Rob puts on the finishing touches after the rest of the gang has sorted, scrubbed and bleached the rubber equipment.
All equipment is scrubbed, bleached and sorted prior to the season. Equipment gets hard use and a percentage needs replacing each year. We source most of our products from industrial suppliers. But also we keep an eye out for new products at local retail outlets. One example this year were the square water jugs now available at Canadian Tire.
These can be stacked, which is a great feature when space is tight.

On Tour du Canada, riders are responsible for food preparation.

We often get talented and demanding chefs on this trip. To get them started we provide an broad variety of herbs and spices. Each year the spice box is returned with some new exotic flavourings.

When cooking for 25 hungry cyclists we need very large quanities of all foods. It is estimated that cyclists on this ride consume a minimum of 6,000 calories a day. Variety becomes important when consuming so much food.