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HARD FOUGHT MEDAL FOR HALEY SMITH AT MOUNTAIN BIKE PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Cota, COL – March 29, 2015) The partnership between Cycling Canada and Bear Mountain Resort is already paying dividends as mountain biker Haley Smith secured a bronze medal at the 2015 UCI Pan-American Championships in Cota, Columbia on Sunday.

Despite a slow start and a crash, Smith relentlessly made her way back through the field to cross the line in third place.

“It went fairly well today; I had a slow start with a few technical mistakes on the first lap but was able to rally to get myself into a medal position. The course was very challenging with lots of steep climbs and I just put my head down and grinded it out to finish in third. Thanks to Cycling Canada for the awesome support this week. And thanks to Norco bicycles for the 27.5 set up, which was perfect for this style of course.

Dan Proulx, head coach of the national mountain bike team, was excited about this race for Smith. “Haley did an incredible job, racing under pressure at altitude. The medal was definitely hard fought. There were many tough battles within the race. She has been working hard to improve her technical skills and preparation for altitude competitions. This is a huge step up from her last altitude race at the Méribel World Cup in 2014.”

To prepare for this event, the team gathered at Bear Mountain Resort, the national training centre for mountain bike, and the results are following suite. Added Smith: “We had a two-week national team training camp at Bear Mountain where we got to train on some of the toughest trails in the world. It was the perfect environment to hone our technical skill and practice steep ascending. I followed this up with two weeks at altitude with the national team, which was perfect preparation for racing at 2500m above sea level.

“Haley has been an integral part of the Cycling Canada national training centre at Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria. It’s great to see her investment rewarded. Even though this is early season form, the benefits of the daily training environment at Bear Mountain are already apparent. After this competition we’ll resume training in Victoria in preparation for the regular season – beginning at the end of May with the first two World Cups in Europe,” concluded Proulx.

 The cross-country portion of the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Tour begins in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, on May 23.

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CANADA ENDS PARA-CYCLING TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH BETTER INSIGHTS AND RENEWNED OPTIMISM FOR YOUNG TALENTS

(Apeldoorn, NED – March 29, 2015) Canada ended the 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships with more insights on where it stands internationally on the track with some of its experienced talent and new riders coming into the program.

Coming out of these championships the national team coaches will now go through an in-depth evaluation of what the medal chances are for the Rio Games on the track.

The small team of five just concluded the only major international track cycling event of the year with one medal, earned by Ross Wilson of Sherwood Park, AB in the individual pursuit at his second only track cycling race of his very young career. This silver medal puts Wilson as a contender for podium success at Toronto 2015 and Rio 2016.

The performances by the three young Alberta cyclists, Jaye Milley of Calgary, Ross Wilson and Mike Sametz of Calgary have proven that they are international contenders in targeted specific events. The road to Rio will be paved with increased attention to these specific events through tailored training to increase Canada’s medal chances.

For the Canadian Para-Cycling Team, the road cycling season begins with the Challenge Longhi and the Defi Sportif in Montreal May 1-3 prior to embarking on the UCI World Cup Tour and Toronto 2015 ParaPan-American Games.

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ROSS WILSON TAKES HOME THE SILVER MEDAL IN INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT AT PARA-CYCLING TRACK WORLDS

(Apeldoorn, NED – March 27, 2015) After coming onto the Canadian Para-cycling team less than a year ago, Ross Wilson of Calgary, AB clenched his first international podium on Friday at the 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships.

The morning qualifying session of the individual pursuit event saw Wilson qualify with the second fastest time of 4:04.019, ten seconds behind the eventual world champion Zhangyu Li of China and ten seconds in front of the Argentinian rider Rodrigo-Fernand Lopez.

In the final bout for the gold medal, the strategy for Wilson was to start off as fast as possible knowing that Li, the world record holder and 2012 Paralympic silver medallist, was a fast starter and could potentially overtake the Canadian, thus ending the race. In the end, Wilson was caught after a little more than a third of the way into the final ride.

When asked what he thought of his performance today, the Calgary native commented: “I thought that for me the performance today was a personal best. In only my second track race ever, it was amazing to be competing with para-cyclists of this caliber.”

Wilson went on to add: “I appreciate more how technical track cycling is. I am confident that in working with my personal coach Cam (Jennings), the national team coaches and Cycling Canada’s support team, I will be able to improve and reach my target goal in Rio”

Competing in the same class as Wilson (C1), Jaye Milley, also from Calgary,  almost made it into the medal rounds qualifying with a 5th fastest time. Jaye was only one second off German rider Eric Winkler, who would eventually contest the bronze medal ride with Lopez from Argentina.

