NATIONS CUP SAGUENAY RETURNS FOR A FIFTH YEAR
May 16, 2012 - The Canadian Cycling Association is pleased to support 2012 UCI Nations Cup/Coupe des Nations Saguenay, an important international cycling race featuring the best U23 riders in the world.

THREE CANADIAN IN TOP 10 AT MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CUP
May 12, 2012 - Catharine Pendrel of Kamloops, BC (Team Luna Pro), Emily Batty of Brooklin, ON (Team Subaru-Trek) and Marie-Hélène Prémont of Chateau Richer, QC all crossed the finish line of the UCI Mountain World Cup in Czech Republic within the Top 10, proving once more that Canada is a nation to watch in women’s Mountain biking.

CANADIAN CYCLIST RYDER HESJEDAL MAKES HISTORY WITH PINK JERSEY AT GIRO D’ITALIA
May 12, 2012 - Canadian road cyclist Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria, British Columbia (Garmin-Barracuda) made Canadian sport history today by becoming the first Canadian cyclist to ever wear the famous Pink jersey, a distinction awarded to the overall leader of the general classification at the Giro d’Italia.

OLYMPIC SELECTION POOL ANNOUNCED FOR MEN’S ROAD CYCLING
May 11, 2012 - The Canadian Cycling Association is proud to unveil the list of athletes who have qualified for the 2012 Olympic Selection Pool for men’s road cycling, a short-list group of riders from which the 2012 Olympic Cycling Team will be selected.

LARGER CREW OF CANADIAN MOUNTAIN BIKERS TO COMPETE IN NEXT TWO WORLD CUPS
May 10, 2012 - A larger crew of Canadian mountain bikers will be racing the next two UCI Worlds Cup events, hoping to score some very precious points for Canada in the UCI Olympic qualification process.

GRAND PRIX CYCLISTE AND CHRONO GATINEAU TO FEATURE WORLD’S BEST WOMEN CYCLISTS
May 09, 2012 - The Canadian Cycling Association is pleased to announce the Canadian squad which will compete for the Canadian National Team at the upcoming 2012 Grand Prix cycliste Gatineau Hydro-Québec and Chrono Gatineau Rona, prominent UCI-sanctioned women’s cycling road and time trial races on Canadian soil.

2012 COLD-FX CANADIAN ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY CANADIAN TIRE PROMISES TO BE EXCITING
May 8, 2012 - The 2012 COLD-FX Canadian Road Championships presented by Canadian Tire promises to be very exciting this summer, with the top cyclists converging onto Lac Mégantic, QC to race for the ultimate Canadian honour, the coveted Red and White Maple Leaf jersey.

WORLD CLASS MOUNTAIN BIKERS AMANDA SIN AND CATHERINE VIPOND TO BRING FAST AND FEMALE MESSAGE TO ONTARIO
May 7, 2012 – On June 2nd, Canadian National Mountain Bike team members Amanda Sin (SCOTT-3Rox Racing) and Catherine Vipond (Norco Factory Team) will host 45 female youth riders between grades 4 to 12 for a morning of inspiration at Hardwood Ski and Bike. This will mark Fast and Female’s second mountain biking event ever.

CANADIAN BMX SQUAD READY TO TAKE ON THE WORLD
May 4, 2012 - With less than three months to go before the 2012 Olympic Games, the Canadian BMX team is ready to rock at the 2012 UCI BMX World Championships.

CANADIAN JUNIOR ROAD CYCLISTS SHINE IN BELGIUM
May 3, 2012 - The Canadian Junior Men’s squad landed in Belgium last week and since enjoyed unprecedented success, finishing both race with a Canadian presence in the Top 5, including a victory by Benjamin Perry.

OLYMPIC SELECTION POOL ANNOUNCED FOR TRACK CYCLING
May 3, 2012 - The Canadian Cycling Association is proud to unveil the list of athletes who have qualified for the 2012 Olympic Selection Pool for track cycling, a short-list group of riders from which the 2012 Olympic Team nominations will be drawn upon.

