About: Kirsten Frattini is was a professional road cyclist and a member of the Canadian national road team. Although her favourite roads to ride are over high mountain passes, she also enjoys mountain biking, cyclocross and commutes around town. Connect: kirstenfrattini
Kirsten Frattini April 6, 2014
Canada’s Leah Kirchmann (Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies) has extended her lead in the overall classification after winning the […]
Kirsten Frattini April 5, 2014
Canada’s Leah Kirchmann (Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies) moved into the overall race lead following her victory during the […]
Kirsten Frattini April 4, 2014
Cycling Canada announced the eight women who will participate in the elite women’s European campaign that begins on April 7 […]
Kirsten Frattini April 4, 2014
Former mountain bike world champion, Catharine Pendrel (Luna Pro Team) is recovering from a broken collarbone sustained while on a […]
Kirsten Frattini April 4, 2014
Canada’s Leah Kirchmann and Will Routley, Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies teammates, are sitting in second place in the elite […]
Kirsten Frattini April 3, 2014
Canadians Karol Ann Canuel (Specialized-lululemon) and Will Routley (Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies) stood on the podium during the […]
Kirsten Frattini March 31, 2014
Canada’s Karol Ann Canuel (Specialized-lululemon) took the top spot on the podium in the overall classification at the San Dimas […]
Kirsten Frattini March 28, 2014
Cannondale announced its new OverMountain lineup for 2015 on Wednesday. The company has redesigned its Trigger and Jekyll. The Jekyll […]
Kirsten Frattini March 28, 2014
A series of Canadian professional cyclists were on the start line at the opening stage of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi […]
Kirsten Frattini March 25, 2014
U.S. bicycle component manufacturer, SRAM unveiled its new Guide mountain bike brakes on Tuesday. The product includes three models and […]
Kirsten Frattini March 25, 2014
These made-in-Italy shoes won’t weigh you down on the bike: the claimed weight of one shoe is 274 g.
Kirsten Frattini March 24, 2014
Canada’s Rémi Pelletier-Roy (Garneau-Quebecor) won the Delray Beach Twilight in Florida on Saturday. The Quebec sprinter outpaced David Cueli (Team […]
Kirsten Frattini March 24, 2014
Canada’s Will Routley (Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies) won the overall title at the Chico Stage Race on Sunday. […]
Kirsten Frattini March 23, 2014
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) won the 105th Milan-San Remo under unpleasantly cold and wet weather conditions along the Ligurian coast of […]
Kirsten Frattini March 23, 2014
Team Europcar’s Antoine Duchesne placed 29th at the UCI 1.1 Cholet-Pays de Loire on Sunday in France. The Canadian is […]
Kirsten Frattini March 18, 2014
The 7 Days in May cycling event will once again raise awareness about pancreatic cancer. The 1,100-km fundraiser ride around […]
Kirsten Frattini March 17, 2014
Hamilton’s Downtown Bike Hound gave away free bikes to kids, on the corner of Locke and Herkimer Streets, on Saturday. […]
Kirsten Frattini March 15, 2014
Geoff Kabush (Scott-3Rox Racing) won the elite men’s cross country race at Bonelli Park in California on Saturday. The event […]
Kirsten Frattini March 14, 2014
The city of Hamilton is considering spending $1.6 million, spread over three years, to install a two-way bike lane along […]
Kirsten Frattini March 12, 2014
Vernon, B.C.’s Silver Star Mountain Resort announced that it will allow fat bikes to ride on its Nordic and snowshoeing […]
Kirsten Frattini March 11, 2014
Italian bicycle component manufacturer Campagnolo has released the details of its latest Super Record RS groupset. The company worked with professional cycling teams and sponsored riders, and reviewed valuable feedback in order to create the Super Record RS group set. Multiple prototypes were tested in both the labs and in WorldTour competition in order to improve performance and reliability.
