by Matthew Friedman | Jul 31, 2023 | Training
The rain started on Culver Road about five miles into the ride. I don’t like riding in the rain – I don’t like getting wet, and the lack of visibility and the slick pavement makes me a little twitchy every time a car hisses by. It started with big drops, spaced at...
by Matthew Friedman | Jul 18, 2023 | Racing
That moment when Michael Woods surged past Matteo Jorgenson on the final climb of the Puy de Dome in stage nine of the Tour de France was full of what the kids call “the feels.” Here was a fellow Canadian winning at the top of one of the most storied climbs in bike...
by Matthew Friedman | Jul 13, 2023 | Training
I’m dying here! Okay. I’m being melodramatic. I’m not dying, and never was, despite the fact that it sometimes felt like I was over the last few days. I caught COVID on a visit to Philadelphia last week, almost certainly when I took my mask off to eat indoors in a...
