News

BMX in 2008 Olympics

July 1, 2003 – The IOC Executive Committee decided on 29th June 2003, during their meeting in Prague, to include BMX (Bicycle Motocross) in the XXIX Olympics in Beijing, to be held from August 8 … READ MORE →

New Junior Program in Victoria

The Pacific Sport National Cycling Centre has just started a new junior development program. Dan Proulx (coach of National past and present junior sensations Andrew Davidson, Laura Yoisten, Jenny Trew, Nick Corcorarn, Cam Mckinnon, and … READ MORE →

Raid Marathon UCI De Vélo de Montagne

June 21, 2003 (Mont-Sainte-Anne, Beaupré) – Le Raid Vélo Mag Marathon UCI présenté par Vélo Mag en collaboration avec McCarthy Tétrault s.r.l. a connu un succès de participation et marqué l'ouverture du Festival International de … READ MORE →

“To Hell & Back” Challenge

December 8, 2002Toronto, ON1. Ryan Roth (Sympatico/Jet Fuel) S14:49:412. Peter Morse (Midweek CC) S14:52:303. Kevin Lehman (Ind) sma4. Stig Somme (Ind) smaboth s.t.5. Kevin Speacht (Midweek CC) S15:04:266. Aaron Fillion (OBC) S15:04:307. Heath Cockburn (Midweek … READ MORE →

Canada Cup XC # 1

May 17, 2003 (Bromont, Quebec) – The first race of the 2003 Canada Cup series dawned on a cloudless day with a high temperature forecasted at 28 degrees although patches of snow still lingered on … READ MORE →

Chrissy Redden Report

June 16, 2003 – Day One: Cross-countryTake:Technical course + Two 10-mile loops + Lots of rain in the proceeding weeks +Thunderstorms and constant rain all day Friday = Excellent conditions for theSubaru/Gary Fisher Team!!The Proof:Ryder … READ MORE →

Setmana Catalana Final

March 29, 2003 – The last day of the Setmana Catalana was a rainy, grey day which ended in Erik Zabel (Telekom) taking his second stage win. Dario Frigo finished in the pack and took … READ MORE →

Varsity Blues Mountain Bike Team on CBC!

Hi Everybody:Lights! Camera! Action!Well that was super fun! We just got back from the Don Valley where we were filmed for an upcoming CBC show.No, not “Bachelor Canada”, “Blind Date on a Bike” or even … READ MORE →

Frigo Wins!

March 27, 2003 – Italy's Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) took a tough stage that left most of the peloton in splinters, and created a major change in the G.C. With the win, Frigo takes the … READ MORE →

Saturn’s Bahati Follows in Major Taylor Footsteps

June 30, 2003 (Worcester,Mass.) – Rahsaan Bahati of Team Saturn, the first African-American of the decade to be signed to a major U.S. professional cycling team, pedaled up one of Worcester's steepest streets on June … READ MORE →

Michael Barry Q&A Exclusive

September 8, 2002 – Pedal Question: Michael, in yesterday’s Team Time Trial, do all the riders on United States Postal Service pull equally, or does the team Leader Roberto Heras pull more, or less?Michael … READ MORE →

Dustin Adams Fourth At Telluride World Cup DH

courtesy of Giant Bicycle
(Telluride, Colorado) – – Team Giant’s Dustin Adams took podium honors at
the fourth stop on the UCI World Cup Downhill Tour. Starting with his
victory at the Canadian National Championships last year, … READ MORE →

OBC Grand Prix Announcement

June 11, 2003 – The 6th annual Ottawa Bicylce Club Grand Prix will be held on July 12th, 2003 and on-line registration is now open. We urge you to register prior by July 1st as … READ MORE →

Montreal World Cup Report

June 1, 2002. (Montreal, PQ). Dede Demet-Barry (TalgoAmerica.com) was not supposed to win the Montreal World Cup. The infamous Mont Royal climb is custom-made for local climbers Genevieve Jeanson (Rona) or Lyne Bessette … READ MORE →

Michael Barry Q & A Pedal Exclusive

Question of the Day:Hi Michael, thanks for your time! Do you know where will be held the training camp this year? How do you like these training camps? How do you feel today? I heard … READ MORE →

IMBA/CLIF Bar 2003 Trail Grants

May 16, 2003 – Six IMBA mountain bike clubs will receive cash awards in the first round of 2003 IMBA/CLIF Bar Trail Preservation Grants. The $500 grants fund projects that promote environmental education and inspire … READ MORE →

Pinner’s Kiwi Report

Andrew Pinfold is a 24-year-old full-time road racer with the Atlas Cold/Italpasta team, from Woodbridge, Ontario. Currently, he is racing and training in New Zealand and took some time to write us a short update. … READ MORE →

Pedal Magazine’s 2002 Canadian Cycling Awards

Pedal is pleased to announce the launch of our first annual awards to honour the top cyclists in Canada on the basis of votes accumulated at our web site by the cycling community across the … READ MORE →

Canada Cup XC #2 – Hardwood Hills, Ontario

May 31, 2003 – Grey clouds over Hardwood Hills loomed threateningly all day, but dropped nothing more than a sprinkle. Showers overnight were just enough to make roots slippery on the serpentine 11-kilometre course.National Team … READ MORE →

Canada Cup Action at Hardwood Hills

May 30, 2003 (Orillia, ON) – Riders from across Canada, the US and New Zealand have converged on Hardwood Hills for the 2nd stop on the Canada Cup circuit, and to gain valuable UCI points … READ MORE →

Peace Race Stage 9

May 17, 2003 – Providing some respite from the hard hills of the Peace race, the fast final 160.k flat stage saw Canada's Charles Dionne finish an excellent fifth place, confirming his prowess as an … READ MORE →

Whistler Mountain Bike Air Downhill Pro Results

July 5, 2002 – Blue skies and a crisp breeze greeted riders at Whistler’s
Mountain Bike Air Downhill on July 5th. With less than three weeks notice,
organizers were able to put the event together, taking advantage … READ MORE →

Joyride Bikercross 2002 Results

July 3, 2002 – With rain clouds looming in the background, the Joyride Biker Cross on July
3rd was a success. Although the race was on a Wednesday it drew tons of
spectators for a mid-week event. … READ MORE →

Tim Hortons MTB 2002 Nationals This Weekend

courtesy of CCA

Here’s a reminder that this weekend, July 19-21 in beautiful British
Columbia, the 2002 Tim Hortons Mountain Bike National Championships are
taking place. Both Cross-Country and Downhill racers will be … READ MORE →

BC-Cup MTB Finals

August 25, 2002 – (CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN, WESTBANK, BC)SENIOR ELITE WOMEN – 22.50 Km1. WALTER, Sandra KAPPA/FLASH-5/ALPHA2. BANKS, Tanis … READ MORE →


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