SEPTEMBER

1-2 A new weekend of C2-level cyclocross races comes to Ontario’s capital. The first Toronto Cyclocross is a collaboration by local ’cross events experts Midweek Cycling, Full Moon Vista Productions – the team behind the Rochester Cyclocross weekend held on the other side of Lake Ontario – and mec. With uci points on the line, top riders will make their way to Centennial Park for the races.

4-9 Sean Fincham (p.12) is hoping to return to the mountain bike world championships. This year, the races for rainbow jerseys are in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Fellow Canuck cross country racer Haley Smith compares the trails in Lenzerheide with those of Victoria: “Lenzerheide is a really fun course. I think it plays to Canadians’ strengths. It’s really rooty and undulating, muddy often. It’s just a style of course where you’re working the bike, similar to in Victoria.”

7 In 2017, Peter Sagan had his 100th career win on la Grande Allée in Quebec City. Who knows what milestone may happen at this year’s Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec?

8 The day after the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and the day before Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, Avenue du Parc in Montreal sees top Canadian and some international riders compete in Critérium National.

9 A champagne birthday for the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal? The ninth edition of the Worldtour race runs on the ninth day of the month.

27-29 In Milton, Ont., the Canadian track championship take place on the velodrome in the Mattamy National Cycling Centre.