Durham Shredders

ShredHERS Fest is now open for our girls and women - come out and
ride your bike. 💜🚵‍♀️

📅 Saturday, September 12 | 2:00-6:00 PM
📍 Woodnewton, Uxbridge
👧 Youth (under 18) $15 | 👩 Adult $20

👉 REGISTER NOW: durhamshredders.com/provincials (link in bio)

Skills sessions and guided trail rides with our coaches and race team
riders, Creativity & Empowerment Zones, Meet & Connect with Special
Guest Molly Hurford (author of the Shred Girls series), snacks,
refreshments and amazing door prizes. Especially geared toward girls ages 7-15.

💥 Bring-a-Friend Giveaway - invite a girl who’s new to the Durham
Shredders and didn’t attend last year’s event, and you’ll BOTH be
entered into a special prize draw. Email us the names to enter:
[email protected]

💜 Not riding? Come help → forms.gle/nDjpypfYbFmDTZLz6

Presented with the support of RBC Wealth Management.

XCC, explained.

XCC is cross-country short track: a fast, short-form mountain bike race. Multiple laps of a compact course, typically around 20–25 minutes, everyone starting together — the sprint version of cross-country.

And it’s built for watching. Short laps bring the riders past you again and again, passing and lead changes can happen every lap, and small mistakes can change the whole race. First across the finish line wins.

XCC opens championship weekend Friday evening at Woodnewton.

Racing it? Registration is open — link in bio.

Sept 11–13. Woodnewton, Uxbridge.

Registration is open for ShredHERS Fest.

Saturday, September 12, 2-6pm at Woodnewton. An afternoon built for girls and women who ride - riding, skills, and a field full of people who want you there.

It runs on the same weekend as the Ontario MTB Provincial Championships

You do not need to be fast, and you do not need to have done this before. That is genuinely the point.

Sign up now - link in bio and at durhamshredders.com/provincials

ShredHERS Fest is presented with the support of RBC Wealth Management.

*Times subject to the official technical guide.*

The smallest start line of the weekend might be the loudest.

Saturday, September 12, 1:00–1:30pm: the Kids Fun Race takes over Woodnewton between the Team Relay podiums and ShredHERS Fest. Same venue as the provincial champions, scaled to little legs. And it’s FREE to try — no racing experience needed.

Hosted by a club built for young riders — the Durham Shredders have been getting kids aged 7–18 on trails since 2017.

Just bring a bike, a helmet and a cheering section. *Must be ages 7-12 to participate. Times subject to the official technical guide.*

While some of our athletes were racing at the Ontario Summer Games last weekend, two young Shredders took on the Cannondale Grand River Gravel ON Series, put on by Substance Projects.

Callum Jenkins put together a fantastic ride to finish 3rd in the 50km Male Under 20 Open category, while Julian Porter tackled an impressive challenge - lining up in the 110km Male 20-34 Open race.

We’re incredibly proud to see our young athletes embracing new disciplines, stepping outside their comfort zones racing against much older and more experience competitors, and discovering just how much they’re capable of. Whether it’s mountain biking, gravel, road, or cyclocross, every experience helps shape them into stronger, more well-rounded cyclists.

Congratulations, Callum and Julian! 👏💙

Provincials runs on volunteers — and we’re building the crew now.

Swipe for the zones you can claim at the Ontario Mountain Bike Provincial Championships, Sept 11–13 at Woodnewton:

▸ Event Set-Up / Tear-Down
▸ Parking Attendant
▸ Registration
▸ Sales (food & gear)
▸ Course Marshalling
…or just tell us “Put me anywhere!”

No experience needed — training on the spot, and the best seat in the house. Volunteers needed Thursday to Sunday. The Durham Shredders are a not-for-profit youth club: every volunteer hour helps a community bring Provincials home.

Two minutes to sign up — link in bio.

This past weekend, five Shredders athletes competed at the 2026 Ontario Summer Games in Waterloo - one of Ontario’s premier multi-sport events, bringing together thousands of the province’s top young athletes across 18 sports.

