Ottawa, ON (Sept. 9, 2024) – New Canadian champions were crowned in Thunder Bay, Ontario, at the Canadian Marathon Mountain Bike Championships (XCM) held on Sept. 7.    Jenn Jackson, who had completed a double at the Canadian Short Course (XCC) and Olympic (XCO) Mountain Bike Championships, was on a mission to complete a hat […] The post JENN JACKSON WINS THIRD NATIONAL TITLE OF 2024 AT CANADIAN XCM CHAMPIONSHIPS   appeared first on Cycling Canada Cyclisme ..read more

Ottawa, ON (Sept. 7, 2024) – Mountain bike athletes from across the country are expected in Thunder Bay, Ontario, for the second edition of the Canadian Marathon Mountain Bike Championships (XCM) on Sept. 7.   Crowned at the 2023 event held in the Yukon, Haley Smith and Andrew Lesperance will be back to defend their title. […] The post THUNDER BAY HOSTS THE CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS MOUNTAIN BIKE MARATHON (XCM) CHAMPIONSHIPS     appeared first on Cycling Canada Cyclisme ..read more

Ottawa, ON (Sept. 6, 2024) – Canada won six medals, including a world title, at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, held from August 28 to September 1, 2024 in Pal Arinsal, Andorra, for both cross-country and downhill athletes. On the first day of competition, August 28, the six athletes selected for the team relay, […] The post RECORD MEDAL HAUL FOR CANADA AT THE 2024 UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS appeared first on Cycling Canada Cyclisme ..read more

Ottawa, ON (Aug. 22, 2024) – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the team that will represent Canada at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships to be held in Pal Arinsal, Andorra, from Aug. 26 to Sept. 1. Fresh from their Olympic experience in Paris 2024, the brother-and-sister duo of Isabella Holmgren and Gunnar Holmgren will compete […] The post MOUNTAIN BIKE ATHLETES HEAD TO UCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS   appeared first on Cycling Canada Cyclisme ..read more

Ottawa, ON (Aug. 13, 2024) – Mountain bike athletes had their moment of glory at the Canadian Downhill Championships, held in Sun Peaks, British Columbia on Aug. 10 and 11, 2024.    After heavy precipitation on the course in a day that was both rainy and sometimes even snowy at the summit, the athletes paraded […] The post NEW TITLES AWARDED TO CANADIAN DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPIONS   appeared first on Cycling Canada Cyclisme ..read more

Paris, FRA (July 29, 2024) – The Holmgren duo of siblings Isabella and Gunnar, from Orillia, ON, completed the XCO mountain bike competitions of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in 17th and 30th place respectively on July 28 and 29. Riding under the sun on the Colline d’Élancourt, just a few kilometers from Paris, Isabella, […] The post HOLMGREN DUO MAKE THEIR OLYMPIC DEBUT IN MOUNTAIN BIKING AT PARIS 2024 appeared first on Cycling Canada Cyclisme ..read more

Ottawa, ON (July 22, 2024) – Mountain bike athletes were treated to all kinds of conditions at the Canadian Cross-Country Championships, held July 18-21 in Kentville, Nova Scotia.  It was in pouring rain that most of the athletes took to the start line of the short circuit cross-country (XCC) on Thursday, July 18, crowning Rafaëlle Carrier (Pivot Cycle OTE) for a second year running, this time in the junior category. Jacob Roy (Ponsse MTB Racing) took top honours in the junior men’s category.     In the combined elite and U23 categories, it was Jenn Jackson (Liv Factor ..read more

Ottawa, ON (July 17, 2024) – Preparations for the XCO and XCC Canadian Mountain Bike Championships and the Canadian Masters Road Championships are well underway, as the two events, held respectively in Eastern Canada (Kentville, NS) and Western Canada (Victoria, BC), will crown a host of new champions from July 18 to 21. Held in Nova Scotia for the second year running, the XCO and XCC mountain bike competitions promise to amaze and delight. “We’re thrilled to return to Kentville for the XCO and XCC Canadian Championships in what has become a staple of the Canadian mountain bike calendar,” said ..read more

Ottawa, ON (Sept. 5, 2023) – The first Canadian XCM Champions after a three-season hiatus were determined in Whitehorse, YK, on Sept. 3, 2023. Athletes from across the country traveled north to experience Cycling Canada’s first-ever event in the Yukon. Haley Smith and Andrew L’Esperance, both of Maxxis Factory Racing, brought their recent experience from the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships to bear to win the Elite Women and Elite Men categories, respectively. “It feels great to win a national title in the XCM and super happy that this event is back on the calendar,” commented L’Esperance ..read more

Ottawa, ON (Aug. 30, 2023) – The Yukon is about to welcome athletes from all over Canada to Whitehorse for the 2023 Canadian XCM MTB Championships on Sept. 1-3 for the first time ever. “We’re thrilled to be seeing an event up in the Yukon,” said Jolène Dupuis, Cycling Canada Events and Officials Manager. “We cannot be more excited to showcase this beautiful territory during our Canadian XCM MTB Championships as part of their Yukon Bike Fest. With activities planned all around the Championships, we have no doubt that this will be a memorable event and adventure for all involved and participatin ..read more