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Dean Campbell May 21, 2014
Toronto cyclists have long sought out ways to influence city planning. Now the City of Toronto has created an app […]
Dean Campbell May 20, 2014
The International Mountain Bicycling Association of Canada has announced plans for the 2014 season, which include restructuring of the organization […]
Dean Campbell May 19, 2014
Raphael Gagne and Catharine Pendrel won the men’s and women’s cross country race at the Mont Tremblant Canada Cup this […]
Dean Campbell May 15, 2014
Cross country and downhill mountain bikers will start the 2014 Canada Cup race season at Mont-Tremblant, Que., this weekend. Riders […]
Dean Campbell May 14, 2014
What do sled dogs and World Cup mountain biker Geoff Kabush have in common? According to filmmaker Sam Smith (Behind […]
Dean Campbell May 12, 2014
Canadian paracyclists won eight medals at the opening round of the 2014 World Cup season in Castiglione Della Pescaia, Italy, […]
Dean Campbell May 9, 2014
Lac Mégantic, Quebec, will once again host the elite and U23 Canadian Road Cycling Championships and Para-cycling championships. The town […]
Dean Campbell May 6, 2014
Five Canadian BMX racers are headed to Papendal, Netherlands for the second round of the BMX Supercross World Cup. The team includes Tory Nyhaug, who raced for Canada at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Hayden Mechielsen, James Palmer and Brandon Reid. Amelia Walsh is the lone Canadian woman competing in Papendal.
Dean Campbell April 29, 2014
Canadian mountain bike champion Derek Zandstra put in a strong performance at the past weekend’s Whiskey 50 mountain bike festival. […]
Dean Campbell April 28, 2014
Canadian mountain bike champion Emily Batty overcame technical problems to finish in second at the World Cup cross country race […]
Dean Campbell April 25, 2014
Canadian mountain biker Geoff Kabush is aiming to score a three-peat at the Whiskey 50 race in Prescott, Arizona. The […]
Dean Campbell April 25, 2014
Mikaela Kofman will be the lone rider from Scott-3Rox to race at the World Cup in Cairns, Australia this weekend. […]
Dean Campbell April 23, 2014
Catharine Pendrel has returned to normal training volume following an April Fool’s Day crash that proved to be no laughing […]
Dean Campbell April 23, 2014
Anne Caroline Chausson and Jérôme Clementz won the women’s and men’s divisions at the opening round of the Enduro World […]
Dean Campbell April 18, 2014
The Enduro World Series opens the 2014 season this weekend, in Nevados de Chillan, Chile. Held April 19-20, stages will […]
Dean Campbell April 14, 2014
Scott-3Rox teammates Geoff Kabush and Derek Zandstra finished third and fifth in the Sea Otter pro cross country race on […]
Dean Campbell April 13, 2014
Mountain bike legend Julien Absalon won the opening round of the 2014 Mountain Bike XC World Cup, in Pietermaritzburg, South […]
Dean Campbell April 12, 2014
American Aaron Gwin returned to the top of the downhill mountain bike World Cup at the first round of the […]
Dean Campbell April 9, 2014
Canada’s top ranked mountain bike team hosted friends and supporters Tuesday night, to launch their 2014 season. The team is […]
Dean Campbell April 2, 2014
When the Toronto Parking Authority took over Bixi Toronto’s operations at the end of 2013, it was inevitable that changes […]
Dean Campbell March 31, 2014
Canadian Tory Nyhaug won the bronze medal at the BMX continental championships in Chula Vista, Calif., on Sunday. Nyhaug finished […]
Dean Campbell March 30, 2014
Four Canadians won medals in the mountain bike XCO races at the Pan American championships in Barbacena, Brazil. Mikaela Kofman […]
Dean Campbell March 27, 2014
The Bouette et Bitume cycling festival will once again highlight the spectacular scenery of Quebec’s Gaspe region, including a Gran […]
Dean Campbell March 25, 2014
The long-troubled Bixi Montreal bike-share system has been granted one more year of operation to prove it can be viable. […]
Dean Campbell March 5, 2014
Mountain Equipment Co-op announced the winners of its 2014 Dirt Search on March 4. The Dirt Search was a contest […]
Dean Campbell March 3, 2014
Professional mountain bike team Scott-3Rox Racing announced new sponsors joining the team for the 2014 season. Kijiji.ca, a classifieds website […]
Dean Campbell February 27, 2014
Retired professional cyclist David Veilleux has taken on a new role in cycling world, as a columnist for the Montreal […]
Dean Campbell February 25, 2014
Vancouver-based Josh Carlson will ride for the Giant Factory Off-Road Racing team in the World Enduro Series for the 2014 season.
