For the second week in a row, it’s time for the women to shine in the individual time trial portion of the Mike’s Bike Shop Cup. After Michelle Chasse on June 8, it is now the turn of Jeannie MacDonald to take the top spot on the podium. Even better, she is followed by another woman, Mélanie Bordage. Returning from Europe where he represented Canada in junior races, Stuart Wight scored the fastest time (23:21 over 17 km) but ended up third after the series’ handicap calculations were applied. ...

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For the second week in a row, it’s time for the women to shine in the individual time trial portion of the Mike’s Bike Shop Cup. After Michelle Chasse on June 8, it is now the turn of Jeannie MacDonald to take the top spot on the podium. Even better, she is followed by another woman, Mélanie Bordage. Returning from Europe where he represented Canada in junior races, Stuart Wight scored the fastest time (23:21 over 17 km) but ended up third after the series’ handicap calculations were applied.

On the general classification, young Stéphane Cormier keeps the Apogée leader’s jersey for the 3rd week in a row. Needless to say the rookie rider is impressive. He now has 305 points and is now followed by Keith Godfrey (255 points) and Jean-Jacques Ferguson (245 points).

Next Tuesday will be the last time trial event of the series before jumping on the Caisse populaire Dieppe Vélodrome for the month of July. For those wanting to participate in this fun, social competition, you can register on the spot (on Aviation Road) before 6:15.

Here are the complete results and the general classification.

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Week four meant a switch from the muddy trails and knobby tires to the paved roads and aerodynamic equipments. The 17 km course around the Moncton International Airport is again the battle grounds of week 4, 5, and 6 of the Mike’s Bike Shop Cup.

On Tuesday evening, after the handicap factor was put in to include all categories, Michelle Chase scored the fastest time. She was followed by Jean-Jacques Ferguson and Pierre LeBlanc. ...

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Week four meant a switch from the muddy trails and knobby tires to the paved roads and aerodynamic equipments. The 17 km course around the Moncton International Airport is again the battle grounds of week 4, 5, and 6 of the Mike’s Bike Shop Cup.

On Tuesday evening, after the handicap factor was put in to include all categories, Michelle Chase scored the fastest time. She was followed by Jean-Jacques Ferguson and Pierre LeBlanc. 

On the general classification, young Stéphane Cormier manage to keep the Apogée leader’s jersey for yet another week with now 270 points. Jean-Jacques Ferguson (245) and Krista Koval (230) now complete the top three.

Here are this week’s results as well as the complete general classification after four weeks.

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Back by popular demand, another ride in the mud will be organized in Dieppe!

Following the recent successes of the Mike’s Bike Shop Cup cross country events, the National Cycling Centre and the Mike’s Bike Shop Cycling Club are happy to offer you another exciting mountain bike event in the St-Anselme Rotary Park. The new trails, adequate to all level cyclists, promise to challenge everyone. ...

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Back by popular demand, another ride in the mud will be organized in Dieppe!

Following the recent successes of the Mike’s Bike Shop Cup cross country events, the National Cycling Centre and the Mike’s Bike Shop Cycling Club are happy to offer you another exciting mountain bike event in the St-Anselme Rotary Park. The new trails, adequate to all level cyclists, promise to challenge everyone.

The success of the weekly series was great, and once again, we want to make sure to send the invitation to all MBS Cup and also Pepsi Cup riders. The format will be a simple one to make sure everyone benefits from it. The event will start at 10 a.m. for everyone. Awards will take place at 11:30.

This event will be used by Vélo NB to determine its 2010 New Brunswick Champions.

Registration (15$ and 10$ for licenced riders) is now opened on-line and number pick up will be from 9 and 9:45.

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We are receiving many questions regarding the times of the women's program. For Thursdays, it'll be at 6:30 and on Saturdays, it'll be at 10:30. Meeting spot will be at the Cycling Centre in Rotary Park in Dieppe.

For the first session (Thursday, June 10th), it'll be a simply question / answer and information one. No bike required. You can still register by clicking here.

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We are receiving many questions regarding the times of the women's program. For Thursdays, it'll be at 6:30 and on Saturdays, it'll be at 10:30. Meeting spot will be at the Cycling Centre in Rotary Park in Dieppe.

For the first session (Thursday, June 10th), it'll be a simply question / answer and information one. No bike required. You can still register by clicking here.

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Just a quick reminder the the Sentier de l'Étoile will hold a special opening ceremony at the Chateau Moncton from 12 (noon) to 12:30 on June 5th. All cyclist are invited to attend.

