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Tour of Pelham 2008 – Chown and Clarke Win

April 6, 2008 – The 8th edition of the Tour of Pelham rolled out under beautiful sunny skies this past Saturday. Lake to Lake Events Inc. with the help of SCCC presented Ontario’s … READ MORE →

2008 Pan American MTB Championships – Canada\’s Kindree Wins U23 Bronze

April 6, 2008 (San Juan De Los Morros, Venezuela) – Canada’s Neal Kindree won U23 bronze on Sunday at the 2088 Pan Am MTB Championships on from April 3-6 in San Juan De Los … READ MORE →

Swiss Power Cup #2 – Rusca and Vogel on Top

April 6, 2008 (Winterthur, Switzerland) – The second round of the Swisspower Cup series took place on Saturday in Winterthur, Switzerland, under cloudy skies. It was a chilly day with snow in the forecast. Maroussia … READ MORE →

NMBS XC #2 – Canada’s Kabush Wins Super D TT and Short Track

April 6, 2008 (Fountain Hills, Arizona) – Canada’s Geoff Kabush (Team Maxxis) powered away on Friday and Saturday winning the NMBS XC #2 Super D Time Trial and Short Track events respectively in Fountain … READ MORE →

Tour of Flanders – Men – Full Results and Photos

April 6, 2008 – Belgium’s Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step won the Tour of Flanders Spring Classic ProTour race in front of an appreciative home crowd, soloing away to secure the victory. Fellow Belgian … READ MORE →

Women\’s Road World Cup #3 – Tour of Flanders – Full Results

April 6, 2008 – Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road won the fifth edition of the Women’s Tour of Flanders. The 32-year-old took the final sprint after 114km, beating out Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervelo … READ MORE →

Volunteers Wanted for Summer Cycling Events to Fight Cancer

April 6, 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 →

Canada’s Hesjedal on Flanders Start List

April 6, 2008 (Brugge, Belgium) – Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal (Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30) is a late entry replacing an injured Steve Cozza at the 264km Tour of Flanders now underway. Local star Tom Boonen … READ MORE →

2008 Redlands Bicycle Classic — Stage 2 Full Results

April 5, 2008 (Redlands, CA) — A mass of wheels settled against each other as the pro women lined up in downtown Redlands for day three of racing at the Redlands Bicycle Classic. The Stage … READ MORE →

Team BC Downhill MTB – 2nd Session in Squamish

April 5, 2008 (Squamish, BC) – A second skills testing session was held for downhill riders interested in signing on with the provincial team. A short day camp on March 30 in Squamish focused on … READ MORE →

Absa Cape Epic 2008 – Stage 8 Final – Sydor/ Sundstedt and Paulissen/ Fuglsang Win Overall

April 5, 2008 (Lourensford, South Africa) – The final stage of this year’s Absa Cape Epic presented by adidas saw Cannondale Vredestein, Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) and Roel Paulissen (BEL), walk away as overall winners for … READ MORE →

Whistler MTB Bike Park and Collective Celebrate 6-Year Sponsorship

April 5, 2008 (Whistler, BC) – The world premiere of Season’s, the newest mountain bike film from The Collective film group, takes place April 11, opening night of the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival. … READ MORE →

2008 Island Cup Series XC 1 – Port Alberni April 6th

April 5, 2008 (Port Alberni, BC) – This coming Sunday April 6th, Island Cup Cross Country racers will get their chance to show their stuff for the first stop of the season. Port Alberni will … READ MORE →

Sad News – Two Recent Deaths in Cycling World

April 5, 2008 — Sadly, there were two recent deaths in the Italian and Canadian cycling milieux. Valentino Fois, a former teammate of the late Marco Pantani, was found dead at his residence in Italy … READ MORE →

2008 Redlands Bicycle Classic — Stage 1 Full Results and GC

April 4, 2008 (Beaumont, CA) – The skies cleared and the wind somewhat cooperated on Friday, as the pro women cyclists crowded the starting line of the 2008 Redlands Bicycle Classic Stage One Circuit race … READ MORE →

Banff Bike Fest 2008 Adds Two More Races

April 4, 2008 (Banff National Park, AB) — Riders will pedal through the streets of Banff on June 21 & 22, 2008 as two additional races are confirmed for the Banff National Park Bike Fest. … READ MORE →

Canadians at 2008 Pan Am MTB Championships

April 4, 2008 – The 2088 Pan Am MTB Championships are taking place in San Juan de Los Morros, Venezuela this weekend and representing Canada in the U23 category are BC’s Neal Kindree and … READ MORE →

Canada Cup/Coupe du Québec Baie-Saint-Paul – Rescheduled to June 8

April 4, 2008 (Ottawa, ON) – The heavy snowfall in the Charlevoix region this winter has forced the organizer to reschedule the first national mountain bike event of the 2008 season. The Canada Cup/Coupe du … READ MORE →

Dick Pound Loses Bid for CAS Presidency

April 4, 2008 – Dick Pound, a Montreal lawyer, former World Anti Doping Agency president, and member of the International Olympic Committee has lost his bid to become president of the Court of Arbitration for … READ MORE →

Race the Ridge 2008 – Register Early

April 4, 2008 (Maple Ridge, BC) — The start of the Race the Ridge 2008 BC Cup road stage race, April 26-27, is quickly approaching, and this is one you won’t want to miss. Highlights … READ MORE →

Cam Evans Redlands Update

April 4, 2008 – The Symmetrics team has received quite a few emails concerning Cam Evans’ ride in yesterday’s Redlands opener, wondering why the Canadian champ finished dead last, and very far behind the … READ MORE →

Absa Cape Epic 2008 – Stage 7 – Sundstedt and Sydor Again

April 4, 2008 (Oak Valley/Elgin, South Africa) – The Full-Dynamix RSM team took a surprise win on the second to last stage of the Absa Cape Epic. Swede Fredrik Kessiakoff and Italian Massimo Debertolis took … READ MORE →

UCI ProTour Council Meeting Report

April 4, 2008 (Bruges, Belgium) – The UCI ProTour Council met today at Bruges in Belgium, two days before the Tour of Flanders, the second event in the 2008 ProTour. After the introductory speech given … READ MORE →

It\’s Madison Time at the Burnaby Velodrome !

April 4, 2008 – The summer track racing season is almost upon us, and this month is the perfect time to learn how to Madison race at the Burnaby Velodrome! Perhaps the best spectator race … READ MORE →

Cape Epic Letter – Thanks

April 4, 2008 – Hi, I wanted to pass on a thanks to both Pedal Magazine for posting Alison Sydor’s daily reports on the Cape Epic race and to Alison herself for taking the … READ MORE →


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