In the men’s C3 category, Michael Sametz, also from Calgary, qualified in eighth position. This performance comes off a 13th place finish yesterday in the 1km time trial. Just like Ross, Sametz is a relative new-comer to the program and is competing in his first ever para-cycling track world championships.

Sametz will complete his introduction to track world’s week with a ride in the combined C1 to C3 class scratch race on Sunday.

“The performances from our three riders today demonstrate that we are competitive in the men’s C1 and C3 classes. On the one hand, we have new blood with Ross being already one of the top hopes for a Paralympic medal and a Mike Sametz who’s demonstrated so much potential; and Jaye (Milley), our more experienced rider who continues to be competitive in targeted events; mentioned Jacques Landry, High Performance Director”.

Landry added: “As we get closer to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, our coaches are instructed to focus more of their energies on medal potential athletes; and from what I’ve seen here today, all three Calgary riders deserve our utmost attention”.

Tomorrow will see Marie-Claude Molnar on the boards for Canada competing in the women’s C4 class individual pursuit.

RESULTS – TEAM CANADA – 2015 UCI PARA-CYCLING TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT, MEN C1

1. LI, Zhangyu (CHN)

2. WILSON, Ross (CAN)

3. LOPEZ, Rodrigo Fernand (ARG)

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5. MILLEY, Jaye (CAN)

 

INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT, MEN C3

1. BERENYI, Joseph (USA)

2. FUJITA, Masaki (JPN)

3. CLIFFORD Eoghan (IRL)

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8. SAMETZ, Michael (CAN)

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BRAYDEN McDOUGALL FOURTH IN TIME TRIAL AT TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Apeldoorn, NED – March 26, 2015) Brayden McDougall (Calgary, AB) was fourth in the individual time trial on the opening day of the 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.

McDougall stopped the clock at 1:23.402 after one kilometer of solo racing in the men C1 class, and finished 2.4 seconds from the third place and nine seconds behind the winning time of 1:14.445 posted by Chinese Zhangyu Li.

In the Men C3, Michael Sametz (Calgary, AB) finished 13th with a time of 1:17.610. Sametz is participating at his first UCI Track World Championships.

Marie-Claude Molnar (St-Bruno, QC) took part in the women’s C4 time trial race and raced to a time of 43.769 seconds, finishing in eighth position. Molnar came very close to the podium in a highly competitive field, finishing 3.4 seconds from the podium.

The event continues tomorrow with the individual pursuit races for the Men and Women C1-C3 classes. Milley, Sametz, and Ross Wilson (Edmonton, AB) will compete for Canada.

RESULTS – TEAM CANADA – 2015 UCI PARA-CYCLING TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

TIME TRIAL, 1000m MEN C1

1. LI, Zhangyu (CHN) 1:14.445

2. NIJHUIS, Arnoud (NED) 1:15.843

3. LOPEZ, Rodrigo Fernand (ARG) 1:21.001

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4. MCDOUGALL, Brayden (CAN) 1:23.402

 

TIME TRIAL, 1000m – MEN C3

1. BERENYI, Joseph (USA) 1:09.836

2. SCHELFHOUT, Diedrick (BEL) 1:11.189

3. BATUKOV, Sergey (RUS) 1:11.273

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13. SAMETZ, Michael (CAN) 1:17.610

 

TIME TRIAL, 500m – WOMEN C4

1. RUAN, Jianping (CHN) 37.909

2. HORAN, Katherine (NZL) 39.279

3. POWELL, Susan (AUS) 40.366

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8. MOLNAR, Marie-Claude (CAN) 43.769

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TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT – 2015 UCI MTB PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Ottawa, ON – March 25, 2015) Cycling Canada is pleased to unveil the Canadian team that will compete at the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike Pan-American Championships to take place in Cota, Colombia from March 28-29.

