Emily Batty secures 2017 Canadian national XC mountain bike title

Emily Batty secures 2017 Canadian national XC mountain bike title

From Canadian Cycling Magazine - Emily Batty (Trek Factory) defended the Canadian women’s elite national title at the 2017 cross-country mountain bike championships in Canmore, Alberta on Saturday, July 23. It’s Batty’s third career elite women’s title. Catharine Pendrel (Clif Bar Team) of Kamloops, B.C. was second with Haley Smith (Norco Factory Racing) of Uxbridge, Ont. rounding out the podium. The 29-year-old from Brooklin, Ont. was locked in a neck-to-neck battle with Olympic bronze medalist Pendrel on the four kilometre circuit for most of the race. As expected, Canada’s top two riders battled for victory riding together until the final lap when Batty used a climb to put distance into Pendrel who was unable to follow the attack. While the two battled out front, Smith chased solo in third a position she would hold to the line. MORE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Emily Batty secures 2017 Canadian national XC mountain bike title

Canadian Trails News Sources

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Emily Batty secures 2017 Canadian national XC mountain bike title

William reveals George has been “bombing about on a bike” as Kate declares her love for little girl’s boots

Full article at the Daily Mirror OnLine Photo credit to Press Association Images Prince William and Kate Middleton have revealed little George has been having a fantastic time since they arrived in Canada for their eight-day tour. The Duke and Duchess visited Montana Mountain where they admired the breathtaking views of snow-capped peaks from midway up the 7,234ft mountain, which was part of land returned to the 450-strong Carcross Tagish band in 2006 under a treaty with the Yukon government. Gwen Wally, 48, from the Carcross Tagish First Nation said her husband Robert was among locals who came up with the idea of promoting the area as a place for mountain biking and hiking along trails used by their ancestors for thousands of years. The Single Track to Success scheme, set up 10 years ago, has created jobs for First Nations young people and turned the area into a Mecca for cyclists and hikers. More>>>>>>>>>  
Emily Batty secures 2017 Canadian national XC mountain bike title

Borden-Carleton as a tourist destination: Your comments

A hotel close to the beach, an old ferry transformed into a restaurant and boat tours under the Confederation Bridge. Those are just three of the ideas readers of CBC PEI's Facebook page came up with when asked how they would make Borden-Carleton more of a tourist destination. More>>>>>>>

Bike shop by the trail

A bike shop would also be a good fit for the area, said Mark Hickox. "The Confederation Trail spur goes there, why not set up a bike shop (with repair services) and let folks rent bikes for a day?" But if the area is looking for feedback, Alexander MacKay thinks an old idea is still a good idea. "Why not ask people when they leave, like they used to do when the boat was there? Exit surveys are a great opportunity to learn from others. Give them some free oysters if they answer."
Emily Batty secures 2017 Canadian national XC mountain bike title

Film tells story of Aboriginal youth who helped build Yukon bike trails

Kelly Milner's 'Shift' tells story of aboriginal youth who built Carcross's renowned biking trails

By Paul Tukker, CBC News Posted: Sep 25, 2016 8:00 AM CT Last Updated: Sep 25, 2016 9:20 AM CT

'Everytime people watch this film, they say, 'It’s just so beautifully shot,'' Milner said, giving credit to director of photography Dave Hamelin.

'Everytime people watch this film, they say, 'It’s just so beautifully shot,'' Milner said, giving credit to director of photography Dave Hamelin. (Shot in the Dark) Related Stories

Yukoner Kelly Milner is still gobsmacked by the news this week — her short documentary film, the first she's ever made, will be screened at a high-profile festival this fall and may end up touring the world.

"I'm still not sure that I've come down from it, in terms of realizing what we've been able to achieve with the film, and the story," she said.

"It kind of seems like a dream."

The film, Shift, tells the story of a group of Aboriginal youth in Carcross, Yukon, who spent years helping build what have become world-renowned mountain biking trails. So renowned, in fact, that they'll be visited next week by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

 'It kind of seems like a dream,' says Kelly Milner, a Yukon filmmaker, whose first film is heading to the Banff Mountain Film Festival next month. (Archbould Photography/Shot in the Dark)

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