We’re back with another fun clue getting you in the mood for the Pussycat alleycat coming in less than a month’s time! Today’s pioneering feminist inspiring you to find your second virtual checkpoint is the legend, the one, the only, Ms. Susan B. Anthony! Susie B was quoted as saying, Continue Reading
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Trivia Game: Pre-Race Checkpoint #2
It’s that time again! Get your thinking pussy caps on for our second checkpoint game clue! Today’s feminist is Canadian War of 1812 hero Ms. Laura Secord – yes of Canadian chocolatier fame. The chocolate company was named after her 100yrs after she walked 32 km (20 miles) out of Continue Reading
Special Guest! Rebecca “Lambchop” Reilly
Rebecca Lambchop Reilly was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. There were no messengers in Buffalo so when Rebecca found herself working in Washington, DC she saw them on her bike commute into work for the first time. After getting fired from her bank job for her bad math, Rebecca Continue Reading
What is This Pussycat Race All About?
Claws Out! Pussycat is Toronto’s first all-female alleycat race. Alleycats are open-city checkpoint bike races that take place in many urban centres around the world. It’s a racing style pioneered right here on the streets of Toronto in 1988. Because of their dangerous, male-dominated nature, many female cyclists have felt Continue Reading
FAQ & Info
Q. Is this race open to everyone? A. Not this one. This particular race is exclusive to female competitors as is consistent with current UCI standards of eligibility amended in July 2023. Pussycat is specifically set up to reward female excellence with the first all-female podium in Toronto and address Continue Reading
Who’s Pussycat’s Main Organizer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyOD2Y5z0tc Sonia Serba was born and raised in Scarborough, Canada, a suburb of Toronto. She left home at 16 and was determined to make it work in downtown Toronto but ended up back home to finish high school before she left for the last time at age 18. Having worked Continue Reading
Trivia Game: Pre-Race “Checkpoint” #1
We thought it might be fun to kick off the alleycat early, and give you all an idea of how the game will go. Racers will be given clues based on pioneering women and asked to find their corresponding significant address to race to as a checkpoint. It would be Continue Reading