Canmore, Canada.

Looking out my bedroom window.


Looking the other way.



View over Canmore. Heading up towards the 24 Hour track.

The lowest part of the 24 hour track.

The Solo pit area. The track is up to the right.

Looking towards Banff.

Craig Peacock and myself.

Geax TNT Pitstop. This is the best sealant on the market. It forms a layer inside the tyre that acts like a tube that repairs itself if penetrated. It has already been doing it's far share of work.

We arrived safely in Vancover on Monday the 14th of July after 21 hours in transit. The only hiccup was having the Internet cafe shut as they started the last climb in the tour. I had to wait 12 hours to find out that Cadel had taken the yellow jersey by a second.

We went straight to our hotel and freshened up. Then we went straight to the pub for a counter meal and 2 pints. I recon i was halve pissed after that.

With a good nights sleep we were back at the airport to catch a flight to Calgary. This flight only took an hour. Craig Peacock arrived just after us and we all piled in a shuttle bus to get the hire van. This is hilarious when you have your luggage and 3 bikes, nobody else has any room for their stuff.

Driving into Canmore you feel as if you are been swallowed by the world. The mountains rise up so fast and surround you. We settled into our accommodation, built up our bikes. Craig knows a local here (Shane) who took us for a ride around the 24 hour track.

First impressions of the track are a bit daunting. Their is alot of climbing. The surface is like a wet pine forest, say Majura but has a rocky, Shelley feel. Basically tree roots with sharp rocks through it. I have already slashed a tire by getting a bit carried away to soon. Will have more info soon.