously reported that Armstrong’s right clavicle was screwed and plated back together after his March 23rd crash at the Castilla y Leon stage race in Spain, Armstrong and equipment sponsor Bontrager, jointly announced that he was the world’s first recipient of an inForm® CarbonClavicle™ Upgrade.

Originally slated to be released at the AAOS (American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeon) Convention May 18-24th in Las Vegas, Bontrager moved up the launch date of the inForm CarbonClavicle to aid the return of Armstrong to the peloton.

[ the rest of the story at roadcycling.com ]

Sell, sell, sell

Sell all my AIG shares, Nortel too!! ;-)

Bike Ride with Paul

Have you ridden your bike lately?

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have you ridden your bike lately?