Yukon's original cycling club.
Celebrating the Sisterhood: Cycling's Most Inspirational Women
Where to start! Simply put, Dutch superstar Marianne Vos is a phenomenon, an enigma on the bike.
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What's Coming Next
Draft Schedule Published
02/02/2016 20:37News
Daily News Digest
07/07/2016 21:02In today's CT Daily News Digest: Twenty-nine at the line!
- Cavendish surpasses Hinault, slots into second in all-time Tour stage wins;
- Giro Rosa Round-up: Stevens wins atop Madonna della Guardia, Guarnier is back in pink;
- Sterbini soloes to Austria stage victory;
- Von Hoff sprints to stage win in Sibiu Cycling Tour;
- Tour leader Van Avermaet on taking yellow: 'I think it's once in a lifetime for me';
- and a lot more
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Cyclocosm’s How the Week Was Won: 2016 Tour de France, Stages 1-5
07/07/2016 20:57Each week during the Tour de France we'll be bringing to you Cyclocosm's unique take on 'how the week was won'. In this second installment of the series, Cosmo looks back on the first five stages of the Tour de France, and gives a special nod to the Dimension Data teamwork that has brought Mark Cavendish several stage wins.
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Recovered after losing kidney, Trixi Worrack will make her return to racing this weekend
06/09/2016 05:34After crashing out the Trofeo Alfredo Binda on March 20th and losing her kidney, Trixi Worrack (Canyon-SRAM) was unsure whether she was able to continue her career. But with her sights firmly set on the Rio Olympics, the German national champion has been working hard on her rehabilitation for the past two-and-a-half months and now, Canyon-SRAM announces that Worrack will make her return to racing this weekend at the Auensteiner Radsporttage tour in Germany.
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Sun’s out, guns out: women’s spring kits reviewed
06/09/2016 05:31It's finally sunny and temperatures are warming up. This means it's that fun time of year when we celebrate #NewKitDay and show off our new threads at the weekend group ride. We tried and reviewed a bunch of kit to help inform you before your next purchase.
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Daily Digest June 9: Aru solos to Dauphiné stage victory with late-race attack, Contador retains yellow
06/09/2016 05:28Fabio Aru's tough spring season, marred by illness and poor fitness, triggered rumors that Astana teammate Vincenzo Nibali might share GC leadership at the Tour de France, even after winning the Giro d'Italia in May.
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Commentary: Bahrain prince’s torture allegations too big for cycling to ignore
06/09/2016 05:25That's the question professional cycling must consider.
It's a question of money versus morality. The lure of a new team versus some thorny old questions.
The new Kingdom of Bahrain cycling project has quickly gained publicity, and it's not the kind it's been seeking.
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Cycling Odds & Ends
06/08/2016 11:12Liv says yes to empowering women cyclists - There's this specific moment every cyclist faces. It's the moment you decide whether to meet your fears, or retreat; a battle of determination or mind-over-matter. Liv's "Actually, I Can" campaign aims to inspire through stories of women who have used bikes to change their realities; everything from affecting social change to just accomplishing personal goals Liv-Cycling.com...
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Canada Qualifies One Spot in BMX at Rio Games
06/08/2016 11:06Canada has qualified one position in the men's BMX competition for the Rio Olympic Games. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced the nation quotas after the conclusion of the BMX world championships in Medellin, Colombia, at the end of May. The BMX competition will take place at the Olympic BMX Centre in Deodoro Olympic Park, on August 17-19.
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VMO FTW: How to Build This Iconic Cycling Muscle
06/08/2016 11:01There are quads. Then there are cycling quads. And of the four muscles that make up the quadriceps, the one that's come to signify the strongest, hardest-working riders-and the one that routinely turns heads on your rides-is the teardrop-shaped bulge just above the knee called the vastus medialis oblique, VMO for short.
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Five bicyclists killed in Michigan hit-and-run after pickup truck plows into bike group
06/07/2016 19:56A pickup truck plowed into a group of bicyclists including children along a western Michigan road, killing at least five people with a weekly riding group, according to local reports.
Cops apprehended a driver fleeing the crash site near Cooper Township about three miles north of Kalamazoo Tuesday evening.
A witness, who narrowly missed being struck, saw the driver hit least eight bicyclists with the bike club, WOOD-TV reported.
"I stepped back, blacked out for a second, turned around and before I could say 'watch out' to the bikers, it happened," the witness told the TV station.
The extent of the injuries are unknown at this time.
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Daily News Digest
06/07/2016 17:35Herrada times finishing kick to perfection to win Dauphiné stage, Contador keeps yellow ... and much much more
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The Female Secret Pro: Boels-Dolmans, the Rio Olympics, and ‘nature breaks’
06/07/2016 17:27In the words of Aretha Franklin (and I think Annie Lennox was there too!), "Sisters are doing it for themselves!" And that they are. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the wait is over: welcome to the first instalment of the Female Secret Pro!
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Local News
Tight finish at Whitehorse-dominated Kluane Chilkat
07/07/2016 20:51Teams break 300 km at 24-hour bike fest
07/07/2016 20:49Cyclists roll out at the Southern Lakes Gran Fondo
06/09/2016 05:04June 8 - Carcross Cut-off Time Trial
06/09/2016 04:53Southern Lakes Gran Fondo
06/07/2016 17:37Yukoners Compete in the Trans Portugal Mountain Bike Race
05/13/2016 11:10U Kon Echelon opens bike race season with criterium event
05/07/2016 07:55Yukon cyclists post strongest finishes on mountain bikes
08/14/2015 16:13Complications forced cyclist back into surgery
08/13/2015 06:26Cyclist from Yukon struck on Saskatchewan highway
08/11/2015 14:35Buffalo, Irving pocket Tour de Whitehorse titles
07/22/2015 15:20Whitehorse cyclist medevaced after being hit by minivan
07/21/2015 13:20Melissa "Missy" Giove
Missy forged the path for mainstream professional downhill mountain bikers around the globe. A serious force of nature, Missy (42) did not earn her nickname The Missile for nothing.
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Jane Eccles
In 2005, a few days after giving birth, Jane and her family were told she had just hours to live. She had contracted Necrotising Fasciitis (NF) and it was very quickly ripping through her body.
Thankfully their prognosis was not correct, but for Jane this was only the first battle of many. Extensive surgery was required to get rid of the NF, one which involved the removal of her abdominal muscles. As she lay in intensive care, it was becoming clear that her physical ability would never be the same again.
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Tara Llane
Tara Liane's incredible story is not one of how she became paralyzed crashing in a downhill mountain bike race back in 2007 but rather one of determination, drive and the positivity.
The four-time national bike champion may have lost the use of her legs but she is living proof that you can always come back fighting and if you have the will, energy and competitive spirit can help you to achieve what others would deem impossible.
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Eileen Gray
One of the pioneers and champions of women's racing is Eileen Gray. It's a name that might not be familiar to many, but the incredible vision and hard work of this woman made a significant contribution to establishing women's cycle racing on the national and international stage.
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