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CANADIAN TRACK CYCLING SET TO COMPETE AT OPENING WORLD CUP OF 2015 SEASON

Canada’s women’s team pursuit squad posts third fastest qualifying time

(Ottawa, ON – November 07, 2014) Canada’s women’s team pursuit squad posted the third fastest qualifying time and the men’s team pursuit squad broke a new Canadian record as the opening UCI Track World Cup season kicked off in Guadalajara, Mexico on Friday.

The women’s team comprised of Jasmin Glaesser, Stephanie Roorda, Allison Beveridge and Kirsti Lay posted a time of 4:27.214, qualifying for the medal round tomorrow.

The Canadian ladies will face New Zealand in the semi-finals. The winner of the dual will face the Great Britain v. China dual for the gold medal race.

“I’m encouraged by their performance today with a new combination in the starting line-up and we’re excited to take on the Kiwis for a chance to go for gold,” said Craig Griffin, Track Endurance Coach at Cycling Canada.

The Men’s Team Pursuit made its debut at World Cup competition since the program was re-born. The men’s team comprised of Rémi Pelletier-Roy, Aidan Caves, Eric Johnstone and Sean McKinnon posted the 14th fastest time of 4:05.503, a new Canadian record. Only the Top 8 advance to the second round.

In the women’s team sprint, the newly-formed duo of Kate O’Brien and Monique Sullivan. The race marked the World Cup debut for O’Brien, and the return to competition for Sullivan, who has been focusing her efforts on education after finishing sixth at the 2012 Olympic Games in the keirin. The duo posted the 14th qualifying time at 34.552 seconds and did not advance to the second round.

The men’s team sprint qualifying round was also presented on Friday night, and the Canadian team formed by Hugo Barette, Joe Veloce and Evan Carey finished 16 of the qualifying round.

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CYCLING CANADA PUBLISHES FINDINGS OF NATIONAL CONSULTATION INTO DOPING

“No organized system or culture of doping in Canadian cycling” indicates independent report

(Ottawa, ON – October 29, 2014) The independent consultation firm LLB Strategies, commissioned by Cycling Canada with the support of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), recently submitted its final report on its “National Consultation on Doping Activity in the Sport of Cycling”.

The report provides direct testimony of those interviewed with this testimony being used to determine findings and recommendations.

>>> REPORT – NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON DOPING ACTIVITY IN THE SPORT OF CYCLING

The scope of this consultation was limited to gathering information related to doping activity and therefore didn’t include researching or studying the situation of doping in Canadian cycling. The consultation’s results are based solely on the interviewees’ stories.

The findings of the report were broken down into five categories: Cycling culture and performance-enhancing drugs, Decision-making, Key Players, Investigation/Testing, and Education/Prevention.

The consultation’s results confirm that there is no doping culture or organized system of doping in Canadian cycling. However, the report found enough evidence of individual doping activities to warrant key strategic measures being taken to better address the issue of doping in cycling.

In addition, the report found that there is no connection between the various Canadian doping cases. The supply chain and the actors involved are all different. It supports the theory that all doping activities were isolated cases that were initiated by individuals, primarily by the athletes themselves.

In terms of supply chains for PEDs, the report found that there is no evidence to suggest that an organized supply chain exists across Canada.

“The findings of this breakthrough report provide us with better understanding of doping activities in the sport of cycling. We are pleased to hear that the report confirms that there is no “culture of doping” in Canadian Cycling,” said Greg Mathieu, Chief Executive Officer of Cycling Canada. “That being said, we must remain vigilant and significantly increase our efforts in the promotion and communication of anti-doping initiatives, such as RaceClean.”

“We have been very clear in the past that Cycling Canada does not tolerate any athletes who try to cheat on their way to better performances,” added Mathieu. “We believe that it is possible to win at Olympic Games, World Championships or any other international or national events without the use of any doping agents.

In the immediate future, Cycling Canada will increase its collaborative efforts with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports (CCES) to build a comprehensive educational plan. Cycling Canada has been actively working with the CCES to increase the amount of doping test administration at Canadian Championships.

Just recently in 2014, Cycling Canada began to offer mandatory Anti-Doping sessions for junior athletes competing at Canadian Championships. Also, every carded-athlete and National Team member sign an Athlete Agreement, which includes anti-doping clauses. Furthermore, Cycling Canada publishes anti-doping information in its technical guides for each Canadian Championships and National Team projects.