Kirsten Frattini March 11, 2014
A series of talented Canadian cyclists competed at the Old Pueblo Grand Prix held on March 8 in Tucson, Ariz. […]
Kirsten Frattini March 10, 2014
Canada’s Lex Albrecht (Twenty16 Pro Cycling) won the Tour de Murrieta omnium held from March 7 to 9 in California. […]
Kirsten Frattini March 10, 2014
Several thefts have taken place at Hardwood Ski and Bike on Thursday in Oro-Medonte township near Barrie, Ont. It was […]
Kirsten Frattini March 9, 2014
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) rode to a solo victory at the UCI 1.1 Roma Maxima held in Rome on Sunday. He […]
Kirsten Frattini March 7, 2014
Giant Pro XC and Liv Pro XC have announced their world-class rosters for the 2014 season. Giant Pro XC announced […]
Kirsten Frattini March 6, 2014
Italian bicycle component manufacturer, Campagnolo has announced this year’s Campagnolo Gran Fondo San Diego held on April 6 in California. […]
Kirsten Frattini March 5, 2014
A cyclist has started an online petition that asks city council to create better cycling infrastructure in Victoria. The city […]
Kirsten Frattini March 4, 2014
Cyclists who want to save on their entry at the Tour of Bronte Bicycle Races and Ride Clinics can do […]
Kirsten Frattini March 4, 2014
The city of Lethbridge hopes to win a bid to host the start of the Tour of Alberta, a professional […]
Kirsten Frattini March 2, 2014
Canada’s Laura Brown takes eighth place in the women’s omnium upon the conclusion of the UCI world track championships held […]
Kirsten Frattini March 1, 2014
Canada’s Jasmin Glaesser earned the bronze medal in the women’s points race at the UCI world track championships held on […]
Kirsten Frattini March 1, 2014
Canada’s Max Plaxton (Cannondale Factory Racing) won the Mellow Johnny’s Classic, the first stop of the U.S. Pro XCT series, […]
Kirsten Frattini February 28, 2014
Canada’s Rob Britton (Team SmartStop) secured second place in the overall classification at the Vuelta Independencia Nacional held in the […]
Kirsten Frattini February 27, 2014
The Canadian women’s team pursuit squad secured the silver medal in a riveting finale at the UCI world track championships […]
Kirsten Frattini February 27, 2014
Canada’s Gord Fraser will take on a new position as Power Coach for the power meter manufacturer Quarq. In addition […]
Kirsten Frattini February 26, 2014
Organizers of the 2015 UCI elite road world championships unveiled the routes for the races to be held from Sept. […]
Kirsten Frattini February 26, 2014
Two of Italy’s well-known single-day races, Strade Bianche and Milan-San Remo, could potentially be re-routed due to weather and safety […]
Kirsten Frattini February 25, 2014
Canada’s Ryan Anderson has his sights set on strong performances at the Amgen Tour of California. The UCI 2.HC race […]
Kirsten Frattini February 25, 2014
Cycling Canada has sent a series of talented track specialists to compete at the UCI 2014 world track championships to […]
Kirsten Frattini February 24, 2014
The American-based team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies wrapped up its pre-season training camp in Oxnard, California on Sunday. […]
Kirsten Frattini February 24, 2014
Waterloo, Ont.’s cycling community is asking the city to re-evaluate and make changes to its active transportation master plan. Cyclists […]
Kirsten Frattini February 21, 2014
Toronto city council voted to allow electric bikes to use bike lanes on Thursday. Only e-bikes weighing less than 40 […]
Kirsten Frattini February 21, 2014
Canada’s Rob Britton secured third place on the podium at the opening stage of the UCI 2.2 Vuelta Independencia Nacional […]
Kirsten Frattini February 20, 2014
Victoria police partially closed Quadra Street in order to investigate a bike-car collision that took place at 8:45 a.m. on […]
Kirsten Frattini February 20, 2014
Calgary’s council committee voted to delay the proposed two-way separated cycle track on First Street S.E. after five hours of […]
Kirsten Frattini February 19, 2014
Cycling B.C. announced the selection of athletes who will make up the high performance teams, provincial BMX teams, and youth […]
Kirsten Frattini February 19, 2014
