What are you doing to keep active during this unique set of circumstances we are all dealing with?

Now that the road bike is off the indoor trainer I’m enjoying outdoor riding with family and friends. One benefit of these unique times is the decreased volume of traffic. I’ve also been back in the forest with the mountain bike visiting Albion Hills and Durham Forest. Other than that just backyard badminton and neighbourhood wheeling with my family and our dog.

Just keep busy/distracted and get outside as much as possible. Most importantly minimize screen time of any kind!

A lot of people to thank, from family, friends and strangers. I wouldn’t use the words “cycling career” but the one person that got me back into it and onto a Handcycle after my accident was my good friend Rich Vanderwal who initially was a Recreational

Therapist at Toronto Rehab.

Other than a red and white tricycle complete with a trailer at a very young age I remember my used late 70s lime green banana seat CCM bike with a unique crossbar 3 speed shifter. It made me feel superfast! My dad and I later converted it to a BMX.

So many but just to name a few: American Flyers, Iron Cowboy and the David Guetta music video for the song Titanium ft. Sia.

The 2018 24 Hour Summer Solstice Mountain Bike Relay Race and my first 100km ride in 2016 for The Big Move Cancer Ride in Niagara.

Travelling to Phoenix and competing in the 2017/18 Valley of the Sun Race as well as getting out to the 2016 Florida Swamp Classic.

Photography and Art. (FMprints.com)

Peanut butter and bananas!

Photo Credit: Bruce Macdonald

Do you have suggestions for how others can continue to practice physical distancing and remain upbeat?

Do you have a favourite "go to" meal?

What is a passion of yours outside of cycling?

Who would you say has been the most influential figure in your cycling career?

Do you have a favourite cycling themed movie or book?

When did you get your first bike and what type was it?

What has been your biggest cycling accomplishment to date?

You have been all over North America participating in handcycling events with the Handcycling Club of Canada. Can you tell us what your most memorable event experience has been to date?

Ontario Cycling Association Member Profile

Fernando Resende - Handcyclist, Handcycling Club of Canada