The report did not constitute a study or research on doping activity in cycling. The report presented the results of the consultation conducted through a comprehensive interview process and is reflective of the interviewees’ comments and feedback.

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GARRIGAN AND PENDREL ON TOP OF CYCLOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS PODIUM

Garrigan earns second career title; Pendrel defends 2013 title

(Winnipeg, MB – October 25, 2014) The 2014 Shimano Canadian Cyclocross Champions took place today in National historic site “The Forks”, at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Large crowds converged to the popular touristic venue to cheer on Canada’s top Cyclocross racers.

Racers were treated to a fantastic fall day at the venue in the heart of downtown Winnipeg. The course featured many obstacles, both natural and man-made structures such as sand pits, cobblestones, steep climbs, side hills, elevated platforms and steps just to name a few.

In the Elite races, Mike Garrigan from Ontario residing in Brooklyn, NY (Van Dessel/POC/Shimano) and Catharine Pendrel of Kamloops, BC (Team LUNA Pro) both raced to the top of the podium in their respective races.

In the women’s race, Pendrel took no time to make her move, taking the lead in the very first lap. For most of first half of the race, Pendrel was followed closely by Mical Dyck of Victoria, BC. An unfortunate crash followed by a mechanical took Dyck right out of the lead group, leaving Pendrel alone with a very comfortable lead for the remaining the race. Pendrel’s teammate Maghalie Rochette of St-Jérome, QC crossed the line in second place, followed by Sandra Walter of Coquitlam, BC in third place.

Capping off an exceptional season, Pendrel won the UCI World Championships title in cross-country, as well as the Commonwealth Games title. She also won the Canadian title in mountain bike cross–country earlier in July.

“It’s really nice to be able to do it two years in a row on totally different courses. It capped off a really amazing year for me,” said Pendrel, who will be racing Cincinnati for the first ever UCI Pan-American Cyclocross Championships. “The season was really great for me. I couldn’t be happier with how it went for sure. There is not much more I could have done this season. I have a couple more seasons ahead of me, so I’ll do as much as I can with those.”

“It’s really unfortunate for Mical,” continued Pendrel. “This is the Canadian Championships and I know she wanted to have a good race here. That’s why we call tomorrow “The Nationals revenge.” Tomorrow, with couple of the US girls and Mical not having any problems should make for a good race.”

Of the event in Winnipeg, Pendrel had only positive things to say: “The Organizers here have done such an amazing job. I think they have set the bar for what a Canadian Championships should look like in any discipline. The energy, the level of organization, the quality of the course was really fantastic. I’ll be happy to be back here next year.”

In the elite men, Mike Garrigan went hard right from the start, and took a solid early lead, and managed to maintain his gap at around 15 seconds throughout most of the race. Some solid Cyclocross racers chased hard, with the defending Champion Geoff Kabush of Courtenay, BC (SCOTT-3Rox Racing) and first-year elite rider Michel Van den Ham of Winnipeg, MB (Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes) chasing hard to close the gap.

The two chase riders managed to get within five seconds of Garrigan, but ultimately ran out of real estate. Kabush launched an attack on Van den Ham with about two kilometres to go, but could not close the gap on Garrigan as he crossed the finish line.

Garrigan came first, three seconds ahead of Kabush, followed by the 2013 Canadian U23 Champion and local sensation Michael Van den Ham shortly thereafter.

“I couldn’t be happier,” said Garrigan. “First off, I just came here for a good result. I came here because I knew it would be a good event. These guys in Manitoba have been saying they would put a good event. They’ve been preparing a lot, doing lots of stuff, and they pulled it off.”

“To see the guys close the gap back down with 2.5km to go, I told myself it would be a very tight finish. I knew I had to work hard for that gap, and that it took a bit of time early on. I thought they would need to work pretty hard to bring it back. I saved enough in the tank in case it came down to a sprint. Luckily for me, it didn’t come down to that.”

Garrison, the 2007 Canadian Cyclocross Champion, spent time in the United States to build his form for this weekend. “I’ve been preparing by doing some racing in New England, and getting lots of races and getting stronger each week.

