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Tour de Suisse 2005 – Stage 1

June 12, 2005 – Austrian Bernard Eisel (La Francaise des Jeux) was the surprise winner over Belgium star, Tom Boonen (Quick Step) yesterday at the 170 km Stage 1 (Schaffhausen — Weinfelden) at the 69th … READ MORE →

Nature Valley GP — Stage 4 — Men’s Report

June 12, 2005 (Red Wing, Minn.) — Maybe a day later helps puts things in perspective.Or maybe it was just the stage win talking. A day after losing the leader’s jersey in a wreck in … READ MORE →

Nature Valley GP — Stage 4 — Women’s Report

June 12, 2005 (Red Wing, Minn.) — Canada’s Gina Grain is absolutely, swear-on-a-stack-of-bibles-on-her-mother’s-grave certain, that she got hit by lightning. “Ok, you can never be sure,” the Victory Brewing rider said laughing, “but this, big, … READ MORE →

Dauphiné Libéré 2005 – Stage 6

June 12, 2005 – Colombian Santiago Botero (Phonak) followed up his TT win three days ago with a victory yesterday on Stage 6, Albertville – Morzine-Avoriaz, 155 km. The win put him in second overall … READ MORE →

Nature Valley GP — Stage 3 — Men’s Report

June 11, 2005 (Minneapolis, Minn.) — Navigator Insurance’s Shawn Milne was not the most elated rider to sit at the finish line waiting for the awards of the Minneapolis Downtown Classic, the third stage of … READ MORE →

Multi-Laser Postpones Annual Cycling Grand Prix

Jun.10.2005 (Gananoque, Ontario) – Multi-Laser Inc. announces today the postponement of the annual Multi-Laser Cycling Grand Prix held in September. The 4-stage event that took place in Gananoque for the past five years has attracted … READ MORE →

Nature Valley GP — Stage 3 – Women’s Report

June 11, 2005 (Minneapolis, Minn.) — Christine Thorburn had everything to lose and nothing to gain Friday night. The Webcor Builder rider came into the third stage of the Nature Valley Grand Prix, the Downtown … READ MORE →

Dauphiné Libéré 2005 – Stage 5

June 10, 2005 – Axel Merckx (Davitamon-Lotto) won the 219 km Stage 5 between Vaison-la-Romaine and Grenoble. In a breakaway group Merckx attacked with 110 km to go beating Iñigo Landaluze (Euskaltel-Euskadi) by 2’15. Landaluze … READ MORE →

BC’s Superweek – On-line Registration Open

June 10, 2005 (Vancouver, BC) – Riders can now register on-line for BC Superweek, Canada’s richest week of bike racing (July 15-24), by visiting www.bcsuperweek.com.Based in and around Vancouver, Canada, BC Superweek features seven races … READ MORE →

UCI News — Olympic Track Events Lost to BMX

June 10, 2005 – The UCI Management Committee met yesterday and today in The Hague, Netherlands. The new president of the Asian Cycling Confederation, Mr. Hee Wook Cho (KOR) participated for his first time at … READ MORE →

Vélirium 2005 – Preview

June 10, 2005 (Quebec City, QC) – The biggest mountain biking event in Canada is back at Mont-Sainte-Anne this June 11 to 26. Three weekends in all, starting with the Canadian Championships and ending with … READ MORE →

Velolove Announcements!

June 10, 2005 — Here’s some information on upcoming Velolove events. 1. Bike Month is here!2. MC3 Ride3. World Naked Bike Ride4. MAXeMOM Party5. MOMENTUM Post Natal Meeting6. Car-Free Commercial Drive Festival7. Notorious EastVan … READ MORE →

Dew Action Sports Tour

June 9, 2005 (Louisville, KY) – Ryan Guettler claimed the first victory at the inaugural Dew Action Sports Tour, Panasonic Open in the BMX Park competition Thursday night in Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Expo … READ MORE →

Nature Valley GP — Stage 2 — Men’s and Women’s Report

June 9, 2005 (Mankato, Minn.) – Health Net/Maxxis is riding a big wave of momentum, and John Lieswyn shot the curl today. The veteran rider and former champion of the Nature Valley Grand Prix overcame … READ MORE →

CCA Hires High-Performance Director

June 9, 2005 (Ottawa, ON.) – The Canadian Cycling Association is happy to announce that Kris Westwood has been hired as High Performance Director, effective immediately. Westwood will head the CCA’s High Performance sector and … READ MORE →

Midweek Wednesday Crit #7 Results

June 9, 2005 — Here are the results from the Midweek Wednesday Criterium #7 where 63 riders competed.MIDWEEK WEDNESDAY CRITERIUMEVENT #7 POINTS EVENT, 05 06 0850.4km av. Sp. 43.6kph RESULTS: 1. Dan Lefebvre Gears Racing … READ MORE →

MTB Nationals 2005 – Preview

June 8, 2005 (Mont Ste-Anne, Que.) – This Sunday is the most important Canadian event of the year for cross-country racers — Nationals 2005. Riders are slowly rolling into the village surrounding the Mont Ste-Anne … READ MORE →

Whistler’s Garbanzo Zone Opens Early

June 8, 2005 (Whistler, BC) – Riders rejoice, the Garbanzo Zone will open two weeks early on weekends beginning this Saturday, June 11. Incredible weekend rider numbers in the Bike Park has contributed to … READ MORE →

Les Mardis a Lachine 2005

June 8, 2005 — The inaugural Mardis a Lachine took place last night, opening the series for another season. “Les Mardis” as they are affectionately called, have a world-wide reputation as the fastest non-pro … READ MORE →

MTB Event Cancelled at Blue Mountain

June 8, 2005 (Toronto, ON.) – The Ontario Cup Downhill Mountain Bike event has been cancelled on the July long weekend.Due to circumstances relating to a claim and insurance concerns, Blue Mountain Resorts has notified … READ MORE →

Nature Valley Grand Prix — Stage 1 — Quark Report

June 8, 2005 (Saint Paul, MN.) – The Nature Valley Grand Prix kicked off today with a time trail hosted by the city of Saint Paul. The 4.5 mile out and back course ran … READ MORE →

Jeep® King of the Mountain 2005

June 8, 2005 (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) – For defending Jeep® King of the Mountain World Champion Wade Bootes of Australia, an already deep line-up of contenders chasing the richest prize purse in the industry … READ MORE →

K-W Classic Road Race

June 8, 2005 – ExtremeRoad.com is pleased to present the eighteenth annual K-W Classic Road Race on Sunday June 12, 2005 in Kitchener, Ontario. This is race #3 of the prestigious SISU Ontario Cup Road … READ MORE →

Pedal Forum Now On Line

June 8, 2005 — The Pedal Forum is now back on line. We apologize for the delays, some of which were out of our control. We appreciate everyone’s patience and hope that we do not … READ MORE →

Tim Horton’s Great Lake to Lake MTB Race

June 8, 2005 — The seventh annual Tim Horton’s Great Lake to Lake mountain bike race is approaching quickly. Held on June 19th this unique citizens event takes riders on a picturesque and challenging … READ MORE →


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