Trek Red Truck Racing Team




How the Svenerator Stole the CrossCup

January 23, 2012
Trek Red Truck Racing’s Sven Sturm wins 2011 Elite BC Cyclocross Cup
...or How the Svenerator Stole the CrossCup! Everybody has a passion and for some of us it’s a dirty secret. I’ve never tried to hide that my passion is cyclocross, or just ‘cross... and it's been an awesome year.
Trek Red Truck Mountain Bike Team

October 5, 2011
Trek Red Truck Presented by Mosaic Homes Get Dirty
The Trek Red Truck presented by Mosaic Homes Cycling Team is pleased to announce that they will be entering the Mountain Bike arena. »
Vanier Park Cyclocross

October 4, 2011
2011 Vanier Park Cyclocross sets new Attendance Record
The 2011 edition of the Vanier Park Cyclocross was another successful chapter in the longest running 'cross race in British Columbia. Presented by WestCoastRacing and TREK-RedTruckRacing »
Whistler GranFondo

September 26, 2011
Trek Women Hit the Whistler GranFondo
Although our field was relatively small there was a massive field of over 7,000 riders lined up with a start 20 minutes behind us. Very fortunately this year we were able to hold off the main field as last year it got a bit chaotic when the groups got mixed together. »
Vanier Park Cyclocross

September 19, 2011
Vanier Park Cyclocross
For the third year Trek Red Truck Racing is co-hosting the Vanier Park Cyclocross event as part of the BC CX Cup series. This race is one of the oldest and most popular races in BC and a true classic on the cross calendar in Vancouver. »
Whistler Gran Fondo

September 12, 2011
Whistler Gran Fondo
The good omens started to follow TRT early on Friday - great late summer weather in Vancouver and the Red Truck seemingly following us around as we had a Red Truck pint on Friday night.  »
Tour de Bowness

August 4, 2011
Tour de Bowness
This was a great adventure into the place of rushing spirits. Not rushing dreams, but rushing cousins. Our first moon found us picking up Crazy Larry on the highway outside of Canmore. Tour de France would really prove ourselves. »
Gran Fondo Rockies

July 27, 2011
TRT takes the win at Gran Fondo Rockies
After traveling to Calgary with Bailey McKnight we raced Gran Fondo Rockies in Nanton, AB. It was a 140km road race through Alberta's foothills. The course was an out and back on rolling roads with a couple longer climbs. »
Tour de White Rock

July 27, 2011
White Rock: indisputably the toughest race of Superweek
The White Rock road race concluded the 2011 BC Superweek and was indisputably the toughest race. The day was going to be a hard man’s race. »
Tour de Delta

July 25, 2011
Superweek starts off super at Delta
Tour de Delta, a three- day race in Delta, starts off BC Superweek, which is eight days of racing over 10 days every July. This year there were a couple of changes made to the Delta race. »
Giro di Burnaby

July 22, 2011
The Return of the Giro Di Burnaby
For the past two years, BC Superweek has been unable to fill the gap between the Tour de Delta and the Tour de White Rock with some mid week racing. But not this year. This year marked the return of the Giro di Burnaby. »
Giro di Burnaby

July 20, 2011
Trek women take 1st and 3rd at the Giro di Burnaby
The Giro was our 5th race of BC Superweek which was down in the colourful Italian part of Burnaby. I think all the girls were excited and a bit nervous going into the race because of how well we had all done in the past races »
UBC Grand Prix

July 19, 2011
Shani sprints for the win at the inaugural UBC Grand Prix
The first ever UBC Grand Prix was the 4th race of BC Superweek. It was situated on the university campus, and featured an exciting and fast course. The venue and setting was perfect, helping to draw in many spectators and give them a feel for what cycling is all about. »
Tour de Delta

July 15, 2011
TRT amped to take on Delta
The year is 2011 and a mega stoked Trek Red Truck Team is amped to take a run at the pros in the upcoming BC Superweek. The team's Trek Madone machines are finely tuned, the legs are primed and the moral is high among all in the squad. »
Axel Merckx Gran Fondo