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi is suggesting that the city use temporary barriers for the proposed dedicated two-way cycle track network […]
Kirsten Frattini February 18, 2014
Vélo Quebec hosted its inaugural winter edition of the Tour de l’Île, a winter ride in Montreal, where 500 cyclists […]
Kirsten Frattini February 18, 2014
Saskatoon Cycles and the Saskatoon Police Services are making an effort to promote bike safety awareness with a new Light […]
Kirsten Frattini February 16, 2014
The Amgen Tour of California has added a second one-day women’s race to its program. The new criterium in Sacramento […]
Kirsten Frattini February 16, 2014
The Ontario Cycling Association (OCA) released the list of carded athletes during the 2014 season. Some of these riders are […]
Kirsten Frattini February 14, 2014
UCI ProTeams Cannondale and Lampre-Merida had a combined 600,000 euro worth of equipment stolen from each of their headquarters in […]
Kirsten Frattini February 14, 2014
Members of Hamilton’s cycling community are asking the city to rebuild the velodrome in Windham Centre, On., for cyclists to […]
Kirsten Frattini February 12, 2014
The cycling community is asking the Burnaby City Hall to renew its funding for cycling programs, up to $9,180 worth. […]
Kirsten Frattini February 11, 2014
The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced that a total of 121 teams, from 31 countries, have been registered for the […]
Kirsten Frattini February 11, 2014
The newly formed Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) introduced the ground rules and stipulations of its one-year investigation on Tuesday. […]
Kirsten Frattini February 11, 2014
Ottawa’s Alex Cataford has returned home after being involved in a bike-car collision while training on Jan. 23 in Tucson, […]
Kirsten Frattini February 10, 2014
Canada’s Max Plaxton will join the Cannondale Factory Racing Team during the 2014 mountain bike season. He will focus on […]
Kirsten Frattini February 10, 2014
Schwalbe and Syntace have teamed up to develop a new dual chamber tire and wheel system that will allow mountain […]
Kirsten Frattini February 7, 2014
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has suggested the need to modernize the Olympic Sports Program at the 126th […]
Kirsten Frattini February 6, 2014
Shimano introduced a new compact multi-sport camera called the CM-1000 Sport Camera that’s small enough for cyclists to mount to […]
Kirsten Frattini February 6, 2014
Shimano launched its Di2 wireless unit that will connect to select compatible computers and display gear positioning, battery life, and […]
Kirsten Frattini February 6, 2014
Calgary’s proposed cycle track network plan was leaked to the media ahead of an open house scheduled between 5 and […]
Kirsten Frattini February 5, 2014
Calgary is expected to announce the plans for a network of cycle tracks on Thursday. The roughly six new cycle […]
Kirsten Frattini February 4, 2014
Cycling can seem like a fairly unsafe activity when you think of riders sharing the roads with motorized traffic and […]
Kirsten Frattini February 4, 2014
Ottawa’s Kevin Field is the newest Canadian addition to the Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies team, taking on the […]
Kirsten Frattini February 3, 2014
The continental team Amore & Vita-Selle SMP started its season at the G.P. Costa degli Estruschi in Italy on Sunday. […]
Kirsten Frattini February 2, 2014
Czech Republic’s Zdeněk Štybar and Belgium’s Wout Van Aert secured cyclocross world titles in the elite and under-23 men’s races […]
Kirsten Frattini February 1, 2014
Holland’s Marianne Vos won her seventh elite women’s cyclocross title at the UCI cyclocross world championships held in Hoogerheide on […]
Kirsten Frattini February 1, 2014
Cycling Canada Cyclisme announced the seven riders who will compete in the upcoming UCI cyclocross world championships held on Feb. […]
Kirsten Frattini January 30, 2014
Stevens Racing-The Cyclery, an Ottawa-based cycling team, announced its roster as it heads into the 2014 season. Annie Forman-Mackey, a […]
Kirsten Frattini January 26, 2014
Ottawa cyclists Mike Woods, Emily Flynn and Braydon Bourne received the 2014 National Capital Region (NCR) bursary to help fund […]
Kirsten Frattini January 26, 2014
