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 December 8, 2013
Mike Garrigan (Van Dessel-Shimano) secured third and second places at the two-day NBX Gran Prix of Cyclocross in Warwick, Rhode […]
Kirsten Frattini December 8, 2013
One week after winning his fifth Canadian cyclocross title, Geoff Kabush (Scott-3Rox Racing) secured a second place at the Deschutes […]
Kirsten Frattini December 6, 2013
Zach Bell is looking forward to returning to the North American racing scene with his new team Smart Stop presented […]
Kirsten Frattini December 5, 2013
The Italian Olympic Committee’s anti-doping tribunal banned cyclist Danilo Di Luca from the sport for life and fined him $50,000 […]
Kirsten Frattini December 5, 2013
The Women’s White Spot-Delta Road Race secured UCI 1.2 status next year. The race will be held on July 6 […]
Kirsten Frattini December 5, 2013
Specialized’s S-Works Ruby is made for serious cyclists. Those ready to move to the top of the company’s Ruby […]
Kirsten Frattini November 30, 2013
Catharine Pendrel (Luna Pro Team) and Geoff Kabush (Scott-3Rox Racing) won the elite titles at the Hansen Industries 2013 Canadian […]
Kirsten Frattini November 27, 2013
The City of Toronto is encouraging companies and organizations to promote cycling by offering awards to those who show leadership […]
Kirsten Frattini November 26, 2013
In September, a few days before David Veilleux would race in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, the Europcar rider […]
Kirsten Frattini November 25, 2013
Raphaël Gagné will skip the Canadian cyclocross championships to focus on preparing for the up coming mountain bike season with […]
Kirsten Frattini November 24, 2013
Ottawa’s Derrick St. John and Natasha Elliott are preparing for strong performances at the Canadian cyclocross championships held on Nov. […]
Kirsten Frattini November 23, 2013
America’s Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) and Belgium’s Niels Albert (KBCP-Powerplus) won the third round of the cyclocross World-Cup series […]
Kirsten Frattini November 21, 2013
Guillaume Boivin has re-signed a contract with the ProTeam Cannondale Pro Cycling for the 2014 season. The Montreal native will […]
Kirsten Frattini November 21, 2013
In just one year, Maghalie Rochette has risen to the top of cyclocross racing on the North American circuit and […]
Kirsten Frattini November 20, 2013
Bruno Langlois is looking forward to a full season of racing across North America with his new team 5-Hour Energy […]
Kirsten Frattini November 20, 2013
Lance Armstrong and his attorneys reached a settlement with Acceptance Insurance Holdings on Wednesday. The insurance company sued Armstrong for […]
Kirsten Frattini November 19, 2013
Canada’s Antoine Duchesne is preparing for his debut on the WorldTour circuit with Team Europcar during the 2014 season. The […]
Kirsten Frattini November 18, 2013
Canada’s Karol-Ann Canuel has signed a contract to race with the UCI-ranked women’s team Specialized-lululemon during the 2014 season. Canuel […]
Kirsten Frattini November 15, 2013
Canada’s François Parisien announced his retirement from professional cycling after nearly two decades of racing on the international stage. He […]
Kirsten Frattini November 14, 2013
The city of Vancouver’s approval to spend $6 million to start up a bike-share program could be placed on hold […]
Kirsten Frattini November 13, 2013
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Cycling Union (UCI) have agreed on an independent commission, which will investigate […]
Kirsten Frattini November 13, 2013
Cleaning bike paths during the winter months so that cyclists can more easily commute is a consideration in Ottawa’s transportation […]
Kirsten Frattini November 9, 2013
Quebec’s top cyclocross riders will line up for the start of the provincial championships held in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures on Sunday. Maghalie […]
Kirsten Frattini November 8, 2013
Canadian road champion Zach Bell and his fellow countryman Rob Britton have signed contracts with the U.S.-based SmartStop presented by […]
Kirsten Frattini November 8, 2013
Organizers of the Coupe des Nations – Ville de Saguenay, a 2.Ncup for under-23 riders, will replace that event with […]
Kirsten Frattini November 6, 2013
Canada’s Will Routley signed a contract with the American continental team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies for the 2014 […]
Kirsten Frattini November 6, 2013
Maghalie Rochette earned the mountain biker of the year award from the Fédération Québécoise des Sports Cyclistes (FQSC) for her […]
Kirsten Frattini November 5, 2013
Canada’s Bruno Langlois will be leaving Garneau-Quebecor having signed a new contract with the U.S.-based Continental team 5-Hour Energy presented […]
Kirsten Frattini November 4, 2013
A series of Canadian cyclocross contenders made top-10 appearances at the UCI C2 Cycle-Smart International held in Northampton, Mass. One […]
Kirsten Frattini October 24, 2013
Canada’s Ryan Roth is looking for a new home after his Champion System team reportedly folded in September. The former […]
Kirsten Frattini October 22, 2013
The Parx Casino Philly Cycling Classic secured an upgrade to a UCI 1.1 classification for next year and will become […]
Kirsten Frattini October 21, 2013
Rabobank teammates Marianne Vos and Lars van der Haar took solo wins at the opening UCI cyclocross World Cup of […]
Kirsten Frattini October 21, 2013
Canada’s Raphael Gagné (Rocky Mountain Factory) secured double victories in the elite men’s races at the UCI C2 Ellison Park […]
Kirsten Frattini October 20, 2013
The Canadian cyclocross championships will be held for a second consecutive year in South Surrey, B.C., but on a brand […]
Kirsten Frattini October 16, 2013
Four years after retiring from a 25-year-long racing career, Alison Sydor will receive one of the nation’s highest sporting honours […]
Kirsten Frattini October 15, 2013
The American team Luna Pro has signed Canada’s Maghalie Rochette for the 2014 mountain bike and cyclocross season. The rising […]
