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Monday, September 27, 2021 The Canadian cross country championship events took place over the weekend, beginning with the XCO (cross country Olympic) on Friday, followed by the XCC (short track) on Saturday. It was the first time Canada held a national championship XCC race. Liv Racing Collective athlete Sandra Walter rode to third in the XCO and sprinted to first on Saturday to earn the first-ever Canadian XCC championship title. Sandra Walter (Liv Racing Collective) travelled straight to Baie-St-Paul, Quebec following the final World Cup race of the season to compete in the Canadian XC Championship races. With the XCO scheduled...

Monday, September 27, 2021 Linda Indergand took her first Swiss Bike Cup win of the year at Sunday’s urban short track race in Lugano, Switzerland. Arriving back in Switzerland following the final World Cup of the season in Snowshoe, WV, USA, Linda Indergand (Liv Factory) was back to racing short track at the Swiss Bike Cup Lugano. The short urban course featured tight, technical corners, wooden ramps and rollers, one steep climb and a long downhill stair section. Indergand took the lead on the climb in the first lap and never looked back. Able to take an optional technical line near the...

MAESTRO SUSPENSION Whatever your choice in mountain terrain, Maestro Suspension Technology expands your bike’s capabilities and boosts your performance. From ripping-fast trail bikes to burly downhill machines, it’s an adaptable rear suspension platform that gives you more control, traction, comfort and speed. HOW IT WORKS Maestro utilizes four strategically positioned pivot points and two linkages that all work to create a single floating pivot point. This single floating pivot point improves pedaling efficiency by counteracting pedaling forces that would otherwise create suspension compression (squatting) or pedal kickback (bobbing). KEY BENEFITS OF MAESTRO SUSPENSION Maestro’s near-vertical wheel path and linear spring...

23 SEPTEMBER 2021 Cycling Plus magazine and its sister website BikeRadar published a feature on endurance road bikes, choosing four of the top models in the category and rating them against the competition. Editors chose the Giant Defy Advanced Pro as their number one pick, calling it “the very definition of what a top-class endurance bike should be.” The Defy Advanced Pro, which features a lightweight composite frameset engineered for smooth-riding compliance, confidence-inspiring control, and versatile performance that’s ideal for long rides, impressed Cycling Plus editors enough to earn a perfect 5-star rating. The Defy Advanced Pro 2 test model stood...

21 September 2021 The 2021 World Cup season came to a close on Sunday with the XCO race in Snowshoe, West Virginia, USA. Linda Indergand placed seventh in the final race, finishing her first season with Liv Factory Racing in sixth overall. Linda Indergand burst onto the World Cup scene at the first short track race in Albstadt, Germany back in May, finishing second after leading the majority of the race. She backed up that finish two days later with a strong seventh place finish in the first XCO race of the year. In each race since, Indergand cemented her place...