{"id":57996,"date":"2025-08-10T00:03:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T00:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/57996\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T00:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T00:03:22","slug":"calgarys-tour-de-bowness-challenges-cyclists-with-gruelling-hill-climb-and-rainy-street-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/57996\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary’s Tour De Bowness challenges cyclists with gruelling hill climb and rainy street race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each Heritage Day Weekend, the Calgary neighbourhood of Bowness hosts the Tour De Bowness<\/a>, a premier cycling event and provincial championship, featuring three events.<\/p>\n

Organized by the Alberta Bicycling Association, the three-day amateur racing event includes a 22 km race in Cochrane, a gruelling hill climb along Mackay Road and a criterium\u2013a short circuit road race\u2013 starting and finishing along Bowness Road.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The event attracts cyclists from across Canada, Europe and the United States.\u00a0See race results here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Grigoriy Ichshenko, with the Calgary Carnkmasters Cycling club, competes in the gruelling Tour De Bowness Montgomery Hill Climb, a kilometre-long, steep race. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF<\/p>\n

\"\"Brendan Walsh, with the Rundle Mountain Cycling Club, climbs Calgary\u2019s kilometre-long Mackay Road in 1:47.86. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF<\/p>\n

\"\"Ryan Jaket, with the Calgary Crankmaster Cycling Club, races up the gruelling kilometre-long Tour De Bowness Hill Climb in 1:50.72. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF<\/p>\n

\"\"Axel Lecompte placed second in the U17 Tour De Bowness Hill Climb race in Calgary. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF<\/p>\n

\"\"Kathryn Durrell finished second in the Women\u2019s Category Four Tour De Bowness Hill Climb race up Mackay Road, finishing in 2:12.05. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF<\/p>\n

\"\"Maine Gruener wins the Women\u2019s Category Four Tour De Bowness Hill Climb race up Mackay Road, finishing in 2:03.93. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF<\/p>\n

\"\"Michael Stimson charges up the gruelling kilometre-long Tour De Bowness Montgomery Hill Climb, finishing in 1:48.10. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF<\/p>\n

\"\"Erik Loewen, who races for Vectra Heavy Haulers p\/b CO2 Brewing, pedals up the kilometre-long Tour De Bowness Montgomery Hill Climb, finishing in 1:49.05. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF<\/p>\n

\"\"The top five women racers in Category Four line up to race a second time up Calgary\u2019s kilometre-long Mackay Road. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF<\/p>\n

\"\"Children, along with some of their parents, line up to compete in the Tour De Bowness\u2019 Kids Crit race along Bowness Road. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF<\/p>\n

\"\"Children race along Bowness Road as part of the Tour De Bowness\u2019 Kids Crit race. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF<\/p>\n

\"\"Women racers round a corner in the Tour De Bowness\u2019 Criterium, a fast-paced race along a short circuit of city streets in Bowness. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF<\/p>\n

\"\"Category Four men race in the rain during the Tour De Bowness\u2019 Criterium, a fast-paced race along a short circuit of city streets in Bowness. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF<\/p>\n

\"\"Category Four Women racers in the lead peloton singling each other during the Tour De Bowness\u2019 Criterium race. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF<\/p>\n

\"\"Category Four Men racers congratulate each other after completing a rain-soaked Tour De Bowness\u2019 Criterium Race. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF<\/p>\n

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