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Giro d’Italia 2004: Stage 18

May 28, 2004 – Dark skies and cold rain greeted the riders today in the relatively short (118K) but tough stage from Cles Val DiNon to Bormio 2000. Figueras (Panaria) who had been suffering from … READ MORE →

Kiwi’s Steal Show at 2004 Track Worlds

May 28, 2004 – Today the New Zealand team stole the limelight away from
France at the Track Worlds in Melbourne, Australia. Sarah Ulmer of New
Zealand came from behind in the last third kilometer of the … READ MORE →

Jeanson Misses Doping Test

May 26, 2004 (Montreal, QC) – Star Canadian cyclist Genevieve Jeanson could be facing a suspension after failing to turn up for an April 21 drug test after a competition in Belgium.
According to reports, it … READ MORE →

Bromont 2004 Canada Cup Photos

May 28th, 2004 – Photographer Joe Elliot has provided us with Bromont 2004 Canada Cup photos via a link to his web site where he’s chosen nine of the 1,000 images that he took … READ MORE →

Canadians at 2004 Track Worlds

May 28, 2004 – After two days of waiting, two Canadians finally had a
chance to stretch their legs this morning in qualifying events at the 2004
Track World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Lori-Ann Muenzer of
Alberta finished … READ MORE →

Track Worlds 2004 – American Reed Advances

May 28, 2004 (Melbourne, Australia) – A busy morning in Melbourne at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships as American Jennie Reed (Kirkland, Wash.) advanced to the 1/8 finals in the women’s sprint scheduled for … READ MORE →

France in spotlight at Track Worlds

May 27th, 2004 – In the first two days of competition, the French have claimed the spotlight at the Track World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Of the five events they entered, they have collected three … READ MORE →

Track Worlds 2004 Update

May 27, 2004 – There are still three exciting days left at the Track World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Canadians will take to the track starting tomorrow. Stay tuned!!
Schedule
Friday May 28
W – Sprint 200m t.t. … READ MORE →

Giro d’Italia 2004 – Stage 17

May 24, 2004 – Today’s stage from Brunico to Fondo Sarnonico produced a
surprise winner in Vini Caldirola’s Pavel Tonkov. The 36-year-old former
Giro champion attacked on the Passo della Mendola climb with 60km left … READ MORE →

Grand Prix cycliste de Beauce Postes Canada

May 26, 2004 (Ville de Saint-Georges, QC) – The organizers of the Grand Prix cycliste de Beauce Postes Canada presented by Bell anticipate hosting 18 teams, comprised of nearly 130 riders for the start of … READ MORE →

IMBA Summit 2004

May 27, 2004 – Next week’s IMBA Summit has earned generous sponsorship from a diverse group of supporters. The Federal Highway Administration’s Recreational Trails
Program (RTP) is the event’s leading sponsor. The Bikes … READ MORE →

Team SATS at Montreal World Cup

May 27, 2004 (Copenhagen, Denmark) – Danish Team SATS, the top-ranked women’s bicycling team in the world, is pleased to announce that it will be sending a very strong contingent of riders to North … READ MORE →

Reed Wins First U.S. Medal at Track Worlds

May 26, 2004 (Melbourne, Australia) – Jennie Reed (Kirkland, Wash.) claimed the first medal for the U.S. at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships on Wednesday (May 26) evening taking bronze in the women’s … READ MORE →

USPS to End Sponsorship

May 27, 2004 – Announced in late April, the USPS (U.S. Postal Service – a U.S. government agency) has decided not to renew their cycling teams contract which expires at the end of 2004. … READ MORE →

Ontario Crit Championships at Toronto’s CHIN Picnic

May 27, 2004 – Last year one of the most popular events at the annual CHIN Picnic was the bicycle racing. Absent from the event lineup for a number of years, the
fast, spectacular series of … READ MORE →

Kiwi Sarah Ulmer Breaks World Record

May 27th, 2004 – Last night while Canada slept, Sarah Ulmer of New Zealand
was breaking World Records at the World Championships in Melbourne,
Australia. Her time of 3:30.604 minutes was two tenths of a second inside
the … READ MORE →

UCI Track World Championships Update

May 25, 2004 (Melbourne, Australia) – Colby Pearce has qualified for the final of the men’s points race placing ninth in the first qualifying heat with five points. Out of the 13 riders that contested … READ MORE →

Giro d’Italia 2004 — Stage 16

May 25, 2004 – On a beautiful sunny day in the Dolomites, the 147 riders left in this year’s edition of the Giro d’Italia to face the first of four difficult days in the mountains. … READ MORE →

Gears Racing Canada Cup

The proposed course for the 2004 Gears Racing Canada Cup at Hardwood Hills,
June 5-6 is now preliminarily marked and open for riding. A course map and
start schedule is posted to the race website at:
http://www.hardwoodhills.ca/mtb/canadacupcourse.html
The course … READ MORE →

Giro Pays Tribute to Bianchi

May 24, 2004 (Treviglio, Italy) – On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of
Bianchi, the last stage of Giro d’Italia, scheduled for Sunday May 30,
2004, will pass by Bianchi’s famous factory in Treviglio. Bianchi … READ MORE →

Giro d’Italia 2004 – Stage 15

May 24, 2004 – From the quaint port city of Porec/Parenzo to San Vandemicno
is 234K, the longest stage held in this year’s Giro. Roughly 40K into the stage, four men escaped staying away for … READ MORE →

NORBA #3 – Big Bear – Downhill Mania

May 23, 2004 (Colorado Springs, Colo.) – The third round of the NORBA
National Mountain Bike Series in Big Bear Lake, Calif. marked the
introduction of “downhill mania” – the eagerly awaited downhill format
that is a … READ MORE →

Tour of Connecticut – Stage 5 Finale

May 24, 2004 – The 2004 Tour of Connecticut is now in the history books
following yesterday’s 102-mile road stage through the Housatonic Valley. Racing under hot steamy weather (98* f) the riders began the … READ MORE →

NORBA #3 Big Bear – Stage 3 Short Track

May 23, 2004 (Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Best described as 20 minutes of
pain, the short track event wrapped up the cross country events at the
third round of the NORBA National Mountain Bike Series in Big … READ MORE →

MTB World Cup #1 – Madrid

May 24, 2004 – Many Canadians racing at the first World Cup event of the
season in Madrid, Spain had a bit of rough ride. With everyone vyying for
Olympic spots, the competition was fierce. The men’s … READ MORE →


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