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Dates for 20th anniversary ride, Tour du Canada 2008 announced. Tour du Canada announces new programme to encourage young people to ride their bikes.
For details visit: 20th Anniversary Ride |
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Tour du Canada announces annual award to CKAP member - March 26, 2007
For details visit: CKAP
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Cycle Canada announced today that cyclists will now be able to purchase packages that follow Cycle Canadas Bicycle Touring Routes in different parts of the country. And the packages go one step further by helping cyclists and their friends take a sightseeing tour on their own time schedule.
For a press release please visit: Routes
Details on the packages can be found here/ www.cyclecanada.com/Routes/ |
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The Dates for The Crossing in 2006 will be July 8 to August 20. For more information please visit: www.CycleCanada.com/TheCrossing/ |
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Tour du Canada announces second annual award to CKAP member - April
2, 2005.
For details visit: CKAP
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January 10, 2005. The Cycle Canada
Report has announced the "Broken Spoke Award" for 2004. The first annual
award goes to Ontario's Premier Dalton McGuinty. The Broken Spoke Award™
is an annual award given to a government representative, politician, department,
agency or corporation who has demonstrated an exceptional lack of understanding
towards the cycling community. Read more here: CycleCanada
Report |
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October 9, 2004. Cycle Canada announces
a new cross Canada ride. The first annual timed bicycle ride across Canada
will take place in 2005. You'll find a pdf news release at:
The Crossing News Release. The web site for the event
is: www.CycleCanada.com/TheCrossing/ |
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Tour du Canada announces first annual award to CKAP member - April
8, 2004.
For details visit: CKAP winner
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Toronto to Rochester Ferry Fares
Badly in CycleCanada Survey
News Release - December 27, 2003
A study by CycleCanada that compares rider/bike and driver/car fares on
ferries in various parts of the world. |
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Tour du Canada and Canadian Kilometer Achiever Program (C-KAP)
Link up to Promote Cycling in Canada - January 1, 2003
Tour
du Canada Award
A new award has been announced to recognize participants in C-KAP who
cycle in the greatest number of provinces in Canada in a year. |
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Velo Hospitality - June 1, 2002: Press Release -
Velo Host Programme
Cycle Canada announces its new Velo Hospitality Programme. Operators
of bed and breakfasts, inns, campgrounds and motels are invited to participate
in this exciting new programme. Velo Hosts will have a new avenue to tap
into this growing adventure travel market. |
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Tour Great Lakes - February 15, 2002: Press
Release - http://www.cyclecanada.com/News/CCG.pdf
CycleCanada will be making a presentation on this event on March 9, 2002
at HubBub Custom Bicycles. HubBubs co-ordinates are: 1904 S. Taylor Rd.,
Cleve. Hts., OH 44118, phone (216) 371-6888, fax (216) 371-5289. www.HubBub.com
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Tour du Canada Time Trial - January 8, 2002- CycleCanada, The
Veloforce Corporation is pleased to announce the dates for the 2002 Tour
du Canada Time Trial. The dates are May 26th, and September 29th. This
is a two stage event where participants test their improvement over the
summer cycling season. For more details please visit the web site: Tour
du Canada Time Trial
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Tour du Canada celebrates 10th anniversary - May 26, 1998
http://www.cyclecanada.com/News/Tenth.pdf |
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Past
News Articles.
The following are excerpts from
newspaper and magazine articles on Tour du Canada and CycleCanada bicycle
rides and activities. Please scroll down or select the link Media
Releases for Cycle Canada news releases.
We would be pleased to supply a copy of one of these articles to any interested
party or direct you to sources where you can obtain copies. |
L'Avante-Poste, Canoe
août 2007
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De la grande visite à Saint-Damase . . . en plus |
The Valley Echo, Invermere, British Columbia.
September 2007 |
Local Pedals Across Canada. So when Invermere resident Larry Meadows embarked on the Tour du Canada three months ago . . . more |
The Forest-Blade, Swainsboro, Georgia
September 2007 |
Gary Couse in Canada. Forest-Blade readers may recall that back in June 2006 we promised the details of world-traveler Gary Couse's latest endeavors. Sixty-four-yearold Couse of Swainsboro . . . more |
Cambridge Memorial Hospital
Newsletter, October 2005 |
Dr. Russek Has Grand Time Touring Canada. Rich Russek is a general practitioner at
Grandview Medical Centre with
privileges at CMH and was one of 34
participants to cycle across Canadain the
TourduCanada, the longest annual . . . more |
Beausejour Review
July, 2003
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Biking Ocean
to Ocean, by Maryjane McLaren. "We're all the same Coast
to Coast. We just live on a big piece of property" - Michael Duann |
Hanna Herald
July 7, 2003 |
Hanna Herald,
Alberta - Tour du Canada stops in Youngstown Alberta - by Vel MacKinnon.
In Youngstown they were treated to the fine hospitality of our residents...
