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Team CF Canada Weekend Race Report – 220k of Pain

(St. Catherines, ON) – After the first race of the King of the Spring Series, the Steaming Nostril on March 24, I hit up the Tour of Bronte and Hell of the North on … READ MORE →

Groundbreaking for Velodrome Postponed Due to Foul Weather

(Milton, ON) — The groundbreaking ceremony for the Milton Velodrome, planned for April 11, has been rescheduled due to expected bad weather in the Greater Toronto Area reports Inside Halton. The 154,000 sq foot … READ MORE →

Hell of the North Report and Photos

(Stouffville, ON) – RealDeal Racing’s Hell of the North was a great success and the hardest to date. The icy snow covered trails made for some extreme conditions and anyone who finished this event went … READ MORE →

Peter Sagan’s Butt-Squeeze Fiasco – Women Can Squeeze Butts Too

(Redlands, CA) – Australian cyclist Loren Rowney (Specialized Lululemon) made Sagan-esque waves after finishing third at the Redlands road race last weekend and then squeezed the bum of a young man on the podium, … READ MORE →

Escape Velocity Spring Series Wrap-Up

(Langley, B.C.) – March is supposed to “come in like a lion and go out like a lamb” and the last two weekends of the month in the Lower Mainland did just that… weather-wise … READ MORE →

UCI Postpones Strict Enforcement of Licensed-Rider Rule 1.2.019

– The UCI listened to the feedback from the various groups involved and who feel affected by a strict and immediate enforcement of rule 1.2.019 and its associated sanctions. The UCI has decided to … READ MORE →

Pan Am MTB Championships – Interviews w/Gagne, Kofman and Trudel

– Pedal caught up with Canadian mountain bikers Raphaël Gagné, Mikaela Kofman, and Frédérique Trudel after all three won medals at the recent Pan American Mountain Bike Championships in Tucuman, Argentina.
Raphaël Gagné – Silver … READ MORE →

De Brabantse Pijl – La Flèche Brabançonne Full Results – Sagan Scores, Parisien 25th

(Belgium) – Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling topped the podium at the 200km De Brabantse Pijl-La Flèche Brabançonne, from Leuven to Overijse, besting former winner here, Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team at the … READ MORE →

Cote Picarde U23 Nations Cup #2 Results – Duchesne 27th

(Mers-les-Bains, France) – Caleb Ewan (Australia) won the 28th edition of the 172.2 Côte Picarde, round #2 of the Coupe des Nations Espoirs, from Quend-Plage-les-Pins to Mers-les-Bains. Sean De Bie (Belgium) came second in … READ MORE →

Paris-Camembert Results – Fédrigo Wins, Canada’s Britton 24th

(Vimoutiers, France) – Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) FDJ won the 206.5km Paris-Camembert from Magnanville to Vimoutiers in a four-up sprint. Sylvain Georges (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale and Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar wound up second … READ MORE →

Pitt-Polder TT and Barry’s Roubaix Report, Results, Photos

(Maple Ridge, B.C.) – Conditions were unseasonably favourable for the first annual 12km Pitt-Polder cycling time trial on Saturday with mild temperatures, dry roads, and a tailwind for most of the route. That all … READ MORE →

Clarence Rockland Classic Race Report, Photos

(Rockland, ON) – The Clarence-Rockland Classic kicked off early Sunday morning under dark skies and threats of rain. For those who do not know, the race is an 81km cyclosportive “race” held over a … READ MORE →

Specialized Edition Program 2013 – Sneak Peak

– The new, dedicated, Specialized Edition program opens a new chapter in celebrating our riders’ accomplishments, our industry partnerships, and the creativity of our talented designers. For 2013, the design teams responsible for the … READ MORE →

Olympic Gender Inequalities Persist – University of Toronto Report

(Toronto, ON) – The 2012 London Olympics marked the first time in history that women were represented in every sport and that all of the 204 participating countries included female athletes. IOC president Jacques … READ MORE →

NW Cup #1 Results – Canucks Score BIG

(Dry Hill, Washington) –  Canadian DH riders swarmed the first round of the popular NW Cup now in its 6th year held in this past weekend in Dry Hill, Washington. Mark Wallace led a … READ MORE →

MIVA Time Trial Series in Nanaimo Starts April 18

(Nanaimo, BC) – The popular Mid Island Velo Association Thursday time trial series on Nanaimo River Road, on Vancouver Island,  starts Thursday, April 18th. The first event is a fifteen kilometre out and back … READ MORE →

CITT Maintains Anti-Dumping Duties – But a Review is Coming

(Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has refused a request for an interim review on the anti-dumping duties on some bicycles imported from Taiwan and China – duties that have been … READ MORE →

2013 Canada Summer Games – Cycling BC Selection Weekend

– Cycling BC ran the first selection camp this weekend for the 2013 Canada Summer Games Road Team. The selection process included two individual tests on Saturday in addition to Barry’s Roubaix on Sunday. … READ MORE →

Former Armstrong Teammate Kjaersgaard Avoids Doping Sanctions

– Norway’s Steffen Kjaersgaard, a former teammate of Lance Armstrong at US Postal from 2000 to 2003, admitted to doping between 1998 and 2003 at a news conference last October but will not face … READ MORE →

Clarence Rockland Classic p/b Ride with Rendall Results – Fortin, Dal-Cin Win

(Rockland, ON) – Here are the results from yesterday’s Clarence Rockland Classic held in Rockland, Ontario and presented by Ride with Rendall. Veronique Fortin (Pasta Zara-Cogeas) dominated the women’s Over 19 competition, winning solo … READ MORE →

Redlands Bicycle Classic Stage 4 Sunset Road Race Results – Numainville 2nd, Shaw 3rd Overall

(Redlands, CA) – Canada’s Joelle Numainville (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) scored her second consecutive podium placing second on the final Stage 4 of the Redlands Bicycle Classic, the women’s 109.5km Sunset Road Race. … READ MORE →

Pan American MTB Championships XC Elite Men Results – Silver for Canada’s Gagne

(Tucuman, Argentina) – Raphael Gagne earned Canada’s third medal at the Pan American MTB Championships in Argentina scoring the silver in the men’s XC race on Sunday. His superb performance followed Mikaela Kofman’s silver … READ MORE →

Hell of the North Results – Garrigan Wins

(Stouffville, ON) – Here are some brief results from the 5th annual Hell of the North, 125km, hosted by Realdealracing.ca at Musselmans Lake in Stouffville, ON where Mike Garrigan took a convincing win over Colin … READ MORE →

Pan American MTB Championships XC U23 & Elite Women Results – Canada’s Trudel and Kofman Podium

(Tucuman, Argentina) – Canada’s Mikaela Kofman took home the silver in the Elite women’s XC race today while Frederique Trudel scored the bronze in U23 Women’s XC race at the Pan American MTB Championships in Tucuman, … READ MORE →

Paris-Roubaix 2013 Report, Full Results, PHOTOS – Cancellara Scores Third Roubaix Victory

(Roubaix, France) – Fabian Cancellara (Sui) RadioShack Leopard, the overwhelming favourite, won his third Paris-Roubaix, 254.5km, in a one-on-one match sprint against Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team Blanco at the line. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega … READ MORE →


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