The Gap

There is a strange ritual that’s observed every April in the mountains of Canmore. The months of snow and stationary trainers create an urge, an inexorable drive, that pushes the cyclist to ride. With snow covering the valley until late Spring, there is only one trail* available for those possessed by that powerful call to ride . For almost a month, waves of  riders will mechanically pedal up the Smith-Dorrien road, otherwise known as The Gap.

*used in the loosest sense of the word

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