On Sunday, Sept. 29, the pro men will race the 2024 UCI road worlds in Zurich. It’s a tough, hilly course and 273.9 km long. The men begin in Winterthur, Switzerland, and then ride through Buch am Irchel. They will climb the Kyburg before heading to the finishing circuits. The pro men will race seven […]

It’s fair to say that XC riders aren’t known for their jumping skills. If you want to see carnage, situate yourself near a jump on an XC course (even at the world cup level) and you’re guaranteed to see some bails. XC geometry doesn’t help, but once they’re in the air XC riders often look […]

The EUROTRASH bag is bursting with cycling news: Men’s and women’s European Road Championships, Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal and Québec, Gran Premio Città di Peccioli – Coppa Sabatini, Memorial Marco Pantani and the men’s and women’s Grand Prix International d’Isbergues – Pas de Calais – All the news, views, results, reports and videos. INEOS […]

SoCalCycling.com – Your Cycling Source: Keegan Swenson and Sofia Gomez Villafane strengthened their grips at the top of the Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda leaderboards by both claiming their first-ever victories at the Life Time Chequamegon Mountain Bike Festival presented by Trek. Villafane was the first rider over the finish line in the […]

Riders don’t usually give too much away before a race, but Michael Leonard did offer some clues after his team was presented to the crowd before the start of Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal. “We rode a few laps yesterday,” he said. “The climbs definitely hurt. Also, if you look at the previous years, the […]

Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal Race Report: Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won in Montréal on Sunday. In the Canadian WorldTour race, the Slovenian was unbeatable and took the victory after a solo of 24 kilometres. Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) and Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Quick-Step) finished second and third. *** Full ‘PEZ Race Report’ very […]

What a race! The Tour de France champion delivered his revenge after a disappointing 7th at the Grand Prix de Québec (hell, I’d take it). But Team UAE Emirates did what they do and went nuclear on Camilien-Houde. The race was largely dictated by an early breakaway of three riders: Michael Leonard, Gil Gelders, and […]

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A new national title marks a pivot in the career of Emmy Lan Emmy Lan from Comox, B.C., has been mixing enduro and downhill for more than four years. Until recently, it seemed she had the balance just right. In 2023, she took her second under-21 enduro World Cup overall title. (In 2022, the season […]

POC Cytal Carbon Helmet $500, poc.com Released this past July, POC’s new aero road helmet, the Cytal Carbon, is built around a composite part that sits within the EPS foam. This carbon-fibre “wing,” as the company dubs it, channels air over and through the helmet to keep turbulence at a minimum for some aero gains. […]

Jim Moulden was a prominent cycling figure in Edmonton from the mid-’80s to the early 2000s. He was a rider, mechanic and custom frame builder before he opened Hardcore Bikes in 1989. Through his shop, he sold his own brand of frames, along with almost every high-end part a teenager of that time could dream […]

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The Art (And Science) Of Mixing Laughs With Gripes On Mixed-Surface Rides . . . This article is for Canadian Cycling Magazine members only. Join the club today for exclusive access to in-depth stories, tips and reviews, as well as access to a community of riders, just like you! Learn more and become a member […]

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Next week sees the cycling universe focused once again on the World Road Championships, with this year’s course being a challenging and beautiful route around Zurich. As a professional cyclist you don’t get a nice jersey for winning Milan-San Remo. Or Paris-Roubaix. Or the Tour of Flanders. Victory in the Clásica de San Sebastián entitles […]

At 19 years old, Michael Leonard signed with one of the biggest teams in the world, Ineos – Grenadiers. The team, which in its various iterations such as Team Sky, has had Tour de France winners like Chris Froome, Sir Bradley Wiggins, and Geraint Thomas. He’s not the first Canuck to ride there—Toronto’s Michael Barry […]

World’s Roadside: The 2013 World Championships men’s road race was always going to be an epic, but then the weather gods dialled that epicness up just one notch more with some monsoonal style rain. We look back with Ed Hood who was there roadside, in the rain to capture the action in the wettest and […]

Two days before Michael Matthews won his third Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, he was in his hotel room in Quebec City, virtually attending his grandmother’s funeral. She had passed away almost a week and a half before the Australian rider found himself on the podium pointing to the sky in her honour. “My grandma […]

Canada’s big La Belle Province UCI WorldTour weekend began on Friday with Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, where Michael “Bling” Matthews earned a hat trick of wins. The action was hot in the final couple of kilometres of the race, but the 33-year-old Australian outsprinted Biniam Girmay and Rudy Molard for the victory. Guillaume Boivin […]

2024 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec Race Report: Michael Matthews (Jayco AlUla) won the Grand Prix de Québec on Friday, ahead of Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) and Ties Benoot (Visma | Lease a Bike). The Jayco AlUla rider was the strongest in a sprint from a large group after just over 200 kilometres. […]

  Enduro racing is about to make history as riders compete for the rainbow stripes for the first time ever. This weekend, in Val di Fassa, Italy, top athletes will battle it out for the prestigious title. After six thrilling rounds in the 2024 Enduro World Cup, the stage is set for the World Championships. […]

That was close! At the European mixed relay team time trial championships on Thursday in Limburg, The Netherlands, the Germans faced what could have been a very painful premature ending to the event. The men’s team rode the same route used for the individual time trial, but the women were on a slightly different course. […]