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Aug. 25, 2017
Cycling Canada Announces Strong Squad for Mountain Bike World Championships
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 …
Aug. 16, 2017
viaSport hosts free LGBTQI2S Sport Forum in partnership with You Can Play
Hosted in partnership with You Can Play, the P.R.I.D.E. in Sport Forum is dedicated to helping coaches, parents, athletes and volunteers create inclusive spaces for individuals that identify with the LGBTQI2S community. Join us as we learn from …
Aug. 14, 2017
Cycling Canada Board of Directors & Committee nominations open
Nominations are open for positions on the Board of Directors of Cycling Canada (AGM Sept 26th 7pm) and for three of Cycling Canada’s committees (CC Congress Oct 20-22nd 2017 - Victoria) the High Performance, …
Aug. 10, 2017
Finn Iles wins fifth Downhill World Cup at Mont Sainte Anne
Canadian riders appeared on the podiums in both Downhill and Cross-country over the weekend at the Mountain Bike World Cup in Mont-Ste-Anne, Quebec. Racing began on Saturday, August 5th, with Round 6 of the Downhill, …
Jul. 26, 2017
Steve Smith to be inducted into Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame for 2017
Established in 2015, the Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding achievement and contribution to cycling racing in or for Canada. There are currently two categories of membership in the Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame: …
Jul. 18, 2017
Miller & McDowall repeat as National Downhill Champions
After a three year absence, the Canadian Downhill Championships returned to Panorama, BC, for the awarding of the maple leaf jerseys that winners will wear around the world when they compete over the next …
Jul. 18, 2017
Get your Pride on: You Can Play & viaSport partner to make sport more inclusive
81% of Canadians have witnessed or experienced homophobia in sports, while 84% of gay men and 88% of lesbians have experienced slurs in sport environments. A recent study of B.C. youth indicated that gay, lesbian, and bisexual …
Jul. 14, 2017
Mountain Bike National Championships begin this weekend
Two weekends of Canadian Mountain Bike Championships begin this weekend with the Downhill (DHI) and Marathon (XCM) championships. One week later, the Cross-country (XCO) championships will take place. The Downhill Championships will be held at …
Jul. 13, 2017
BC Downhill Championships at Sun Peaks Resort
The BC Downhill Mountain Bike Championships and second stop on the Downhill BC Cup circuit roared through Sun Peaks Resort this past weekend, bringing with it some of Canada’s fastest riders. With forest fires …
Jul. 12, 2017
Finn Iles clinches Junior Downhill World Cup title
At Round 5 of the Downhill World Cup in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, on Saturday, Junior Men's world champion Finnley Iles (Specialized), out of Whistler, B.C., took his third straight victory, and the fourth of the …
Jul. 4, 2017
Iles Wins DH World Cup on Canada Day
Vallnord, ANDORRA, July 3, 2017 – Over the Canada Day weekend, the Mountain Bike World Cup resumed at Vallnord, Andorra for Round 4 of the Downhill and Round 3 of the Cross-country. Downhill Canadian world champion …
Jun. 13, 2017
Iles Wins Second World Cup of 2017
From Canadian Cyclist: There were both new and familiar faces on the top step of the podium for the third round of the UCI Downhill World Cup on Sunday in Leogang, Austria. New was …