Dean Campbell February 20, 2014
The Canada-based Scott-3Rox Racing team has added Park Tools as a sponsor for the 2014 season. The news came as […]
Dean Campbell February 18, 2014
Hamilton will be getting a bike share program this spring, run by Social Bicycles, a company with bike share systems […]
Dean Campbell February 6, 2014
The city of Whitehorse is beginning to suffer from traffic congestion. The city council is currently evaluating a $400,000 plan […]
Dean Campbell February 5, 2014
Bike share company Alta has partnered with 8D Technologies to develop a new generation of bike share programs, starting in […]
Dean Campbell January 30, 2014
Rocky Mountain Bicycles and Urge bike products have combined their previous efforts in enduro racing to create a team dedicated […]
Dean Campbell January 29, 2014
Hinton, Alta., is pushing to build a stronger reputation in mountain biking, with the hopes of becoming a “mecca” for […]
Dean Campbell January 27, 2014
Registration is now open for the Pfaff Porsche Hero Ride, supporting Bridgepoint Active Healthcare and Coast to Coast against Cancer. […]
Dean Campbell January 24, 2014
North American bike manufacturing and assembly suffered a blow recently, when Dorel Industries announced it would be moving a bike […]
Dean Campbell January 23, 2014
West coast cyclists looking ahead to a long season of riding might want to consider an early season goal, Barry’s […]
Dean Campbell January 22, 2014
Fans of cycling in Canada could be in for more of the activity they love. Arrond, a Toronto-based company has […]
Dean Campbell January 17, 2014
Fans of bike racing are familiar with the collection of one-day events in Europe, known as the Spring Classics. Each […]
Dean Campbell January 16, 2014
The future of the bike lock is being developed in Whitehorse by Gord Duncan. The TEO lock has no physical […]
Dean Campbell January 15, 2014
The city of Waterloo, Ont., is the first municipality in the region to use bike boxes at intersections to offer […]
Dean Campbell January 12, 2014
Canadian Olympic medallist Helen Upperton is in India to ride a bike and raise funds for Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Canada. Upperton has represented Canada as a bobsleigh pilot, winning a silver medal at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games.
