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Rio de Janiero’s “Christ the Redeemer”

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Stephen

Doodled as a huge thank you to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) It’s been a very exciting week! On Tuesday, the IOC unveiled the winner of their 2015 #OlympicDay contest. And the winner, selected from among 21,000 #OlympicDay entries, was none … Continue reading →

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Six months. Two wheels. 50 GPS doodles.

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Stephen

Since I started pedalling my art on the streets of Victoria on the first day of 2015, I’ve amassed a portfolio of 50 GPS doodles – 34 pictures, 11 bike-writing messages and five creations that comprise a combination of both. Click on the … Continue reading →

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#OlympicDay do-over

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Stephen

A repeat of yesterday’s ride…with a lot less GPS scatter Since yesterday’s #OlympicDay doodle didn’t turn out quite as planned (thanks to all sorts of GPS scatter in the lettering of “Olympic”), I figured I’d give it another go this morning. As you can … Continue reading →

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June 23 is #OlympicDay

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Stephen

(Judging by my #OlympicDay doodle, it’s also GPS ScatterDay!) Today – June 23 – is #OlympicDay, when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) calls on people all over the world to get off the couch and get moving! To motivate people to get … Continue reading →

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100 miles of dizzying silliness

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Stephen

Back in 2013, about a week before the summer solstice, a fellow Tripleshotter came up with an idea so ridiculous, it was certain to become a Tripleshot tradition. “Hey,” Simon announced, “I’m thinking of celebrating the solstice by doing a century…by … Continue reading →

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A pest. For a pest.

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Stephen

I give you your spirit animal, Alan Cassels. Early on in my Strava-doodling days, a fellow Tripleshotter goaded me into bike-writing a seemingly harsh message across Victoria, BC. “Alan Cassels,” it said (in an elegant Cannondale-crafted script), “you suck, Mr. … Continue reading →

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A Thursday morning spin around Italy and Sicily

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Stephen

A European country recreated in a North American city. GPS doodling makes anything possible! On Wednesday mornings, I often join the Fairfield Farm Team for a ride whose route (as several Strava followers have pointed out) looks like Italy. Yes…a little. This got … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, Oak Bay High Class of 2015!

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Stephen

A Strava-art send-off for the final graduating class of the “old” Oak Bay High School Yesterday evening, I attended the graduation ceremony for the Oak Bay High School Class of 2015 – an impressive send-off for this year’s 258 seniors…my eldest son among … Continue reading →

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#Now Or Never…for Canada’s TO2015 athletes

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Stephen

A GPS-art shout-out to Team Canada’s athletes for the 2015 Pan Am & Parapan Am Games It’s just 36 days until TO2015 – the Toronto 2015 Pan Am & Parapan Am Games. After years of sacrifice and determination in the relentless quest to compete among … Continue reading →

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