Santiago del Estero – The UCI BMX World Cup concluded in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, on September 16-17, with Rounds 5 and 6. Tory Nyhaug of Coquitlam, BC, finished third overall in the Elite Men’s standings. In Round 5, James Palmer of North Vancouver, BC, made the men’s final, finishing eighth overall. It was his…
OTTAWA – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the team of 46 riders that will represent Canada at the Mountain Bike World Championships, to be held in Cairns, Australia, on September 5-10. Team Canada includes an Olympic medalist, former and current world champions, plus some of Canada’s most promising riders for the future. The Cross-country…
OTTAWA – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the team of 28 athletes who will represent Canada at the Cross-country Mountain Bike World Championships, to take place June 29th to July 3rd, in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic. Normally held at the end of August, the cross-country (Olympic discipline) world championships take place earlier…
CAIRNS, AUS – The opening round of the Cross-country World Cup in Cairns, Australia, saw two Canadians on the podium, with Catherine Fleury (Canadian National) finishing second in the Under-23 Women, and Catharine Pendrel (Luna) taking fourth in the Elite women. Two Canadian men finished in the top-20 in the Elite Men’s race. In Mountain…
OTTAWA – When the NextGen program (previously known as the Talent Development Program) was introduced by Own the Podium, the sport of cycling was identified as one of the few summer and winter sports to be given the opportunity to access funds that would contribute to building future champions that were positively trending towards Olympic…
CALI, COLOMBIA – Canada won the gold medal in the women’s team pursuit event at the UCI Track World Cup in Cali, Colombia, and in doing so earned the white jersey as the UCI World Cup leaders. The four-woman team qualified with the fastest time of all countries at the race, 4:21.359, just edging the…
OTTAWA – Cycling Canada and Commonwealth Games Canada today confirmed the 16 cyclists who will compete at the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23 to August 3, 2014. Cycling Canada has selected a mix of established performers and young up-and-comers with the potential to win as many as 10 medals in track,…