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Canadian Para cycling team arrives in London

(London, August 24, 2012) After training in Roubaix, France, Canada’s Para cycling team has arrived in London for the Paralympic Games August 29 to September 9.

The squad, comprised of 13 athletes, three tandem pilots and six support staff, spent the past eight days at the new high-tech indoor velodrome in Roubaix. The facility managed by Arnaud Tournant, a 15-time world champion, Olympic champion and world record holder in the Kilo, allowed Canada the best preparation possible for the Games.

‘’The opportunity to train at that velodrome with a high quality support staff was an ideal preparation for the athletes,’’ said Canada’s head coach Eric Van den Eynde.

In Beijing, Canada’s Para cycling team won two bronze medals. Following those Games, Canada intensified its recruiting to find new athletes for the Canadian Para cycling program.

In London, Canada looks to climb the world order in the sport. The rookies and the veterans are determined to leave their mark.

The opening ceremonies are slated for August 29 with the track cycling competition from August 30 to September 2 and the road events September 5-8.

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CANADIAN BMX CHAMPIONSHIPS BRING CANADA’S TOP ADRENALINE SEEKERS TO ABBOTSFORD

Registration is active as the event will start in one week

(Ottawa, ON – August 22, 2012) The 2012 Canadian BMX Championships are just one week away, and Canada’s top domestic event for BMX will bring the top adrenaline seekers to Abbotsford, BC.

Online registration is open at https://reg.ccnbikes.com/index.php/event/2012-canadian-bmx-championships.

The two-day event is slated for Friday, August 31 featuring the Time Trial and seeding runs, and Saturday, September 1 featuring the action-packed BMX motos. Canada’s best riders will be battling for top domestic titles and the coveted Maple Leaf Jersey awarded to the Canadian Champions in each the Junior and Elite categories.

Olympian Tory Nyhaug (Coquitlam, BC) will be defending his two titles won at the 2011 Championships, in both the Time Trial and the BMX race. Nyhaug will be racing in front of his home crowd, on the track he has been training for World Cups and Olympic Games. Also watch for Connor McCormack (Vernon, BC) and Jim Brown (Airdrie, AB), two top contenders along with Nyhaug.

On the women side, Sabrina Millman (Cochrane, AB) will also be on the quest to defend her 2011 titles. Millman also took both titles in the Time Trial and the BMX race.

In addition to the BMX races for Junior and Elite race, the Canadian BMX Championships will bring sport enthusiasts from age 5 all the way to 45+ age categories, challenging for Canadian Challenge titles.

The event in Abbotsford will be held at the Abbotsford BMX Club redesigned track, which includes the Supercross Start Ramp, Canada’s only UCI SuperCross ramp in Canada.

The event in Abbotsford also includes the fifth and final race of the Canada Cup BMX race, on Sunday September 2.

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Broadcast Schedule of London 2012 Paralympic Games

CTV, TSN2, Sportsnet ONE, RDS, RDS2, AMI to share Opening and Closing Ceremonies and daily highlight shows

Ottawa, August 24, 2012 – Now it will be easier than ever to follow your Canadian Paralympic Team as they strive for gold in London August 29 to September 9, 2012!

The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) in conjunction with its media partners is pleased to announce the complete broadcast schedule of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Broadcasters include Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium and its partners, as well as AMI. In addition, live, up-to-the minute Team Canada results, photos, videos, schedules and news will be available on www.paralympic.ca every day of the Games.  

Television

The Games will kick-off with a two-hour Opening Ceremony extravaganza on August 29, which will be carried live on RDS2 beginning at 3:30 p.m. EST (plus an encore presentation on RDS on August 30 at 6:30am EST), and later in the day at 9 p.m. EST on TSN2 and on AMI with described video. CTV will also air the Opening Ceremony on Saturday, September 1 at 1 p.m. (2 p.m. in Saskatchewan).

Félix Séguin and Canada’s Chef de Mission Dr. Gaétan Tardif will call the Opening Ceremony on RDS2 while Paul Romanuk and Canada’s Assistant Chef de Mission Elisabeth Walker-Young will provide English language commentary.      

A daily highlights show showcasing the day’s performances, medal winners, athlete interviews and event features will be hosted by Romanuk and broadcast from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST August 30 to September 8 between TSN2 and Sportsnet ONE. AMI will provide the highlights with description service. 

Séguin will host RDS2’s daily highlights for francophones also at 11 p.m. EST most days. Viewers will also be able to watch a repeat of the previous day’s show on RDS at 8:30 a.m. or 10 a.m. EST daily.

