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Strava adds new Beacon feature to allow rides to be tracked in real-time
Photo credit: Citizens for Safe Cycling Sometimes, when you near the finish of a long, scenic training ride, you just don’t want to stop. Sunset nears, the lights come on, and you think, “What’s a few...
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Catharine Pendrel wins record fourth Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup competition...
Catharine Pendrel on her way to victory at the 2015 Canadian XCO championships in St-Félicien, Québec (Photo: Dean Campbell) Catharine Pendrel has had a stellar career as one of Canada’s top mountain...
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Russian-born former Edmonton student nears finish on a ride from Moscow to...
Image: Facebook There are many adventures in the cycling world. Taking to the open road on two wheels, adventure, as much as anything else, is the name of the game. Here at Canadian Cycling Magazine,...
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Video: Dutch volunteers import 250 orange bikes to beat traffic in Rio
x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6IvsCuYKYg If there’s anyone who knows how to beat gridlock on two wheels, it’s the Dutch. And they’re proving that know-how in Rio, a place where traffic...
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Sport Central, United Cycle to help kids and families displaced by Alberta...
Image: Sport Central/Facebook Youth, families and the athletic communities of Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo, Alta., ground zero for May’s wildfires in northern Alberta, will receive some much-needed...
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Canadian cyclocross squad Garneau-Easton Cycling announces roster, sponsors...
Image: John Gaucher Every team hopes to top the previous season’s achievements. For Canadian cyclocross squad Garneau-Easton Cycling, the highlights of 2015—the first for the Canadian team—makes that...
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Friends of the Pan Am Path kicks off series of events, festivals in Toronto
Image: Friends of the Pan Am Path/Facebook Prior to last year’s Pan Am Games in Toronto, the Pan Am Path – an 80-km “art and recreational trail,” as Friends of the Pan Am Path describe it – was...
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Marie-Claude Molnar best-performing Canadian on Day 1 at Rio velodrome
Image: Canadian Paralympic Team/Twitter With Canadians starting in three events Sept. 8 at the Rio velodrome, the tempo was high for the country’s riders at the 2016 Paralympics. It was Marie-Claude...
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Canada takes two silver medals on the second day of Paralympic track cycling...
Tristen Chernove of Cranbrook, B.C., took second in the Men’s C2 individual pursuit. (Image: Tristen Chernove/Facebook) Friday marked the second day of track cycling competition at the 2016 Paralympic...
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Cycling Canada Week features track events, Hall of Fame induction ceremonies...
Photo: Ruby Photo Studio With the boards of Rio 2016 still warm to the touch, another highlight of the track cycling season will kick off in late September, when Cycling Canada Week gets underway at...
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Eight Canadian junior riders to hit the road world championships in Qatar...
Maggie Coles-Lyster, third from the left on the podium for the junior women’s team sprint, is off to Doha, Qatar in October. The world’s junior road talent will descend on Doha, Qatar in October,...
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Cycling Canada announces bid to host three consecutive UCI track World Cups
The Mattamy National Cycling Centre prior to its 2015 opening. (Photo Credit: pquan via Compfight cc ) The Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton, Ont., has already hosted several international...
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Bike Windsor Essex hosts Urban Art tour
Image: Bike Windsor Essex For those in Windsor, Ont., whose love of riding is matched only by a love of art, an event happening this Saturday, Oct. 1 that will scratch two itches at once. Hosted by...
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Bike licensing in Toronto officially flatted, reports
Image: Andrew Rivett A Toronto city councillor’s goal of re-introducing bike licensing hit the skids this week, after the city’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee threw a wrench into the plan...
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‘Bikes and Beats’ to bring a celebration of bikes and youth to Toronto’s east...
A celebration of all things two-wheeled is coming to Toronto on Oct. 27, when Bikes & Beats—billed as a “fabulously fun and spirited celebration of bicycles”—kicks off at Paintbox Catering &...
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Saskatchewan bishop’s summer bike pilgrimage raises $22,000 for Anglican diocese
Image: Lorraine Hardwick/Facebook When riders embark on long, meaningful journeys by bike, it’s common to hear those trips described as a pilgrimage which evokes the image of an intrepid traveler...
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Colin Lynch sets first UCI para cycling hour record after powerhouse ride in...
43.133 km is the new para C2 #UCIHourRecord Congratulations Colin Lynch @FormerTTchamp What a fantastic performance! pic.twitter.com/YsHUPyQWBa — UCI Para-Cycling (@UCI_paracycling) October 1, 2016 In...
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Following the death of an Ottawa-area cyclist, NDP member of parliament to...
Image: Miguel Andrade The Sept. 1 death of a 23-year-old Ottawa-area rider has triggered a surge of heated words among both cyclists and motorists, the Ottawa Citizen reports. It’s a common refrain,...
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Michael Sametz among the Calgary athletes honoured by mayor Naheed Nenshi
Image: Canadian Paralympic Committee On Monday, Oct. 3, Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi proclaimed the day to be Olympian and Paralympian Salute Day, recognizing the accomplishments of the city’s athletes...
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Saskatchewan segment of the Trans Canada Trail complete
Image: Trans Canada Trail/Facebook For 24 years, the Trans Canada Trail—otherwise known as the Great Trail—has been in the works, slowly extending across Canada since construction began in 1992. When...
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