Ottawa, ON – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce that a total of three BMX Freestyle events will be held in Canada in 2019. These events represent an important landmark in the development of BMX Freestyle in Canada, as well as the development of professional Canadian athletes. The season will officially kick off at the […]
Hong Kong – The Canadian sprint squad rode well on Saturday, day 3 of the final round of the UCI Track World Cup, in Hong Kong. Hugo Barrette finished sixth in the men’s Keirin, while Kelsey Mitchell was sixth in the women’s sprint. Barrette made the medal final for the second consecutive weekend, but it was […]
Bogense, Denmark – A team of 13 riders will represent Canada at the 2019 Cyclo-cross World Championships, to be held February 2-3 in Bogense, Denmark. The team will include four reigning national champions, led by the Elite women’s and men’s champions – Maghalie Rochette of St-Jerome, Quebec, and Michael van den Ham of Abbottsford, BC. […]
Bogense, Denmark – Five titles were awarded during the weekend at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Bogense, Denmark. Canadian champion Ruby West was the top Canadian rider of the weekend, finishing 20th in the Under-23 women’s competition. Rochette, who was racing Saturday, admitted before the race that she had been struggling of late, with […]
Ottawa, ON – Over 80 athletes in the Under-17 and Under-19 age categories took part in the Eastern Challenge track competition on February 9-10 at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton, Ontario. Riders came from across Canada and the United States, competing in the Sprint and Keirin on Saturday, and Omnium events (Scratch, Elimination, […]
Pruszkow, Poland – Team Canada qualified for a medal ride on the first day of competition at the 2019 UCI Track World Championships, taking place from February 27 – March 3 in Pruszkow, Poland. The men’s Team Pursuit squad will race for the bronze medal today, after setting the third fastest time in the first […]
Pruszkow, Poland – Team Canada had a bittersweet day at the 2019 Track World Championships in Pruszkow, Poland yesterday when both the women’s and men’s squads made the bronze medal final in the Team Pursuit, only to finish fourth, just out of the medals. For the men’s squad of Michael Foley, Derek Gee, Adam Jamieson […]
Markham, ON – The first ever Canadian BMX Freestyle Championships took place on Wednesday, February 27th, at the Joyride 150 venue in Markham, Ontario. BMX Freestyle is the latest cycling discipline to be added to the Olympic program, and will take place in Tokyo for the first time in 2020. “We are very excited to crown […]
Pruszkow, Poland – Team Canada had a successful five days of competition at the 2019 Track World Championships in Pruszkow, Poland, with a total of four top ten results throughout the week. Overall, the Canadian team’s best results were fourth places for both the women’s and men’s Team Pursuit squads, as well as a sixth […]
Ottawa, ON — Cycling Canada is sending a small but powerful team of four athletes to the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on March 14-17. “We look forward to racing in Apeldoorn again, as we have had success on this track in the past,” says Sebastien Travers, Para-cycling head coach at Cycling […]
