The Great Escape Alleycat Photos

The first alleycat of the year had an impressive turnout; well done, racers and organizers for putting on a great event. Cold but dry conditions meant some fast winter racing was in order. Claydor Gunnarwebb won the race and a full recap is on the way but here are the photos I took from the infamous passport checkpoint that tricked more than a few people.

Vancouver's Valentine's Day Massacre Feb. 16th, 2014

Sunday February 16th

1pm, at The top of Little Mountain, Queen Elizabeth Park

$5 Entry fee
No Tandems

Vancouver's annual Valentine's Day Massacre alleycat will be on Sunday, February 16th at 1pm. 

The race will be a long one, encouraging peloton tactics in the style of the Bridge Battle. Expect a two hour race with ten relatively easy-to-find checkpoints. Entrance fee will be waived if you took a ferry to get there.

Last year's race was won on a tandem, so that's not allowed this time. One rider per bike.

Questions? jweeks(at)stuckylife.com

Semiprestige CX Race #1 POV

Shoutout to Aidan for posting last week's #Semiprestige flight camera footage from Parker's cockpit.

See you all tomorrow @11:45am at Broad Street Cycles for round two!

Aldor Acres and an Interview with meat.

VANCOUVER, BC - After what could be best described as a heroic disregard for personal safety at Jeff's 30th birthday party the night before, I woke up on Jimmy Weeks' couch with my hand impregnated with hasty carbon filings and partially epoxied to the inside of my upper thigh.

Return of the Harbour Road Sprints III - Photos by Beau Partlow

Just another laid-back Friday night in August. Photos by Beau Partlow.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich Sprints *DATE CHANGED*

This time, we racin' fo' cheddah!

*DATE CHANGED TO AUG. 9 *

Harbour Road Sprints - Results and Photos

Malcolm vs. Leif out of the gate.
(Photo: Kaitlin Faulkner)

Last Friday night, the second instalment of the 2013 Harbour Road Sprints coalesced at the spot.

Franz Obermeier vs. reigning champ, Tom Skinner.
(Photo: Kaitlin Faulkner)

Despite an unprecedented lack of preparation and promotion, we still lined up eighteen "registered" racers, plus Crow and the usual contingent of cheering hooligans.

Ganked from Regan's banger, yet overly-protective Flickr.

Return of the Harbour Road Sprints are Back...Again

Friday night. 7pm. Harbour Road.

Heavy breathing, laughter, held starts and a cone.

After that we're getting weird at Brickyard Pizza.

Time Trial Tuesday in Sidney

Word has it that a certain someone will be bolting the HEDs to her Shiv and sliding into a Specialized Lululemon skinsuit for this week's Sidney Velo Time Trial.

We will be out there cheering and carrying on for Gillian, Leif and the rest of the crew who will be dropping the hammer Tuesday night.

Registration at 6:30pm

Racing begins at 7:00pm

Start/finish at Cy Hampson Park in North Saanich near Sidney, B.C. on Lochside Avenue between Mount Newton Cross Road and the McTavish Road Interchange

Check out the Sidney Velo website for more info.

Two Days!

Two short days.

Hopefully you've all been spending the last few weeks honing form, tuning equipment, and brushing up on Victoria's back roads.

Or maybe you've been spending time on the beach, drinking cider and playing with throwing knives.

Either way, it all goes down this Sunday. 100km, lots of elevation. Tarmac, gravel, confusion and chaos.

2013 Stuckylife Gentlemen's Race Poster

Huge thanks to Kevin Ehman and the great people over at thenumber creative for, once again, putting together a gorgeous race poster for us in a moment's notice.

The 2013 Gentlemen's Race promises to be absolutely off the chain again this year! The race is only two and-a-half weeks away, so be sure to get your team of three together and register with Parker ASAP to guarantee your team's place on the start list.

For more information on what to expect, here's everything we got on Stuckylife Gentlemen's Racing.

*Edit: Facebook event page is up and running: https://www.facebook.com/events/511501272232610

Monster Track 14

So, I went to Monster Track 14 this year in New York. The race was started by New York messengers and the only bikes permitted to enter are brakeless track bikes.

Monster Track is by far the craziest alley cat I have ever raced in. 

St. Valentine's Day Massacre: Photos by Kati J

Robert, Parker and Clay

Huge thanks to Kati J for sending us her photos from last month's St. Valentine's Day Massacre race in Vancouver!

Check 'em out after the jump!

A Day at the Beach

Colin Henley returns with the long-awaited sequel to "A Walk in the Park."

August 18, 12-4pm. 

Victoria, BC.

Stay tuned for details.

St. Valentine's Day Massacre Alleycat Race

Where: Crab Park, Vancouver

When: Saturday, February 16, 2013

*** Meet at 1:30pm ***

*** Race at 2:00pm ***

Come race your face off  in North America's oldest running alleycat for a chance at the the the St. Valentine's Day Massacre trophy!

Sponsors:

Crumpler Bags 

Our Community Bikes

Guy Friday

HMPL Quality Goods 

On The Rivet 

Hit up the Facebook event page for more info. 

*$5 entry fee waived for Islanders who make the trip!*

via https://www.facebook.com/events/336675656449642/

2012 Hotel Grand Pacific Harbour Sprints à Larocque

VICF - Harbour Sprints from Aaron Larocque on Vimeo.

Apparently, I missed this little gem by Aaron Larocque from last year's Hotel Grand Pacific Harbour Sprint series. To celebrate, I took off my pants and created a Stuckylife/VIACRA channel on Vimeo. Check it out!

Superior Glass 4 Day

Left: Gillian Carleton lines up with Tyler Farrar for the start of the pro men's scratch race on Day 1.

Follow the action at the Superior Glass 4 Day on Facebook and Twitter @Burnaby4day.

With a little luck, you will see some behind-the-scenes action right here too...

Hotel Grand Pacific Harbour Sprints - Round 2 Photos & Results

The end of 2012 is rapidly approaching, which means it's time to tie up some loose ends in the Stuckylife blogosphere (read: finally finish some posts from our busy, busy summer). So without further ado, here are the photos from the second and final round of the Hotel Grand Pacific Harbour Sprints! 

Although I (Gillian) was in LA and not out there braving the torrential downpour, this was an evening that perhaps best illustrates what Stuckylife and our local community is really about - a willingness to celebrate all forms of cycling, no matter the circumstances, and tradition of general badassery. 

2012 Cyclocross Season Wrap

What a season.

From the first hot and dusty races in early September, through the last mud-soaked weekend of November, the Stuckylife crew have been chasing 'the perfect hour' on Vancouver Island's cyclocross courses.

Phenomenal performances from good friends, team members, and close rivals have made for some hard races and great spectating.

The Cross on the Rock crew do a remarkable job in running their series. With what may be the highest attendance of any cyclocross series in Canada, we're honored to contribute to the high calibre of racing in the area.

Click through for a quick thank you and a selection of fine photographs from our own Geoff Robson.

Canadian Women's Team Pursuit vs. Tyler Farrar

Burnaby Velodrome

 Dec. 27-30, 2012

This is actually happening.

Don't miss it.