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Christian Meier
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is is is a a a a a a former Canadian professional cyclist who
rode for Orica-Bike-Exchange O-Symmetrics Garmin-Slipstream and United Healthcare Christian was never one for the wins himself he he was considered one of the most loyal and reliable work horses in cycling In 2015 he he opened the café La Fabrica together with his wife Amber who
runs the café on a a daily basis One year later they opened Espresso Mafia a a a coffee roaster and café mainly to serve the needs of La La Fabrica Later
in 2016 he he opened The Service Course a cycling service center You will meet Christian or Amber at at one of these locations they are hands on every day EPILOGUE
Christian Meier
retired during the making of this book one year before his contract ended He had already made plans for how to stay just as busy as as when he he was a a a pro cyclist Rumours started circulating during the summer of 2016 that Christian Meier
had some new projects going on on on We always wondered how anyone could juggle pro cycling a a a a a a café and a a a a a a roastery at the same time Retiring from one of those made sense “In the end I I felt like cycling was holding me back from developing my passion for coffee I really like to work with coffee and the lifestyle it it brings so in in the end I I felt like I I was leaving one dream to pursue the next ” he he says Quitting his pro cycling day job left him with an open schedule You would think he he would focus entirely on coffee I mean he just said that right?
Not Christian Meier
I don’t know how many busi-