Team Canada – 2015 UCI MTB Pan-American Championships (Cota, COL)

  • Cindy MONTEMBAULT (Elite Women) [Val David, QC]
  • Sandra WALTER (Elite Women) [Coquitlam, BC]
  • Léandre BOUCHARD (Elite Men) [Alma, QC]
  • Raphaël GAGNÉ (Elite Men) [Québec, QC]
  • Derek ZANDSTRA (Elite Men) [Trenton, ON]
  • Catherine FLEURY (U23 Women) [Alma, QC]
  • Haley SMITH (U23 Women) [Uxbridge, ON]
  • Marc-André FORTIER (U23 Men) [Victoriaville, QC]
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – NEXTGEN Women’s Track Endurance Coach

Overview of Cycling Canada:

Cycling Canada (CC) is the recognized authority by the UCI (Union Cycliste International) on all aspects of cycling in Canada, including BMX, Cyclocross, Mountain Bike, Para-Cycling, Road and Track.  Founded in 1882, the CCA aims to create and sustain an effective system that develops talented Canadian cyclists to achieve Olympic, Paralympic and World Championship medal performances. With the vision to be a leading competitive cycling nation by 2020 celebrating enhanced international success, increased national participation and world class event hosting, Cycling Canada manages the National teams, hosts national and international events, and administers community programs to promote Cycling in Canada.

Job Description:

The NextGen Women’s Track Endurance Coach will implement the technical direction that will lead to the building of a robust world class track program.  With the support of the Track Integrated Services Team (IST), the NextGen Wome’s Track Endurance Coach will establish an optimal daily training environment through the creation and implementation of world class training programs for identified female development track endurance athletes.  The NextGen Women’s Track Endurance Coach will work in close partnership with the Women’s Road Coach and the Women’s Track Endurance Coach to establish talent identification and development strategies to increase the mass of female Track and Road international caliber athletes coming into the Track and Road folds. The NextGen Women’s Track Endurance Coach will also collaborate with the Men’s Development Road Coach, the Men’s Road Program Manager as well as the NextGen Men’s Track Endurance Coach to ensure proper alignment of the road and track endurance programs

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • In collaboration with the Integrated Support Team (IST), the Track-Road Coordinator and other National coaches ensure optimal daily training environment for all identified elite and development sprint track athletes
  • Assisted by IST ensure the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of athlete training and preparation for competition
  • Assisted by the HPD-Head Coach and supported by the Track-Road Coordinator ensure the development, implementation and analysis of the NextGen Women’s Track Endurance program consistent with the objectives established in the High Performance quadrennial plan
  • In collaboration with the Women’s Track Endurance Coach and the Women’s Road Coach lead the process of identifying and developing a 2020 targeted Women’s Track Endurance (WTE) program.
  • Overseen by the High Performance Director- Head Coach and assisted by both the Women’s Track Endurance Coach, the Women’s Road Coach, the Men’s Road Development Coach, the  NextGen Men’s Endurance Coach, the Men’s Road Program Manager and the Track Sprint Program Coach create aligned yearly Track program budgets.
  • Supported by the Track-Road Coordinator ensure optimal competitive and training conditions and the completion of all support activities required for effective and efficient execution of National Team programs
  • Supported by the Track-Road Coordinator and supervised by the High Performance Manager ensure on-budget track development program expenditures.
  • Assist the Track-Road coordinator and High Performance Manager in the drafting of yearly selection track development program selection policies and ensure constant follow-through of the said selection policies.
  • Upon request of the High Performance Director – Head Coach attend High Performance Committee or Track Selection Advisory Group meetings.
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to NCCP identified coaches and provincial/territorial coaches
  • Provide counsel to the Performance Development Manager or Development Coordinator in matters pertaining to track LTAD framework and coach specific track NCCP content
  • Provide counsel to Track-Road Coordinator and High Performance Manager in the drafting yearly Sport Canada AAP carding criteria.
  • Support the Track-Road Coordinator to ensure optimal National Team program information content on Cycling Canada’s website, Facebook and Twitter accounts
  • Provide counsel to the IST Manager’s role of assessing the Track Development programs IST needs
  • Overseen by the High Performance Manager assist the Track-Road Coordinator in ensuring efficient National Team equipment distribution and monitoring to identified National Team athletes

Knowledge and Skills

Cycling Canada is looking for a NextGen Women’s Track Endurance Coach that has experience coaching at the national and/or international level in a track cycling capacity. Experience working with the next generation of international athletes would be expected. The successful candidate will need to be minimally certified at Level 3 of the National Coaching Certification Program, eligible for equivalency based on past experience and be willing to undergo the Level 4 – Advanced Coaching Diploma of the National Coaching Certification Program.

The following knowledge, skills or experience will be considered assets:

  • NCCP Comp. Dev. Advanced (New Level 4) or international equivalency
  • experience in the application of sports science, sports medicine and technology to improve performance
  • demonstrated teaching and organizational skills
  • athlete recruitment and retention capacity
  • the ability to communicate in both official languages
  • the ability to work with new technologies to communicate with athletes and coaches within the system

Salary & Benefits

The salary scale for the position is in the range of $ 57,500 to $ 62,500 dependent on qualifications and experience.  In addition the successful candidate will be eligible for benefits in accordance with the organization’s Human Resource Guideline.

