CanadaStandish Ridge51°4’46” N 115°46’57” W
11 juin 2019, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We cycled to the top of the mountain. Unsurprisingly everything was closed as it's past ski season and not yet mountain bike season.
On the way up Nat chose to push her bike up a section while I rodeEn savoir plus
CanadaBanff Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada51°10’19” N 115°34’26” W
12 juin 2019, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
As the trackers had not yet arrived I decided to go be a tourist for the day. I chose to visit the Buffalo Nations Museum which looks at the life of the original inhabitants of the area.
CanadaWhiskey Creek51°10’57” N 115°33’58” W
13 juin 2019, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Finally the trackers arrived last night. This gives me about a 24 hour head start on the Grand Depart. I'm looking forward to seeing all the top riders coming past me. I'd love to get a chance to haveEn savoir plus
CanadaElkwoods Fen50°38’5” N 115°6’31” W
13 juin 2019, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
One of the first things I saw while riding was bear poop! I had heard it was red but it still really surprised me.
Lots of fantastic views all day. The grandeur of the mountains and the beauty ofEn savoir plus
CanadaElk Pass50°35’12” N 115°4’14” W
13 juin 2019, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
I'm standing at my first crossing of the continental divide. No sign though :(
I was expecting the Divide crossings to be on mountains, here it was just a small hill/rise
CanadaCrossing Creek50°3’54” N 114°55’49” W
13 juin 2019, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
That was possibly the toughest day on a bike I have ever had!
In the early morning all was fine as I rode along the really nice bike path. But the further I got from Banff the more the pathEn savoir plus
CanadaElkford50°5’8” N 115°0’51” W
14 juin 2019, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Koko claims is as difficult as I've heard. I pushed nearly the whole way up. And then pushed the whole way down.
The pictures look like a river bed but that's the road!
My original plan was to sleepEn savoir plus
CanadaFairy Creek49°30’37” N 115°3’46” W
14 juin 2019, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Free soup, bread and coffee for Tour Divide riders.
I booked into the hotel as I felt my commitment to spending money with places that support the Tour Divide was perfectly aligned to their free foodEn savoir plus
Wayne Edwards: Today's pain is tomorrow's strength, I Can't remember where I heard that nonsense but it sounds profound. I see a lot of camping once it warms up a bit...... Keep being marvellous mate!
Fathima Khan: Hey William! Good to hear from you. Hope u having a good rest thro the night. All the best with the next bit of riding.
CanadaFairy Creek49°30’36” N 115°3’47” W
14 juin 2019, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
After crossing the Koko Claims pass I reached some nice open roads along the river. I had Tuna wrap and coffee for lunch. Coming into Fernie I loved the signs saying "Mexico, this way =>".
Once IEn savoir plus
CanadaMutz Creek49°30’7” N 115°3’42” W
15 juin 2019, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
As the bike shop only opened at 8 I took it nice and easy. On the way to the bike shop bought some groceries so I didn't need to waste time afterwards.
At the bike shop I asked them to look and cleanEn savoir plus
