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This weekend some of Specialized’s top freeriders and BMX athletes came to ride with everyone at Joyride 150 in Markham, Ontario. It was an incredible event that brought together riders of all ages and skill levels in one common area to share their passion for cycling. For five weeks leading up to the event, Specialized [...]
I recently had the opportunity to spend a day with Adam Morka and Emily Batty. It was an amazing experience to be a fly on the wall during a day in the lives of two elite athletes such as these. Adam and Emily live in a beautiful, quaint log cabin on the Batty family farmlands [...]
Click on image below to check out Marc Landry’s photo report from Centurion 2012 at Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood.
Wade Simmons and Brett Tippie are two of the most recognized names in the sport of mountain biking. Both riders are Mountain Bike Hall of Famers who have played pivotal roles in defining the sport we all love. Whether it be movie segments in classic films like the Kranked series and Ride to The Hills, [...]
Riders put themselves to the test this weekend at the third stop of the Tuf Rack Ontario Cup downhill series at Blue Mountain Resort in beautiful Collingwood Ontario. Oppressive heat and humidity combined with extremely dry, dusty conditions pushed riders to their physical limits. While thunderstorms could be heard all around throughout Sunday’s race, only [...]
This weekend the 24 Hours of Summer Solstice took place at Albion Hills Conservation Area in Caledon, Ontario. This is the 15th anniversary of the event which is North America’s largest 24 hour mountain bike festival. The sold out event rang in summer with a bang and was another success for race organizer, Chico Racing. [...]
In this feature we catch up with Specialized Racing’s Evan McNeely. Evan is the future of our sport and has already won a junior national mountain bike title and two under 23 cyclocross national titles in Canada. RFG: How did you first get into cycling? Was it always mountain bikes for you? I played [...]
Fast and dry conditions set the stage for the opening round of the 2012 Ontario Cup downhill series. The race was held at Horseshoe Resort which is located just an hour north of Toronto in Barrie, Ontario. Athletes charged to post the fastest time down a purpose-built track designed by the new series organizer, Tuf [...]
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9point8™ A new Canadian name in innovative, high performance bicycle components.
Posted May 14, 2013 by FastTimes
9point8™: A new Canadian name in innovative, high performance bicycle components. Ancaster, Ontario – We at Nine Point Eight Inc. are pleased to announce that we are open for business! We’ve been quietly working for the past while, developing innovative, high performance bicycle components that are thoroughly designed, engineered, and tested. Look for our full [...]
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Race and Photo Report from Tuf Rack Ontario Cup DH1 at Horseshoe Resort
Posted May 13, 2013 by FastTimes
This weekend marked the launch of the 2013 Tuf Rack Ontario Cup downhill series. The highly anticipated first race of the year took place at Horseshoe Resort just an hour from Toronto. The race weekend saw some unseasonably cold days with snow and hail but even these extreme conditions were not enough to discourage the [...]
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Spring Trail Clean Up
Posted May 3, 2013 by FastTimes
SPRING TRAIL CLEAN UP WHEN: Saturday May 11th from 10AM-12:30PM is our Spring Trash Clean-Up. We’re going to tackle the Ridge trail and haul out as much garbage as we can. We’ll meet at E.T. Seton carpark (the “cricket pitch” end of the Ridge). Click here for a Google map (head west downhill on the [...]
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Single Track Time Trial this Weekend
Posted May 2, 2013 by FastTimes
All single track, no mass start, no major climbs. This Sunday is the second annual Sausage Suit Individual Time Trial mountain bike race. (Sausage Suit optional, creative aerodynamic additions strongly encouraged) Choose between 30k or 15k of single-track flow. Lots of rhythm, berms and logs on the Magic Loop are waiting for you at this [...]
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Race and Photo Report from Ontario Cup XC #1 At Woodnewton
Posted April 29, 2013 by S.Hayes
The first round of the Ontario Cup XC series kicked off this weekend near Uxbridge, Ontario. The weather could not have been better to start the season off: Clear skies and temperatures hitting the 20-degree mark. Turnout was awesome this weekend, which definitely is a great sign of things to come for the new series [...]