This position is subject to six-month probation; at the end of which a documented performance review will be completed.

Starting Date: End of April 2015

Location: The position is based at the Mattamy National Cycling Center velodrome in Milton, Ontario.

Application Deadline: Persons interested should send an expression of interest cover letter and resume for this position to general@cyclingcanada.ca by April 3rd, 2015

All applications will be confidential.  We thank all those who apply.  Only individuals selected for further consideration will be contacted.  Cycling Canada Cyclisme promotes Employment Equity.

THIS POSITION IS FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY SPORT CANADA

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CYCLING CANADA’S NEXTGEN MEN’S GROUP GET READY FOR THEIR EUROPEAN SPRING PROJECT

(Ottawa, ON – March 20, 2015) Following the recent announcement of the Cycling Canada NextGen program, the Men’s Track Endurance group will be assembling in Milton on Monday, March 23rd, 2015. 

After a season beginning last July at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the team raced through the UCI Track Cycling World Cup season gaining valuable experience in the build-up to this summer’s Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games. Riders are now heading to Europe for a two-month project that will combine training camps and races in several countries, including three UCI Nations Cup events.

For some of the riders, this project in Europe will begin the preparation for July’s Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games while for others it will provide an opportunity to experience European racing and provide the long-term development pathway towards a professional career.

RIDERS

  • Aidan Caves, BC
  • Alexander Cowan, AB
  • William Elliott, ON
  • Adam Jamieson, ON
  • Eric Johnstone, AB
  • Sean MacKinnon, ON
  • Edward Walsh, NS

STAFF

  • Ian Melvin – Cycling Canada NextGen Men’s Endurance Track Coach
  • Luc Arseneau – Cycling Canada NextGen Men’s Road Coach
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CYCLING CANADA ENLISTS IN THE SERVICES OF KEVIN FIELD AS MEN’S ROAD PROGRAM MANAGER

(Ottawa, ON – March 20, 2015) Following the departure of Gord Fraser who was tasked with ensuring the liaison and managerial role with Cycling Canada’s male road cycling professionals, Kevin Field is now committed to continue enhancing the communication and creating more racing opportunities for this talented group of athletes.

Kevin’s responsibilities in this position will be to ensure optimal communication with Canada’s top men road professional cyclists and their trade teams. Cycling Canada expects this enhanced communication will lead to Cycling Canada being increasingly aware of its men’s professionals needs all the while ensuring that the Canadian road community better understands Cycling Canada’s strategic directions.

It is also anticipated that through optimized liaising with riders and trade teams Field will be well equipped to provide solid evidence based recommendations to Cycling Canada’s selection committee as to which athletes should be selected for targeted international national team competitions.

“I’m excited about this opportunity. It fits really well with what I’d like to achieve alongside the other cycling projects I have on the go. I’ve worked as a Sports Director for most of our top athletes in the past, slipping into this role will be very seamless. Living in the Ottawa region is a bonus and the proximity to Jacques and the head-office will make the transition to the new and interesting challenge of working inside a NSO easy. Gord is a long-time friend and colleague, all the feedback I heard from the athletes about his work was really positive. My plan is to continue and strengthen the processes he established in this position.”

“Though it will be hard to fill Gord’s (Fraser) shoes I am very confident that Kevin will be able to create an excellent partnership with our road men professionals,” said Jacques Landry, High Performance Director – Head coach at Cycling Canada. “Kevin’s background as a Sports Director for numerous professional trade teams in the past gives him credibility when liaising with the men’s professional rank; not to mention the fact that over the course of the last few years he’s really had his ear to the ground when it comes to knowing how our athletes are doing in the international peloton.”

Over the next couple of years it is anticipated that Kevin will be instrumental in selecting then best possible performers for the up and coming Pan Am Games on the road, as well as ensuring optimal preparedness for a men’s team to perform at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships in Richmond Virginia. Field will also work at ensuring for the road men’s team a maximal amount of quota spots for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, which will lead to great performances come August of 2016.

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FIVE CANADIAN PARA-CYCLISTS READY TO RACE AGAINST WORLD’S BEST AT TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Ottawa, ON – March 20, 2015) Five of the best track para-cyclists will race for Canada at the 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships from March 26 to 29 at the indoor velodrome in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.