ROAD RACES CONCLUDE PARACYCLING PORTION AT 2012 DÉFI-SPORTIF
April 28, 2012 - Despite racing in the tough conditions highlighted by yet more cold weather, Marie-Ève Croteau (Québec, QC), Mark Ledo (Maple, ON) and the tandem of Robbi Weldon and Lyne Bessette (Knowlton, QC) have all won their second race in as many days as the road races were the featured events at the 2012 Défi Sportif Alter-Ego, on Ile Notre-Dame in Montréal, QC.

FRIGID NIGHT IN MONTREAL FOR THE TIME TRIAL RACE AT DÉFI-SPORTIF
April 27, 2012 - The 2012 Para-cycling road season has officially started with the presentation of the time trial race at the Défi Sportif Alter-Ego, a race which went ahead despite frigid temperatures as Montreal is hit with a cold front.

Fast and Female Partners with the Canadian Cycling Association, the Fédération Québécoise des Sports Cyclistes and Grand Prix Cycliste Gatineau to Inspire Girls on Bikes
April 21, 2012 - Fast and Female is branching out to run the first-ever road cycling event on May 20, 2012.

MORE TELEVISION COVERAGE THAN EVER FOR CYCLING
April 20, 2012 - Canada’s emerging cycling success will be on display this season thanks to unprecedented television coverage of cycling races on Sportsnet this summer.

CANADA TO FIELD STRONG TEAM FOR 2012 UCI JUNIOR PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 19, 2012 - Thanks to the successes of the Canadian Track Cycling team, a whole new generation of cyclists is hitting the tracks in velodromes across the country, and many up and coming cyclists are increasing their participation in track cycling.

CANADIAN CYCLING ASSOCIATION WELCOMES HANNAH PARISH TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
April 17, 2012 - The Canadian Cycling Association is pleased to welcome Hannah Parish to its Board of Directors. Hannah is currently Marketing Manager for Specialized Canada where she oversees all aspects of marketing for the company in Canada.

CANADIAN CYCLING ASSOCIATION MOURNS THE PASSING OF RANDY STARKMAN
April 16, 2012 - The Canadian Cycling Association would like to send its deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Randy Starkman, a prominent Canadian sports reporter and columnist with the Toronto Star who passed away of pneumonia, in Toronto at age 51.

BACK ON WINNING WAYS: PENDREL WINS WORLD CUP IN HOUFFALIZE
April 15, 2012 - Canadian Mountain Biker Catharine Pendrel of Kamloops, British Columbia found her winning ways today in the second UCI World Cup of the 2012 season, in Houffalize, Belgium.

TORY NYHAUG GRABS SEVENTH PLACE IN SUPERCROSS AFTER CRASH IN FINAL STRETCH
April 14, 2012 - BMX rider Tory Nyhaug of Coquitlam, BC finished in seventh place in the Supercross Finals on Saturday in Norway in a dramatic final with two crashes, with one including Nyhaug meters before the finish line.

FRÉDÉRIQUE TRUDEL COMES 39th AMONG JUNIOR AT WORLD CUP IN HOUFFALIZE
April 14, 2012 - Mountain biker Frédérique Trudel of Breakeyville, QC, the reigning Canadian Junior Champion, finished 39th in the women junior race at the 2012 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Houffalize, Belgium.

TORY NYHAUG GRABS SEVENTH PLACE AT BMX TIME TRIAL IN NORWAY
April 13, 2012 - Canada’s BMX superstar Tory Nyhaug of Coquitlam, BC finished in seventh place in the Super Time Trial Finals on Friday, at the second UCI BMX Supercross of 2012, in Norway.

FOUR CANADIAN BMX RIDERS IN NORWAY FOR SECOND SUPERCROSS EVENT OF 2012
April 12, 2012 - Canada’s BMX superstar Tory Nyhaug of Coquitlam, BC is headlining a crew of four Canadian riders currently in Norway, attending the second UCI BMX SuperCross of 2012, another important event for Olympic qualifications.

