Cycling certainly isn’t for everyone, but we are seeing more and more take up the sport again after a long stint off given that some have not ridden since they were youngsters.

We at Delta TV cover the Tour de Delta each summer, normally fun the first week of July through the streets and side roads of Delta and if you have never attended you should make plans on attending this summer.

World class riders in your own community of Delta with many of the riders being billited in Delta homes, so you have the chance to know the riders up close and personal.

Many of these riders attend various events around the world and achieve stardom, while others take up the sport of mountain biking.

Canada has and continues to put strong forth a strong competition of athletes to attend and make Canada proud of what they achieve.

Now we are hearing of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in which  eight (8) riders will race in Team Canada colours at the first two rounds of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup which is held the final two weekends of May.

For those who are living in US, if you want to spend a a good time practicing this sport, Idaho mountain biking is known for being one of the best spots for biking.

The following is the update from Cycling Canada:

“These races are a chance for riders to assess their fitness level at the start of a new year and new Olympic cycle,” explains Dan Proulx, Mountain Bike Head Coach.  “At the start of each quadrennial, there is definitely less pressure on our riders to perform at these events. There is a substantial period of recovery needed after each Olympics; then a gradual rebuild of fitness and racing performance for our returning Olympians.”

While many of Canada’s top pros, such as Olympic bronze medalist Catherine Pendrel (Kamloops, BC) and Rio fourth place finisher Emily Batty (Brooklin, ON) will be competing in their professional team colours, the national team project will enable other athletes to participate and gain experience at the highest level of competition.

The project will encompass the first two rounds of the World Cup – Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic on May 20-21 and Albstadt, Germany on May 27-28.

In the Under-23 age category, three riders will race in Canadian colours – Mackenzie Myatt, Sean Fincham and Marc-Andre Fortier.

Five riders will represent Canada in the Elite category – Catherine Fleury, Cindy Montambault, Sandra Walter, Andrew L’Esperance and Evan McNeely.

“The entire four year plan requires careful periodization if we hope to achieve results when it matters,” said Proulx.  “These races are more about the process and small technical improvements. We simply want to make sure that the fundamentals are in place and that fitness has advanced since our early season races in North America.”

• Mackenzie Myatt – Musquodoboit Harbour, NS [U23 Women]
• Sean Fincham – Squamish, BC [U23 Men]
• Marc-Andre Fortier – Victoriaville, QC [U23 Men]
• Catherine Fleury – Saint-Gedeon, QC [Elite Women]
• Cindy Montambault – Val-David, QC [Elite Women]
• Sandra Walter – Coquitlam, BC [Elite Women]
• Andrew L’Esperance – Halifax, NS [Elite Men]
• Evan McNeely – Kingston, ON [Elite Men]
• About Cycling Canada

Cycling Canada is the governing body for competitive cycling in Canada. Founded in 1882, Cycling Canada aims to create and sustain an effective system that develops talented Canadian cyclists to achieve Olympic, Paralympic, and World Championship medal performances. 

Thanks to Cycling Canada for the info.