Sandra Walter | Mountain Bike Racer

Canada Cup #2 – Mont Tremblant QC

Canada Cup #2 was a very close and competitive race, with the addition of Mical Dyck to the start line and the full contingent of racers from last weekend. The start was fast, with Mical unleashing the World Cup start and instantly getting a gap off of the line. Sandra towed the line and took …

Canadian Privateer Project

More Canadian Wanted at Euro MTB World Cups! Deadline to Apply: August 26 There’s nothing quite like mountain bike World Cups in Europe, where the competition is steep and cycling is close to the hearts of everyone, including the thousands of screaming fans that come from far and wide on race day. Experienced European traveler …

Natural Disasters in Europe – Sandra’s Report

The first natural disaster of note to this post is the volcano in Iceland that kept hundreds of thousands of flights and passengers earthbound last month, including little ol’ me. Funnily enough, I was oblivious to Eyjafjallajökull’s shenanigans for the first three days of flight groundings, because I was happily and heedlessly enjoying some quality …

World Cup #1 – Houffalize, Belgium

Whew! The first World Cup of the season is always a bit more nerve-wracking than the others. Questions keep floating through my head: Am I on form? Can I possibly improve on last year? Thank goodness last weekend’s World Cup in Houffalize answered both questions with a “YES!” Although my result was just one place …