FrameWork Cycle & Fitness » Ride Guide http://frameworkfitness.com Bikes and Bike Rentals in Sydney, Nova Scotia Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:59:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= 10 Step Ride Checklist http://frameworkfitness.com/10-step-ride-checklist/ http://frameworkfitness.com/10-step-ride-checklist/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 12:00:54 +0000 kread http://frameworkfitness.com/?p=3367

]]> http://frameworkfitness.com/10-step-ride-checklist/feed/ 0 2011 Race Maps http://frameworkfitness.com/2011-race-maps/ http://frameworkfitness.com/2011-race-maps/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 01:11:15 +0000 bill http://frameworkfitness.com/?p=3622

Here are the links to maps of the three stages of the 2011 Cape Breton Classic.

Time Trial 1:00pm August 27

Criterium 4:00pm August 27

Road Race 9:00am August 28

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Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Route Type: bike ride
Distance: 91.60 km.

Basil’s favourite series of loops.

]]> http://frameworkfitness.com/basils-loop/feed/ 0 Cabot Trail http://frameworkfitness.com/cabot-trail/ http://frameworkfitness.com/cabot-trail/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:09:38 +0000 kread http://frameworkfitness.com/?p=540 Cabot Trail Route
Cabot Trail Route

Location: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Distance: 294.89 km

]]> http://frameworkfitness.com/cabot-trail/feed/ 0 Cape Breton Monster Bike Tour http://frameworkfitness.com/cape-breton-monster-bike-tour/ http://frameworkfitness.com/cape-breton-monster-bike-tour/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:02:35 +0000 bill http://frameworkfitness.com/?p=3974 If you have the time and the will, here is a map of the most epic Cape Breton Tour imaginable. More than 1,000 kilometers of tarmac and over 10,000 meters of climbing (and descending) some of the best scenery on the planet. Ocean views, inland wilderness, lakeside vistas. Practically no backtracking and the barest minimum of Trans Canada Highway. This is The Cape Breton Monster Bike Tour:

 

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Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Route Type: bike ride
Distance: 281.07 km.

Century bike ride around the Fleur de Lis trail, via Route 4 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

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Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Route Type: bike ride
Distance: 133.67 km.

Nice shoreline ride with a little mountain thrown in.

]]> http://frameworkfitness.com/georges-river/feed/ 0 Iona http://frameworkfitness.com/ride-guide-iona/ http://frameworkfitness.com/ride-guide-iona/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:40:53 +0000 kread http://frameworkfitness.com/?p=349 Iona_routeIona Loop
Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Route Type: bike ride
Distance: 185.53 km
100+ km loop from SuperStore in Sydney River, through Eskasoni to Iona and back through Beaver Cove.

]]> http://frameworkfitness.com/ride-guide-iona/feed/ 0 Lonely Planet Again… http://frameworkfitness.com/lonely-planet-again/ http://frameworkfitness.com/lonely-planet-again/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:10:42 +0000 kread http://frameworkfitness.com/?p=2534 Once again, Lonely Planet thinks Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail is one of the top ten cycling destinations in the world.

Check it out…

http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20100901-on-your-bike-lonely-planets-top-10-cycling-routes

]]> http://frameworkfitness.com/lonely-planet-again/feed/ 0 Main-à-Dieu http://frameworkfitness.com/ride-guide-main-a-dieu/ http://frameworkfitness.com/ride-guide-main-a-dieu/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:34:43 +0000 kread http://frameworkfitness.com/?p=346 MainADieu_routeMain-à-Dieu Loop
Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Route Type: bike ride
Distance: 88.29 km
Starting at Mullins Mini Mart on Route 22. Across Hornes Rd to Mira Gut. Follow the Fleur de Lis trail through Main-a-Dieu to Louisbourg and back. Finish off with a great little lunch or snack at Mullins Mini Mart.

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