The cyclocross World Cup series concluded with the seventh round held on Sunday in Nommay, France where American Katie Compton […]
Kirsten Frattini January 22, 2014
Saskatoon city council is open to testing segregated bike lanes on two busy streets in the downtown area in May. […]
Kirsten Frattini January 21, 2014
As the Tour de San Luis gets underway for the pro men, the inaugural Tour Femenino de San Luis recently […]
Kirsten Frattini January 20, 2014
Canada’s Lex Albrecht has joined the Twenty16 Professional American Cycling Team for the 2014 season. She will focus on USA […]
Kirsten Frattini January 19, 2014
Canada’s Allison Beveridge, Joseph Veloce and Hugo Barrette closed out the third UCI track cycling World Cup on Sunday in […]
Kirsten Frattini January 18, 2014
Canada’s Hugo Barrette earned fourth place in the men’s keirin at the third UCI track cycling World Cup on Saturday […]
Kirsten Frattini January 17, 2014
The Canadian women’s team pursuit squad won the gold medal at the opening day of the third UCI track cycling […]
Kirsten Frattini January 17, 2014
Alberta’s Alana Heise (Terrascape Racing) earned the bronze medal at the UCI masters cyclocross world championships held on Jan. 4 […]
Kirsten Frattini January 16, 2014
Calgary Coun. Sean Chu suggested that the dedicated two-way cycle track proposed for First Street S.E. take space from the […]
Kirsten Frattini January 15, 2014
The number of bike trips have increased in downtown Calgary since the city opened its first dedicated two-way cycle track […]
Kirsten Frattini January 14, 2014
Olympic mountain biker Catharine Pendrel (Luna Pro Team) is thrilled at the potential for cyclocross to be included as a […]
Kirsten Frattini January 14, 2014
Oakville is asking the government of Ontario to put more funding into necessary infrastructure for the cycling community. The town’s […]
Kirsten Frattini January 12, 2014
Jasmin Glaesser is aiming for a strong performance as a member of Canada’s women’s team pursuit squad competing at the […]
Kirsten Frattini January 10, 2014
Opus Bike will sponsor recently retired pro road cyclist François Parisien in his new cycling endeavours. The Quebec native is […]
Kirsten Frattini January 9, 2014
Canadian Olympic mountain biker Geoff Kabush (Scott-3Rox Racing) is hoping that the sport of cyclocross will join the Winter Olympic […]
Kirsten Frattini January 8, 2014
The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced the three people who will lead the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) and investigate […]
Kirsten Frattini January 5, 2014
Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) and Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) won the sixth round of the elite women and men’s cyclocross […]
Kirsten Frattini January 3, 2014
International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson will soon announce the three people who will make up the independent commission […]
Kirsten Frattini December 27, 2013
Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) and Lars van der Haar (Rabobank Development Team) won the fifth round of the cyclocross […]
Kirsten Frattini December 22, 2013
American Katie Compton (Trek) and Frenchman Francis Mourey (FDJ.fr) won round four of the UCI World Cup cyclocross series on […]
Kirsten Frattini December 19, 2013
There will be 16 Canadian road cyclists competing for UCI continental men’s and elite women’s teams that are registered in […]
Kirsten Frattini December 18, 2013
With the close of 2013 just a few weeks away, Canadian Cycling Magazine’s writers are reflecting on the major moments […]
Kirsten Frattini December 16, 2013
Cycling groups have requested London, Ont., city hall to consider developing a Cycling Advisory Committee (CAC) to help encourage future […]
Kirsten Frattini December 15, 2013
Canada’s Will Routley has his sights set on a medal performance at the Commonwealth Games held from July 23 to […]
Kirsten Frattini December 12, 2013
Quebec’s Karol-Ann Canuel is prepared to take on some of the toughest road races on the elite women’s calendar with […]
Kirsten Frattini December 9, 2013
Geoff Kabush (Scott-3Rox Racing) capped off a short but successful cyclocross season with a victory at the Bend Cross Crusade […]