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15/03/2019

TWO MEDALS FOR CANADA AT PARA TRACK WORLDS

Apeldoorn, NL – Canada opened the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on Thursday with silver and bronze medals.

Defending men’s C2 world champion Tristen Chernove of Cranbrook, BC, had to settle for silver in the Individual Pursuit.  Chernove qualified first, but in the medal final finished behind Australian Darren Hicks, who took the gold medal.

“I tried something I hadn’t tried before and it didn’t work,” said Chernove, “so the game plan will have to change for next time.  I went out there trying to win the final by catching my opponent in the first kilometre and that didn’t work out.  It’s a well deserved win for Darren Hicks.”

In the men’s C1 competition, Ross Wilson of Sherwood Park, Alberta, qualified third and maintained that position in the medal final, beating Pierre Senska of Germany for the bronze medal.

“I’m happy to see that my riding has improved,” said Wilson, “although the results don’t necessarily show my potential and abilities.  Unfortunately, I had a bit of a mechanical in the qualifier [and did not make the gold medal race], but I was able to put in a repeated effort [in the bronze medal final] and it was rewarding to finish the race as strong as I did.”

In other Canadian results, Marie-Claude Molnar and Keely Shaw both competed in the women’s C4 500 metre time trial, finishing 11th and the 12th, respectively.

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16/03/2019

CHERNOVE WINS SECOND MEDAL AT PARA TRACK WORLDS

Apeldoorn, NL– Tristen Chernove took his second medal of the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships on Friday, in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.  The Cranbrook, BC, rider won the bronze medal in the men’s C2 1000 metre time, after winning the silver medal on Thursday in the Individual Pursuit.  Ross Wilson, winner of the bronze medal in the men’s C1 Individual Pursuit on Thursday, finished seventh in the C1 1000 metre time trial.

For the first time, the world championships include a 200 metre flying start time trial event.  While not a medal event, the 200m standings for each category count towards an overall Omnium standings, a test event for the 2024 Paralympic Games.  Both Wilson and Chernove finished second in their respective categories for the 200m time trial, while Marie-Claude Molnar was third in the C4 women’s competition.

Chernove now leads the C2 men’s Omnium standings after three of four events, while Wilson is second overall in C1 men.  Molnar is fourth in the women’s Omnium standings after two of four events.

“It was a challenging day for me,” admitted Chernove.  “I haven’t been feeling great, but I’m super happy with the incredible staff support to keep me in the competition today, and I’m glad I persevered.  It’s really great to be leading the Omnium and I hope to get the overall win, but it will come down to the Scratch race on Saturday.”

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17/03/2019

CHERNOVE WINS GOLD AT PARA TRACK WORLDS

Apeldoorn, NL – Team Canada concluded the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships on Saturday in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, with gold and silver medals, bringing the total number of medals for the event to five – one gold, two silver and two bronze.

In the men’s C2 category, Tristen Chernove finished his world championships by winning the Scratch Race, adding to the silver medal he won on Thursday in the Individual Pursuit, and the bronze medal on Friday in the 1000 metre time trial.  In addition, Chernove topped the standings in the first ever Omnium; a compilation of points over four events.  The Omnium in Apeldoorn is a test event for possible inclusion at the 2024 Paralympics, so no medals were awarded.

“It was a super fun day,” said Chernove.  “I always love bunch racing, so this is the event I was most excited about.  To come away with a victory in the Scratch, I feel thrilled.  It was a great race that finished in a bunch sprint, and to take home the jersey for the Scratch was my goal coming here.  And to win the Omnium was a bonus.”

In the women’s C4 competition, Keely Shaw won her first ever world championship medal, finishing second in the Individual Pursuit to Emily Petricola of Australia, who set a world record.  Marie-Claude Molnar finished just out of the medals in fourth place for the same event.  Molnar finished third overall in the Omnium standings; Shaw did not compete in all four events.

“I really excited for the outcome,” said Shaw.  “I don’t think any of us were expecting this, so when I realized I was racing for the world title, I was super excited.”

Ross Wilson was fifth in the C1 men’s Scratch Race, to finish third overall in the Omnium standings.

Sebastian Travers, Para Head Coach at Cycling Canada, said, “It was a very good Worlds for us.  If we include the Omnium podiums, we tied our best Worlds ever.  This is great to see in our athletes, one year away from the Paralympic Games.  Although we haven’t put everything together for peak performances, I happy to see how everyone worked together as a team.  I have been relying on personal coaches as well as national coaches to get our athletes ready, and everyone has done an amazing job.We developed a four year mission plan following Rio and we continue to progress according to this plan. We are confident that this will lead to key performances in Tokyo 2020 .”

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22/03/2019

CYCLING CANADA ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF CRAIG GRIFFIN

Ottawa, Ontario (March 22, 2019)– Cycling Canada is making changes to the leadership of its women’s track endurance program in the wake of the departure of head coach Craig Griffin.

Griffin joined Cycling Canada in 2013 and led the program to Olympic bronze in the team pursuit in 2016, along with medals at the Pan Am Games, Commonwealth Games, world championships and world cups. The team pursuit squad has not reached the world championship podium since 2016, finishing sixth in 2017, fifth in 2018 and fourth in 2019.

“After reflecting on our performances over the past three seasons leading up to the track world championships in Poland earlier this month, we realized the team needed a fresh approach to reach the podium in Tokyo,” said High Performance Director Kris Westwood. “We have an amazingly talented group of athletes, and we believe strongly in their potential.”

Recently hired track head coach Brendon Cameron will take the reins of the program until Cycling Canada hires a new program coach.

“We’ve seen flashes of brilliance from the team this season – the performances are still in there,” said Cameron. “The timing is right to rebuild our approach as the athletes are just starting the preparation phase for the 2019-2020 season, and we’re in a really good position for Olympic qualification, which gives us some breathing space to make the changes we need.”

Cycling Canada would like to thank Craig for his six years of service at the helm of the program.

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