2012 UCI BMX Calendar year changes
The Canadian Cycling association would like to inform it’s members of changes made by the UCI to the 2011 – 2012 UCI BMX Calendar year. This changes made by the UCI will align the BMX calendar year accordingly with all other cycling sports.

THREE CANADIAN TOP5 AT THE UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MEXICO
April 9, 2012 - The 2012 UCI Mountain Bike Continental Championships were held this past weekend in Puebla, Mexico. The Canadian team only sent athletes to compete in the U23 races, for both the men and women.

BIGGER CANADIAN CONTINGENT AT MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CUP IN HOUFFALIZE
April 9, 2012 - A bigger Canadian presence will be felt this weekend as more Canadian mountain bikers will partake in the second UCI World Cup race of the 2012 mountain bike season, in Houffalize, Belgium.

TARA WHITTEN FIFTH IN INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 8, 2012 - Tara Whitten of Edmonton, Alberta took the fifht place of the women’s individual pursuit at the 2012 UCI Track World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

TARA WHITTEN ONLY THREE POINTS SHORT OF MEDAL AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 7, 2012 - Tara Whitten of Edmonton, Alberta cycled to the fourth place of the women’s omnium at the 2012 UCI Track World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

ZACH BELL TAKES THE SILVER MEDAL AT TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 6, 2012 - Canadian versatile cyclist and international track star Zach Bell, a rider from Watson Lake, Yukon who currently resides in North Vancouver, BC won the silver medal in the men’s omnium at the 2012 UCI Track World Championships.

Coach Vincent Jourdain joins Powerwatts
Powerwatts is proud to announce the arrival of a new coach to the team in the likes of Vincent Jourdain. For the past 6 years, he was Canada’s national road cycling team coach and prior to that he headed, as national coach, the para-cycling program from 1998 to 2003.

CANADA WINS TWO MEDALS AT TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 5, 2012 - It was a great day for the Canadian Track Cycling Team at the 2012 UCI Track World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, as Canada won a silver medal in the women’s points race and a bronze medal in the women’s team pursuit on Thursday.

CANADA’S MEN’S TEAM SPRINT NARROWLY MISSES OLYMPIC BERTH
April 4, 2012 - Canada’s Men’s Team Sprint squad narrowly missed their Olympic qualification, finishing in 11th place at the 2012 UCI Track World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

CYCLIST JOELLE NUMAINVILLE ON THE PODIUM AT WEST FLANDERS WOMEN’S WORLD CUP RACE
March 31, 2012 - Canadian cyclist Joëlle Numainville of Montréal, QC sprinted to the third place at the famous and coveted West Flanders women’s World Cup race today in Belgium.

TORY NYHAUG STARTS SEASON WITH BACK-TO-BACK TOP 5s IN SUNNY CALIFORNIA
March 31, 2012 - Canadian BMX superstar Tory Nyhaug of Coquitlam, BC started the season on the right foot this weekend, scoring back-to-back top 5 results in Chula Vista, California, at the opening UCI BMX Supercross contest of the 2012 season.

IAN HUGHES BECOMES NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COACH
March 30, 2012 - The Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) is thrilled to announce the nomination of Ian Hughes as Mountain Bike National Development Coach. From now on, the former Quebec Team Head Mountain Bike Coach will work within the National Team programs.

CANADIAN TRACK CYCLING TEAM TO COMPETE ONE FINAL TIME BEFORE LONDON
March 25, 2012 - The Canadian Track Cycling Team will hit the boards one more time before the 2012 Olympic Games as the team makes the long trip down under to compete at the 2012 UCI Track World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, from April 4th to 8th.

Hamilton Foundation 2012 Carding
The Hamilton Foundation and the Canadian Cycling Association are pleased to announce that the application process for the 2012 carding cycle will begin March 23, 2012 and close April 13th, 2012.

STEVE SMITH FIFTH IN DOWNHILL AT UCI WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA
March 18, 2012 - The 2012 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in South Africa continued today featuring the downhill races, and Steve Smith of Cassidy, British Columbia finished in fifth position to start the 2012 season.