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Escape Velocity Hires Jeremy Storie for dEVo Junior Program

December 13, 2006 (Vancouver, B.C.) – Escape Velocity (EV) has strengthened its junior program by hiring Jeremy Storie, as its dEVo coach and program coordinator for 2007.Jeremy will be responsible for overseeing the coordination and … READ MORE →

Giant Bicycles Six Days of Burnaby – Filling Up Fast

December 13, 2006 – Only 11 days remain before the registration cut-off date for the Giant Bicycles Six Days of Burnaby!! Spaces are limited and are filling up fast! Registration ends Christmas Eve, so get your … READ MORE →

Canada\’s Richie Schley Rides for Rotwild

December 13, 2006 (Dietzenbach, Germany) – Rumours were already afloat — now the deal has been confirmed: from 2007, freeride star Richie Schley will ride for the German brand Rotwild. The 37-year-old Canadian, often referred … READ MORE →

Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast 2007 Roster has Four Canucks

December 13, 2006 (Minneapolis, Min.) – The Kelly Benefit Strategies pro cycling team, one of the newest pro teams on the national racing circuit, today announces finalization of the 2007 roster — including two marquee … READ MORE →

Slipstream p/b Chipotle Announces 2007 Roster

December 13, 2006 (Boulder, CO) – In a bold move upward for 2007, Team TIAA-CREF not only becomes Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle, but moves up a big notch into the UCI’s Professional Continental category. … READ MORE →

Symmetrics Pro Cycling Announces 2007 Men’s Team

December 13, 2006 (Vancouver, B.C.) – With the start of the season around the corner, the Symmetrics Cycling Professional team is pleased to announce its 2007 men’s roster. The S-Team had an extremely successful … READ MORE →

Burnaby Velodrome Welcomes First Coach & Program Coordinator

December 13, 2006 (Vancouver, B.C.) – The Burnaby Velodrome is pleased to welcome NCCP Level 3 coach Jeremy Storie as the official Coach and Program Coordinator of the Burnaby Velodrome.Jeremy comes to the track with … READ MORE →

Forest City Velodrome 800-Lap Fundraiser by Cycle4MS

December 12, 2006 — The 2nd Annual 800-Lap Fundraiser will be held at the Forest City Velodrome on Friday, January 9, 2007. All proceeds will be donated to the Forest City Velodrome Velokids Program and … READ MORE →

Sad News

December 12, 2006 — We’ve just been informed by Peter McCaffery the sad news that Gavin Fletcher, a top junior rider in the ’80’s , was killed last night in a car accident. Gavin, 39 … READ MORE →

Moscow World Cup Track #2 – Preview

December 12, 2006 – Zach Bell and Gina Grain will form the contingent representing Canada at the upcoming World Cup track meet in Moscow this coming weekend. Bell finished a career best 8th place … READ MORE →

Evidence is Heard for Operacion Puerto

December 12, 2006 – Judge Antonio Serrano began hearing evidence in the Spanish doping scandal surrounding Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes. Over 50 cyclists are allegedly involved and both Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso are expected to … READ MORE →

Jeremy Storie New BVC Programming Director – Survey

December 12, 2006 – Hello BVC members, I would like to introduce myself as the new programming director at the track. Most of you will have seen me at the track but this position is … READ MORE →

Job Offer – Executive Director of the OCA

December 12, 2006 (Toronto, Ont.) — The OCA is accepting applications for the position of Executive Director until December 14.Reports to: OCA Board of DirectorsResponsibilities: To promote, develop, organize and control the operation of the … READ MORE →

Food Bank Night at the Burnaby Velodrome

December 12, 2006 – Tomorrow, Wednesday (Dec 13) the BVC and its Wednesday evening racers will be donating all proceeds from the race entries to the Burnaby Food bank.The Burnaby velodrome will be holding Food … READ MORE →

Cindy Klassen Wins Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s Outstanding Athlete of 2006

December 12, 2006 – Speed skater Cindy Klassen, Canada’s most decorated Olympian, has been awarded the 2006 Lou Marsh Award for Canada’s top athlete today. “I am thrilled and honoured to win this award,” says … READ MORE →

“Biker Bash” Video – Fund Raiser for the Echelon Project

December 11, 2006 – The Ottawa “Biker Bash” at Camp Fortune on Dec. 2 was a retirement party for Gord Fraser, as well as fund raiser for the Echelon Project, an initiative to help younger … READ MORE →

Burnaby Velodrome Partners with Red Tree Wellness for 2007

December 11, 2006 – Red Tree Wellness is a natural health practice that uses the holistic and age-old approach of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture. Sonia Tan Redwood is a Registered Acupuncturist, holds an … READ MORE →

Current UCI Cyclocross Rankings

December 11, 2006 – Here are the latest UCI ‘Cross Rankings, as of this weekend:Men1. Sven Nijs (BEL) 2650 points2. Bart Wellens (BEL) 19443. Gerben De Knegt (NED) 14894. Erwin Vervecken (BEL) 14715. Francis Mourey … READ MORE →

More Quebec Team News for 2007

December 11, 2006 – Here are some stories about team news that we’re following in la Belle Province. Équipe de la Vallée de l’aluminium (EVA) has announced its roster for 2007: Éric Boily, Frédéric Boivin, … READ MORE →

Verge NECCS #7 – Caster\’s Cyclocross

December 10, 2006 (Warwick, RI) – The calendar may say December but the weather said otherwise at Sunday’s final round of the 2006 Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series, the Caster’s Cyclocross in Warwick, Rhode … READ MORE →

Pedal\’s Free Links

December 10, 2006 – Pedal is pleased to announce that you can now add a link to your favourite cycling sites, or to your own web site at Pedal’s Links section. Simply click on … READ MORE →

Superprestige #5 – Flash

December 10, 2006 – Here are some brief results from Superprestige #5, in Hamme-Zogge, Belgium:Elite Men1. Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank Continental Team 57.462. Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 0.533. Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Fidea Cycling … READ MORE →

Forest City Velodrome – Fun Night at FCVA

December 10, 2006 (London, ON) — London got blanketed with a record snow fall of Friday and the results were a dramatic drop in attendance for both competitors and spectators at the Forest City Velodrome … READ MORE →

Verge NECCS #6 – W.E. Stedman Grand Prix

December 9, 2006 (South Kingston, RI) – Picking up where they left off two weeks ago, the wife-husband duo of Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com) and Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) won Saturday’s W.E. Stedman Grand Prix in … READ MORE →

Double Montreal Press Conference Recap

December 9, 2006 — On Friday, Dec. 8, at the double press conference on Montreal’s St. Denis Street, Daniel Manibal, President of the Road UCI World Cup (women), featured in both. For the first … READ MORE →


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