The five-member Canadian team will consist of Jaye Milley (Calgary, AB), Marie-Claude Molnar (Longueuil, QC), Brayden McDougall (Calgary. AB), Ross Wilson (Edmonton, AB) and Michael Sametz (Calgary, AB).

At the track cycling World Championships, the team hopes to secure podium performances and multiple Top 10 positions that will help Canadian athletes cumulate qualification points for the track cycling events at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.

“We’re excited about this event as it will give us the opportunity to see the progress made by our para-cyclists in actual competition settings. This will allow us to observe the international growth of the sport and where we stand, and take decisions as to what needs to be done to win medals in Rio,” said Jacques Landry, Director of High Performance and Head Coach at Cycling Canada. “We have a great support structure in place for these para-cyclists with Eric Van den Eynde leading the team. We are confident that the work invested heading to these World Championships will bear its fruits.”

Coaches and managers will also use this opportunity to observe and assess the athletes’ competitiveness on the international scene 18 months away from the Paralympic Games.

The team prepared for this event by attending a road training camp in Gainesville, Florida, prior to transferring to a track-specific training block that ended Thursday at the new Cisco Milton Pan Am/Parapan Am Velodrome in Milton, ON.

At the 2014 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Mexico, Milley secured Canada’s two medal, both bronze medals coming in the kilo time trial and the individual pursuit.

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CYCLING CANADA – DIRECTOR MARKETING & COMMUNICATION

 Overview of Cycling Canada:

Cycling Canada (CC) is the recognized authority by the UCI (Union Cycliste International) on all aspects of cycling in Canada, including BMX, Cyclocross, Mountain Bike, Para-Cycling, Road and Track.  Founded in 1882, CC aims to create and sustain an effective system that develops talented Canadian cyclists to achieve Olympic, Paralympic and World Championship medal performances. With the vision to be a leading competitive cycling nation by 2020 celebrating enhanced international success, increased national participation and world class event hosting, Cycling Canada manages the National teams, hosts national and international events, and administers community programs to promote Cycling inCanada.

Job Description:

The Director Marketing & Communication will develop and execute annual plans in the areas of marketing and communications that drive the Cycling Canada brand and support the business development goals. This will be essential to supporting the organization’s strategic direction and continued growth which includes the ability to benefit from the performances of our athletes across all cycling sports and the significant event calendar we manage. The Director Marketing & Communication  will work closely with the Business Development Consultant to develop and activate the business development plan and support the consultant in their role of securing non industry based partnerships.  Related to that, the Director Marketing & Communication will be responsible for sponsor servicing and assisting sponsors and suppliers with activation strategies that promote their relationship with Cycling Canada.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Oversee and manage Cycling Canada marketing, brand and endemic sponsorship.
  • Oversee initiatives to market and promote Cycling Canada programs and activities with our members.
  • Manage sponsorship servicing and cross-promotional initiatives with partners adding value to all partnerships.
  • Drive merchandising sales primarily through online sales of Cycling Canada products.
  • Oversee and manage internal and external communications, social media  and the content of the Cycling Canada website.
  • Support fund raising events and activities.
  • Write and edit content for various channels as required.

Please see the Job Description for a full explanation of specific responsibilities of the position.

Location:  Ottawa, Ontario

Knowledge and Skills:

The successful candidate will possess the skills and experience to perform the job functions listed above with the ability to execute all aspects of the Job Description.

Candidates wishing to apply for this position should have 5+ years’ experience working in the marketing field at a mid to senior level with experience in sport being preferred.

The ability to communicate verbally in both official languages is essential.  The ability to write in both official languages would be an asset.

A university education with a major in an applied area relative to marketing and promotion is desirable.

Candidates will be expected to be proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Powerpoint), Facebook, Twitter and other social media channels. The following skills, knowledge or experience will be considered assets:

  • experience in event marketing
  • experience working directly with sponsors and suppliers
  • the ability to create; documents, written proposals and agreements

Salary & Benefits

A salary of around $ 75,000 in addition to a relocation package and other benefits is available for the right candidate.

This position is subject to six-month probation; at the end of which a documented performance review will be completed.

Starting Date:  April 27, 2015

Application Deadline:

Persons interested should send an expression of interest cover letter and resume for this position to general@cyclingcanada.ca by March 26, 2015.

All applications will be confidential.  We thank all those who apply.  Only individuals selected for further consideration will be contacted.  Cycling Canada Cyclisme promotes Employment Equity.

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