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SISU World Tuesday Night Championships Return

May 3, 2005 (Vancouver, B.C.) – The SISU World Tuesday Night Championships, presented by Team Escape Velocity return to the University of British Columbia campus on Tuesday May 3rd, 2005. The Thunderbird Stadium short course … READ MORE →

Devinci Sponsors a Cross Country UCI Team

May 3, 2005 (Chicoutimi, Quebec) – Devinci is proud to announce its partnership as the official bikes sponsor of the all new UCI Cross Country Devinci — ProRace team.The official French team kick-off was … READ MORE →

Marc Gélinas Joins COC

May 3, 2005 (Montreal, Quebec) – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced today that Marc Gélinas will be joining the organization in the new role of Director, Athlete and Community Relations, based in Montreal. Gélinas … READ MORE →

High Park Classic Canceled

May 3, 2005 – Well the short version of this story is that the High Park Classic has to be canceled for 2005.The long version of this story involves plenty of wheeling and dealing in … READ MORE →

Glen Rendall Update

May 3rd, 2005 – We’ve received good news from Murray Carter on Glen Rendall’s condition today from Trinidad where he has been competing at the ‘The World Series 2005’ — the West Indies Against … READ MORE →

Trinidad “World Series 2005”

May 2, 2005 – Two of Canadian racers, Glen Rendall of Ontario and Murray Carter of Manitoba, are taking part in “˜The World Series 2005’ from April 27th-May 8th. No this isn’t the World Series … READ MORE →

World Cup Downhill/Four-cross #1

May 2, 2005 (Vigo, Spain) – Vigo, Spain hosted the first stop on the World Cup gravity circuit, which featured the 4X on Saturday and the Downhill on Sunday.Michal Prokop (CZE) won the season-opener of … READ MORE →

Pan Am Championships 2005 — Road Race

May 2, 2005 (Mar del Plata, Argentina) – Canada’s Charles Dionne won the silver medal in the Men’s Road Race at the Pan-Am Championships in Argentina yesterday. He finished only 16 seconds behind the winner, … READ MORE →

Plastiglas Ontario Cup #1

May 2, 2005 – Bad weather forecasts weren’t enough to keep 680 riders away from the first Plastiglas Ontario Cup of the year at Mansfield. While torrential rain, and even snow, hit many parts of … READ MORE →

Forest City Velodrome – Saturday Results

May 2, 2005 – Here are results from the London Track League (April 30, 2005) at the Forest City Velodrome. They’re also posted in PDF format at http://www.forestcityvelodrome.ca/results.htmlForest City Velodrome, London, Ontario Saturday, April 30, 2005 C … READ MORE →

Gord Fraser Wins Roswell Crit

May 2, 2005 (Roswell, GA) “” No one has won more criteriums in North America than Gord Fraser of the Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis. The Canadian sprinter added another win to … READ MORE →

OCA Contributes $10,000 to Forest City Velodrome

May 2, 2005 – The Ontario Cycling Association is pleased to announce on behalf of its members that it will be making a financial contribution to the Forest City Velodrome located in … READ MORE →

Springbank 2005

May 2, 2005 – The 37th annual Springbank circuit race got underway under auspicious skies yesterday in London Ontario. With storied names like Bauer, Lovell, Walton and Barry on this prestigous trophy, all the major … READ MORE →

Quark Rocks Roswell

May 2, 2005 (Roswell, GA) “” The Quark women that took the line at the Roswell criterium yesterday and felt as though they had something to prove after dominating the Athens Twilight criterium but coming … READ MORE →

Forest City Aerodrome Grand Opening

May 2, 2005 “” What a night. A Scottish Bag Piper escorted local dignitaries into the Velodrome and two London-area singers thrilled the crowd as they sang the national anthem. The ceremonial ribbon cutting … READ MORE →

Tour of Gila 2005 — Stage 5

May 2, 2005 — In the final 102.6K Stage 5 Gila Monster Road Race yesterday, Burke Swindlehurst (Team Seasilver) took the win by 23 seconds as the strongest up the Pinos Altos climb giving him … READ MORE →

World Cup Marathon XC #2

May 1, 2005 (Riva del Garda, Italy) – Paola Pezzo (ITA) and Bart Brentjens (NED, Giant) won round two of the UCI World Cup Marathon in the women’s and men’s categories, respectively. The … READ MORE →

Pam Am Championships 2005 — Day 6

May 1, 2005 (Mar del Plata, Argentina) –Yesterday, the Pan-Am Championships headed back onto the roads with the U23 Men’s and Women’s Road Races. Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) of Argentina kept up the host … READ MORE →

Tour of the Gila — Stage 4 Results

May 1, 2005 — Todd Wells (USA) GT/Hyundai won yesterday’s Stage 4 Criterium in downtown Silver City while Canada’s Dustin MacBurnie (Broadmark Capital Elite) placed 12th. In the women’s event Cat Malone (USA) Webcor Builders … READ MORE →

Ekimov Injured in Crash

April 30, 2005 — Discovery’s Viatcheslav Ekimov suffered serious injuries when hit by car around midday while training with teammate Lance Armstrong in Austin, Texas this past Thursday. He was diagnosed with a broken sternum … READ MORE →

Manchester Velodrome Open Day

April 30, 2005 – British Cycling is to offer people with disabilities the chance to ride on the country’s best cycling track as part of the inaugural Visa Paralympic World Cup.The Manchester Velodrome””built for … READ MORE →

SUIO Backs Paralympic World Cup

April 30, 2005 – Water brand Suio has come on board as the official supplier to the first ever Visa Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.Suio will provide the water for all 344 competitors at the … READ MORE →

Canada Games Receives OTF Grant

April 30, 2005 “” At the Hamilton Sport Summit yesterday, Minister of Children and Youth Services Dr. Marie Bountrogianni announced a $274,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) grant over three years to the Canada Games Council … READ MORE →

Le Raid Outback

April 30, 2005 “” Le Raid Outback is back for its fifth year! What some have called the best Raid course in Quebec returns to Domaine Nouvelle France in Wentworth-Nord on Saturday, September 10, 2005. … READ MORE →

Small Bicycling Classic Re-Issued

April 30, 2005 “” When first published, in 1984, Fred Gardiner’s book, Ten Bike Tours in and Around Toronto, broke new ground by encouraging Torontonians to consider the long-distance bike ride as a form of … READ MORE →


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