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TransRockies 2005 – Day 3

August 10, 2005 – After an evening of torrential rain, the riders of the TransRockies Challenge woke up to ominous grey skies which promised to make Stage 3, the longest of the race, even more … READ MORE →

Danika Schroeter Disqualification Update

August 10, 2005 – The CCA’s ruling still stands a week after 2004 Canada Cup Champion and former 2005 series leader Danika Schroeter (BC, Giant) was disqualified for failing to wear her leader’s … READ MORE →

2005 Canada Summer Games — Men’s ITT

August 9, 2005 – Ontario’s Brooke Boocock (ON), who placed second in the Junior Men’s Individual Time Trial at the 2005 National Championships in Kamloops, B.C., took it one step farther today when he won … READ MORE →

Forest City Velodrome News

August 8, 2005 – After a short summer break the racers at the Indoor Track in London Ontario were back on the boards putting up some very fast times.In the first event Taylor Martin (Hamilton) … READ MORE →

Four Days Left Till Blue Mountain!

August 9, 2005 “” Where will you be this weekend? Hopefully, if you’re a Norco owner, you’ve already pre-registered for VPS-Fest this coming weekend at Blue Mountain Resort near Collingwood Ontario. If not, what are … READ MORE →

Wholesome Undie \”Victory Ride\”

August 9, 2005 – In celebration of the departure of the Molson Indy from Vancouver, the sixth annual Wholesome Undie “Victory Ride” will take to the streets of Vancouver with the rallying cry: “less gas, … READ MORE →

2005 Canada Summer Games — Women’s ITT

August 10, 2005 — Canadian National Espoir Women’s Time Trial and Road Champion Audrey Lemieux (QC) is an obvious favourite for the Canada Summer Games road cycling events and she didn’t buckle under pressure when … READ MORE →

Virgin Mobile Makes a Splash In Western Canada

August 9, 2005 – Virgin Mobile stirred up the competition in Western Canada’s mobile phone market today when Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group Chairman and Virgin Mobile Canada founder, kitesurfed into Squamish. Branson was … READ MORE →

2005 Junior Track Worlds – Day Two

August 8, 2005 “” Ben Barczewski (Breinigisville, Pa.) narrowly missed out on a medal in the men’s keirin on Monday as the 2005 UCI Junior Track World Championships continued in Vienna, Austria. Barczewski placed fourth … READ MORE →

TransRockies 2005 – Day 2

August 9, 2005 – After the short sharp opening stage of the 2005 TransRockies Challenge, Day 2 served up a completely different test””123km of dirt roads and double track with nearly 2100 metres of climbing, … READ MORE →

2005 Canada Summer Games — Men’s XC MTB

August 8, 2005 — Raphael Gagné (QC) shone in the men’s mountain bike race today, adding a Canada Games gold to his list of achievements, which includes a National and Canada Cup Series championship.Gagné put … READ MORE →

2005 Canada Summer Games — Women’s XC MTB

August 8, 2005 — Team B.C.’s Jean Ann McKirdy (BC) is the proud owner of a Canada Summer Games gold medal, after she used all her physical strength and racing smarts in today’s three-lap mountain … READ MORE →

Canadian Eastern BMX Championship Series

August 8, 2005 – Here are the results of the Canadian Eastern BMX Championship Series taking place on August 6 and 7 in Pointe-du-du-Lac, Québec. … READ MORE →

TransRockies 2005 – Day 1

August 8th, 2005 – Of all the Mountain Bike epics, the TransRockies Challenge has earned the reputation of being the wildest and the most technical of the bunch. Stage One of the 2005 TransRockies Challenge … READ MORE →

UCI MTB Marathon World Cup #5

August 8, 2005 — The fifth installment of the mountain bike Marathon World Cup Series was an epic one. It took men’s winner Thomas Dietsch (FRA, Bianchi-Agos) over four hours to complete the challenging 100-kilometre … READ MORE →

Canada Cup MTB XC #5 – Correction

August 8, 2005 – In our Canada Cup MTB XC #5 report on August 6/05 we made an error stating that Ricky Federau (BC, Gears Racing) was 35 points behind series leader Kris Sneddon (BC, … READ MORE →

Louis Garneau Montreal – Quebec

August 8, 2005 – Yesterday’s Louis Garneau Montreal – Quebec saw another epic race with an epic winner – Dom Rollin (Gypco) soloing away to a well-deserved win. To follow along and see how … READ MORE →

Crankworx 2005 – Garbanzo Enduro DH

August 8, 2005 – Crankworx wrapped today with intense downhill action as Brain Lopes of the USA took first in the Pro Men’s category of the Garbanzo Enduro Downhill with blistering speed and a … READ MORE →

Peter and Kit McCaffery Going Away Party

August 8, 2005 – Kit and Peter have decided to move to Vancouver Island and start their retirement (from teaching, from cycling is another matter). This reception will celebrate all the blood, stress and tears … READ MORE →

Lake to Lake North

August 8, 2005 – On Sunday Aug 14, the second annual Great Lake to Lake North will go off at Heights of Horseshoe Resort near Barrie. A 36km citizens mountain bike race through challenging single … READ MORE →

BC Provincial Time Trial Champions Crowned in Squamish

August 8, 2005 -The annual BC Provincial Time Trial Championships presented by Team Escape Velocity took place in Squamish, BC on Saturday. Over 110 participants in all major categories including under 17 youth, tandem cyclists, … READ MORE →

Slope Sistair Freeride Invitational

August 9, 2005 – Hemlock Valley Resort, a regional destination for outdoor recreation, is pleased to announce the first-ever, women’s freeride invitational. On September 1st-3rd, this slopestyle competition will offer the top women in … READ MORE →

2005 Junior Track Worlds – Day One

August 7, 2005 – The track worlds began today in Austria with the Men’s scratch race, the points race, and team sprint; the Women raced the 500m. No Canadians were entered.Men’s Scratch 1. … READ MORE →

Canada Summer Games 2005 – Opening Ceremonies

August 7, 2005 – Since the summer of 2001, many things have happened cycling wise in Atlantic Canada. An international size velodrome was built (Caisse populaire Dieppe Vélodrome), Nationals were held at two occasions (2001 … READ MORE →

Bank of America Invitational Criterium – Navigators Report

August 7, 2005 – Billed as the richest Criterium in the world, the $175,000 prize purse in Charlotte, North Carolina attracted 125 of the finest Criterium racers for the 2nd annual event, last evening. With … READ MORE →


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