There will be a women’s road ride departing from Fitworks at 6pm tonight. Distance around 40-50km.

Angie from Incline Sports getting ready for another lap at Sunday's Hi-5 event. Photo courtesy of Don Ricker.

New Glasgow's "Trail'r Park Girl", Sherry getting ready for the next climb. Photo courtesy of Don Ricker.

The MBS Cup series continues tonight with the second of 3 road criteriums, held at L’Odysee School off of McLaughlin Drive in Moncton. Race starts at 6:30. Format is 45 minutes plus 1 lap.

Annik decends into the quarry. Photo courtesy of Don Ricker.

The Hillsborough 5 Hour event was a grand success yesterday despite Mother Nature’s downpouring all week. Yes, the trail was MORE than muddy, but that didn’t stop a pile of folks from all over Atlantic Canada and a few folks from Ontario even from coming out, having fun and showing support for the Atlantic Cycling Center. Racers came from Halifax, New Glasgow, PEI, Fredericton, the Miramichi and everywhere in between!

The women were well represented in the solo, team of two women and mixed team of two categories, with Fitwork’s girls taking the top two solo placings. The Fitwork’s males were also well represented with several top honours.

Strong performances were shown by all on this challengingly wet course. Congratulations everyone!

Thanks to Don Ricker who has posted many photos of the day on his site, click HERE to view.

Rockwood Triathlon by the Bay - Sunday July 26th

Held in Saint John, this 3rd annual event offers both a sprint distance triathlon (750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run) and a sprint distance duathlon (5km run, 20km bike, 5km run).

Registration and event information available HERE

Please refer to www.fundyextreme.com for course details.

Parlee Beach Triathlon and Duathlon - Sunday, August 16th

Held in Shediac’s Parlee Beach, this event offers many options including: Olympic Distance Triathlon (1500 meter ocean swim, 40 Km bike, 10 Km run), Sprint Distance Triathlon  (750 Meter ocean swim, 20 Km Bike, 5 km run), Team Sprint Triathlon (750 M swim, 20 K bike, 5 k run), Team Olympic Triathlon (1500 M swim, 40 k bike, 10 K run), Duathlon Sprint Distance (5km run, 20km bike, 2.5km run), Duathlon Sprint Provincial Championship (5k run, 20k bike & 2.5k run), Duathlon Sprint Team (5k run, 20k bike & 2.5k run)

Registration and event information available HERE

Hot on the heels of this weekend’s Hi-5 event is Nova Scotia’s longest running endurance event - GoreFest (formerly known as the 8 hours of Gore). This is a 2 day event and has always been a great trail and fun times! Preregistration started on July 13th - you can register in person at Fitworks in Dieppe, or email or fax the organizers.

Full event information and registration forms can be found at CogEyed’s website.

Just a reminder if you are planning on attending the Hillsborough 5 hour event this Sunday - preregistration closes at 5pm on Friday. There is an additional $10 per rider fee after that.

Race information can be found HERE.

Prince Edward Island’s ‘Biking for Breakfast’ fundraiser ride will happen again this August 1st.

The event challenges riders to ride from one tip of the province to the other in one day, raising funds for the Island’s school breakfast programs. This 278km route can be done as a solo effort or as a relay.

Please see the official website for more details.

The MBS Cup series resumes tonight with the road criterium events.

The events will take place at the Odysée school in Moncton starting at 6:30 pm for the next three Tuesdays.

Take a peak at the Atlantic Cycling Centre web site for more details!

There are two mountain bike rides on the go tonight:

A - a couple of gals are planning to go to the Connaught Woods (off Crowley Farm Road) for 6:30 tonight for a little rip around - meet at the parking area just past the ball field on the Crowley Farm Rd

B - there’s a co-ed ride going to Hillsborough, leaving the Fitworks parking lot at 6:15 tonight (arriving in Hillsborough around 645-7 for a few hours of riding).

The second annual Hi-5 hour endurance race (held by Mikes Bike Shop) will be held on Sunday July 26th.

Click HERE for recently posted event information.

The categories include: solo male, solo female, solo single speed, team of 2 male, team of 2 female, and mixed team of 2.

This event is for ALL ages and features a 1 hour event for youth up to 16 years old.

All proceeds from the event are going to the Atlantic Cycling Centre.

Early registration closes at 5pm on Friday, July 24th (solo categories $35, team of 2 $60, 1 hr riders $10).

An additional $10 will be added to all registrations after 5pm on Friday.

For event flyer click HERE

For registration form click HERE