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Just a quick reminder the the Sentier de l'Étoile will hold a special opening ceremony at the Chateau Moncton from 12 (noon) to 12:30 on June 5th. All cyclist are invited to attend.

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Just a quick note to mention the BMX track will not be opened this evening. The Subway BMX track is still too wet from all the rain with received.

Note that we are using a red / green system on the upper left corner of the screen to know if our facilities are opened or not.

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Just a quick note to mention the BMX track will not be opened this evening. The Subway BMX track is still too wet from all the rain with received.

Note that we are using a red / green system on the upper left corner of the screen to know if our facilities are opened or not.

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Experience the fun and freedom of cycling! This year, we’ve partnered with the Canadian Cycling Association to offer a Women’s Participation Program. Whether you try your first race, the get fit, or complete that long ride, we’ll be there to support you all the way. Ride with others, get some expert advice from a certified coach, and make some friends - on two wheels!

This program may include off-road, track or road cycling; either way, it’s better in an organized group setting. ...

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Experience the fun and freedom of cycling! This year, we’ve partnered with the Canadian Cycling Association to offer a Women’s Participation Program. Whether you try your first race, the get fit, or complete that long ride, we’ll be there to support you all the way. Ride with others, get some expert advice from a certified coach, and make some friends - on two wheels!

This program may include off-road, track or road cycling; either way, it’s better in an organized group setting.

Coach: Sacha LeBlanc

Date: from June to August (12 weeks) - twice a week (Thursday and Saturday) starting June 10.

Cost: 100$ - Including an Apogée cycling jersey

Information / Registration: 877-7809 or on-line

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In our efforts to support the Paralympic movement, the National Cycling Centre - Atlantic Canada is proud to support the CNIB Visions Dinner with Paralympian Brian McKeever. The event is being held on June 8th at the Delta Beausejour, Moncton. There will also be a silent and live auction going on that evening.

Vancouver Paralympic Games' gold medalist, Brian McKeever will be the keynote speaker for that event. See the event's poster for more information.

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In our efforts to support the Paralympic movement, the National Cycling Centre - Atlantic Canada is proud to support the CNIB Visions Dinner with Paralympian Brian McKeever. The event is being held on June 8th at the Delta Beausejour, Moncton. There will also be a silent and live auction going on that evening.

Vancouver Paralympic Games' gold medalist, Brian McKeever will be the keynote speaker for that event. See the event's poster for more information.

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Two Atlantic Cycling Centre Elite Program riders are representing Canada in Europe these days, and doing well. Pictou County's Ryan McDonald and Riverview's Stuart Wight are currently racing in the Tour des Pays de Vaud, a major junior race on Switzerland. You can follow there progression here.

After 2 weeks of preparation in Belgium, the event started last night with the 2.5 km prologue. Wight finished 9 seconds behind the winner (for 33^rd) while McDonald was listed at 30 seconds (141^st) after suffering a bad luck crash after attacking a corner a little too aggressively. Seconds will now turn to minutes as they will hit the famous Alpes today with some climb up to almost 10 km long!

Next week, these young riders will compete in the Troféo Karlsberg in Germany.

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Two Atlantic Cycling Centre Elite Program riders are representing Canada in Europe these days, and doing well. Pictou County's Ryan McDonald and Riverview's Stuart Wight are currently racing in the Tour des Pays de Vaud, a major junior race on Switzerland. You can follow there progression here.

After 2 weeks of preparation in Belgium, the event started last night with the 2.5 km prologue. Wight finished 9 seconds behind the winner (for 33^rd) while McDonald was listed at 30 seconds (141^st) after suffering a bad luck crash after attacking a corner a little too aggressively. Seconds will now turn to minutes as they will hit the famous Alpes today with some climb up to almost 10 km long!

Next week, these young riders will compete in the Troféo Karlsberg in Germany.

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On the last night of the MTB events of the Mike's Bike Shop Cup, Julien Basque took his first ever win as a competitive cyclist over a wet and challenging course in Dieppe's St-Anselme Park. He was followed on the line by André Léger and Pierre LeBlanc.  ...

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On the last night of the MTB events of the Mike's Bike Shop Cup, Julien Basque took his first ever win as a competitive cyclist over a wet and challenging course in Dieppe's St-Anselme Park. He was followed on the line by André Léger and Pierre LeBlanc.

Once again, the Apogée Leader's jersey will change shoulder for stage 4. Stéphane Cormier now has the lead with 210 points, Keith Godfrey (190) and André Léger (180) complete the top three after three cross country events.

