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Aug 08: BC Cycling Time Trial...

August 8, 2008 – Team Escape Velocity is proud to be the host of the BC Time Trial Championships to be held in Squamish on August 9, 2008. Racing against the clock, the 38.5 km … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 08: Tour de Guadeloupe – Stage 6...

August 8, 2008 – Somewhat of a weird stage is what could describe Thursday’s 140km mountain dual – 3:28 was the difference between Canada’s Cameron Evans and Colombia’s climbing sensation, Flober Pena … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 07: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games — Preview...

August 7, 2008 (Beijing, China) – It’s nearly upon us, the massive Olympics piñata bursts open this Friday, August 8, with the Opening Ceremonies, always a spectacle of dance, music, pyrotechnics and more. After the … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 07: Michael Barry Report – San Sebastian...

August 7, 2008 (Beijing, China) – Half way around the world I’m sitting on another bed waiting to race. Four days ago, I sat on a bed in a small hotel in San Sebastian patiently … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 07: Tour de Québec Launches This...

August 7, 2008 – On September 4, the inaugural Tour de Québec will launch inside old Quebec fortifications. These ramparts surrounding Old Quebec are the only remaining fortified city walls in the Americas north of … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 07: Brampton Criterium – Important Race Updates...

August 7, 2008 – Here’s some important information concerning the Brampton criterium scheduled for Sunday, August 10. The current pre-registration for the senior 1-2 race in not high enough to run the race. If … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 07: Tour de Guadeloupe – Stage 5...

August 7, 2008 – Another day, another plan – that’s the way we need to roll around here. On Stage 4 we controlled the race, but we also lost seven minutes. According to the locals … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 07: Team Calyon to Lose Title...

August 7, 2008 (Montreal, QC) — Canada’s Team Calyon might lose its title sponsor, Calyon, a corporate and investment banking group that’s part of Crédit Agricole, a French-based bank that recently announced it will … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 07: Rockabilly Boogie Alley Cat Poker Run...

August 7, 2008 – Registration opens at 6pm at tge Tubby Dog, ride starts at 7pm sharp! We will have hype prizes from Steamwhistle Pilsner, Electra, Bird Dog Video, Bow Cycle and Campione for fastest … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 07: Mike’s Bike Shop Cup – Week...

Aug 7, 2008 (Montcon, NB) – The Mike’s Bike Shop Cup series held the first criterium race of the series on Tuesday in Moncton. After 45 minutes of racing around the 1 km circuit the … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 06: Buckwallow Cycling Centre Hosts Plastiglas Ontario...

August 6, 2008 – Plastiglas Ontario Cup # 6 will begin this Sunday, August 10 at the Buckwallow Cycling Centre near Gravenhurst, Ontario. The course is a mix of Buckwallow’s extremely fast doubletrack, and twisty, … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 06: MacDonald Wins Alberta Criterium...

August 6, 2008 – The three-day Tour de Bowness wrapped up Monday in Calgary with the traditional Tour de Bowness Criterium. This marquis event of the long weekend also served as the Alberta Provincial Criterium … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 06: Edmonton Mid-week Racing...

August 6, 2008 – A small group of riders was presented with good conditions of 26 Celcius for the August 5, 20 km ITT but unfortunately the light head wind on the outbound leg seemed … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 06: Sella Tests Positive for EPO –...

August 6, 2008 (Rome, Italy) – Emanuele Sella (CSF Group-Navigare) has tested positive for the same version of the banned blood booster, EPO (erythropoietin) that fellow Italian, Riccardo Ricco (formerly Saunier Duval), confessed to taking … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 05: Tour de Guadeloupe Report, Full Results...

August 5, 2008 – Well, the cat’s finally out of the hat. Columbian climber Flober Pena Pena showed the rest of the pack what he’s capable of after hiding for four days. Today’s Stage … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 05: Mardis Cyclistes — Stage 8 Report,...

August 5, 2008 (Lachine, QC) — Jean Francois Laroche (Sleeman) sprinted to victory at this evening’s Mardis Cyclistes Saputo Cup, ahead of Martin Gilbert (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) and Gilbert’s team mate Keven Lacombe. With … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 05: Atlantic Open BMX Championships and Speed...

August 5, 2008 (Dieppe, NB) – The Subway Dieppe BMX Track hosted the 1st Atlantic Open BMX races on Aug 2. With riders from as far away as Halifax it truly was an Atlantic event. … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 05: Charlottetown MP Tables Bill to Remove...

August 5, 2008 (Ottawa, ON) – On June 13, 2008 Charlottetown MP Shawn Murphy tabled a Bill in the House of Commons to remove all GST from bicycle sales across Canada to promote both sustainable … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 05: Gina Grain Report from the UCI...

August 5, 2008 (Montreux, Swizterland) – The first week of our final Olympic Preparation Camp here in Switzerland has flown by faster than any camp I have ever attended. A week ago Monday Zach and … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 05: Tour de Guadeloupe Report – Prologue,...

August 5, 2008 – Our trip to the Tour de Guadeloupe began a little different from what we had called the “Atlantic Dream Team”. Actually, three days later, we are still recovering physically, and especially … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 04: Pedal’s 2008 TdF Contest – Final...

August 4, 2008 – Here are the final standings of Pedal’s 2008 Tour de France Contest following Stage 21 and an additional week as stated in our contest rules to allow for any possible … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 04: Nissan UCI MTB World Cup XC...

August 4, 2008 (Bromont, Que.) – Mud defined yesterday’s World Cup XC races in Bromont, Que. That simple three letter word brought some of the world’s top riders crashing to the ground and caused top-of-the-line … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 04: Tour of Missouri Teams Finalized –...

August 4, 2008 (Kansas City, Mo.) – Team Garmin-Chipotle of the United States and Team Liquigas of Italy, two top-performing entrants from the recently completed Tour de France, head a list of 13 teams that … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 04: Tour of Elk Grove – Stage...

August 4, 2008 (Elk Grove, Illinois) – Canada’s David Veilleux (Kelly Benefits Strategies/Medifast) won the overall and finished second in Sunday’s final 80km Stage 3 criterium at the Tour of Elk Grove won … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 04: Coupe des Nations Abitibi 2008 –...

August 3, 2008 (Val-d’Or, QC) – The standard-bearer for the Hot Tubes Development Team, Nathan Brown (USA), waved to the cheering crowd in Val-d’Or on Sunday evening as the Coupe des Nations Abitibi 2008 drew … READ MORE → 0 comments

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