CAVES SELECTED TO REPRESENT CANADA AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES

Credit to Team H&R Block:

Team H&R Block newcomer Aidan Caves received exciting news last week when he was officially named as one of the sixteen cyclists to represent Canada at the upcoming XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The Games, which take place July 23 to August 3, 2014 will be a chance for Caves to showcase his talents on the track where he will be racing in the endurance events. Caves will join fellow Canadians Zach Bell, Rémi Pelletier-Roy, Nic Hamilton and Ed Veal as part of the new men’s Team Pursuit team.

Aidan has spent most of the past year away from Team H&R Block as he has been training nearly exclusively with the Team Pursuit Team. All the hard work has paid off as Caves states, “It is a big step in my career and in my life. I set this goal a little under a year ago and it was a big one, but I stuck through the training and got amazing support from Team H&R block for allowing me to miss some of the big Races on our calendar so I could train and go to the camps and races needed for selection and training. It is an honour to represent my country at the Games and I am really motivated and excited to go to compete in Glasgow. “

Team H&R Block emphasizes development and this scenario is a perfect example of the team working together with the rider and Cycling Canada in order to support the development of young Canadian riders. Team Director Mark Ernsting states, “We are in full support of Aidan’s goals on the track and knew that this was an important year for him to focus his efforts on the track. On behalf of the team and Board of Directors, we congratulate Aidan on this big accomplishment.”

The track events take place July 24-27th at Emirates Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.