First off, a little background information on myself. I was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario and currently attend the University of Waterloo in the Kinesiology program. I started cycling at around 12 years of age, at first just around the neighbourhood on my Canadian Tire bike with my best bud. In high school, I joined the swimming and XC/Track team and found some small successes there. At the end of grade 10, I learned about this strange sport called the triathlon. I figured I could swim, I loved to cycle and I was a pretty decent runner so to me it only made sense to give it a go. My very first race was the MSC Toronto Island Give-It-A-Tri where I placed 18th/415 overall and 2nd/10 in the under-19 AG. I felt that I did pretty good and from then on decided to make triathlon my main sport. Fast forward nearly 4 years and I am currently in preparation for my first full ironman.
I started the OYL cycling team because as a sort of late entrant into the world of competitive cycling, I found it really tough to find the resources and knowledge that I needed to be successful. I started the cycling team to promote cycling among local youth and to give newcomers an easy method of introduction into this sport that typically has high barriers of entry. It can be really intimidating to jump right in and it is a sink or swim scenario. For years I found that my cycling never got any better no matter how hard I trained. As soon as I was given the tools and the means to better myself, the results seemed exponential. I want to play a part in helping U23 athletes reach their potential but most of all have fun!
Have a look around the blog & if you are interested in being a part of this club or have any questions please drop us a line at:
ride4oyl@gmail.com
*Me on the left, I'm obviously not Mr. Simon Whitfield, unfortunately...
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