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Mar 28: Roland Green Wins Canadian Sport Award...

March 25, 2003 (Toronto, Ontario) – The Spirit of Sport Foundation (SSF) officially announced the winners for the 30th Annual Canadian Sport Awards (CSA), presented by Investors Group at a gala event at the CBC … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 28: CODA Opens World-Class...

March 28, 2003 (Calgary, Alberta) – Canada's winter and summer athletes received a major boost Friday when CODA and the Calgary Gymnastics Centre officially opened a state-of-the-art gymnastics complex at Canada Olympic Park. The $1.8 … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 28: Chris Horner Wins Solano Bicycle Classic...

March 27, 2003 (Hackettstown, NJ) – The 2003 Solano Bicycle Classic kicked off today in the northern California city of Fairfield with 171 riders on the line. On tap was an 87-mile road stage that … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 28: Zülle and Perez Leave Team...

March 28, 2003 – Team Coast has parted company with Alex Zülle (SWI) and Luis Perez (SPA) on good terms. Both riders expressed the wish to sign with new teams. After conferring with the UCI … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 27: Midweek Cycling Club 2003...

March 28, 2003 – The Midweek Cycling Club is pleased to announce the composition of its elite men's team for this season: Peter Morse (captain) Chris Atkins, Nathan Chown, Dave Fry, Bruce Ketchum, Bruce Krip. … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 27: Roland Green Wins BC Athlete of...

March 26, 2003 – Roland Green was named Senior Male Athlete of the Year on March 13th at the 37th Annual Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards, beating out fellow Victoria resident Simon Whitfield … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 26: Setmana-Catalana...

March 26, 2003 – Today's stage had a few tough climbs, but with a finish that was 25k after the last climb, there was still a small bunch duking it out for a final sprint. … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 26: Lance Armstrong Up For Laureus World...

March  25, 2003 – Tiger  Woods, Lance Armstrong, Serena Williams, Marion Jones and Pete Sampras  headlined a list of U.S. nominees for the 2003 Laureus World Sports Awards  announced today at a worldwide press conference … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 26: Mary Monroe Leaves IMBA...

Mary Monroe, a 10-year board member of the International Mountain Bicycling Association, resigned from IMBA's board effective March 25. Monroe became a volunteer director of the mountain bike advocacy group in '94, and served for … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 25: Canadian Espoir Group...

Weekends three and four of the Espoir group based out of Castelsarrasin France have gone better than the two previous weekends, even with minor setbacks in some cases. For the most part the European experience … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 25: Setmana-Catalana: Zabel...

March 24, 2003 – Yesterday's 150k stage was taken by Telekom's Erik Zabel in a traditional mad dash to the line to begin the Setmana-Catalana. Although today's stage was relatively flat and fast, later in … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 22: Bettini Wins Milan – San...

March 22, 2003 – Wearing the World Cup leader's jersey, signifying his overall win last year, Paolo Bettini (Quick-Step) has begun the season with a bang. Today's 297k race came down to a breakway that … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 21: Cannondale Completes Auction Of Bicycle And...

March 21, 2003 (BETHEL, CT) – Cannondale (BIKEQ.PK) today announced the results of yesterday's separate auctions of its bicycle and motorsports divisions. The auctions for the assets of both divisions were conducted under Section 363 … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 21: UCI...

March 21, 2003 – Erwin Vervecken, Belgian cyclo-cross specialist, World Champion in Tabor in 2001, has been nominated as member of the UCI cyclo-cross Commission. Andreï Tchmil joins the UCI as external consultant in charge … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 21: BC Super Cycling Week...

March 18, 2003 – A minor alteration could lead to a major change in the starting lineup for B.C. Super Cycling Week this summer. Organizers expect their new dates will attract more Olympic and world … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 21: Green Light for the Team...

After almost two weeks of discussions, the UCI International Cycling Federation has called off the suspension imposed on Team Coast on March 6th without further conditions. The team captained by Jan Ullrich is authorized to … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 18: Detour Publications Launches Urban...

March 17, 2003 (Toronto, ON) – Your'e Invited!! On Thursday, April 3, 2003 at 7:00 PM, Detour Publications will be launching Urban Source, a new and novel multi-media distribution partnership with the York University Bookstore. … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 18: IMBA Lobbies Congress to Save California...

March 17, 2003 (Washington, D.C.) – During the early March National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C., International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) representatives met with members of California's congressional delegation to ask them to keep singletrack … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 16: Tragedy at Tucson...

March 15, 2003 – A tragic incident occurred in the Stage 2 of the 18th Annual Tucson Bicycle Classic. A rider lost his life in an incident during the race. The Tucson Bicycle Classic staff, … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 14: 100th Anniversary of Le...

The Centenary Tour de France is uniquely set to follow the original 1903 Tour route and then some. The “original six” cities included Paris, Lyon, Marseilles, Toulouse, Bordeaux, and Nantes. In designing the stages, the … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 14: Ryder...

Ryder Hesjedal's shoulders are hunched under his dark-blue Subaru/GaryFisher team jacket as he strides toward the Mayfair Mall Starbucks inVictoria, B.C. He gives a low wave through the window before opening thedoor and folding his … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 14: Break A...

March 12, 2003 (Toronto, ON) – Peace Point Entertainment Group and the Outdoor Life Network (OLN) present a new television series designed to engage, excite and encourage Canadians to get outdoors, get active and break … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 13: Garneau Sponsors Timex Multisports Tri...

March 13, 2003 – Louis Garneau enthusiastically announces a recent commitment in triathlon; Timex MultiSports will join the list of highly regarded Louis Garneau sponsored teams and athletes which includes the Saturn Cycling Team, the … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 13: Sprockids “Coastriders” Jump/Stunt/Skills Building...

Gibsons, BC – Norco Performance Bikes is proud to once again support Doug Detwiller and his Sprockids “Coastriders” Program. Norco Factory Team riders and Norco staff recently spent the weekend in Gibsons to help Sprockids … READ MORE → 0 comments

Mar 12: Kivilev Tragedy Sparks UCI Helmet...

March 12 2003 – Deeply shocked by the death of Kazakh rider Andrei Kivilev in the second stage of Paris-Nice, the International Cycling Union (UCI) would like to extend its sincere condolences to the family … READ MORE → 0 comments

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