It was a great day of racing at the classic Preston Street Criteriums in Ottawa last week. The races are part of the Ottawa Little Italy Festival and a hometown favourite for Matteo and Osmond. The team dominated and Matteo took the win. Ed was also on the podium in third place and Osmond had a [...]
Canadian racing is getting more TV coverage than ever! Last year SportsNet was a title sponsor of the Queens Park Grand Prix, and Rogers is doing regular coverage of racing in and around Toronto. Check out Peter Morse in a recent RogersTV interview at the Toronto Criterium. Pete has been a great spokesman for the [...]
Steve Meyer took third place at the Toronto Criterium to a hometown crowd last week. As usual the race got off to an aggressive start, mostly thanks the pace Kevin set, right off the first lap. Steve and Ed led a six man break, which had about 45 seconds on the field for most of [...]
Again in the pouring rain, and against an entire Spidertech team, Kyle manages a Silver finish in the final group sprint. The 4th race in the Ontario Cup Road Series in the town of Wellesley (just north of Waterloo), the race drew a great turnout despite the weather.
Despite the dismal weather, Kyle, Jamie and Pete headed down to London to the 43rd annual Springbank Road Race on May 1. Kyle took 3rd in the U-19 Men’s Road Race. Jamie also had a top 10 finish later in the day, despite the brutal rain.
This was the third year La Bici Squadra has organized the Hell of the North. The history of this wonderfully horrible ride goes back to 1988 and its first organizers, Mike Barry Sr. and Sam Watson. Originally called Toronto’s Paris-Robauix Challenge, it ran from the Toronto Zoo to the Irish House in Sutton over 70km [...]
The Tour of Battenkill is in it’s fifth year and has become one of the must do events in the USA. It is known for it’s hard course and strong fields. Just to finish this event is a victory in itself. You can check out photos of the race on their site at www.tourofthebattenkill.com. This [...]
An update from Steve Meyer, on the road in Texas – Matteo and I have been in Texas since March 2nd, after the team training camp in South Carolina ended. I didn’t realize it until I got down here but our team has quite the reputation in Texas! Everyone seems to know someone who has [...]
We are excited to announce that Sean Kelly has joined the new Jet Fuel-La-Bicicletta team as Director Sportif, providing overall leadership for the race season. Sean is a former Jet Fuel rider and has continued to be active in the sport since he left racing a few years ago. He will be a great asset [...]
After many months of discussions and planning, Jet Fuel and La-Bicicletta are now looking forward to a great first season. We have a strong line up of sponsors behind us, including BMW Endras who is joining forces with us for the first time in 2011. Stay tuned for a launch event later this Spring! Over [...]