I was on a trajectory to the top of the track cycling world when an unthinkable crash at the 2018 Pan-American Track Cycling Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico, would set me on another path: a path of physical, emotional, and spiritual recovery from a severe traumatic brain injury.

This video is that story of my healing journey through sport.

Thank you to these photographers for documenting my racing journey around the world:

• Michel Guillemette (Gold, Podium) July 2016, UCI World Track Cycling Juniors, Aigle, Switzerland
• Wenscesale Rodriguez, WRS Imágenes (Thumbs up after Kilo ride) October 2016, Pan American Championships, Aguascalientes, Mexico
• Guy Swarbrick (Men’s Keirin and Podium) January 2018, UCI World Cup, Minsk, Belarus
• Rob Jones, Canadian Cyclist (Flying 200) March 2018, Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia
• Rob Jones, Canadian Cyclist (photos of me during the Honorary Ride) January 2020, Milton, Ontario
• Stefan Ritter, me (University of Alberta campus building) September 2023, Edmonton, Alberta
• all other photos and videos are from my family

All music credit goes to U2 (songs: Walk On and Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of). U2’s music has played an integral role in it all, for me. 

~ posted by Stefan Ritter