Category Archives: Mike Courteau

Things Fall Apart: Part II By: Mike Courteau

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Cycle Twin Cities

Part II: The Body. The headache lasted for about a week. I could find no apothecary measure, no balm, no salve, no unguent, no elixir, and no soothing syrup to ameliorate my condition. The pain radiated from just beneath my … Continue reading →

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Event Recap: Never Alone Fitness and Ride of a Lifetime: By Mike Courteau

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Cycle Twin Cities

It’s either a sign that I have recovered from my recent knee injury (more on that in Part II of “Things Fall Apart”) or that I cannot keep myself off the bike, but I participated in two demanding indoor cycling … Continue reading →

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Things Fall Apart (Part I) By: Mike Courteau

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Cycle Twin Cities

“Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold…” From “The Second Coming,” by William Butler Yeats Part I: The Bike The pump broke first. On the day after … Continue reading →

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Weight? Weight? Don’t Tell Me: By Mike Courteau

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Cycle Twin Cities

I walked over the wet, tiled floor and approached the scale that I had last stepped upon in June. I had no idea how much I weighed. But if I had gained any weight, I figured it couldn’t have been … Continue reading →

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Vino in The Valley of Death Part II: By Mike Courteau

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Cycle Twin Cities

Be sure to check out Part I of the story from last week. ……………. At one point as Loren and I were riding side-by-side I said, “Do you get the sense that you’ll just be happy to finish this ride … Continue reading →

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Vino in The Valley of Death Part I: By Mike Courteau

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Cycle Twin Cities

“Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate.” (Abandon all hope ye who enter here). Loren stood in the grass along the roadside replacing the inner tube that had just punctured. In the background, a combine mowed down the rows of corn and … Continue reading →

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Fondo Memories Part II: By Mike Courteau

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Cycle Twin Cities

Be sure to check out Part I of Mike’s story from earlier this week. Walker and I never saw the others again. For the next 50 miles, Walker and I rode together. It was a good thing, too. He … Continue reading →

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Fondo Memories Part I: By Mike Courteau

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Cycle Twin Cities

A gauzy blanket of fog floated above the swales in Shorewood as we headed west on Highway 7 to the starting point of the Lifetime Fitness Gran Fondo. It was cold on Labor Day, and my friend Duane and I … Continue reading →

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Sherm’s By: Mike Courteau

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Cycle Twin Cities

This post was written last week in anticipation for the Lifetime Gran Fondo Due to poor planning by yours truly, it is being posted today. Be sure to check back soon for Mike’s recap of his Gran Fondo ride. In … Continue reading →

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Group Ride Part IV By: Mike Courteau

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Cycle Twin Cities

This is the fourth and final installment of a series called “Group Ride.” Be sure to read parts I, II, and III. Smith Avenue loomed in the distance. I had never cycled up it, but I had bombed down it several … Continue reading →