Next week will be a week off for the riders, but the Mike's Bike Shop Cup will resume on Tuesday, June 8th and the series will now switch on the road with three time trial events during the month of June.

Here are last night's complete results along with the general classification after three weeks. You can also visit Don Ricker Photography for images of this fun event.

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Here's tonight's course for the last of the Mike's Bike Shop Cup MTB part. Everyone is welcomed and we'll try to beat last week's record attendance: ...

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Here's tonight's course for the last of the Mike's Bike Shop Cup MTB part. Everyone is welcomed and we'll try to beat last week's record attendance:



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The weather was great, the trails were dry; everything was perfectly setup for a great evening of fun mountain bike racing. And it was! 45 riders showed up at Dieppe’s St-Anselme park to contest the event! The course was challenging, accessible to every level, and the event ended up being a lot of fun for a weekly meeting. ...

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The weather was great, the trails were dry; everything was perfectly setup for a great evening of fun mountain bike racing. And it was! 45 riders showed up at Dieppe’s St-Anselme park to contest the event! The course was challenging, accessible to every level, and the event ended up being a lot of fun for a weekly meeting.

Pierre McIntyre took the win and was accompanied by Stéphane Cormier and André Léger on the podium. On the general classification, the initial Apogée leader, Pascal Sirois felt the bad luck as he punctured a tire part way through the event. McIntyre, with his stage win now takes the lead of the event with 190 points. Krista Koval (155 points) and Stéphane Cormier (135 points) complete the top three for the moment.

The event resumes next Tuesday with the third and last mountain bike event before switching to the road bikes in June. Everyone is again welcomed to join us on Tuesday, the race starts at 6:30 pm.

Here are this week’s results and the general classification.

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After talking with many of the parents, I realized many had planed other stuff during the long weekend. Like last year, we’ll push our sessions to Monday evening at 6 pm (until 7:15) for the Let’s Ride group and at 6:30 (until 8) for the Peter Wedge Group.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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After talking with many of the parents, I realized many had planed other stuff during the long weekend. Like last year, we’ll push our sessions to Monday evening at 6 pm (until 7:15) for the Let’s Ride group and at 6:30 (until 8) for the Peter Wedge Group.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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After many days of hard work and great contribution by the City of Dieppe, the Subway BMX track is now ready to host cyclists, young and old, for the 2010 season. The participants will have a nice surprise when they see the actual facility.

"It was part of our initial plan to make the course and especially the jumps progress when the cyclists would gain more confident. You constantly need to through new challenges to your BMX'ers, and this year, we know they will be happy with what we've done." mentions the Atlantic Cycling Centre's Head Coach, Luc Arseneau. ...

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After many days of hard work and great contribution by the City of Dieppe, the Subway BMX track is now ready to host cyclists, young and old, for the 2010 season. The participants will have a nice surprise when they see the actual facility.

"It was part of our initial plan to make the course and especially the jumps progress when the cyclists would gain more confident. You constantly need to through new challenges to your BMX'ers, and this year, we know they will be happy with what we've done." mentions the Atlantic Cycling Centre's Head Coach, Luc Arseneau.

Starting on Wednesday, May 19, the coached evening will start at 6pm (until 8). For more details on these 4 initial sessions, click here. Since Wednesday evenings also coordinates with the Pepsi Cup, we will gladly welcome this event's participants to try out the Subway BMX track.

The track will also be opened on Sunday evenings (from 6 until 7:30pm) where it'll be opened to all (free of charge) to come and try the newest Olympic sport. On May 29, we will also be part of the Dieppe's Children Festival where kids can now register to be part of. More opening times will be published shortly.

The Subway BMX track will also be hosting events during the summer month. The official announcement of those dates will be done very shortly in partnership with Vélo NB.

To access the coaching services and to be able to ride the track at all open times (except Sunday evenings), you must purchase your Subway BMX track membership at the cost of 50$. You may do this on-line by clicking here.

 

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After the interesting challenges of many new trails during week 1, we are coming again with some suprises and new trails. We certainly hope you will be with us tomorow night at 6:30. You can register on-line or at the Atlantic Cycling Centre until 6:15.

Here is the map for tomorow night's course ...

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After the interesting challenges of many new trails during week 1, we are coming again with some suprises and new trails. We certainly hope you will be with us tomorow night at 6:30. You can register on-line or at the Atlantic Cycling Centre until 6:15.

Here is the map for tomorow night's course. The purple line represents the actual course (subject to minor changes) and the red line represents the start loop. The direction will be counter clock wize this week: 

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