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Shanaze Reade - The chick can ride a bike!

Monday, July 30th, 2007

The 2007 BMX World Championships wrapped up in Victoria, British Columbia yesterday.
Shanaze Reade of Great Britain (nickname Speady Ready) won the gold medal in the Women’s Elite competition with a time of 39.025 secs over a very tough course. New Zealander Sarah Walker came in second place, just about one second off of Reads’ […]

The Golden Rule

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

The other day I was out for a ride alone. I’m flying along and suddenly, my pedal falls off. It was no big deal, I pulled over and went back to pick it up, but as I’ve confessed here before, I’m totally clueless when it comes to even the most basic bike repairs […]

Write Your MTB Story

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

What was your favourite ride ever? Was it through the mountains of South America or was it out in the woods behind your house? Did you go alone or with friends or family? Did you learn something new? Why do you remember that ride and what did it mean to you?
Sacred […]

What’s a Fly Gurl?

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

Fly Gurlz is a women’s mountain biking club in Ontario, Canada that was founded in 1997 by Michelle Ward. She started the club simply in an attempt to find other women to ride with but what has grown over the last 10 years is more of a family that encompasses hundreds of women of […]

Tour of California - Wrap Up

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Levi Leipheimer first donned the yellow jersey on day one after the Prologue and he proceeded to wear it all the way into Long Beach seven days later. He and the other Discovery boys rode a tough race against some fierce competitors. Team CSC, even after losing star time-trialist, Dave Zabriskie, put up […]

Tour of California - Leipheimer Has Come Home To Win

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

Well, here we are half-way through the 2nd Amgen Tour of California. Stage 4 wrapped up today and Discovery Channel’s Levi Leipheimer has worn the yellow jersey since day one. Will he carry it all the way into Long Beach on Sunday?
This is how things have played out so far:
Prologue (3.1km)
Stage Winner – […]

Ryder Hesjedel

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Last week I had the opportunity to interview Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedel. Hesjedal began his career on the trails and is a seven-time World Championship medal winner in mountain bike competition. The young rider has now spent three years as a pro on the road and has already ridden with some of the […]