Garrigan stepped back from coaching with the Ontario Cycling Association this season to focus on racing, and he feels good about that decision: “This results solidifies my decision to take a step back from coaching for a year, and do a bit of training, to re-evaluate what my life goals are moving forward. It means that maybe I made the right decision at least for a year.”

In the men’s U23 and junior races, the top of the podium was overtaken by local Winnipeg riders to the great pleasure of the crowd. Danick Vandale, wearing the Team Manitoba outfit, went shoulder to shoulder in a passionate and exciting sprint to the finish with William Elliot of Barrie, ON (Team NCCH-DEC Express). On Elliot’s wheel for most of the last lap, Vandale launched his sprint with about 100m to go from the finish line, and Elliot simply couldn’t answer.

In the junior race, Oliver Evans, also of Winnipeg, easily controlled the race, and cruised solo to the finish line, showing an impressive lead over his closest competitor.

Anna-Gabrielle Traxler of Calgary, AB won the junior women race.

 

FOUR MASTER RACERS CROWNED CANADIAN CHAMPIONS

In the master races, Alana Heise of Calgary, AB took the women’s title for a second straight year. Douglas Van Den Ham of Ottawa, ON took the title in the Men 30-39 race. Bob Welbourn of North Vancouver, BC won the Master 40-49 race with a 13-second gap. Peter Lawrence of Calgary, AB defended his title from 2013, winning the 50+ Canadian title.

 

CYCLOCROSS ENJOYS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH

Cyclocross traces its origins back to the early 1900s as a way for road racers to squeeze in off-season training. Cyclists race on a closed circuit, usually about 3km long, often through mud, sand, and grass. Each lap racers must dismount and carry bikes over man-made or natural barriers.

The sport of Cyclocross has seen unprecedented growth over the past five years. It is currently the fastest growing form of bike racing in North America. Cyclocross is a marriage between road racing and mountain biking, two completely different bike cultures.

The highly successful event was organized by Manitoba Cycling, with an army of approximately 200 volunteers led by chief organizers Chris Huebner and Ian Hall, two avid Cyclocross participants.

The 2015 edition of this event is slated to make a return to Winnipeg.

 

SPECIALIZED DONATES 15000 TO SOLDIER ON INITIATIVES

During the afternoon break, a special ceremony took place. Bike manufacturer Specialized made a 15000 $ donation to the Canadian Forces program Solider On. The cheque was presented to the Canadian Forces by Forces veteran, cyclo-cross enthusiast and Café Roubaix Bicyces owner Dan Richters. The money will be allocated to cycling-specific initiatives through the SoliderOn program. (www.soldieron.ca)

 

RESULTS – 2014 CANADIAN CYCLOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS (WINNIPEG, MB)

Elite Women

1. PENDREL, Catharine (Kamloops, BC) Luna Pro Team 41:24

2. ROCHETTE, Maghalie (St-Jerome, QC) Luna Pro Team 41:45 0’21”

3. WALTER, Sandra (Coquitlam, BC) LIV Canada 42:11 0’47”

4. ELLIOTT, Natasha (Gatineau, QC) Cycle-Smart Elite Team 42:28 1’04”

5. SCHAPPERT, Anna (Winnipeg, MB) Dark Red Racing 43:30 2’06”

 

Elite Men

1. GARRIGAN, Mike (Brooklyn, NY) 58:37

2. KABUSH, Geoff (N. Vancouver, BC) Scott-3Rox Racing 58:39 0’02”

3. VAN DEN HAM, Michael (Edmonton, AB) Trek Red Truck p/b Mosaic Homes 58:44 0’07”

4. SCHOOLER, Aaron (Edmonton, AB) Focus CX Team 59:35 0’58”

5. MCNEELY, Evan (Kingston, ON) Norco Factory Team 59:50 1’13”

 

U23 Men

1. VANDALE, Danick (Winnipeg, MB) Team Manitoba 46:10

2. ELLIOTT, William (Barrie, ON) Team NCCH p/b DEC Express 46:10 0’00”

3. PRENDERGAST, Christopher (Winnipeg, MB) Team H&R Block 46:26 0’16”

4. GERMAINE, Sean (Edmonton, AB) Juventus CC 47:02 0’52”

5. WIEBE, Jason (Morden, MB) Team Manitoba 47:10 1’00”

 

