Mountain unicycle legend Kris Holm will do the 7-day race from Vancouver, B.C. to Whistler, bringing his cheerful charisma to the Canadian event starting June 26.

We got to know Kris a bit back in our early North Shore days when he’d come ripping down slopes on a unicycle that we were having a hard time scoping on two wheels. It was a good thing we saw what he was doing in person, or we would’ve attributed it to Photoshop.

It’s been fun watching him over the years develop into a bona fide biking celebrity, spreading good will and a positive message to cyclists of all stripes everywhere around the world.