5 Things I Learned in My First Year of Bike Racing

5 Things I Learned in My First Year of Bike Racing

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After a solid season learning fundamentals, crashing in the mud, slipping on roots, lapping dusty, rutted parks, long pedaling adventures in many of this island's great trail networks and generally getting comfortable on my mountain bike, I…
Island Cup Enduro 2022 Race Recap

Dirt Squad - 2022 Island Cup Enduro Series Final

What a day! What a race! What a season! (Author: Julia Gallant) The Island Cup Island Enduro Series Final at Maple Mountain in Duncan, BC was hot, gruelling and a test to all riders competing. After a dry hot summer, riders were sent up to…
Adam Walker at The Cycling Co.

Mountain Biking Safely During a Pandemic

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Experts have recommended that we keep a 2-meter buffer between us and those around us. But what about when we are riding? On your bike, 2m is not enough. And here's why...
The Cycling Co. - Youth Programs

COVID-19 Update for Upcoming Mountain Biking Programs

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Bear Mountain Canada Cup XC 2016

Canada Cup XC-Race Ready?

Well, it has certainly been quite some time since I have been on the start line at a cross country mountain bike race. I quit racing XC a long time ago. I lost the fire. You see, you just can't fake it if you don't have that burning desire to…
Bear Mountain Canada Cup XC 2017 Race Course

2017 Canada Cup XC Course Preview at Bear Mountain

Let's Ride! Come ride with me and let's smash a lap of the new 2017 Canada Cup XC course at Bear Mountain! Get ready for a guided tour of my backyard trails that have become the course for the 2017 Powerade Bear Mountain Canada Cup XC Race. As…