Junior Women

1. TRAXLER, Anna Gabrielle (Calgary, AB) Team Alberta 46:28

2. YOUNG, Natalie (Winnipeg, MB) Devo Manitoba 51:29 5’01”

 

Junior Men

1. EVANS, Oliver (Winnipeg, MB) Team Manitoba 38:27

2. DISERA, Quinton (Barrie, ON) CSAJCC p/b Norco & LG 38:41 0’14”

3. BOERSMA, Willem (Portage La Prarie, MB) Cycle-Smart 38:57 0’30”

4. MULCAHY, Liam (Brooklin, ON) CCAJCC p/b Norco & LG 38:58 0’31”

5. RITTER, Stefan (Edmonton, AB) Team Alberta 39:46 1’19”

 

Master Women

1. HEISE, Alana (Calgary, AB) Terrascape Racing 47:05

2. DONALDSON, Shawna (Calgary, AB) Synergy Racing 47:36 0’31”

3. JACKMAN, Michelle (Calgary, AB) Terrascape Racing 48:32 1’27”

4. ROBBINS, Sarah (Saskatoon, SK) Cycledelia 49:59 2’54”

5. KOFMAN, Lori (Toronto, ON) Erace Cancer Cycling P/B La Bicicletta50:20 3’15”

 

Master Men 30-39

1. VAN DEN HAM, Douglas (Ottawa, ON) Nine2Fivepro.Com Cycling Team 47:44

2. KERR, Brad (Regina, SK) Regina CC 48:41 0’57”

3. ENNS, Daniel (Winnipeg, MB) Dark Red Racing 48:47 1’03”

4. BAKKE, Erik (Calgary, AB) Deadgoat Racing 49:00 1’16”

5. PETERS, John (Winnipeg, MB) Dark Red Racing 49:05 1’21”

 

Master Men 40-49

1. WELBOURN, Bob (N. Vancouver, BC) Glotman Simpson 47:06

2. AULD, Ian (Calgary, AB) Soul Sportif 47:19 0’13”

3. SUTTON, Andre (Edmonton, AB) Hardcore Bikes 47:33 0’27”

4. MARSHALL, Tim (Toronto, ON) Morning Glory CC 48:07 1’01”

5. B. OSTIGUY, Charles (Lac-Beauport, QC) Genetik Sports 48:18 1’12”

Master Men 50+

1. LAWRENCE, Peter (Calgary, AB) Soul Sportif 40:49

2. SAUNDERS, Blair (Newark, DE) Sportif Coaching Group/BPB 41:23 0’34”

3. GARVIN, Ed (Calgary, AB) Cyclemeisters / Bow Cycle 41:42 0’53”

4. BERGMAN, Bob (Toronto, ON) Canadian Cycling Magazine 41:54 1’05”

5. ORANGE, Robert (Chelsea, QC) Ride With Rendall 42:58 2’09”

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JAMES PALMER, ELIANE MCADAM WIN 2014 BMX CANADA CUP SERIES

9-race series comes to an end in Drummondville

(Drummondville, QC – October 05, 2014) The 2014 BMX Canada Cup series came to an end on Sunday in Drummondville, and two categories were decided with tie breaker to determine the series Champions.

James Palmer of North Vancouver, BC (Yess Factory) won the men’s title in a tiebreaker with Mischa Partridge of Duncan, BC (Ridge Meadows BMX), while Eliane McAdam of Calgary, AB (Ssquared Canada) enjoyed a comfortable lead, both winning their first Canada Cup titles.

Palmer rode away with the victory on this last race of the season, scoring 700 points. Palmer had a hard task ahead of him as the day started, in a position where he had to win the race to score the maximum points and hoping that Mischa Partridge would finish the race third or higher. And that exact scenario happened.

Palmer won all three motos of the day and finished first of the race. With only three riders in the category, and with Partridge suffering from injuries suffered in yesterday’s Canadian BMX Championships, Partridge soldiered on and participated in the races. He finished third of the first two rounds, and opted not to start the third round, allowing Palmer to cruise to the victory and the Canada Cup title.

Palmer finished the series with 4700 points, having competed in each of the BMX Canada Cup races this season. Patridge also finished with 4700 points, but Palmer took the title having won the Finals. Tory Nyhaug of Coquitlam, BC (Redline) finished in third place with 2800 points.

