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Canadian Cyclocross Nationals 2018
Canadian Cyclocross Nationals 2018
The Canadian National Cyclocross Championships were held November 10, 2018 in Peterborough, Ontario on a well designed, fun course in Canadian conditions. The riders battled snow, mud and wind. It... Read more...
Team Mariposa News: November 6, 2018
Team Mariposa News: November 6, 2018
Photography by Walter Lai Team Mariposa has had a great start to the 'Cross season. Pary Bell on the grass run-up in the CXTO race at Centennial Park in Toronto.... Read more...
Team Mariposa News:  August 2018
Team Mariposa News: August 2018
Cyclocross season has started in Quebec. Team Mariposa's Scott Fitzgerald got off to a great start finishing second in the first race of the Quebec series last week. Photo by... Read more...
Mariposa Mountain Bike #1:  Custom 650B / 27.5"  Fillet-Brazed
Mariposa Mountain Bike #1: Custom 650B / 27.5" Fillet-Brazed
Frame: Columbus tubing, fillet brazed. Paint: 2 colour fade with flourescent yellow highlight Fork: Rockshox Reba RL, Suspension Fork 27.5", Solo Air, 120mm, 1-1/8"-1-1.5" Thru-Axle 15x100 Offset 42mm Crankset: Shimano... Read more...
Team Mariposa News April 20, 2018
Team Mariposa News April 20, 2018
The gravel racing season is underway and Team Mariposa riders have had a solid start with Sjaan Gerth finishing 2nd place in the Ossian Mudslinger Gravel Series Race in New... Read more...
A Foreign World
A Foreign World
Words: Michael Barry, Painting: Mike Rosen, Photograph: Walter Lai This black, cream and white oil painting of Eddy Merckx and Felice Gimondi hung above me for decades - first on... Read more...
Mariposa Feature:  Cyclocross Race Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: Cyclocross Race Bicycle
Photography by Walter Lai This Cyclocross race bicycle was built for a youth cyclist with a relatively high bottom bracket, 1x11 drive train and a Ritchey carbon fork that accepts... Read more...
Team Mariposa:  Ontario Provincial Cyclocross Championships
Team Mariposa: Ontario Provincial Cyclocross Championships
Photograph by Walter Lai Team Mariposa has had a solid racing season thus far with a good effort the Canadian National Cyclocross Championships as well as a couple of victories... Read more...
Weekend Dispatch November 1, 2016
Weekend Dispatch November 1, 2016
Congratulations to Scott Fitzgerald for winning the CXTO Cookie Cross Race at Christie Pit Park in Central Toronto. Grass Track youth made it in CBC news report 'Very intense' cyclo-cross... Read more...
Cross
Cross
By Michael Barry Racing cyclocross was once a common method for professional cyclists to stay fit in the off-season. Until the late ’80s, road champions like Roger De Vlaeminck, Eddy... Read more...
GRASS TRACK FALL 2016
GRASS TRACK FALL 2016
By Dede Barry Photography by Walter Lai Last week, we were fortunate to have Clara Hughes attend our Morning Glory Cycling Club Grass Track program and provide a little extra... Read more...
CRITERIUM RACING
CRITERIUM RACING
By Dede Barry Photography by Casey Gibson Passing the barriers neatly placed on each corner, I walked with my Father and dog on a humid summer evening to the Lixx... Read more...