When I punched in the address in Calgary I was heading to, it came in around 180km... This is going to hurt. Little did I know, this day was going to hold a lot of other challenges other than distance.
I sat off before the break of dawn and quickly crossed over into Alberta.
The sun broke over the mountains just outside of Banff.
I made my way from Banff to Canmore, all along the beautifully smooth bike roads they have around there.
On this day, I had an unbelievable four punctures, which just added insult to injury.
After a very trying day, with punctures, rain and headwinds, I finally made it to Calgary! Just in time for the Stampede.
Gist: It was an EPIC final day! I achieved my target of cycling solo from the east coast on Vancouver Island to Calgary, through the Rocky mountain range - a total trip distance of 1,800km. It was a fantastic experience and the people I met along the road were simply fantastic.
If you ever consider doing the same trip, I would highly recommend it! I would even consider coming back and doing the same trip on the Trans Canada Trail with a mountain bike!
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