Toronto’s Alternative Sports

You blink as you step out into the sun. After a winter of hibernation, the outside world is a strange and alluring place. A lithe figure draws your gaze, bouncing down the street with a buoyant energy. Is there anywhere else you can catch a glimpse of such wonderful specimens? … Read More

Cool New Bikes

This Canadian winter was one of the warmest and driest since Environment Canada started keeping track some 65 years ago. For doomsayers, the unseasonably warm temperatures were proof of global warming: catastrophic climate change caused, in part, by carbon emissions from fossil-fuel burning cars. For others, the promise of year round warm … Read More

Vancouver’s Musette Caffè

Opened late last month by former clothing buyer and amateur cycling enthusiast, Thomas Eleizegui, Musette Caffè, the city’s first cycling-themed café, is a shrine to European biking culture, from the vintage jerseys and “musettes” (bags used to feed racers and, incidentally, where the café took its name) on the walls, … Read More

2012 Canadian Powerlifting Championships

The question, “How much can you bench?” is probably among the single most asked questions of any gym-goer. But few among us can answer, “500 pounds.” This week, mere mortals and giants alike will descend on Calgary to compete in the 2012 Canadian Powerlifting Championships. “For many powerlifting athletes, this … Read More

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