Jealous, bike racing has begun for some Albertan's in Chile and the U.S.

http://bikingbakke.blogspot.com/ just completed the 6 day   www.transandeschallenge.com 

http://dalrock.blogspot.com/  to Florida for a 24hr mtn bike race this month

http://www.corywallace.com/ headed to Arizona for the Kona 24hrs race this month

Damn  24 hr mtn bike races in February, what a start to the season!

The ABA calendar is out, one can literally be racing every other weekend between road and mtn bikes. Noticed our club is hosting a road race mid July, excited to find out the course.
And hear a RBC Banff Fondo is 99% confirmed. Start will be up and around Surprise corner, talk about blowing the field apart in the first 3 minutes. Then around Tunnel road to Minnewanka Loop, Hwy 1 to 1A proceeding to Lake Louise and back to Banff - 150 odd km's...will be epic/

Bumped into madman Eric J who mentioned he is heading to the Mt. Hood race in June. Rough timing as it finishes 3 days before Banff Bike Fest but Mt. Hood seems one for the books that cannot pass up. Love to go but not taking 1 week off work and family....unless we win Lotto Max this week :)