It was an incredible opportunity to compete in a championship environment alongside some of Ontario’s best. The cycling competition packed four disciplines into two days of racing:
⛰️ Hill Climb
🏁 Circuit Race
⏱️ Individual Time Trial (TT)
🚴 Road Race (RR)

Each event challenged riders in a different way, requiring everything from explosive power and endurance to tactical decision-making and bike handling. Representing Durham Shredders were: William Caners, Nicole Haviland, Sam Chora, Charlotte Caners, Anna Christensen.

Top 5 Performances (Hill Climb, Circuit, TT, RR):
Nicole Haviland (U16F): 4th, 4th, 2nd, 2nd
Sam Chora (U18M): 5th, 3rd, 6th (RR)
Anna Christensen (U19F): 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st
Charlotte Caners (U19F): 3rd, 3rd, 3rd, 3rd

We’re incredibly proud of William, Nicole, Sam, Charlotte, and Anna for representing Ontario and Durham Shredders with outstanding sportsmanship, determination and integrity throughout the weekend. 💙👏
📸: Caleb Eggert

Every great rider starts with the fundamentals.

Week 1 of Session 3 is in the books, and Week 2 is underway! Our Learn to Ride riders kicked things off with bike checks, rider assessments, and straight-line skills, while our Learn to Race athletes focused on one of the most important parts of any race- the start.

Every week builds on the last, helping riders gain confidence, develop new skills, and have fun along the way. We can’t wait to see what this week’s session brings! 👏

PROVINCIALS ARE COMING HOME.

From September 11 to 13, 2026, the Ontario MTB Provincial Championships are coming to Woodnewton Private Trails in Uxbridge, hosted by the Durham Shredders on the trails we proudly call home.

Get ready for three action-packed days of racing:

Friday: XCC Short Track
Saturday: Team Relay Provincial Championships, a FREE Kids Fun Race and ShredHERS Fest
Sunday: XCO Provincial Championships

Registration is officially OPEN, with categories from U11 through Elite and Masters. Check the technical guide for the final category list and visit the link in our bio to register.

Woodnewton is private property and is only open to riders during sanctioned events. This September, the gates will open to riders from across the province.

Swipe through, save this post and follow Durham Shredders. We’ll be sharing the schedule, course maps, technical guide and all the latest event updates.

Full event details: durhamshredders.com/provincials

This past weekend, 14 Shredders athletes travelled to Langford, BC, to compete at the 2026 Canadian XCC & XCO Mountain Bike Championships.

Three days of racing brought three very different challenges. Thursday’s XCC tested riders with rain-soaked, technical conditions, while Saturday’s XCO offered a much different race on dry, fast-rolling trails. Sunday wrapped up the weekend with the always-anticipated Team Relay - a fun tradition that brings athletes together to close out an incredible Championship weekend.

🔥 Championship Highlights (XCC,XCO):
U17 Expert Women:
Anna Christensen 🥇🍁 ,🥈| Nicole Haviland 5th ,🥉| Charlotte Caners 6th, 6th | Marlowe Cureton 15th, 14th

Junior Women:
Alexa Haviland 🥉,🥈| Clare Hauber 8th (XCC)

Junior Men:
Finn Cureton 21st, 14th | Grayson Jewiss 19th, 19th | Asher Bensimon 25th (XCC) | Sailor Verbeek 32nd (XCC)

U23 Men:
Leo Chicoine 16th (XCC), Alex McCabe 17th (XCC)

Elite Men:
Dylan Kerr 7th (XCC)

Sunday’s Team Relay saw athletes across categories and clubs lining up as one team, making for an exciting atmosphere, and the perfect way to wrap up a memorable few days of racing. Congratulations to our Shredders/Stimulus Challenge Team on their 2nd place finish!

A huge congratulations to Anna Christensen on her perfectly executed XCC, taking home the 🍁 jersey! Big shoutout to our incredible coaching staff and parents who supported all of our athletes throughout the weekend (and to Coach Sue for snagging 🍁 jersey on top of it all). Massive thank you to Havy for keeping bikes rolling all weekend. Last but not least, thank you to Norco Bicycles for their infrastructure support and Ontario Cycling for supporting many of our athletes.

Championships like these are about so much more than the results - they’re about years of preparation, learning from every opportunity, and representing Durham Shredders with pride. We couldn’t be prouder of this group and everything they accomplished. 🇨🇦 🚵‍♀️