July 13, 2011
The Axel Merckx Gran Fondo: tips on success from a seasoned crew
Congrats to the Trek Red Truck masters squad for completely smashing the women's team category in the Axel Merckx Gran Fondo in Penticton! »
Trek Red Truck puts in a strong showing at Banff

July 7, 2011
Trek Red Truck puts in a strong showing at Banff
We arrive in Banff with a monster of a rain storm on our tail which let us know what we could expect for weather for the rest of our week. »
Nationals Wrap

July 7, 2011
Nationals Wrap
National Championships brought us this year to Burlington, Ontario, somewhat of a hometown race for some of the riders on the team (Dan, Dave and I all have Ontario roots). It was good to be back in the home province on a course that demanded top condition on the day. »
Victoria’s Annie Ewart Dominates at Junior Road Cycling National Championships

July 5, 2011
Victoria’s Annie Ewart Dominates at Junior Road Cycling National Championships
Annie Ewart put in a gold medal performance over the Canada Day weekend at the Junior Nationals in Ontario, coming away with two gold and one silver medal. The last time a junior female athlete won National Champion titles in both the ITT and Road race was in 1999. »
Congratulations Annie!

July 3, 2011
Congratulations Annie!
Just wanted to say congratulations to Annie for winning gold at the Canadian National Junior Road Race and a gold in the Time Trial, and a silver in the criterium. That's a lot of bling. Total awesomeness. »
Canadian Road Championships

June 30, 2011
2011 Immunity FX - Canadian Road Championships
The annual event attracted many of the top cyclists from across Canada, including Olympic medalists and World Champions. Over three days of competition, featuring the Individual Time Trial, Road Race and Points Criterium, hundreds of riders competed for the Red and White Canadian Champion jersey. »
Yaletown Grand Prix Cancelled

June 30, 2011
Trek Red Truck presented by Mosaic Homes Forced to Cancel the Yaletown Grand Prix
The Trek Red Truck presented by Mosaic Homes Cycling Team officially announces the cancellation of the Yaletown Grand Prix scheduled for this Sunday, July 3, 2011. »
Banff Stage Race

June 29, 2011
Banff Stage Race, June 16-19
Banff is a highlight for the team every year as the town itself is beautiful and the racing is tough. The town is at altitude which was definitely noticeable while racing and sleeping. »
Mt. Hood

June 9, 2011
Mount Hood: "Seven Mile Hill" is indeed seven miles long
This past weekend we traveled down to the challenging Mt. Hood Cycling Classic in the Columbia River Gorge area of Oregon. With a short stop in Portland for a taco and enough Stumptown coffee to carry us through the weekend, we arrived in Hood River in good spirits. »
Mt. Hood

June 3, 2011
A weekend of racing in Victoria
It was another successful racing weekend in Victoria for the team on both the men and the women’s side. The racing started off Saturday night with the Kona-Russ Hay’s 5km Time Trial along Dallas road. It is probably one of the most scenic Time Trials around with the backdrop of the Olympic Mountains and Georgia Strait. »
Bastion Square

June 3, 2011
Summer arrives in Victoria along with Bastion Square crit
Bastion Square crit marked the beginning of summer in Victoria. This was our first home race of the season and the sun replaced the rainy clouds we have had in Victoria for the past several weeks. With dry roads and streets filled with people, we started our 75 laps of the 900m course in downtown Victoria »
Sydor in Okanagan

May 25, 2011
Sydor's inaugural women's cycling retreat a success
Just back from a great week of cycling in the Okanagan - having organized and run a four day Women’s cycling retreat in the Oliver area with the help of a few friends of mine. »
Enumclaw

