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Silver for Canada’s Men Team Sprint at the PanAm Championships Day 1 – Moyse 4th in 500m Time Trial

(Mar del Plata, ARG) – The Canadian squad rose to the challenge in the Men’s Team Sprint at the 2012 UCI Pan-American Championships in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, winning the silver medal on Friday … READ MORE →

Severn Bridge RR – Canada’s Sparling 3rd

– Canada’s Jamie Sparling (Team Raleigh) landed on the podium in 3rd at the Severn Bridge RR won by Marcin Bialoblocki (NODE4 Giordano Racing) with Matt Jones (Team Corley Cycles) in second. Bialoblocki attacked … READ MORE →

Paris-Nice Stage 1 – Larsson Wins

(Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, France) – Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM took the opening Stage 1 from Dampierre-en-Yvelines to Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse 9.4km, besting Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling in second and Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quick Step in third.
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Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen Stage 2 Final Report, Results – Lacombe 42nd

(Ichtegem, Belgium) – On Sunday took place the third and final stage of Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen (3 Days of West Flanders), in Belgium, and Julien Vermote of World Tour Team Omega Pharma-Quickstep won … READ MORE →

2012 Ottawa Cycling Bursary Winners Announced

(Ottawa, ON) – The members of the National Capital Region cycling bursary committee are proud to announce the 13th annual bursary recipients. The bursary provides funding to athletes that display both outstanding athletic ability … READ MORE →

Mellow Johnny’s Classic PRO XCT #1 Full Results – Pendrel and Plaxton Win

March 03, 2012 (Dripping Springs, TX) – Canadian mountain bikers Catharine Pendrel of Kamloops, BC (Team Luna Pro) and Max Plaxton of Victoria, BC (Team Specialized), both defending Canadian MTB champions, took the first place … READ MORE →

Merco Cycling Classic Stage 2 TT Men’s Results – Campbell 34th

(Merced, CA) – Evan Huffman (California Giant/Specialized) took over the race lead winning the men’s Stage 2 Boosters Time Trial, 19.4km, over Patrick Bevin (Bissell Pro Cycling) in second and Tom Zirbel (Optum Pro … READ MORE →

Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen Stage 1 Report, Results – Lacombe 16th

March 03, 2012 (Bellegem, BEL)-Day two at the Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen (3-days of West Flanders) race in Belgium featured once again a victory by Omega Pharma- Quickstep, in a mass-sprint finish.
Francesco Chicchi (Omega Pharma-Quick … READ MORE →

Merco Cycling Classic Stage 1 TT Women’s Results – Hughes 2nd

(Merced, CA) – Canada’s Clara Hughes (Specialized-lululemon) was on the podium in 2nd in the women’s Stage 1 Boosters Time Trial, 19.4km, at the Merco Cycling Classic, won by Kristin Armstrong (Exergy TWENTY12). Hughes’ … READ MORE →

Merco Cycling Classic Stage 1 RR Men’s Results – Hamilton 19th

(Merced, CA) – Bissell’s Patrick Bevin took the opening 95.12km Stage 1 road race at the 4-stage Merco Cycling Classic
over teammate Eric Young in second with Logan Loader (Team Exergy) in third. Nic Hamilton … READ MORE →

Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen Prologue – Roth 11th

(Middelkerke, Belgium) – Canada’s professional cycling Team SpiderTech powered by C10 is taking part in another important Belgium race this weekend, the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, also known as Johan Museeuw Classics, a three-day stage … READ MORE →

Cycling BC High Performance News

(Vancouver, BC) – Here is the latest high performance news from the Cycling BC offices, including information about Cycling BC’s school programs and reports from recent Provincial BMX and Downhill training camps.
School Programs Expanding
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Heather Moyse to Cycle For Canada at the 2012 UCI Pan-Am Championships

(Mar Del Plata, Argentina) – Heather Moyse of Summerside, PEI, an Olympic gold medallist in the sport of bobsleigh and former competitive rugby player, will wear the maple leaf representing Canada in her third … READ MORE →

Visit Pedal at the TO Bike Show – Mar. 2-4

(Toronto, ON) – Come on down to the 26th Annual Toronto International Bicycle Show and visit Pedal to get a sneak peek at the latest issue of Pedal Magazine! Our booth is #750 near … READ MORE →

Victoria BC Road Cycling Blog Launched

(Victoria, BC) – Check out the newly launched Victoria BC Road Cycling Blog. Victoria, BC has become the producer of some of Canada’s best cyclists. This blog serves as a centerpiece to look at … READ MORE →

Tour of Bronte Returns in 2012 – Apr. 28-29

(Oakville, ON) – The organizers of the Tour of Bronte, dubbed Ontarios’ Strade Bianche, are pleased to announce that the third edition of the race will be held on the weekend of April 28th … READ MORE →

Janet O’Connell Resigns as Executive Director of Bicycle Trade Association of Canada

(Toronto, ON) – The Bicycle Trade Association of Canada (BTAC) announces today the after eleven successful years in her position as Executive Director of BTAC, Ms. Janet O’Connell has resigned from the association.  Leaving … READ MORE →

2012 UCI Pan-Am Championships Critical to Olympic QualIfications for Canadian Track Team

(Mar Del Plata, Argentina) – It all comes down to this weekend for many Olympic dreams as the top track cyclists of the Americas join together to compete at the 2012 UCI Pan-American Championships … READ MORE →

Bike 4 Betty – Trillium Health Centre’s Cancer Care Services Fundraiser – May 27

(Mississauga, ON) – Bike 4 Betty is an annual cycling event and family festival that raises funds in support of cancer care services at Trillium Health Centre’s Betty Wallace Women’s Health Centre and the … READ MORE →

Peak Centre Indoor Winter Racing Series Stage 8 – Report, Results

(Vancouver, BC) – This week we were back on the Original Time Trial course for Stage 8 for a chance to benchmark how fitness has been coming along against the same course in Stage … READ MORE →

Interview with Hannah Parish, Marketing Manager at Specialized Canada

(Montreal, QC) – When we found out that Specialized’s February 29er Day was a global initiative we wanted to hear more about this unique and innovative idea from Hannah Parish, the Marketing Manager at … READ MORE →

Employment Opportunity – Assistant Bike Store Manager Sporting Life in Toronto

(Toronto, ON) – Sporting Life has a great opportunity at our Bike Store in Toronto for an Assisant Store Manager. Report to the Store Manager, manages the selling team to ensure that customer service … READ MORE →

Interview with Optum p/b KSB’s Eric Wohlberg

(Ventura, CA) – Pedal caught up with Canadian Eric Wohlberg who is the Performance Manager for the new Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies team at their recent training camp in California. Wohlberg talks about … READ MORE →

Specialized Celebrates February 29er Day – Win a “How We Roll” T-shirt

– On this special leap year, February 29er, 2012, Specialized is celebrating 29er mountain bikes! We are stoked to have won the 2011 XC and Marathon World Championships on Specialized 29er mountain bikes.
From Rockhoppers … READ MORE →

STOLEN – RB Inc. Reports Bike Thefts

(Toronto, ON) – RB Inc. would like to report a few bikes that were taken from its showroom on Wingold Ave. in Toronto. Among the few taken were two bikes that are NOT sold … READ MORE →


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