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Mostly bikes because bikes mean sport, technology, history, environment, fitness, culture, transportation, adventure, urbanism and, of course, fun. Bikes take an editor a lot of places.

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Why Isabella Holmgren is Canada’s best hope for rainbow jersey in Montreal

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By Matthew Pioro Verified
| Canadian Cycling Verified
Isabella Holmgren has six world championship jerseys, ranging from her 2023 junior women’s cyclocross title to her 2025 under-23 women’s XCO victory. “But none on the road,” she said, after I ran through the full list with her. We spoke this past Friday. The rider from Orillia, Ont., had arrived in Bromont, Que., that day. She had come from Gatineau, Que., where she finished eighth in the road race. But none on the road.
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Not every international rider hates the roads of Montreal’s time trial route

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By Matthew Pioro Verified
| Canadian Cycling Verified
In the mix zone, I overheard Stefan Bissegger expressing his dislike of the roads of Montreal. He didn’t mince words. “Yeah, the roads are really crappy here,” he said in French. You might even use the word “rotten” in place of “crappy.” “That’s what is,” he continued. “It bumps a lot on the time trial bike, and it’s also quite dangerous with the high rolling speeds.” Maybe it’s a Swiss thing. I say that because in June I rode with Fabian Cancellara and he was struck by Toronto’s potholes.
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Why the emotions welled up for Quebec’s Olivia Baril after the elite women’s time trial

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By Matthew Pioro Verified
| Canadian Cycling Verified
Shortly after Olivia Baril finished her ride in the elite women’s time trail, she began to tear up. She had finished the final time trial of her career. Baril has been a fixture of the women’s pro peloton since 2023 when she joined UAE Team ADQ. Three years prior, she moved to Donostia/San Sebastian, a city she’d fallen in love with, to pursue cycling at the sport’s top level. For the past three seasons, she’s been with Movistar.
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