Kirsten Frattini October 15, 2013
The Canadian cycling community is mourning the loss of Bert Lewis, founder of Norco Bicycles and Live to Play Sports […]
Kirsten Frattini October 10, 2013
Canada’s Maghalie Rochette is the newest mudder to hit the elite cyclocross circuit and she has big goals. She is […]
Kirsten Frattini October 6, 2013
Canada’s Raphael Gagné (Rocky Mountain Factory Team) finished in fourth and third place at the two-day Providence Cyclocross Festival held […]
Kirsten Frattini October 3, 2013
The international cycling community was shocked and saddened by the death of U.S. racer Amy Dombroski on Thursday. The Vermont […]
Kirsten Frattini September 28, 2013
Marianne Vos defended her title as the elite women’s road world champion in Florence, Italy on Saturday. The Dutchwoman attacked […]
Kirsten Frattini September 27, 2013
Briton Brian Cookson will replace Pat McQuaid as the new president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) after securing the […]
Kirsten Frattini September 23, 2013
Canada’s Svein Tuft will not compete in the individual time trial at the world championships scheduled to take place on […]
Kirsten Frattini September 18, 2013
Cycling Canada Cyclisme has selected the teams that will participate at the upcoming road world championships. Svein Tuft, Joëlle Numainville […]
Kirsten Frattini September 15, 2013
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) secured a nail-biting solo victory at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal on Sunday. After attacking with […]
Kirsten Frattini September 13, 2013
Robert Gesink (Belkin) won the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec on Friday. He crossed the line in a grueling bunch […]
Kirsten Frattini September 12, 2013
Canada’s David Veilleux announced that he will retire from professional cycling at the end of the season. His final races […]
Kirsten Frattini September 8, 2013
Rohan Dennis (Garmin-Sharp) won the overall title at the inaugural Tour of Alberta in Sunday. Brent Bookwalter (BMC) came in […]
Kirsten Frattini September 7, 2013
Former world champion and Tour de France winner Cadel Evans (BMC) won the fourth stage of the Tour of Alberta […]
Kirsten Frattini September 7, 2013
Ryan Anderson (Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies) placed 7th during the third stage of the Tour of Alberta and […]
Kirsten Frattini September 6, 2013
Rohan Dennis (Garmin-Sharp) won the third stage of the Tour of Alberta in a breakaway sprint on the streets of […]
Kirsten Frattini September 5, 2013
Silvan Dillier (BMC) won the second stage of the Tour of Alberta in Red Deer on Thursday. He out-paced his […]
Kirsten Frattini September 4, 2013
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) secured his second consecutive win at the Tour of Alberta during the first stage, which finished in […]
Kirsten Frattini September 3, 2013
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) won the prologue at the inaugural Tour of Alberta in Edmonton on Tuesday. He blasted to the […]
Kirsten Frattini September 2, 2013
A handful of marquee riders convened at the opening press conference for the inaugural Tour of Alberta on Labour Day […]
Kirsten Frattini August 30, 2013
Canada’s Shelley Gautier secured a second consecutive world title in the women’s T1 event at the paracycling world championships held in Baie-Comeau, Que. Gautier went into the race as the defending champion. She won with the fastest time of 22:43:60.
Kirsten Frattini August 29, 2013
South Surrey, B.C., will host the Canadian cyclocross championships for the second year in a row. The best mudders in […]
Kirsten Frattini August 28, 2013
Garneau-Québecor has announced its eight-man roster heading into the inaugural Tour of Alberta that begins on Sept. 3 in Edmonton […]
Kirsten Frattini August 27, 2013
Cycling Canada Cyclisme has selected a team of eight riders to participate in the upcoming WorldTour events Grand Prix Cycliste […]
Kirsten Frattini August 25, 2013
Canada’s Ryan Anderson (Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies) secured a second place in the Stage 7 finale at the […]
Kirsten Frattini August 22, 2013
There will be 21 Canadian cyclists on the start line at the inaugural Tour of Alberta. The event begins on […]
Kirsten Frattini August 22, 2013
Canada’s women’s tandem duo Robbi Weldon and Emilie Roy were hit by a car while training prior to the upcoming […]
Kirsten Frattini August 21, 2013
Canada’s Ryan Anderson (Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies) sprinted to third place during Stage 3 at the USA Pro […]
Kirsten Frattini August 19, 2013
Cycling Canada Cyclisme donated $14,000 in raised disaster relief funds to the town of Lac-Mégantic, Que., on Sunday. Jacques Landry, […]
Kirsten Frattini August 17, 2013
Team Ontario’s Annie Foreman-Mackey and Team Québec’s Pierrick Naud ended the Canada Summer Games with wins in the women’s and […]
Kirsten Frattini August 15, 2013
Team Québec’s Alizée Brien and Pierrick Naud won the women’s and men’s road races at the Canada Summer Games in […]
Kirsten Frattini August 14, 2013
The individual time trials kicked off the road cycling events at the Canada Summer Games on Monday in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, Que. […]
Kirsten Frattini August 13, 2013
The Canadian team earned world-class experience at the junior world track championships held from Aug. 7 to 11 at the […]
Kirsten Frattini August 13, 2013
Canada’s Kinley Gibson secured the silver medal in the women’s scratch race on the opening night of junior track world […]
Kirsten Frattini August 12, 2013
Canadians Ryan Anderson and Joëlle Numainville secured second places at the UCI 2.1 Tour of Elk Grove in Chicago this […]
Kirsten Frattini August 12, 2013
Former Giro d’Italia winner Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) and last year’s national road champion Ryan Roth (Champion System) will be on […]
Kirsten Frattini August 1, 2013
Concerns over proposed rule change