Many of the riders were journaling, making phone calls and trying to recharge
their energy for the long trek ahead. I was able to meet with them and the
driver (Melissa) got them up early the next morning to take a picture of
the group, in the Tour du Canada gear, as they headed out on the road again... |
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The Globe and Mail
August 7, 2002 |
Travel
Links CycleCanada.com,
by Domini Clark." 'Discover your routes' is the cute
slogan of this Web site for two-wheel travellers, and it does a good job
of summing the site up. Cyclecanada.com puts cyclists in touch with nearly
everything they need or need to know before hitting the road...." |
The Port Hope
Evening Guide
August 6, 2002 |
Cross-country
Cyclists visit Port Hope, by Ted
Amsden. Why would you spend more than $3,000 to ride a bicycle
from Vancouver B.C. to St. John's Nfld in 75 days?"... |
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The Ottawa Citizen
June 15, 2002 |
It's OK; Bring
your bike, by staff "...The Web site - www.velohospitality.com
- bills itself as "your guide to bike-friendly accommdoato" and
includes links to places to stay across the country"... |
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The Toronto Sun,
June 12, 2002 |
Bike-friendly
lodging online, by CP. "Nothing can spoil a bike-touring
holiday quite like having your bike stolen. Which gives a new Web site,
aimed at people consider such a holiday, immediate appeal."... |
Australian Cyclist
March/April 2002 |
Across Canada, by Craig Press."
I was hooked from my first visit to the website. I could eat as much chocolate
and bacon as I liked and was drawn to the idea of seeing the Canadian landscape,
experiencing the country's many cultures and the camaraderie of ready-made
captive friends." |
The Medical Post (Canada)
May 22, 2001 |
Tour du Canada - Doctor on the
Wing, by John Thompson. "Paradoxically, Canada is now in
my mind a much smaller, coherent whole than it was before I set out." |
NZ Bike (New Zealand)
June 2000 |
Romancing the Bike, by Celia
Hope. "As I cycled up that last hill and then into St. John's
Newfoundland, windblown and drenched to the skin, 7200 kilometres closer
to New Zealand and 7200 kilometres further away, I remembered back to when
the seed of the idea of cycilng across Canada was planted in my mind..." |
The Daily Graphic,
Portage La Prairie
July 21, 2000 |
Cross-Canada Cyclists Set up Camp in Portage La Prairie by Jason
J. Halstead. The small flock of red-clad cyclists seen on the
roads in and around Portage la Prarie over the last couple of days..." |
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National Post (Canada)
July 28, 1999 |
Chain Reaction to The Crossing
by Mike Randolph. "When Bud Jorgensen, organizer of the
Tour du Canada, says he likes routes that sample the flavour of the country,
he means it. "In British Columbia, says Jorgensen, "we stop for
berry pies..." |
The Port Hope Evening Guide
August 16, 1999 |
Not Quite the Lazy Days of Summer
by Selena Forsythe. "...part of the deal is that they all
take turns cooking meals. Lunch at Port Hope was an exception in that Tim
and Celia Hope, our resident cyclists, organized it..." |
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The Prince George Citizen
1998 |
King of the Road by Staff.
"For the last 22 years, Ray King has been riding his bike to work.
Now, he's getting ready to work his way right across Canada" |
Pedal Magazine
September, 1998 |
Tour du Canada, The Last Day by
Mark Lewiecki. "...It was almost 10:00 p.m. when we debarked
the ferry in Argentia, Newfoundland on Friday, August 29th...) |
| The Bulletin and The Progress
Enterprise Chester, Nova Scotia, September 30, 1998. |
Chester Resident Completes Bicycle
Trip Across Canada by Mark Roberts, Lighthouse staff. "...Twenty
two cyclists made up of 10 women and 12 men from Austria, Switzerland, New
York , California and Canada..." |
Crossfield/Irricana Rocky View/Five
Village Weekly
July 16, 1996 |
Tour du Canada Rides Again by
Staff. "...Thirteen tired cyclists pedalled into Beiseker last
Monday after cycling some 200 km from Banff that day..." |
| Daily Miner and News (Kenora)
July 23, 1996 |
Because They Can by Clarise
Klassen. "Ken Meleskie, 66 cleans around the chain on his bicyle
in preparation for the next leg of his trip across Canada..." |
Fort Frances Times
July 28, 1994 |
Cross-country Cyclists Stop in
Town by Anne Vis. "A group of cyclists travelling across
Canada made a welcome stopover in town yesterday..." |
The Gazette, Montreal
August 19, 1993 |
Repeating the Cycle by Marie-France
Coallier. "A group of cyclists, part of the sixth annual
Tour du Canada..." |
The Sunday Sun, Toronto
April 28, 1991 |
Tour Canada Coast to Coast by
Felicity Munn, CP Writer. "Got two two months off this summer? Want
to see Canada from coast to coast? Feel fit?..." |
Le Nouvélliste Trois Rivière
14 août 1991 |
Un periple de 8000 kilomètres
a travers le Canada à vélo. "Yannick Massicotte, 15 ans de Pointe-du-Lac,
n'a pas tondu les pelouses de ses voisins cet été..." |
| The Courier-Herald, Thornbury
August 7, 1991 |
Clarksburg cyclist in 8,000 km
Tour du Canada, by John Andrews. "They survived kilometres
of mountains, prairies, insects, bad drivers and flat tires and they still
have thousands of kilometres to go..." |
The Toronto Star
May 10, 1990 |
Mazzei Going for Ride of his Life
by Sam Laskaris. "A 26-year-old Willowdale resident is gearing
for his best summer vacation yet..." |
The Mississauga News
October 25, 1989 |
Margo Went from Sea to Shining
Sea, by Lisa Tallyn. "There's no better way to see Canada
than from the seat of a bicycle..." |
The Toronto Star
October 1, 1988 |
Cyclist, 60, crosses Canada, by
Stasia Evasuk. "Pedal Power: Bob Unsworth spent July and August
crossing Canada with 31 other cyclists..." |