In the women’s category, first-year elite rider Eliane McAdam easily won the title with 4780 points, with an impressive 1300-pt lead over two-time Canadian Champion Amelia Walsh of Ayr, ON (Yess Factory) in second place. Rosemary Adams of Surrey, BC (Abbotsford BMX) came in third place.

McAdam entered the elite rank this year, and has established herself as an immediate threat to her opponents. In the Canada Cup series, she won four of the nine races and provided stiff competition to Amelia Walsh at the Canadian Championships. Walsh won four of the five races in which she entered for the second place.

Drew Mechielsen of Langley, BC (Yess Factory) won the junior women title with 3460 points for the season. Erin Kinnie of Burnaby, BC (Team BC) finished second close behind just 200 points of the leader with 3260 points, while Daina Tuchscherer of Chestermere, AB (Factory Pure) took the third place.

In the hotly contested junior men category, Hayden Mechielsen of Langley, BC (Abbotsford BMX) won the series title with 3250 points, jumping from third to first thanks to his victory on this last day of competition. Jared Ennis of Coquitlam, BC (Team BC) finished second, tied with Mechielsen with 3250 points. Similarly to the elite men situation, Mecheilsen broke the tie thanks to his victory at the Finals to win the title. Kiran Kawa (Team Alberta) took third place.

The top seven results were taken in consideration for the Canada Cup final standings for all categories.

 

FINAL STANDINGS – 2014 BMX CANADA CUP

Elite Women

1. Eliane McADAM (Ssquared Canada, AB) 4780 pts

2. Amelia WALSH (Yess Factory, ON) 3480 pts

3. Rosemary ADAMS (Abbotsford BMX, AB) 2670 pts

 

Elite Men

1. James PALMER (Yess Factory, BC) 4700 pts

2. Mischa PARTRIDGE (Ridge Meadows BMX, BC) 4700 pts

3. Tory NYHAUG (Redline, BC) 2800 pts

 

Junior Women

1. Drew MECHIELSEN (Yess Factory, AB) 3460 pts

2. Erin KINNIE (Team BC, BC) 3260 pts

3. Daina TUCHSCHERER (Factory Pure, AB) 2440 pts

 

Junior Men

1. Hayden MICHIELSEN (Abbotsford BMX, BC) 3250 pts

2. Jared ENNIS (Team BC, BC) 3250 pts

3. Kiran KAWA (Alberta, AB) 3060 pts

 

Development Women

1. Cayleigh VAN STAALDUINEN (St Albert BMX, AB) 1460 pts

2. Brianne VANDERKUIP (Alberta BMX Provincial Team, AB) 1060 pts

3. Kelly Ann HEUGHAN (Well Green Tech, AB) 1030 pts

 

Development Men

1. Deven KAWA (Team Alberta, AB) 1980 pts

2. Alex TOUGAS (Yess/Team BC, BC) 1500 pts

3. Ethan BURGER (TLD Yess Factory, AB) 790 pts

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NYHAUG UNBEATABLE AT CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, WALSH COMPLETES PERFECT WEEKEND

Both Nyhaug and Walsh repeat victories at Canadian BMX Championships

(Drummondville, QC – October 04, 2014) Tory Nyhaug of Coquitlam, BC (Cycling BC) won his eighth Canadian title since turning Elite, while Amelia Walsh of Ayr, ON (Yess BMX TroyLee Designs) successfully defended her elite women’s Canadian BMX title. Both BMXers completed a perfect weekend after winning the time trial titles Friday on the brand new 400-meter BMX track in Drummondville.

Nyhaug rode a clean race in the main event, staying outside of trouble from the start to finish. With the victory, the international BMX star now shows a perfect record of eight Canadian titles in as many races since joining the elite rank four years ago.

“The level of BMX is always rising in Canada. With Ken [Cools, Head Coach of Canadian BMX team] coming in the last couple of years, the guys have improved a lot. The state of BMX is fantastic, and to see the other guys having success at the World Cup level only motivates them and myself even more. It creates a good atmosphere amongst the team. It’s turning into a real high performance culture, which is great for the future of BMX in this country,” said Nyhaug, who finished a remarkable second place at the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships proudly displaying the W2 plate in Canada.

