Yves Gauthier

Name: Gauthier Surname: Yves

Age: 37 years old Place of birth: Longueuil

Occupation: Automotive Mechanic

My passion for cycling is relatively recent. At the beginning of the summer 2005, I went to a friend's place on roller-blades, staying later than expected. Because it was dark, for security reasons, I could not come back on roller-blades. My friend lent me his old bicycle that had been lying in his shed for many years. It is at that moment that I caught the cycling fever. Yep, a car lover that all of a sudden finds a passion for bicycles. A few weeks later, I realized that a better-quality bicycle was mandatory.

The first expedition I went on with my friends Serge and Marc allowed me to go beyond my limits. I realized then that when going on vacation, it's not the destination that counts the most but the trip as a whole that pleases me. Since then, I travel by bicycle as often as I can, either for work or for going to a friend's place (even if they live more than one hundred kilometres from my house).

My main trips

2006:

1. St-Georges-de-Beauce - Bar-Harbor (Acadia Park - Maine - USA) - St-Georges-de-Beauce
2. Petit Train du Nord Trail

(Total for the summer: 3,000 km)

2007:

1. St-Basile-Le-Grand - New York State - Vermont - St-Basile-Le-Grand
2. The Grand Tour with Vélo Québec in Saguenay.

(Total for the summer: 3,800 km)

2008: 

1. The Five Boro New York Tour
2. Southern tip of Nova Scotia
3. Lac-St-Jean with the Hydro-Québec Tour
4. Around Mauricie-Lanaudière

(Total for the summer: 4,500 km)

Projects

2009:

1. Crossing Canada (Forecast: 8,800 km)