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The kmc Cyclocross Festival, a.k.a. the Providence Cyclocross Festival in Rhode Island, concludes New England’s Holy Week of cyclocross. Raphaël Gagné (p.96), who is returning to cyclocross racing this season, plans to be there. Amen.

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Two national track championships in one year? Not exactly. The 2014 championships were held in January because of construction delays at the new velodrome in Milton, Ont. The mapleleaf jerseys for 2015 will be awarded throughout these four days.

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The cycling action in Richmond, Va., does stop after the road cycling world championships (p.14) in September. On this day, hundreds of riders will ride through the city and its surrounding countryside in the Tour of Richmond Gran Fondo, which has 101-mile (163-km), 58-mile (94-km) and 26-mile (42-km) routes.

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Lori-ann Muenzer, the only Canadian to have won an Olympic gold medal in cycling (sprint, Athens 2004), gets officially inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

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The national cyclocross championships return to The Forks in Winnipeg. Find out how the course has been improved for this year’s race on p.14. The day after the championships, riders, both Canadian and international, can compete for valuable uci points on offer at the Manitoba Grand Prix, a C2-level race.

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What do you do when Halloween falls on a Saturday? Show up to the cyclocross race in costume. CX races across the country on this day include Beans ’n’ Barley (Calgary) and Psycho Cross (Winnipeg).