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Feb 20: 18,000 Attend 6th Annual Expodium Bicycle...

February 20, 2008 (Montreal, QC) — The sixth annual Expodium bike show ran from February 15-17 at Montreal’s downtown Place Bonaventure. Apart from the 200 exhibitors on site, visitors could also take in a 200m … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 20: Dukes Cycle Destroyed in Huge Six-Alarm...

February 20, 2008 – Early on Wednesday morning 30 fire trucks and 150 firefighters battled a massive six-alarm fire that ravaged a section of Queen St. West where heavy winds made the situation worse. Duke’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 20: Sophia Loren at...

February 20, 2008 – Italy’s Sophia Loren will be the figurehead of Italian cycling at BikeAsia’s “Made in Italy” exhibition in Singapore from April 10 to 13 at South East Asia’s first … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 20: Miranda Miller Wins Premier\’s Athletic...

February 20, 2008 – Grade 12, Howe Sound Secondary student, Miranda Miller, was one of 99 athletes recognized by the provincial government for excellence in their sporting achievements in 2006/07. In her sport of Downhill … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 20: Call for Applications – Carol Anne...

February 20, 2008 (Vancouver, B.C.) – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is now accepting applications for the 2008 Carol Anne Letheren Leadership and Sport Scholarship. The scholarship is a national, three-year, $1,500 per year, university … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 20: FCV...

February 20, 2008 – Well the snow keeps falling, the rain keeps falling, and temperatures are up one minute and down the next. At least we are dry and able to ride and train indoors. … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 20: BC Bike Race...

February 20, 2008 – Here are the latest headlines from the BC Bike Race headquarters, including details on BCBR’s “The Last 2 Spots” Contest, BCBR 2008 Awards Gala, and new scouting reports.That’s right, … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 20: Valley of the Sun – Stages...

February 20, 2008 (Phoenix, AZ) – The Valley of the Sun road stage race wrapped up on February 17 after three stages. Karl Bordine (5 Star WVO)took the Pro Men’s overall. Lana Atchley (Team … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 19: Amgen Tour of California — Stage...

February 19, 2008 (Palo Alto, CA) — The mood was grey and as the rain persisted through the day Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step displayed the speed that earned him the 2005 Road Worlds title … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 19: Primary/Devinci and SRAM Present – Too...

February 19, 2008 – Has it been a long winter? Do miss that feeling you get from riding your bike? More importantly do miss that feeling when you’re drifting both wheels hanging on for dear … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 19: Operacion Puerto Reopened – UCI Welcomes...

February 19, 2008 (Madrid, Spain) — A Spanish court has reopened the dormant Puerto Investigation into the 2006 doping scandal reports AP. Allegedly, many top athletes – including cyclists – were clients of a doping … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 19: Rocky Mountain Bicycles 2008 XC...

February 19, 2008 (Vancouver, B.C.) – Rocky Mountain Bicycles announces Olympic ambitious cross-country team. Headed by Silver medalists Marie-Hélène Prémont (Athens 2004) and Alison Sydor (Atlanta 1996), Rocky Mountain bikes looks to add a hat … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 19: Shimano Purchased Pearl Izumi from Nautilus...

February 19, 2008 (Irvine, Calif.) – Bringing premium sports apparel and footwear to its offering of industry-leading cycling and fishing products, Shimano has completed its purchase of DashAmerica, Inc. (dba Pearl Izumi USA, Inc.) from … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 19: Cycling BC Receives Excellent Response to...

February 19, 2008 – Twenty-one keen riders responded to the call for riders by Cycling BC’s Provincial Head Coach, Richard Wooles. Sixteen young downhillers came from Vancouver Island,the Sunshine Coast, Fort Langley, Whistler, … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 19: The BVC Maydays – 3 Days...

February 19, 2008 – Start off the BC summer race season with three intense days of track racing at the BVC Maydays track race! Brought to you by the Burnaby Velodrome Club and our sponsors, … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 19: OCA South Carolina Training Camp Reports...

February 19, 2008 – After an 18 hour drive that passed remarkably quickly, the crew for the OCA’s February training camp arrived in Seneca, South Carolina. Day one started with a quick trip to … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 18: Amgen Tour of California – Stage...

February 18, 2008 (Palo Alto, CA) – Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) CSC put the hammer down as his team mates Bobby Julich and race leader Fabian Cancellara brought Haedo to the front to score the … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 18: Amgen Tour of California – Women\’s...

February 18, 2008 (Santa Rosa, California) – Brooke Miller (USA) Tibco, 31 years strong, won the inaugural Women’s Criterium presented by the Redwood Regional Breast Center today as the pro 1/2 women rode into … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 18: Canada’s Gatto 2nd, Smith 3rd at...

February 18, 2008 (Valparaiso, Chile ) – Canadians were well represented at the Copa Contrapedal urban downhill race this past weekend in Valparaiso, Chile. Canadian national DH champ, Micayla Gatto (Commencal Oakley) took home second … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 18: Tour of Belize – Stages 4,...

February 18, 2008 (Belize) – Here’s a final update from the Tour of Belize, which finished yesterday in Belize City, Belize. Carlos Oyarzan (Chi) Tecos won the overall GC. Gavriel Epstein (Can) Santinos was … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 17: Amgen Tour of California – Prologue...

February 17, 2008 (Palo Alto, CA) – It was supposed to be another Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana day, but the US star didn’t win today’s short prologue, 3.4km (2.1 miles), at Stanford University’s palm-lined straightaway. … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 17: Tour Méditerranéen — Stage 5 Final...

February 17, 2008 (Gruissan) – Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis – Le Crédit par Téléphone won the final stage on Sunday, Sauvian to Gruissan, 115km as Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole took the overall win at … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 17: Copenhagen Track World Cup #4 –...

February 17, 2008 (Copenhagen, Denmark) — Canadians were eliminated in qualifying on Sunday to conclude a track cycling World Cup competition in Copenhagen. In the Madison, Martin Gilbert of Chateauguay, Que., and his teammate Ryan … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 17: Superprestige #7 – Albert...

February 17, 2008 (Vorselaar, Belgium) – Niels Albert (Bel) Palmans-Cras took charge today winning the Superprestige #7 in Vorselaar, Belgium over Radomír Simunek (Cze) Palmans-Cras in second and Belgium’s Sven Vanthourenhout (Sunweb-Pro Job)Results1. Niels … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 17: Eastern Ontario Roller Racing Championships –...

February 17, 2008 (Ottawa, ON) – It was a night of trash talk and posturing with some spanking thrown in to punish the wicked as Ottawa’s Elmdale House Tavern hosted Round 2 of the 2008 … READ MORE → 0 comments

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