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SURPRISE VICTOR IN STAGE 7 OF HP CHALLENGE

courtesy of HP WOMEN’S CHALLENGE

June 21, 2002 (BUHL, ID) – Anita Valen, coming out of retirement after 15
years, scored a victory for Norway and her Sponsor Services team when she
bested a small breakaway to win … READ MORE →

Germany’s Thomas Liese Wins GP Beauce Stage 5

June 21, 2002 (Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande, PQ) – Yesterday’s stage of the Grand
Prix de Beauce was the shortest, but for some, the hardest – 7 riders were
eliminated.
The 22km course was Y-shaped: the riders went … READ MORE →

COC Distributes $ 919,000 to World Ranked Athletes

Montréal, June 20, 2002 – As part of a new philosophy of investing and
supporting excellence the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is distributing
$919,000 to 218 World leading athletes in 2002. The Athlete Grant Program
recipients were honoured … READ MORE →

National Team veteran Doug Baron Retires

courtesy of CCA
June 19, 2002 (Ottawa, ON) – Doug Baron of Calgary, a member of Canada’s
National Track Cycling Team since 1993, has made the difficult decision to
retire from the National Team Program.

Over the years, Doug’s … READ MORE →

Barthe Takes Megantic At GP de Beauce

June 20, 2002 (Mont MÈgantic) – Today’s stage saw the peloton underestimate
a break that went relatively early. Stephane Barthe, a former French
National Champion and multiple rider of the Tour de France rode the … READ MORE →

JEASON TAKES OVER LEAD IN HP WOMEN’S CHALLENGE

June 19, 2002 (POMERELLE, ID) Climbing sensation, Canadian Genevieve
Jeanson of Team Rona gave a lesson in climbing to 87 of the world’s best
women bike racers when she won a pivotal stage (5), the 86 … READ MORE →

Tesar Wins Again at GP de Beauce

June 19, 2002 – (Lac-Etchemin,PQ) Lubor Tesar of the Nürnberger –
Versicherung team has won again, with Australian rider David Mckenzie
(iTeamNova.com) coming in second again.
There was a small bunch of 30-odd
riders that managed … READ MORE →

Andrew Randell’s GP Beauce Diary

Days 1 and 2
Stage One was a 350m two up sprint, a spectacle more than anything. Having
had a decent warm up things didn`t go so well but not to worry it wasn`t
important.
Today, Stage 2 (June … READ MORE →

Lubor Tesar Wins GP Beauce Stage 2

June 18, 2002. (St. Georges, PQ) – Today’s stage saw a two-man breakaway
stay out in front of a Team Mercury-led field long enough for a win by
Czech rider Lubor Tesar (Nurnberger).The breakaway was being … READ MORE →

Black Tights: Laura Robinson publishes new book

Laura Robinson, an ex-pro cyclist who retired in 1993, recently authored
her latest work, Black Tights: Women, Sport and Sexuality (Harper Collins
Publishers Ltd.).
The response from mainstream media has been fabulous,
according to Robinson. The book was … READ MORE →

ROSSNER BREAKS RECORD WITH ANOTHER SATURN VICTORY

courtesy HP Challenge

KETCHUM, ID, June 18, 2002 —Today’s Stage (4) was one of the most
aggressive days of racing the 19th Annual HP WOMEN’S CHALLENGE has even
seen.
But in the end, it was Saturn’s … READ MORE →

Canadians Score Well at GP Beauce Opener

June 17, 2002 (Quebec, PQ) Yesterday’s two-by-two sprint stage saw three
Canadians in the top five. Today is where the real action should begin,
with the 153km stage having special significance for Canadians: the top
Canadian … READ MORE →

17th Edition GP Beauce 2002 Preview

courtesy of Grand Prix cycliste de Beauce Postes Canada
June 17, 2002 – (Saint-Georges, PQ) – The organisation of the Grand Prix
cycliste de Beauce Postes Canada worked extremely hard to discover some new
routes for the 17th … READ MORE →

UCI BMX NEWS

June 18,2002
courtesy UCI
Track construction begins at the CMC
The work to build a BMX track at the World Cycling Center in Aigle,
Switzerland has begun.
Within ten hectic days, the NBL (National Bicycle
League, USA) Track Crew members, … READ MORE →

SATURN RIDERS SWEEP STAGE 3 at HP

courtesy HP Challenge
June 17, 2002 (STANLEY, ID)- It was a 1-2-3 sweep for Team Saturn at the
conclusion of the stage three Voler 25-mile Time Trial in Stanley, ID, at
the 19th Annual HP WOMEN’S CHALLENGE.
Averaging 28 … READ MORE →

SATURN’S ANNA MILLWARD OUTSPRINTS POLIKEVICIUTE

courtesy HP Challenge
June 16, 2002 (STANLEY, ID) – Olympian, Anna Millward (Austrialia) of Team
SATURN won her first sprint victory of the year in today’s
second of nine stages of the HP Women’s Challenge, a 56.6 … READ MORE →

PETRA ROSSNER TAKES FIRST STAGE AT HP CHALLENGE

courtesy Team Rona

Idaho City, Idaho, June 15, 2002 – Petra Rossner (GER, Saturn Timex)
sprinted to victory at the first of the nine stages of the 2002 HP Women’s
Challenge 2002, held under a more than … READ MORE →

Demet-Barry Joins TeamT-Mobile

courtesy Kelly Walker / USA Cycling

COLORADO SPRINGS (June 14, 2002) – USA Cycling announced Friday, June 14,
2002 that Dede Demet-Barry has signed a multi-year agreement with Team
T-Mobile and will start riding with the squad immediately. … READ MORE →

SILVER STAR WITHDRAWS FROM CANADA CUP

courtesy CCA
June 13/02 – Due to the numerous infrastructure changes and upgrades that
are ongoing at Silver Star Mountain Resort this summer there is a concern
for rider/spectator safety at the BC Cup and Canada Cup Events.
READ MORE →

Physical Education “Sprockids Style”

A large part of being a kid is supposed to be about having fun and being
active. However for far too many young people this life style just isn’t a
reality.This could be for many reasons, but … READ MORE →

New CCA Website

courtesy CCA
The CCA is pleased to announce the launch of our re-designed, re-vamped web
site, by Dodge Inc. Easier layout, easier to navigate, Pico search
engine.

www.canadian-cycling.com

L’ACC est heureux d’annoncer le lancement de notre … READ MORE →

Ride On Over to the Bruce County Museum!

courtesy Barbara Elias, Marketing Coordinator
(Southampton) A walk through “The County Bicycle Shop” evokes a warm,
nostalgic feeling, even in those who don’t remember these simpler, happier
times.
An exciting new family exhibit developed in partnership with … READ MORE →

Team RONA to Compete at HP Women’s Challenge

courtesy Team RONA

Montreal (Quebec), June 12, 2002 – After spending a fruitful two weeks in
their Quebec home base, Team RONA is going back on the road. They’re
flying tomorrow to Boise, Idaho. There … READ MORE →

IMBA Partners with Rivers & Trails Program

courtesy IMBA
June 13, 2002 – Community trail projects will have a stronger mountain
biking perspective thanks to a new agreement signed by the International
Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and the Rivers, Trails &
Conservation Assistance (Rivers & … READ MORE →

Final Giro Tests Negative

courtesy of the UCI
June 11, 2002. (Aigle, SUI) – The Anti-doping Commission of the UCI reports
that the analysis of all of the urine samples taken at the 2002 Giro for
anti-doping controls has been completed. The … READ MORE →


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