JULY

1 Celebrate 150 years of Canada by riding one of the five 150-km routes on p.66, or design, and ride, a route of your own.

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The Tour de France starts in Düsseldorf, Germany. Techno pioneers and cycling fans Kraftwerk will help kick things off by performing their Tourdefrance Soundtracks album in their hometown. Check out our Tour de France preview on p.44. 7-16 With this year’s announcement of the New West Grand Prix in New Westminster, BC Superweek now features nine races throughout 10 days. 11 On this day in 1975, a Tour de France spectator punched Eddy Merckx as he rode, in yellow, up to Puy de Dôme.

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Will Derek Zandstra, 2016 national XC champion and Feb./march ccm cover model, be able to defend his maple-leaf jersey in Canmore, Alta.?

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Hard-core riders leave Geraardsbergen, Belgium for Meteora, Greece as part of the Transcontinental Race. Read how Geoffroy Dussault took on the tcr in 2016 on p.50.