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Category: History

March 20, 2025March 20, 2025

Celebrating Women’s Professional Cycling: Breakaway Femmes Screening in Toronto

A documentary on the 1980s women’s Tour de France that includes some notable Canadian and American pioneers of women’s cycling Breakaway Femmes, is a film that tells the story of…

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October 1, 2024October 2, 2024

BEHIND THE MOTOR

“Motorpacing is the only way to truly simulate a race in training. Over the last few months, to help our son, Ashlin, train for the World Championships in Zurich Switzerland,…

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Posted in History, Racing, Stories, Tour de France, Training, Video  • 
January 9, 2024

Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: The Evolution, Controversies, and Future of Female Gravel Racing

In this episode, Betsy Welch joins us to discuss the evolution and future of gravel racing, shedding light on the obstacles the community must overcome to get there. Besty Welch,…

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Posted in Gravel, Gravel Bicycle, History, Interview, Mountain Bike, Podcast, Racing  • 
August 22, 2023

Tom Schuler’s Impact on Women’s Cycling Advancement

Tom shares insights from his experience in developing and managing women’s professional endurance sports teams, talks about the ROI for sponsors, and provides advice for aspiring female cyclists. Tom Schuler…

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Posted in Events, History, Podcast, Racing, Youth  • 
July 21, 2023July 21, 2023

How Was The 2023 Tour de France Time Trial Won?

Time trials are known as the race of truth, as they were thought to be the purest test in cycling of human strength and skill. Riders can’t rely on their…

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Posted in Equipment, History, Tour de France, Tour de France  •  1 Comment on How Was The 2023 Tour de France Time Trial Won?
July 11, 2023July 11, 2023

The Heart of Racing in America

Although bike racing has cyclists traveling the world, to some spectacular spots, it is not always the famous mountain passes, the big cities or the tourist sites that are best…

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Posted in Design, Events, History, Photos, Racing  • 
June 27, 2023June 30, 2023

Tour Of America’s Dairyland 2023

Criterium racing on tight short circuits in city centres has been at the heart of American racing for decades. The furious pace, the non-stop action and the bellowing emcees draw…

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November 29, 2022November 30, 2022

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Lugano. Paris. 1950

In the seventies, we had a good number of regular visitors to our shop on King Street in downtown Toronto. One of the regulars was a Frenchman, named Jean, who visited…

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Posted in Design, Equipment, History, Vintage Bicycles, Vintage Bicycles  • 
November 4, 2022November 5, 2022

Gravel Racing: Its Origins and Its Evolution

By Michael Barry In the hotel restaurant, teammates sat quietly around the table as the rising sun sliced a shaft of light through the window. Some sipped coffee, others munched…

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Posted in Gravel Bicycle, History, Tour de France  • 
October 12, 2022October 13, 2022

Roaring Crowds & Whirling Cyclists in Six Days of Track Racing

By Michael Barry In Ghent, Belgium, the low thunder of the cyclists racing into the wooden banking of the velodrome is unheard over the festivities in the track center. A…

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September 6, 2022January 10, 2023

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…

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Posted in History, National Championships, Olympic Games, Team Mariposa, Tour de France, Youth  • 
August 11, 2022August 11, 2022

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Praderio. Gallarate, Italy. 1950

Gino Bartali’s frustrations with the Italian back-peddling derailleurs encouraged him to approach the Vittoria Company, makers of the Margherita derailleur, and propose that he finance the production of a derailleur…

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