This has been our longest running and most popular event. It coincides with the conclusion of the Niagara Grape & Wine Festival. The event was first held as the Grape & Wine Off-Road Challenge in 1994. After a cancellation in 1995 it sprang back to life as the Grape & Wine Off-Road Squeezer in 1996. And, in 1997, the official name became the Liberty! Bicycles Off-Road Squeezer. The Squeezer is an off-road race that starts and finishes in Downtown St.Catharines, at Montebello Park. The course changes slightly year to year, but follows most of the trails and paths between the Downtown and Short Hills Provincial Park. Part of the event's popularity is owed to its association with the Grape & Wine Festival.
Liberty! Bicycles 8x12 Off-Road Series
A Summer series of eight races on the trails of the 12-Mile Creek valley. These Wednesday evening races offer a short-, and long-course (for kids and adults, respectively.) Riders compete against the clock for points. The best five (highest point) events determine the winners of the Series. The Series was started to offer local competition to area cyclists, and to raise some funds for trail maintenance and development efforts in the 12-Mile Creek Valley.
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| 2006 |
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Liberty! Bicycles Off-Road Freezer - Discontinued
Our wintertime "Ice-Fest." Held for the first time in 2004 after a failed attempt in 2003. This event was initially offered to give local cyclists a chance to participate in the sport the middle of Winter. It was held in Short Hills Provincial Park, under the stipulation that trail damage should be avoided. To this end a self-imposed temperature restriction of -3c degrees became the threshold for cancellation. The event, although popular, was cancelled twice in four years. In 2007, a mini-version of the race was held along the trails of the 12-Mile Creek in St.Catharines. The decision was made to discontinue this event due to weather inconsistency, and the complexity of postponement.
| 2007 |
Results by Gender |
| 2006 |
Cancelled
due to
weather
- No
Results |
| 2005 |
Results by Gender |
| 2004 |
Results by Gender |
| 2003 |
Cancelled
due to
weather
- No
Results |
Liberty! Bicycles Peace Race - Discontinued
This race was held as a time-trial-style road-race from Downtown St.Catharines to Queenston Heights and back. It could be raced as a team of two, or individually. The event was flawed in two respects: The course had to cross the Welland Canal, and it was held on open roads. Although the course was fully-marshalled, there was a potential for illegal (and dangerous) riding tactics, as well as the possibliltiy of lost rhythm at the canal crossing (although wait-time was to be subtracted.) The event was unpopular and poorly attended because of these issues; and consequently, it was discontinued after only one attempt.
| 2003 |
Results by Team/Age/Gender |
Liberty! Bicycles Canal Trails Bike Week Blast - Discontinued
Fund-raising races for the East Side Trail on the Welland Canal. The East Side Trail was initially meant to be a multi-use, unimproved trail for off-road cyclists, hikers, equestrians, dirt-bikers, XC-skiers and snowmobilers. Sadly, for cyclists, the trail conditions worsened each consecutive year that the event was held. Today the East Side Trail is almost exclusively used by dirt-bikers. Most cyclists choose to ride elsewhere. Liberty! Bicycles hosted three Canal Trail events before deciding to end the fund-raising effort.
| 2001 |
Results
by Age/Gender |
| 2000 |
Results
by Age/Gender |
| 1999 |
Results
- Overall |