Dean Campbell January 10, 2014
The City of Toronto is no closer to allowing e-bikes in bike lanes and on paths in city parks. The […]
Dean Campbell January 9, 2014
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has made some changes for 2014. Notably, a new banned-substance list has been released. Changes to the […]
Dean Campbell January 7, 2014
Toronto cyclists may have to share bike lanes with e-bikes in the near future. A report from the general manager […]
Dean Campbell January 5, 2014
The oldest running community bike shop in Edmonton is moving locations. BikeWorks South is run by the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ […]
Dean Campbell December 23, 2013
With the close of 2013 approaching, Canadian Cycling Magazine’s writers are reflecting on the major moments of the past year. […]
Dean Campbell December 20, 2013
A Mississauga firefighter was prompted to raise funds to replace a child’s bike just before Christmas. Jeff Jones was working […]
Dean Campbell December 14, 2013
More than a month ago, major parts manufacturer SRAM announced a recall of the Red-22 and S-700 hydraulic road brakes. […]
Dean Campbell December 13, 2013
Bixi Toronto is getting an upgrade in 2014, thanks to finds set aside for the Host City Showcase program, part […]
Dean Campbell December 5, 2013
Bixi Toronto has a secure future, thanks to the work of the City of Toronto council. Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong has […]
Dean Campbell November 29, 2013
New trails are being built on Robinson’s Island, in Prince Edward Island National Park. The new construction will include a […]
Dean Campbell November 28, 2013
Figures for the operating costs of the Milton Velodrome were recently submitted to town council. The staff report indicates a […]
Dean Campbell November 25, 2013
After three years away, the BC Bike Race is returning to Vancouver’s North Shore in 2014. Day 1 of the […]
Dean Campbell November 25, 2013
Coming into the Canadian cyclocross championships, defending champ Geoff Kabush will be very close to home. After residing in the […]
Dean Campbell November 22, 2013
A fixture at the very top of women’s mountain bike racing, Catharine Pendrel knows that cyclocross demands different skills from […]
Dean Campbell November 19, 2013
Nathan Antone is a 12-year-old boy who suffers from autism, and recently had his bicycle stolen while at a public […]
Dean Campbell November 17, 2013
Iowa City, IOWA – Katerina Nash of team Luna Chix dominated the Jingle Cross race weekend in Iowa City, claiming […]
Dean Campbell November 16, 2013
Iowa City, IOWA – Catharine Pendrel finished second overall on the second day of racing at the UCI Jingle Cross […]
Dean Campbell November 16, 2013
Canadian mountain biker Catharine Pendrel was recently crowned B.C.’s cyclocross champion, despite having been off her ‘cross bike for some […]
Dean Campbell November 13, 2013
The Toronto 2015 Pan Am velodrome being constructed in Milton, Ont., will be one of three venues to receive legacy […]
Dean Campbell November 11, 2013
Japan’s federal government has floated the idea of creating a Ministry of Bicycle Promotions. A parliamentary working group made the […]
Dean Campbell November 7, 2013
When Rocky Mountain wanted to debut the new Instinct, the solution seemed pretty obvious; put two great riders on the […]
Dean Campbell November 6, 2013
Bixi Montreal is packing up the system and removing stations in preparation for winter. Unlike the Bixi system in other […]
Dean Campbell November 5, 2013
The Toronto Bixi bike share program is under pressure to work out a new financial deal with city officials ahead […]
Dean Campbell November 4, 2013
Geoff Kabush and Catharine Pendrel came out on top this past weekend at the Iceman Cometh mountain bike race in […]
Dean Campbell November 1, 2013
Good and bad for Toronto Mountain bikers Toronto mountain bikers have both reason to celebrate and lament when it comes […]
Dean Campbell October 30, 2013
There’s a new stage race in Canada, set to begin in July 2014. Called the Singletrack 6, and organized under […]
Dean Campbell October 29, 2013
Canadian Cory Wallace finished second overall in the Crocodile Trophy, a mountain bike stage race in Australia. Wallace finished 12 […]
Dean Campbell October 25, 2013
Canadian Cory Wallace is closing in on a second place finish at the Australian stage race, the Crocodile Trophy. Wallace […]
Dean Campbell October 23, 2013
Mountain bike suspension manufacturer Fox Racing Shox has issued a recall for 40,000 Evolution series forks after a problem was […]