Complete coverage of the Closing Ceremony on September 9 will also be available on Sportsnet ONE and AMI at 9 p.m. EST with Romanuk and Walker-Young again providing commentary. Séguin and Tardif will also team up once more on RDS for the Closing Ceremony airing at 2 p.m. one day later on September 10.

Additionally, two of the features from the Consortium’s Difference Makers series will feature Paralympians. Hosted by Rick Hansen (English) and Chantal Petitclerc (French), the series asks elite athletes to reveal inspiring stories of those who made a difference in their lives.

Click here for the complete broadcast schedule.

Online Streaming

As previously announced, for the first time in history, Canadians can watch live multiple online streams of Paralympic Summer Games throughout the 12 days of competition. Five digital streams will offer a total of 580 hours of live coverage. Three feeds will offer daily uninterrupted coverage of swimming, wheelchair basketball, and athletics, while two additional channels will cover a range of sports and will show a “best of” coverage from the day. All digital channels can be accessed from CTVParalympics.ca and RDSparalympiques.ca.

A schedule for these digital channels will be announced next week.

In addition to the live streaming, the Consortium’s digital coverage also includes a comprehensive video on demand and Paralympic news library available online and via mobile platforms.

Website and Social Media

Supporting the online streaming and television broadcast initiatives will be athlete biographies, competition updates, results and photos on both Paralympic.ca and CTVParalympics.ca/RDSparalympiques.ca.

In addition, the CPC partnered with the Consortium earlier this year to create its London 2012 Paralympic Games promotional campaign, Super Athletes. The Super Athlete spots are a dramatic and edgy look at some of Canada’s best Paralympians in short vignettes identified by the nickname of the featured athlete. Examples include: The Shark, The Heat, The Professor and The Pit Bull. To view the entire library of Super Athlete videos visit www.Paralympic.ca/superathletes.

Canadians can also stay connected through the CPC’s Twitter and Facebook accounts @CDNParalympicsandfacebook.com/CDNParalympics.

The Team Canada Today Newsletter will be produced and available for download on the Canadian Paralympic Committee’s website each and every day of the Games. Users can sign up for the newsletter distribution here: http://paralympic.ca/en/London-2012/2012-News.html.

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LARGE CANADIAN TEAM HEADING TO MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

39 cyclists heading to Austria to race for World Championships titles

(Ottawa, ON – August 22, 2012) Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the athletes who will represent Canada at the 2012 UCI Mountain Bike and Trial World Championships, in Austria, in both the downhill and cross-country competitions.

The event kicks off with the downhill event on Saturday September 1 with the official downhill timed session. The Championships races for all downhill categories are on Sunday, September 2. The downhill races are held in Leogang, Austria.

Canada will send 15 downhillers to the event. The team is headlined by Canada’s top-ranked rider Steve Smith (Cassidy, BC). Claire Buchar (Whistler, BC), who won a bronze medal at last year’s World Championships, will also be a top contender for Canada in the DH event. Canadian Champions Matt Beer (St. John’s, NL) and Casey Brown (Revelstoke, BC) will also be among the Canadian contingent racing for top honours.

The cross-country races will be held the following weekend, in Saalfelden, Austria. Canada will have a large and strong team making the trip across the pond.

On the women’s side, 2011 World Champion Catharine Pendrel (Kamloops, BC) leads the team and will be defending her title. Pendrel is joined by 2012 Olympian Emily Batty (Brooklyn, ON) and Marie-Hélène Prémont (Chateau Richer, QC). All three riders are expected to be among the top contenders in Saalfelden. Sandra Walter (Vancouver, BC) and Amanda Sin (Collingwood, ON) will also compete for Canada in the elite women’s race. Canada’s women’s team is currently the highest ranked team in the World.

The men’s team is led by Geoff Kabush (Courtenay, BC), who recently posted Canada’s best ever Olympic result in men’s mountain bike – finishing 8th. He will be joined by Derek Zandstra (Trenton, ON) who is fresh off a breakthrough victory at the USA Pro XCT.  Raphael Gagné (Quebec, QC) and Cameron Jette (Toronton, ON) will also compete for Canada at the event.

2012 Olympian, Max Plaxton (Victoria, BC) has elected not to compete at this year’s championship due to injury. Downhill rider Rob Fraser (Pickering, ON) is also recovering from injury and will not attend this year’s event.

