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New Regional Cycling Competition in Atlantic Canada

April 3, 2003 (Dieppe, New Brunswick) – Bicycle Nova Scotia, Velo New Brunswick and Cycling Prince Edward Island, in partnership with the National Cycling Centre – Atlantic Canada, are pleased to announce the formation of … READ MORE →

$95 million Spent on Quebec’s Route verte

March 31, 2003 (Montréal, Quebec) – Cyclists spend over $95 million CAD ($64.6 million USD) annually along the Route verte Vélo Québec reveals the results of a study conducted by the UQAM Chair of Tourism.The … READ MORE →

Ragagnin appointed CEO of Canadian Olympic Committee

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced today that Lou Ragagnin, Executive Director, Business Operations, has been appointed to the position of Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Olympic Committee. “As interim CEO on two separate occasions over … READ MORE →

Canada’s Fraser Wins Redlands Stage 1

April 2, 2003 – Gord Fraser continued a streak of impressive results by snagging the super fast stage one in a tight sprint over Ben Brooks (Jelly Belly) and Chris Horner (Saturn). Canada's Jacob Erker … READ MORE →

Roland Green Comments on Winning Male Athlete of the Year

April 2, 2003 (Redlands, CA) – On March 25, 2003, the Spirit of Sport Foundation announced the winners of the 30th Annual Canadian Sport Awards. Once again, Canada's Roland Green won Male Athlete of the … READ MORE →

Whistler Summer Gravity Festival 2003

April 2, 2003 (Whistler, B.C.) – Whistler will launch a new adrenalin-fuelled mountain bike festival this summer, the Whistler Summer Gravity Festival, featuring Canada's Tim Hortons Mountain Bike National Championships.Following the third annual Tissot-UCI Mountain … READ MORE →

Jeanson Takes Lead At Redlands

April 1, 2003 (Riverside, California) – Canadian Geneviève Jeanson of the RONA/Esker cycling team won the prologue at the Redlands Bicycle Classic and took the lead of this six-stage race held east of Los Angeles. … READ MORE →

Redlands 2003 Classic – Women’s Team Rosters

April 1, 2003 – Redlands 2003 Classic runs from April 1-6, 2003. Here are the Women's Team Rosters.Women's Team RostersSAW Saturn Cycling     USA301            BESSETTE, Lyne     CAN302            JUTRAS, Manon     CAN303            PHILLIPS, Jessica     USA304            TEUTENBERG, Ina     GER305       … READ MORE →

Redlands 2003 Classic – Men’s Team Rosters

April 1, 2003 – Redlands 2003 Classic runs from April 1-6, 2003. Here are the Men's Team Rosters.Men's Team RostersSAT Saturn Cycling Team USA1 HORNER, Chris USA2 KLASNA, Trent USA3 WOHLBERG, Eric USA4 O'NEILL, Nathan … READ MORE →

CCA Launches Kid’s Cycling Program

April 1, 2003 (Gibsons, BC) – On Saturday, March 29th, the Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) launched the pilot project of their newest initiative: the CCA Sprockids / National Introduction to Cycling Program.   Launched from Gibson, … READ MORE →

Seminar: Gain A Competitive Edge

March 31, 2003 (Vancouver, BC) – Cycling BC invites you to join Anne Muscat for an evening of mental training aimed specifically at competitive cyclists, Wednesday, April 23, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. UNLOCK THE … READ MORE →

Horner Wins Stage 4 and Overall at Solano Classic

March 30, 2003 (Hackettstown, NJ) – The 4th and final stage of this year's Solano Bicycle Classic was held yesterday under a strong sun and temperatures in the 80's. The 82-mile circuit race was held … READ MORE →

Canadians Bring Strength To Saturn’s 2003 Cycling Team

March 28, 2003 (Detroit, Michigan) – Canadian athletes Lyne Bessette, Charles Dionne, Manon Jutras, Amy Moore and Eric Wohlberg will ride for the Saturn Cycling Team for the 2003 season, blending the strengths of veteran … READ MORE →

Canada’s Wohlberg Wins Stage 3

March 29, 2003 (Hackettstown, NJ) – Yesterday's timed 90-minute plus 10 laps stage-3 criterium of the Solano Bicycle Classic was raced flat-out from the starter's whistle. The Saturn team took control early and was poised … READ MORE →

Vaughters Takes Solano Stage 2

March 28, 2003 (Hackettstown, NJ) – Friday's 7.7-mile stage-2 of the Solano Bicycle Classic was billed as a road race, but was far from it, in that 4.5-miles of it was up Mix Canyon Road, … READ MORE →

Roland Green Wins Canadian Sport Award Again

March 25, 2003 (Toronto, Ontario) – The Spirit of Sport Foundation (SSF) officially announced the winners for the 30th Annual Canadian Sport Awards (CSA), presented by Investors Group at a gala event at the CBC … READ MORE →

CODA Opens World-Class Complex

March 28, 2003 (Calgary, Alberta) – Canada's winter and summer athletes received a major boost Friday when CODA and the Calgary Gymnastics Centre officially opened a state-of-the-art gymnastics complex at Canada Olympic Park. The $1.8 … READ MORE →

Chris Horner Wins Solano Bicycle Classic Opener

March 27, 2003 (Hackettstown, NJ) – The 2003 Solano Bicycle Classic kicked off today in the northern California city of Fairfield with 171 riders on the line. On tap was an 87-mile road stage that … READ MORE →

Zülle and Perez Leave Team Coast

March 28, 2003 – Team Coast has parted company with Alex Zülle (SWI) and Luis Perez (SPA) on good terms. Both riders expressed the wish to sign with new teams. After conferring with the UCI … READ MORE →

Midweek Cycling Club 2003 Update

March 28, 2003 – The Midweek Cycling Club is pleased to announce the composition of its elite men's team for this season: Peter Morse (captain) Chris Atkins, Nathan Chown, Dave Fry, Bruce Ketchum, Bruce Krip. … READ MORE →

Roland Green Wins BC Athlete of the Year Award!

March 26, 2003 – Roland Green was named Senior Male Athlete of the Year on March 13th at the 37th Annual Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards, beating out fellow Victoria resident Simon Whitfield … READ MORE →

Setmana-Catalana Results

March 26, 2003 – Today's stage had a few tough climbs, but with a finish that was 25k after the last climb, there was still a small bunch duking it out for a final sprint. … READ MORE →

Lance Armstrong Up For Laureus World Sports Awards 2003

March  25, 2003 – Tiger  Woods, Lance Armstrong, Serena Williams, Marion Jones and Pete Sampras  headlined a list of U.S. nominees for the 2003 Laureus World Sports Awards  announced today at a worldwide press conference … READ MORE →

Mary Monroe Leaves IMBA Board

Mary Monroe, a 10-year board member of the International Mountain Bicycling Association, resigned from IMBA's board effective March 25. Monroe became a volunteer director of the mountain bike advocacy group in '94, and served for … READ MORE →

Canadian Espoir Group Update

Weekends three and four of the Espoir group based out of Castelsarrasin France have gone better than the two previous weekends, even with minor setbacks in some cases. For the most part the European experience … READ MORE →


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