Sunday April 17, the races at the 2011 Pan Am Juniors in Mar del Plata Argentina came to a close. It was a hard fought battle that weekend – two+ inches of rain fell in 40 minutes during the race, making the roads greasy and filled with debris. With winds up to 50+ kph, the women were put to the test for a long 60 km. Still, Canadian cyclists remained focused on the end line and although with good time, some racers expected more. Read story
Canada Qualifies for Medals at Junior Pan Ams
April 15, 2011Mar Del Plata, Argentina, is currently hosting top junior cyclists from April 11th through April 17th, 2011.
Alison Beveridge, set the quickest time in the morning session of the 2km individual pursuit 2:35.3., and is now going for Gold. Canada’s Sprint team also made it through to the Bronze medal round later this Tuesday. A great display of Canadian talent was seen throughout the races.Read more… Read story
Canadian Women’s Cycling Team Races this Week in 2011 World Championship
March 24, 2011This week, on March 24th, the women’s Canadian cycling team will take the spotlight as they compete in the Team Pursuit race for the 2011 World Championship in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Head Coach, Richard Wooles, announced the women’s squad earlier this week. The members are Tara Whitten (Edmonton, AB), Laura Brown (Vancouver, BC) and Clara Hughes (Glen Sutton, QC. The fourth rider, Stephanie Roorda (Vancouver, BC) will serve as the alternate. Read more… Read story
Chocolate Milk Anyone?
February 25, 2010This February, Canadian dairy farmers are going to be shipping 80, 000 additional liters of chocolate milk to Vancouver B.C. Why all the extra milk, you ask? Find out after the jump.
Mercedes Nicoll Gets Ready to Ride
January 26, 2010Mercedes Nicoll couldn’t be more pumped to be getting ready to ride the halfpipe in the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Canadians in Colombia
January 6, 2010Last month in Cali, Colombia, at the third World Cup event of the season, Canada’s cycling team had the opportunity to show the world what they’re made of.
Snowboarder Sarah Conrad Carries the Olympic Torch in Halifax
November 24, 2009This past Wednesday, Canadian snowboarder Sarah Conrad carried the Olympic torch on the final leg of the relay through Halifax. Read story
Canadian Track Cycling Team Trains Hard in Victoria
October 16, 2009This past weekend, the Canadian National Track Cycling team attended a grueling three-day training camp in Victoria, BC. Luckily, the camp wasn’t all about fitness testing. The athletes also learned about sport psychiatry, how to prepare nutritious and fast meals, self-recovery, as well as media training. Great work team!
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Jasey-Jay Anderson Opens World Cup Season with a Spot on the Podium
October 14, 2009Defending World Champion Jasey-Jay Anderson won the bronze medal of the parallel slalom (PSL) event in Landgraaf, Netherlands, in the first alpine snowboarding stop on the 2010 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup. Read story
BC Young Riders Shine on the National and International Stage
October 2, 2009The last two months has been nonstop for the riders from BC. It would be hard to cover everything that has been going on and the great results that have been achieved by all. Here are some of the highlights: Read story
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