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BC Bike Race Day 4: Sechelt to Langdale 52km / 32 miles 1,508m / 4947ft 1,522m / 4994ft descending Average Time: 4:56hr Tides often turn for racers on Day 4 of the BC Bike Race as the arc of days dip to the finish and the trails begin to find a greater downhill trajectory. […]
Day 3: Presented by Ryders Eyewear 58km / 36 miles 5:03 Average Time 1599m / 5246 ft Climbing It was probably the constant swing of the morning weather and the day with the longest mileage of the race that induced the most anxiety for riders on Day Three of the BC Bike Race, presented by […]
Day 2 Powell River Presented by lululemon athletica 52km/32 miles, average time: 3:44 1096m/3596 ft Climbing Cool breezes and overcast skies greeted the BCBR riding caravan as they awoke on the shores of the Georgia Strait in Powell River. This small isolated village on the Sunshine Coast has turned with the tides and […]
Day 1 Cumberland Presented by BC Ferries 45km/28 miles, average time: 4:12 1159m/3802 ft Climbing The BC Bike Race has officially begun it’s tenth anniversary edition with 600 riders from 36 countries completing a cool and rainy Stage One in the forests surrounding Cumberland, BC. Their journey through months or years of preparation was rewarded […]
With tired legs from Stage 2 of the Engadin Bike Giro, I was happy to know today’s stage would be the final day. But at the same time, I knew that also meant it would be time to go home tomorrow, which wasn’t so appealing. On paper, Stage 3 looked much the same as Stage […]
The second stage of the Engadin Bike Giro featured over 2,500 metres of climbing in 74 kilometres. Most of the uphill was in the second half of the course, including a whopping alpine climb from 1,750 to over 2,500 metres above sea level that started at the 47-kilometre mark. Having been ensconced in the world […]
The Engadin Bike Giro started today nin the glamourous town of St Moritz, in Graubuenden, Switzerland. As an area that has immense natural beauty, it is more often known for being a place for jet-setting skiers more than mountain bikers. But with a long alpine valley, lakes, and innumerable trails both in the forests and […]
Racing for a national title should never be taken for granted, and this past weekend Ariane Kleinhans lined up for the Raid Evolènade in Evolène with the drive and determination to take 1st place. Not 2nd. First. The following insights come from Team Spur manager Nic Lamond. “A rare moment of indecision darted across Ariane Kleinhans’s face […]
Exploring new places to ride a bike can be an exciting adventure but where do you start? Maybe word of mouth, some innocent stalking on the internet through Strava, or just picking a random town on a map and hoping there are trails there. Luckily there is a way to get a guided tour of […]
Leonardo Paez has triumphed in the seventh Sellaronda Hero in the Südtirol Dolomites: the mountain biker from the Olympia Polimedical team won in the 86 kilometre race (making it the fourh time he has won the race), leaving Markus Kaufmann from team RJC Ravensburg in second and third home was Daniele Mensi from Top Race Team ASD. In […]
