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Canadian Professionals Visit Allied Aerospace Wind Tunnel

February 24, 2005 – Top Canadian professional triathletes Tom Evans, Jasper Blake, and Natasha Filliol spent an afternoon in San Diego testing at the Allied Aerospace Low Speed Wind Tunnel in preparation for their 2005 … READ MORE →

Ride with Rendall Winter Racing Series

February 24, 2005 – Stage 11 of the Ride with Rendall Winter racing series once again used the series time trial course this past weekend. While several riders achieved PB’s , the course records of … READ MORE →

Gears MTB Squad 2005

February 24, 2005 – Mr. Mark S. Bonham, Chairman, and Mr. Kevin Wallace, President, of the Gears Racing Institute (“GRI”) are today very pleased to announce the composition of the Gears Racing Mountain Bike Team … READ MORE →

Mark Hopper To Ride 1000km For MS

February 23, 2005 … Long-time MS Society supporter Mark Hopper will take to his bike for the sixth year at the upcoming Toronto International Bicycle Show, cycling 1,000 kilometres in less than three days to … READ MORE →

110-Plus Already Signed Up to Ride RAAM in June 2005

February 23, 2005 -Organizers for the Insight Race Across America (RAAM) are preparing for the biggest event to date as the 2005 start approaches on June 19. Following the buzz behind last month’s NBC … READ MORE →

Norco Signs World Cup Racer Fionn Griffiths

February 23, 2005 – Norco Performance Bikes, Canada’s top race and freeride supporter is thrilled to welcome Fionn Griffiths as the newest member of the Norco Factory Team.In only three years, Fionn has become … READ MORE →

Silver Star Ready For Mountain Biking This Summer

February 23, 2005 – Mountain bikers and summer enthusiasts rejoice! Silver Star Mountain Resort is pleased to announce the Comet Six-Pack Express will be open daily from July 1 — September 5, 2005 for summer … READ MORE →

Paralympic World Cup Website Launched

February 23, 2005 – The official Paralympic World Cup website was launched yesterday. www.paralympicworldcup.com will provide a comprehensive information centre for everything associated with this inaugural event for spectators, athletes and those following the action … READ MORE →

Paralympic World Cup Track Programme Unveiled

February 23, 2005 – Thirty-two world class track cycling races will be staged as part of the inaugural Paralympic World Cup in Manchester, United Kingdom in May, 2005. The programme will comprise of three disciplines: … READ MORE →

Amy Moore in 2005

February 22, 2005 – Mississauga, Ontario’s Amy Moore heads to a new team this year, after spending the past few seasons with Saturn, and most recently Quark. Pedal caught up with Moore to discuss … READ MORE →

New Cycling Race Series in Northern California

February 22, 2005 – The Northern California/Nevada Cycling Association (NCNCA) has announced the events and sponsors for the inaugural NCNCA Premier Series. The NCNCA Premier Series includes five of the oldest and most prestigious races … READ MORE →

Sea Otter Classic Creates Fund To Combat Childhood Obesity

February 22, 2005 — Sea Otter Classic, LLC announced today the development of a philanthropic arm, the Cypress Youth Fund. The Fund focuses on distributing funds to organizations that benefit their communities in the areas … READ MORE →

Valley of the Sun – Health Net Report

February 22, 2005 – Tyler Farrar of the Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis got it right in the final stage of the Valley of the Sun race in Phoenix, Arizona, Sunday. After … READ MORE →

Maverick Rocks Winterbike/BLC

February 21, 2005 – – Maverick was pleased to attend the first Winterbike Festival at the annual Bicycle Leadership Conference held in Phoenix, Arizona the second week of February. The event brought top players from … READ MORE →

Fly Gurlz Ontario Mountain Bike Community 2005

February 21, 2005 – Fly Gurlz is a community driven project that includes: a race team, an all ages and ability level club, ladies mountain bike cross country camps, downhill camps and marketing machine!The project … READ MORE →

Valley of the Sun – Stage 3

February 21, 2005 – Here are the results from the final stage of the Valley of the Sun in Arizona, a criterium.Sr Men Pro/I 1. Tyler Farrar (Health Net presented by Maxxis) … READ MORE →

Valley of the Sun – Stage 2

February 20, 2005 – Here are the results from yesterday’s road race at the Valley of the Sun in Arizona. Sr Men Pro/I 1. John Murphy (Krystal/scv) … READ MORE →

Track World Cup # 4 – Day 2

February 20, 2005 – Here are some results from the fourth and final track World Cup in Sydney, Australia. Women 500M Time Trial1. Yvonne Hijgenaar (Netherlands) 35.0242. Elisa Frisoni (Italy) 35.2043. Lori-Ann Muenzer (Canada) 35.6084. … READ MORE →

Cyclists Needed For UBC Biomechanics Lab

February 19, 2005 – The UBC Biomechanics Lab is looking for experienced cyclists to participate in a study on the effect of pedalling cadence on muscle output with and without restricted movement. You’ll be asked … READ MORE →

Valley of the Sun – Stage 1

February 19, 2005 – The first stage of the Valley of the Sun in Arizona began yesterday, with Kristin Armstrong (T-Mobile) taking the women’s 19 km TT, and Brian Sheedy (Advantage Benefits) taking the … READ MORE →

Track World Cup # 4 – Day 1

February 18, 2005 – Here are the results from the first day of competition at the fourth Track World Cup in Sydney, Australia.Women’s Qualifying 200m1. Yvonne Hijgenaar (Netherlands) 11.2822. Shuang Guo (China) 11.4693. Lori-Ann … READ MORE →

Midweek Cycling Club and Vaughan Cycling Club Amalgamate

February 18, 2005 – The Presidents of the Vaughan and Midweek Cycling Clubs are pleased to announce the amalgamation of the two clubs, effective immediately. The popular Midweek weekly series of learn-to-race clinics, criteriums and … READ MORE →

The PEPY Ride

February 19, 2005 – In response to the sorrow seen in the eyes of Cambodian children on trips to South East Asia, four international women have planned a month-long marathon bike ride to fund the … READ MORE →

Team A d v e n t u r e B o u n d 2005

February 19, 2005 – Team Adventure Bound is BC’s newest Provincial Trade Team, bringing together two of BC’s top teams for 2005. Select Team Kappa and TeenSpeed athletes will now be part of … READ MORE →

Forest City Velodrome Association News

February 18, 2005 – The Forest City Velodrome Association is pleased to announce that our contractor, started assembly of the first sections of the Forest City Velodrome on Thursday February 17th. Work has started two … READ MORE →


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