Dean Campbell October 22, 2013
The city of Portland, Oregon is well known as a bike-friendly place. Yet for mountain bikers, the Pacific Northwest town […]
Dean Campbell October 17, 2013
Freeride mountain biker Kyle Strait made history, becoming the first rider to win a career-second Red Bull Rampage, held Oct […]
Dean Campbell October 13, 2013
The Canadian Olympic Committee has named Curt Harnett as the Chef de Mission for the 2015 Pan Am Games. Harnett […]
Dean Campbell October 3, 2013
In an effort to raise awareness of the dangers of invasive species, Angella Goran has taken to two wheels. Goran, […]
Dean Campbell October 2, 2013
Under sunny skies in Chula Vista, California, Canadian BMX racer Tory Nuhaug wrapped up his World Cup season with a […]
Dean Campbell September 27, 2013
Mountain bike clubs across Canada have a chance to get a visit from the IMBA Canada Trail Care Crew in […]
Dean Campbell September 22, 2013
Steve Smith won the final round of the 2013 Downhill World Cup race season, becoming the first Canadian to win […]
Dean Campbell September 19, 2013
Nicolas Vouilloz and Marla Streb headlined the inductees to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame, located […]
Dean Campbell September 16, 2013
Canadian downhill mountain biker Steve Smith won the Norwegian round of the Mountain Bike World Cup, in Hafjell, for the […]
Dean Campbell September 15, 2013
Irina Kalentieva and Jaroslav Kulhavy won the final women’s and men’s cross country mountain bike World Cup races, held in […]
Dean Campbell September 12, 2013
Fans of the Bixi bike-sharing program in Toronto have a reason to celebrate. Thanks to the efforts of a city […]
Dean Campbell September 2, 2013
Things looked good for Canadian Steve Smith heading into the men’s downhill mountain bike race at the 2013 World Championships. […]
Dean Campbell August 31, 2013
Nino Schurter and Julie Bresset repeated as Mountain Bike World Champions during the elite competition in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The […]
Dean Campbell August 31, 2013
Three Canadians cracked the top ten during the U23 and Junior level races at the 2013 Mountain Bike World Championships […]
Dean Campbell August 29, 2013
Canadian Peter Disera earned the silver medal in the Junior XCO race at the 2013 mountain bike world championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Dean Campbell August 28, 2013
Tory Nyhaug swept the men’s elite time trial and supercross at the 2013 Canadian BMX championships this past weekend. Amelia Walsh accomplished the same in the women’s elite, netting her first national titles.
Dean Campbell August 26, 2013
Canadian Cathryn Zeglinski struck gold in South Africa, winning her age group at the UCI Mountain Bike Masters World Championships […]
Dean Campbell August 22, 2013
City officials are looking for input on the design of a new bike park in the southwest corner of Toronto. […]
Dean Campbell August 19, 2013
Canadian downhill racer Steve Smith is on a roll. A week after winning the Mont Sainte Anne World Cup, Smith […]
Dean Campbell August 16, 2013
Cycling Canada has announced that it will be taking additional racers to compete at the 2013 Mountain Bike World Championships […]
Dean Campbell August 15, 2013
Less than a week after winning the Mont Sainte Anne World Cup downhill, Steve Smith flew through the Fox Air […]
Dean Campbell August 14, 2013
The final round of the 2013 Canada Cup season was held this week, in Whistler B.C. Geoff Kabush of Scott-3Rox […]
Dean Campbell August 13, 2013
Steve Smith became the first Canadian to win the Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup men’s downhill on Sunday, taking the race in […]
Dean Campbell August 13, 2013
Czech mountain biker Katerina Nash won the first World Cup race of her career Saturday in Mont Sainte Anne, Que. […]
Dean Campbell August 13, 2013
Canadian downhill mountain biker Steve Smith blazed down the Mont Sainte Anne World Cup course setting the fastest qualifying time […]
Dean Campbell August 13, 2013
Nearly 100 Canadian mountain bikers will be racing the Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup, in Quebec, Aug. 10 and 11. Mont-Sainte-Anne has […]
Dean Campbell August 13, 2013
Canadian Holly Feniak is one of the riders profiled in an upcoming film, A Racer’s Dream presents the world of downhill racing […]
Dean Campbell August 13, 2013
Frédérique Trudel and Leandre Bouchard won the women’s and men’s cross country mountain bike gold medals at the Canada Summer […]