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Even the greatest plans can change in an instant. Over the last few weeks, I’ve slowly come to terms with the global uncertainty we’re all facing. With the IOC’s decision to postpone the Olympic Games, I’ve also come to terms with the idea that the dream is still alive, it’s now just further down the road.
I feel deeply for those who have been impacted heavily by this pandemic, and I completely support the decision to postpone.
Sport will eventually return, and in the mean time we will use this opportunity to progress individually, and prioritize our health everyday.
#cycling #teamcanada #canada #tokyo2020 #tokyo2021 #olympics #covid_19 #coronavirus #bike

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#FunFactFriday is legit a fun fact this week. I was going to ramble on about rain gardens, bio swales and other water resources things I had seen this week but it’ll have to wait.
This week’s Fun Fact Friday is brought to you by recent Ontario Veterinary College grad @nicolawenn.
A hen (like a chicken 🐥 - cluck cluck), under the age of 1, is called a pullet. To reiterate, a teenaged female chicken is referred to as a Pullet. Who knew? I didn’t.
Furthermore, the male equivalent term is ‘cockerel’.
Until next week, stay curious. 📷: @nicssickpics
#chicken #poultry #hen #pullet #funfact #friday #friyay #curious

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Check out this cool new tool! @srammtb #AXS #Web out now! Pair your @quarq, #tyrewiz and AXS Eagle Drivetrain to your head unit to collect info to analyze! 1917 shifts over a 7 hour gravel grind! Who knew?! @norcobicycles @dtswiss @kendamtb @wildernesstrailbikes #gravel #shift #grind #outsideisfree #norcobikes #axseagle #vic #victoria #sooke #backwoods #loggingroads #yyj

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Life has been full of ups and downs
Double bounce that up with maple cookies. #canadastrong #focusonthegood #stayseparated #washyourhands #listentopunkrock

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Stay Focused! ⠀
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@norcobicycles @srammtb @kendamtb @dtswiss

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In lieu of all races being cancelled for the foreseeable future we might as well learn something about dams and how they relate to a Californian venue. Here is this week's Fun Fact Friday.
Bonelli Park is a place for families, picnics, bike races and BBQs. The man made lake, the Puddingstone Reservoir, was built to help control flood waters in Northeast Los Angeles. The reservoir covers one square kilometer holding up to 25 million cubic meters of water.
Different to last week's Fun Fact Friday about the Vail Lake Reservoir, where a concrete arch dam was used, the Puddingstone Reservoir uses an earth dam. An earth dam is as it sounds: piled up earth to hold back the lake. Now here's your fun fact: earth dams leak. Actually, all dams leak a little. There is a constant hydraulic pressure from the lake side that pushes water through the pores in the earth. The slope of the 'water table' as it descends from the high reservoir to the empty side, downstream of the dam is called the hydraulic gradient. Ultimately there is a tributary downstream of the dam were all this seepage collects. To calculate the rate of seepage you need to know the slope of the hydraulic gradient, the hydraulic head (height of the water surface relative to the receiving tributary) and the hydraulic conductivity constant of the medium. It’s a little more complex than that but those are the major elements needed. The Puddingstone Reservoir at Bonelli Park actually has concrete, impermeable front to try to reduce this seepage (pictured in the background just to the left of the handsome rider). 📷 @vezina11
#california #bonelli #waterworks #dam #earthdam #engineering #water #resources #engineer #soil #hydraulics #funfactfriday #friday #fun #facts

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Introducing the new SID Family! Precision tuned for performance. Light weight, stiff, and equipped with the new charger race day damper! Lock it out for maximum efficiency or ride it open for a plush, fast ride! @rockshox #rockshoxsid #rockshoxsidsl #rockshoxsidluxe
And @norcobicycles matched this forks beautifully. @norcofactoryteam #norcobikes #norcobicycles

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Fun Fact Friday: Let's start something new!⠀
I'm what I like to call 'forever curious' and when travelling, am always looking for fun and interesting facts about the places I visit. I'm now looking forward to sharing some of these facts with you on a weekly basis. Some tidbits may be random cocktail facts, while others, like this one, will be geographically motivated. This week we are in Temecula, CA for the 1st US Cup at Vail Lake. As a Water Resources Engineer, this location's fun fact about the Vail Lake Dam and water conservation stood out to me especially.⠀
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In 1948 the owners of Vail Ranch (the 2nd largest ranch in California est. 1904 by Wilson Vail) constructed a 40m high dam to create Vail Lake. Vail Lake currently holds 22.5 million cubic meters of water but has capacity to hold 63 million. The lake is surface water fed from three different tributaries: Wilson, Temecula and Kolb creeks. The purpose of the dam and associated lake is to help with groundwater recharge for the Temecula area. The effects of the extreme droughts a few years ago are still being felt and are apparent with the current low levels in the reservoir. It will take many years to replenish the reservoir and many more years to recharge the groundwater and aquifers that Temecula relies on. However, I feel it is important to also mention that Temecula relies on 60% of it's water to be pumped in from the Colorado River (500 miles away) and the remaining 40% from groundwater. Therefore it is clear the demand for water is great and unsustainable to pull from groundwater sources alone. I think this Fun Fact Friday does justice to show why water conservation, especially in arid areas, is important.⠀
#funfactfriday #waterresources #engineering #groundwater #water #temecula #vailranch #vaillake #california #watercrisis #waterconservation #groundwaterrecharge #climate #uog #eng #wre

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@norcobicycles in the twilight. Ready to strike the pedals this week? #getoutside #ridebikes #ride #mtb #mountainbike #norco #norcobikes

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Looking forward to getting this season rolling! @norcofactoryteam will be at the 1st US Cup of 2020 in Vail Lake, Temecula, CA. ⠀
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@norcobicycles @srammtb @kendamtb @dtswiss #ridekenda #sram #norcobikes #adventurebeginshere

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Empowered by adventure!
Happy international women’s day. I’m inspired daily by incredible women in my life - thank you! @nicolawenn @hottraxpmd #internationalwomensday #strongwomen #empoweringwomen #thesmilesaysitall

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New year, same rig. #shine #oilslick @norcobicycles
@norcofactoryteam @srammtb @srameagle @kendamtb @dtswiss @rockshox @htcomponents @beast_components @wildernesstrailbikes @wahoofitnessofficial @jakroocanada @smithoptics @crcs_dki @4iiiicom @axiomgear @rackattack @yakimaracks @sbtbreathe @csiontario #vic #victoria #bike #mtb #mtn #outside #rain #ride #shredcity

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Tiny home, big dreams🥇

I’ve always loved the concept of tiny homes and have even toyed with the idea of building one some day! From their reduced carbon footprint to the idea of using the most of a small space, it’s been pretty cool to test one out this month in the form of an awesome @airbnb
Big thanks to @nicolawenn for grabbing this sweet little nook for us in Victoria 🤘🏼#tinyhome #cabin #victoria #home #ontheroad #travel #airbnb #tinyhouse #yyj

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Huge thank you to @ontariocycling for having me to their junior endurance camp in Girona! It was amazing to reminisce on all the incredible experiences I had years ago at these camps and contribute to creating those memories for the next generation of riders. #ontario #cycling #girona #camp #memories #training

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Such an amazing day on the bike with all the Junior and Cadet rippers!
@rusty_woods spoke with the @ontariocycling camp last week and named Collfred to be his favourite climb in the area, so naturally we incorporated it into our Queen Stage. @peterglassford and I threw down some spice on Collfred. Even after that most athletes had it in them to go up Rocacorba on the way home to even out the day! #ridebikes #gobig #gironasucksdontcome

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