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Lisa Stokes

Travel with a Bicycle Tourism and Advocacy Focus

  • Tour De Mississauga 2015 (#tourdemississauga)

    Today I rode in the Tour de Mississauga for the third year in a row.  Two years ago I rode the 60km route with Patti.  Last year I rode 100km for the first time, but Patti was jet-lagged from a recent trip to the UK so I made friends along the way.  This year…

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  • Sunday July 5 – Tour de Guelph

    The day of the Tour de Guelph dawned cool, dry and sunny with heat forecast for later in the day.  This was to be the longest ride of my life at 111km.  It was advertised as a 100km long ride on the website where I signed up for the ride.  After registering and paying…

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  • Canada Day

    A quick post to share Canadian flag images I have created. And a few Canadian images. Have a Happy Canada Day everyone.

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  • Sunday June 21 – Ride Don’t Hide

    On March 8, I volunteered to help out at the BikeBrampton booth at the Toronto Bike Show which allowed me to get into the show for free.  Patti came with me.  We had a look around for a while and then gave David and Dayle a break and looked after the booth.  We had…

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  • A Rainy Tour de Grand

    Today Patti and I rode the 18th annual Cambridge Tour de Grand.  I’ve been watching the weather for two weeks and taking a screen cap every couple days.  The forecast for today on June 4th was close in terms of the amount of rain that ended up falling although it was calling for warmer…

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  • CeleBrampton

    Today, I attended CeleBrampton for the first time.  I volunteered at the BikeBrampton booth.  BikeBrampton in an advocacy group that runs Bike the Creek, does cycling education and advocates for better cycling infrastructure in Brampton.  I have never attended CeleBrampton before and didn’t know what to expect.  Trystan and Owen came with me and…

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  • Bike the Creek Practice Ride

    As a member of BikeBrampton, a cycling advocacy group, I helped to plan the Second Annual Bike the Creek ride.  Last year I was a participant. This year my father is getting married on June 20, which coincides with the ride, so I won’t be able to participate.  Patti is going to ride without…

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  • May 22-23 – Spin the Lakes – Part 2

    The day dawned cool and sunny with a forecast high in the mid-teens – a perfect day for cycling.  The 60km ride was scheduled to leave at 10:30.  The advertised meeting time was 9:30, but since we were staying at the resort, we were told that we only need be at the assembly point…

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  • May 22-23 – Spin the Lakes – Part 1

    Patti and I have been going away  for a long weekend each spring for seven years.  We take our bikes with us to do some riding, although cycling has not been the primary purpose of the weekend.  From 2008-2010, we went to Ottawa for the Tulip Festival and were delighted with what a cycle…

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  • Still No School and More Trimming of the Ivy

    Last week I wrote about enlisting the help of Megan and Alun with trimming the ivy on our chimney, since they are out of school due to a teachers’ strike.  Today is Day 9, with no end in sight.  Yesterday, the Peel District School Board (PDSB) asked the Ontario Labour Relations Board to declare…

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