Canada's richest week of bike racing will get even richer in 2005 as BC Superweek (July 15-24) becomes part of a new Canada Cup cycling series that will offer $10,000 more prize money just for Canadian riders and hopefully lead to larger women's fields and greater participation from riders across Canada.
The new series, developed by the Canadian Cycling Association, will be funded by legacy money from the 2003 World Road Cycling Championships in Hamilton, Ontario. It's a six-event road racing series for men and women that includes BC Superweek's Tour de Delta, Tour de Gastown and Tour de White Rock, as well as the National Road Cycling Championships in Kamloops, the Montreal to Quebec City Road Race and Ontario's Elliott Lake Stage Race.
