Theo Kelsey-Verdecchia

Hey! My name is Theo Kelsey-Verdecchia. I’m a 25 year old bike mechanic from Canada with a recently found passion for riding my bike for ridiculous lengths of time. I’ve been working in bike shops for about 8 years now, having spent the last two as the head mechanic at Brockton Cyclery, a touring / bikepacking specialty shop here in Toronto.

Ever since the first time I rode 100 km to my grandpa’s house in a neighbouring city I’ve become obsessed with the feeling of covering big distances on my bike. Since then I’ve turned my focus to off road ultra-endurance racing, having completed most of the big rides here in Canada. I love racing, but I’ve also done a bit of touring all over Canada, Italy, and Japan.

I’ve got a lot of plans for the next few years. I plan on doing a healthy mix of racing and touring all over Canada and the US, with the hopes of doing some riding abroad as well, travel restrictions permitting. It doesn’t really matter where I ride though, as long as I’m pedaling I believe the rest will take care of itself.