In the track centre, riders whirl in place on rollers. Balanced on the spinning cylinders, they stare ahead with focussed eyes, finding rhythm with the music that flows out of…
Canadian National Gravel Championships 2023
Canadian National Gravel Championships were last weekend and the event hosted 3,000 participants. American Cyclocross National Champion, Curtis White won the race. The first Canadian / Canadian Gravel Champion was Evan…
Canadian Junior National Track Championships 2023
Congrats to current and former Mariposa Cycling Team riders, Charlie Walsh, Hudson Lubbers and Ashlin Barry, who had a successful weekend at the National Track Cycling Championships in Bromont, Quebec. Hudson…
Youth Rising
By Michael Barry Traditionally, the path to becoming a professional cyclist with a long and successful career followed a structured progression. Skipping steps in that process was thought to be…
A Conversation with Charlie Walsh, gold medallist in the Team Sprint at the Canadian National U-17 Track Cycling Championships
We visit with Charlie Walsh, who won a gold medal at the 2022 Canadian National U-17 Track Championships on the 1 year anniversary of his Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) diagnosis.…
Team Mariposa at the U-17/ Junior Canadian Track National Championships
The Mariposa Team had an fantastic weekend at the Canadian Track National Championships, winning 12 medals and Ashlin Barry set a Canadian Record in the U-17 2km Pursuit 2:16.735. Thank you to…
Prepping for the Tokyo Olympics and Beyond
A conversation with Ken Whelpdale, Sr. Director of Operations for USA Cycling. Ken Whelpdale has worked in cycling for 24 years. A native of Toronto, Ken worked as a mechanic…
Canadian National Cyclocross Championships November 2, 2020
Mariposa Racing Team had seven riders racing the Canadian National Cyclocross Championships in Peterborough, Ontario November 2, 2020 spread across Junior, U-23, Elite and Masters’ categories. The race course was…
Team Mariposa News: Canadian National Mountain Bike Championships
Hardwood Hills hosted the Canadian National Mountain Bike Championships July 20-21, 2019. Team Mariposa had several riders competing: Cameron Jette in the elite race, Jack Ciotlos in the U-19 Category,…