Thick wildfire smoke hanging over Manitoba continues to cause event cancellations around the province.

Bike Winnipeg cancelled its annual Fancy Women Ride on Sunday due to smoke.

It's the second time the event has been cancelled this year, after thunderstorms took out the initial event, according to Patty Wiens, an advocate given the title of bicycle mayor of Winnipeg, told CBC News.

It's the first year that Bike Winnipeg events have been cancelled purely because of smoke, she said.

She says the ri…