CANADIAN TEAM – 2012 UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE AND TRIAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

XCO ELITE MEN

Raphael GAGNÉ (Québec, QC)

Cameron JETTE (Toronto, ON)

Geoff KABUSH (Courtenay, BC)

Derek ZANDSTRA (Trent, ON)

 

XCO ELITE WOMEN

Emily BATTY (Brooklyn, ON)

Catharine PENDREL (Kamloops, BC)

Marie-Hélène PRÉMONT (Chateau Richer, QC)

Amanda SIN (Collingwood, ON)

Sandra WALTER (Vancouver, BC)

 

XCO U23 MEN

Mitch BAILEY (Barrie, ON)

Léandre BOUCHARD (Alma, QC)

Antoine CARON (Stoneham, QC)

Evan GUTHRIE (Peachland, BC)

Jérémy MARTIN (Boischatel, QC)

 

XCO U23 WOMEN

Cayley BROOKS (New Lowell, ON)

Andréane LANTHIER-NADEAU (Québec, QC)

Andréanne PICHETTE (Québec, QC)

Haley SMITH (Uxbridge, ON)

 

XCO JUNIOR MEN

Peter DISERA (Barrie, ON)

Marc-Antoine NADON (Timmins, ON)

Alexander VIALLE (Prévost, QC)

 

XCO JUNIOR WOMEN

Frédérique LAROSE-GINGRAS (Lac Beauport, QC)

Rachel PAGEAU (Chicoutimi, QC)

Frédérique TRUDEL (Breakyville, QC)

 

DOWNHILL

ELITE MEN DH

Matt BEER (St. John’s, NL)

Remi GAUVIN (Nanoose Bay, BC)

Kyle SANGERS (Kingston, ON)

Steve SMITH (Cassidy, BC)

 

ELITE WOMEN DH

Casey BROWN (Revelstoke, BC)

Claire BUCHAR (Whistler, BC)

Micayla GATTO (North Vancouver, BC)

Miranda MILLER (Squamish, BC)

Lauren ROSSER (Squamish, BC)

 

JUNIOR MEN DH

Hugo LANGEVIN (Ste-Catherine, QC)

Philippe RICARD (Bromont, QC)

Forest RIESCO (Gibsons, BC)

McKay VEZINA (Newbury Park, CA)

Marc WALLACE (Duncan, BC)

 

JUNIOR WOMEN DH

Holly FENIAK (Sunshine Coast, BC)

For further information regarding the 2012 Mountain Bike and Trial World Championships please consult www.uci.ch.

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Registration – 2012 Canadian Track Cycling Championships

Registration

>> Register NOW!

>> View the Official Website for the event!

Registration will close at 11:59PM on September 7th 2012 with no exceptions.

Race packages will need to be picked up the day before the athlete competes.

On-line registration will be available with entry fees as follows:

  • U17 = $40
  • Junior = $30 per event, $75 maximum
  • Para= 30$ per event
  • Master = $35 per event, $80 maximum
  • Elite Women = $40 per event, $110 maximum (Omnium – 110$ maximum)
  • Elite Men = $40 per event, $110 maximum (Omnium – 110$ maximum)
  • There will be NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION

 

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Track Junior Worlds Update – Day 1

Australia, Russia and New Zealand teams led the way as racing wrapped up this evening at the Velodrome. Very hot temperatures greeted the racers, which usually means some very quick times and the sell out crowd were not disappointed.

The Canadian Women’s Team Sprint duo of Kinley Gibson (Edmonton) and Audrey Labrie (Montreal) had a great afternoon of preparation and lined up against the team from Trinidad. The Canadians had a very respectable ride and had a great start, with both riders getting off the line very strong. The exchange was completed without hesitation and the sprint to the line was done perfectly. A sixth place in qualifying for the team and a nice way to start the competition.

Thursday’s events will see the entire six rider team from Canada participating on the track. Spirits are high and the prospects for personal best rides are a real possibility.

Results at http://www.juniorworlds2012.com/

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CANADA CUP BMX SERIES RESUME WITH A SET OF RACES IN ST. ALBERT, ALBERTA

Inaugural season of action-packed BMX action continues this weekend in Western Canada

(Ottawa, ON – August 21, 2012) The 2012 Canada Cup BMX series resumes this weekend with two races in St. Albert, Alberta, the third and fourth races of a five-race national series.

Up and coming adrenaline-seeking BMX riders will be competing side-by-side to fight for the first-ever Canada Cup title.

Connor McCormack of Vernon, BC is leading the Men’s standings after two races, while Amelia Walsh of Ayr, Ontario is at the top of the women’s standings.

Raving starts at 11am on Saturday August 25, and 10am on Sunday, August 26.

Registration is still opened at: http://www.albertabmx.com/Forms/CanadaCup%20Online%20Reg_exported/CanadaCup%20Online%20Reg/CanadaCup%20Online%20Reg.html

For more information: http://www.albertabmx.com

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CANADA SENDS SIX CYCLISTS TO 2012 UCI JUNIORS TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Young Canadian track cyclists continue to progress after Pan Am Championships success

(Ottawa, ON – August 16, 2012) Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the six athletes who will represent Canada at the 2012 UCI Juniors Track World Championships, held in Invercargill, New Zealand, from August 22-26, 2012.

