THREE NEW ATHLETES TO BE INDUCTED IN THE CANADIAN CYCLING HALL OF FAME
Ottawa, ON (August 22, 2018) – The Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame was created in 2015 to recognize outstanding achievement and contribution to the sport of cycling by both athletes and builders. At present, nineteen members have been inducted to the Hall of Fame, including sixteen athletes and three builders.
The class of 2018 consists of three athletes who will be recognized at the annual Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame celebrations to be held on Sunday, September 30th at Glencairn Golf Club in Milton in conjunction with the Canadian Track Championships. The athlete inductees are Linda Jackson, Eric Wohlberg and Nora Young.
Linda Jackson had a remarkable career in road cycling despite entering into the sport at the age of 32. She won a bronze medal at the 1996 World Championships in the Road Race, as well as several medals at the Commonwealth Games. In 2004 she founded the women’s road racing team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank which is now the longest running professional women’s cycling team in North America. She was also a founding Director of the CCA – Hamilton 2003 Road Cycling Foundation, which has supported numerous road riders through the years.
As a professional athlete, Eric Wohlberg represented Canada in three different Olympic Games, eight Road World Championships and one Commonwealth Games, winning several medals in the process. From 1996 to 2006, Eric was on the podium at every single Canadian Road Championships in the Individual Time Trial. Since retiring, he has continued with his passion for the sport acting as Sport Director for Rally Racing, America’s top ranked continental women’s and men’s program.
Nora Young (1917 – 2016) was a leading early era athlete who rose to prominence as one of the top female road cyclists in Canada in the 1930s and 1940s. She is one of Canada’s most important early female cycling pioneers, distinguishing herself in the top-level cycling races open to women in that era. Young’s cycling career never fully came to a halt, and she continued to win multiple medals in her 60s, 70s, and 80s in Master’s competitions throughout the world.
The Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame celebrations will be held on Sunday, September 30th at Glencairn Golf Club in Milton, ON. The event will kick-off in the morning with the third annual Lexus Ride with Legends, where guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a VIP, fully-supported road ride in the Halton Hills alongside many of Canada’s Hall of Fame inductees as well as current National Team athletes. The ride will be followed by the induction luncheon where the 2018 class will be honoured and celebrated.
When: Sunday, September 30th from 8:00 to 14:30
Where: Glencairn Golf Club (Milton, ON)
Info & Tickets: https://hoponcanada.ca/product/ridewithlegends/
