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Sea Otter 2008 — Dual Slalom Report, Full Results and Photos

April 19, 2008 (Laguna Seca, CA) – Under clear skies and cool temperatures the pro men and women battled for the year’s only major Dual Slalom competition title. Winds were gusting and turning the … READ MORE →

Tour of the Battenkill Flash – Canada\’s Langlois Wins

April 19, 2008 (Salem, NY) – Canada’s Bruno Langlois (Team VW) has won the 4th Annual Tour of the Battenkill, 131.2km, today over Mark Walters (Can) Team RACE Pro in second with Joe Whitman … READ MORE →

Winter Hits Nanaimo

April 19, 2008 (Nanaimo, BC) – Peter McCaffery sent us the following note and photos from Nanaimo, BC. “Got up this morning to ride out and meet the guys for our Saturday club run. This … READ MORE →

Nissan UCI MTB XC World Cup #1 — Preview and Photos

April 19, 2008 (Houffalize, Belgium) — The start lists are stacked for the 2008 World Cup MTB XC season opener, with 130 women and 273 men expected to be on the line with eight Canadian … READ MORE →

Ryan Leech ‘Plays it Cool’ with David Suzuki – First Carbon-neutral Pro Mountain Biker

April 19, 2008 – Ryan Leech has taken his role as an environmental advocate one step further this month by signing on the first professional mountain biker in the Suzuki Foundation’s ‘Play it Cool’ … READ MORE →

Sea Otter 2008 – NRC RR Report, Results

April 19, 2008 (Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA) – The pro women’s NCR road race today covered 22 laps of 3.52km/2.2 mile circuit on the Laguna Seca racetrack, complete with its corkscrew turns dipping down … READ MORE →

Team High Road Teams up With Right to Play – Win a Giant Bike or High Road Jersey

April 19, 2008 – Join Team High Road, Giant and Right To Play in improving health, life Skills and fostering peace for children and communities in the most disadvantaged areas of the world. By donating … READ MORE →

Sea Otter 2008 — Super D Report — Canada’s McKirdy 2nd and Garrigan 3rd

April 18, 2008 (Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA) — The 2008 Sea Otter Classic, running from April 17-20 this year, kicked off with the Super D Pro Finals today. High cross winds and sudden temperature shifts … READ MORE →

Job Opportunities – Velocity Bike and Multisport

April 19, 2008 – Velocity Bike and Multisport, central Ontario’s fastest growing bike shop, is looking for full-time summer mechanic and sales staff. Previous bike store experience is not required but applicants must … READ MORE →

Canada’s Wrubleski Leads Women’s Prestige Cycling Series

April 18, 2008 (Minneapolis, MN) – Wrubleski. Get used to spelling the name. Mara Abbott (High Road) seemed well on her way to defending her double win of the Individual and Best Young Rider … READ MORE →

Toronto Bike Show 2008 Part 4 – Video

April 18, 2008 (Toronto, ON) – Here’s Part 4 of our video interviews from the 2008 TO Bike Show held at the Direct Energy Building, CNE from Mar. 7-9. This video features retired top … READ MORE →

Canada’s Best Come to Burnaby for Maydays Track Challenge

April 18, 2008 – The Burnaby Velodrome will showcase some of the best track racing talent that Canada has to offer at the Maydays Track Challenge, taking place May 9th, 10th, and 11th at the … READ MORE →

Nanaimo Midweek TT Series Results

April 18, 2008 (Nanaimo, BC) – Here are results of the 2008 Nanaimo Midweek 15km TT# 1 presented by Oak Bay Bikes and the Wheelers Cycling Club on a safe, fast, sheltered, undulating out-and-back course … READ MORE →

Summer Cycling Events to Fight Cancer – Volunteers Wanted

April 18, 2008 – Join us, Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation, this summer in the fight against childhood cancer. You can help by participating or volunteering in one of our cycling adventures that together … READ MORE →

Job Opportunity: R.B. Inc. Looking for Warehouse Employee

April 18, 2008 – R.B. Inc. is looking for a warehouse employee. The job requires customer service order taking, invoicing, shipping, boxing of sporting goods. We are looking for a motivated, tidy and punctual employee. … READ MORE →

Shimano’s New Saint Group: Find Your Flow

April 18, 2008 (Peterborough, ON) – The new Shimano Saint group shares some features with the current group such as top-level durability and reliability for extreme mountain biking such as Down Hill, Freeriding and Extreme … READ MORE →

Olympic Track Berths Confirmed – Canada Qualifies for Two Spots

April 17, 2008 – The UCI has just released the final allocation of berths for the track events for the Beijing Olympics this summer. Canada has qualified spots in both the men and women’s points … READ MORE →

IMBA Canada News – April 2008

April 18, 2008 – Here’s the latest news from IMBA Canada on the following topics: 24 Hrs of Adrenalin Will Auction Entries for IMBA Canada’s Benefit, Trek Extends “1 World 2 Wheels” Program … READ MORE →

Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Goes Live – Update

April 17, 2008 – A computer is all you need to follow the Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup live. Each leg of the World Cup will be covered live at universalbikeracing.com, massive-mag.tv, and ucilive.com … READ MORE →

Edmonton Velodrome Gets Green Light

April 17, 2008 (Edmonton, AB) — Edmonton City Council yesterday approved plans to replace the aging Argyll Velodrome with a new, covered 250m facility. The proposed velodrome will be smaller than the current 333m outdoor … READ MORE →

2008 World University Cycling Championships in Holland

April 17, 2008 – A World Championship for Students (WUC) has never taken place in the Netherlands. This year from May 21-25, Nijmegen will be the first Dutch city ever to host the World Cycling … READ MORE →

Di Luca Acquitted of Doping at 2007 Giro

April 17, 2008 (Rome, Italy) — Italian cyclist, Danilo Di Luca (L.P.R. Brakes), was acquitted yesterday by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) court of last instance on doping charges stemming from the 2007 Giro reports … READ MORE →

Michael Barry Report – Pais Vasco

April 16, 2008 – Two weeks ago, when friends asked what race was up next for me, and I replied, “Pais Vasco” (also known as Pays Basque), their responses were always similar – an expression … READ MORE →

Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen – Cavendish Nips Boonen

April 16, 2008 (France) – Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team High Road scored the win today over an overzealous Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step who thought he had the win and began his victory salute too … READ MORE →

Paris-Camembert Lepetit – Valverde Wins

April 16, 2008 (France) – Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne took the win at the 205km Paris-Camembert Lepetit yesterday over Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom in 2nd and Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux … READ MORE →


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