Led by junior national team coaches Rob Good and Jeff Ain, the Canadian junior team has already received some media attention whilst undertaking their last preparations on the track in Invercargill. The team has been training in New Zealand since August 14th in order to get over the jet lag and put their best wheel forward going into the most significant international competition of the season.

‘The team is very excited to be here competing amongst the best in the world. They are focused on the task at hand and ready to give it their all.’ proclaimed Rob Good, head coach of the junior team.

CANADIAN TEAM – 2012 UCI JUNIOR TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

WOMEN

GIBSON, Kinley, (Edmonton, AB) – Team Sprint, Omnium, Individual Pursuit, Points Race

LABRIE, Audrey (Montreal, QC) – Sprint, Team Sprint, Keirin, Scratch

 

MEN

ALBERT, Joakim (Quebec City, QC) – Sprint, Keirin, Kilo

CAVES, Aidan (Vancouver, BC) – Omnium, Individual Pursuit

JOHNSTONE, Eric (Calgary, AB) – Individual Pursuit, Points Race, Madison

SIMONDS, William (London, ON) – Madison, Scratch Race

 

The full competition schedule can be found at: http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTYzNTA&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=Nzc2Njk&LangId=1

For further information regarding the 2012 Junior World Championships please consult: www.juniorworlds2012.com.

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LEGEND PARALYMPIAN ARNOLD BOLDT MAKES COME BACK TO PARALYMPIC GAMES AFTER 20 YEARS ABSENCE

Injury to Alexandre Carrier forces withdrawal from Canadian Para-Cycling Team

(Ottawa, ON – August 16, 2012) Cycling Canada announces changes to the 2012 Canadian Para-Cycling Team heading to the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, with Paralympic Hall of Famer Arnold Boldt joining the line-up of cyclists named to the Paralympic cycling team.

With the persisting knee injury to paracyclist Alexandre Carrier (M Tandem), Cycling Canada will include first Alternate Arnold Boldt to the team travelling to London.  The initial selection of Carrier and his pilot Luc Dionne was based on a supporting role in the road race, and with the duo unable to race at full capacity, the decision was subsequently made to include Boldt to the line-up.

Boldt started cycling competitively in 2009 and since has won six national titles, including three road race Championships and two time trial championships on the road, as well as a 1000M time trial title on the track.

Arnold Boldt, who has had an illustrious career in the Paralympic Movement, will make its fifth appearance at Paralympic Games. He first competed at the 1976 Paralympic Games in Seoul, Korea, and since then has won an impressive eight Paralympic Games medals, including seven gold in Athletics. The Associate Vice President, Academic and Research, for the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology makes a return to the Paralympic Games after 20 years of absence since his last Paralympic Games competition.

At 54 years of age, Boldt is the oldest athlete on the Canadian Para-Cycling Team. Throughout his life, he earned distinguished honours, being introduced in the Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, the Terry Fox Hall of Fame and the Saskatchewan Hall of Fame.

At the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona, Boldt carried the Canadian flag in the opening ceremonies.

The 2012 Paralympic Games start on August 29.

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Confirmation of Injury to Emily Batty

On Tuesday August 7, Canadian Mountain Biker Emily Batty fell during training. She was then transported to the official Polyclinic of the Olympic village in London, UK. She then went through medical tests including  X-Ray, with the results showed a fracture in her right clavicle.

At the polyclinic, Batty was evaluated by a team of collaborating experts, led by Dr. Bruce Davidson. After a series and Strength and Conditioning as well as Range In Motion tests which she successfully passed, Emily was then given the option to compete. After two days of testing on the course and extensive physical therapy from Cycling Canada Physiotherapist Tara Baker, Emily Batty then made the decision to race the Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike event.

On Wednesday August 8, she did not ride her bike on the course, but instead worked on conditioning.

On Thursday August 9, Emily rode her bike on the course for the first time since the crash. She informed the coaching and managing staff that she felt little pain, and at that point she made the decision to stay on the start list for the Olympic Mountain bike race.

Cycling Canada deployed all efforts necessary to support Emily. She was evaluated by two Canadian doctors,  and was treated by Cycling Canada physiotherapist Tara Baker.

We are very impressed by Emily’s work ethic, her determination and her fight to represent her country at the highest sporting stage, the Olympic Games. She’s has always been a fierce competitor, and her feat of completing the Olympic race is a testament to that determination.

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