May 23, 2011
Karlee takes second at the Claw
This past weekend the TRT squad met at the ferries once again to pick up the island crew and load all bikes and equipment into the trailer. We left Tsawassen in style with the Golden Snitch (Bailey’s sweet van) and the TRT rig. Spirits were up! »
Race the Ridge

May 16, 2011
Race the Ridge: a soggy success story
It was that time of year again for Local Ride’s Race the Ridge. This year they delayed the start date to a week or so later, maybe hoping for nicer weather which is normally common in May, but of course the weather did not behave resulting in an epic Saturday of racing. »
Race the Ridge

May 11, 2011
Despite the downpour, Trek shines at Race the Ridge
Race the Ridge this year was the first strong showing of Red Truck. The race started off with a 20 km TT followed by a 50 minute crit later that night. The last stage was on Sunday with a road race around 100km. »
Team Canada

May 10, 2011
CCA announces national squad for GP Cycliste Gatineau ...and Trek's on it!
Six women will be wearing the Maple Leaf uniform at the (two) UCI Category 1 races for women in Canada: Annie Ewart (Victoria, BC), Julia Garnet (Saskatoon, SK), Cara Gillis (Fredericton, NB), Leah Guloien (Port Moody, BC), Clara Hughes (Glenn Sutton, QC), and Leah Kirchmann (Winnipeg, MB). »
Team Camp

April 28, 2011
This one time, at team camp...
As I waited for my luggage to appear onto carousel three at the Vancouver international airport arrivals terminal, I had the chance to reflect a little on this past week and how much more I was returning home with than just my bags. »
Tour of Walla Walla

April 22, 2011
Tour of Walla Walla
The 2011 edition of the annual Tour of Walla Walla had a very solid showing from Trek Red Truck.  The race had four stages over three days – two long road races with a substantial amount of climbing, a TT and a crit in downtown Walla Walla. »
Barry's Roubaix

April 13, 2011
Trek tears it up at the Hell of Pitt Meadows: Barry's Roubaix
The Trek Red Truck squad lined up in Pitt Meadows on Sunday, ready to tackle this year's edition of Barry's Roubaix. Not to be outdone by the sun that the coast had been hit by in the days leading up to the race, the sky opened up and the rains came down. »
San Diego GranFondo

April 11, 2011
Ann takes a win in San Diego
It was super fun day, sunny with tons of riders. Ended up in a good group after the climb, including Mari Holden, world champ in the TT. »
Cherry Blossom Classic

April 8, 2011
Trek hits it hard at the first bike meet of the season
The Cherry Blossom Classic consists of a rolling 75 mile Road Race, a rolling 11km ITT, a Twilight Downtown criterium and a 71 mile hilly gravel infested slugfest of a road race. Yahoo!! Here we go! »
Leah Goldstein

January 6, 2011
Former Professional Leah Goldstein Joins Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes
The Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes Cycling Team is pleased to announce that former professional cyclist, personal trainer and motivational speaker, Leah Goldstein has joined the team after retiring from 13 years on the pro race circuit. »
Alison Sydor

January 14, 2011
Alison Sydor Joins Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes
Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes Cycling Team is pleased to announce that Alison Sydor, Canada&'s most accomplished female cyclist, has joined the team in an advisory capacity. »
GranFondo Whistler

September 11, 2010
Trek Shows Their Stuff at the Inaugural RBC GranFondo Whistler
I was first introduced to the GranFondo concept early this spring. I had never imagined what it would be like to race at the front of an event including thousands of people, and it wasn't until just recently when I had the chance to experience it. »
Annie Ewart

August 2010
Annie Ewart Reports from the Junior World Championships in Italy
Following Canadian Road Nationals in Devon, Alberta during early July, I was thrilled to be selected to represent Canada at the Junior World Championships, in Offida, Italy. »
Tyler Trace

June 30, 2010
Canadian National Championships: the Race of Truth
Just southwest of Edmonton, in a town called Devon, on a course so flat that you could see the Pacific Ocean, only the bravest of the brave went to the start line for the "Race of Truth". »