James Palmer of North Vancouver, BC (Cycling BC) crossed the line in second place of the action-packed final, while James Brown of Airdrie, AB (Airdrie BMX) took the third spot in the race.

Both Nyhaug and Palmer won all three qualifying motos to qualify for the finals, setting the stage for a showdown between the two riders. Ultimately, Nyhaug was the fastest of the two, winning all of his races on the day.

On Friday, Nyhaug won the time trial races, winning the race on the long track by a mere 0.3 second over Palmer. Brandon Reid of Victoria, BC (Cycling BC) took the third place of the time trial.

AMELIA WALSH BOUNCES BACK AND WIN WOMEN’S TITLE

In the women’s race, Amelia Walsh rode away with her second consecutive BMX title in a nail-biting women’s division. Drew Mechielsen of Cycling BC, a junior rider, came very close of dislodging the returning champion, winning the first moto and taking second place of the second moto.

With Walsh finishing second and third in the first two motos, she needed a win and see Mechielsen take third place in the ultimate race of the day in order to defend the title. And that’s exactly what happened. Both Walsh and Mechielsen finished tied in the first place after the three motos with a 1-2-3 record, but Walsh won the tie-breaker having won the last moto of the day.

“This new track is great and fast and has some good technical elements,” said Walsh. “There is always a little bit more pressure at the Canadian races, because everyone expects you to win. It’s still the same as a World Cup Supercross race; you’re still there to represent your country with the pressure that it comes with.”

The junior men BMX Championships final was won in dominating fashion by Tanner Vandenhoven of Didsbury, AB (Team Alberta) with a perfect day on the track (1-1-1). Vandenhoven edged Christopher White (BMX La Tuque) and local sensation Gaby Malenfant (Independent) at the finish line of the Final.

On Friday in the time trial, results were much different with Malenfant winning the time trial, with the crowd erupting in cheers as he crossed the finish line. Malenfant squeezed in the victory by less than 0.2 second over Jared Ennis of Cycling BC and 0.4 second over Vandenhoven. Malenfant has been training on the new track since it was officially unveiled on August 2, 2014, taking advantage of racing on his own track.

Alex Tougas of Pitts Meadows, BC (Cycling BC), the two-time challenge World Champion, ended his challenge career in style, easily taking the title in his age category. Tougas will be racing in the junior men category next season, and will be an immediate force to reckon with in the category.

Sunday will feature the BMX Canada Cup Series Final, as well as some regional races.

RESULTS – BMX CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – DRUMMONDVILLE, QC

Women

1. Amelia WALSH (Team Ontario) (2-3-1)

2. Drew MECHIELSEN (Cycling BC) (1-2-3)

3. Eliane MCADAM (Calgary BMX) (4-1-2)

 

Elite Men

1. Tory NYHAUG Cycling BC (1-1-1)

2. James PALMER Cycling BC (1-1-1)

3. James BROWN (Airdrie BMX) (2-2-2)

 

Junior Men

1. Tanner VANDENHOVEN (Alberta Bicycle) (1-1-1)

2. Christopher WHITE (BMX La Tuque) (1-2-4)

3. Gaby MALENFANT (Indépendant-BMX QC) (3-4-1)

Complete results

 

RESULTS – TIME TRIALS – BMX CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – DRUMMONDVILLE, QC

Elite Women

1. WALSH, Amelia (Yess BMX Troylee Design) 40.821

2. MCADAM, Eliane (Calgary BMX) 41.559 +0.738

3. KINGSTON, Chelsea (Medicine Hat BMX) 42.065 +1.244

 

Elite Men

1. NYHAUG, Tory (Cycling BC) 33.723

2. PALMER James (Cycling BC) 34.091 +0.368

3. REID Brandon (Cycling BC) 35.316 +1.593

 

Junior Women

1. MECHIELSEN, Drew (Cycling BC) 40.919

2. KINNIE, Erin (Cycling BC) 44.783 +3.864

 

Junior Men

1. MALENFANT, Gaby (Indépendant-BMX) 35.679

2. ENNIS, Jared (Cycling BC) 35.910 +0.231

3. VANDENHOVEN, Tanner (Alberta Bicycle) 36.148 +0.469

Complete results

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Vote for the event of the year!

 After a very exciting season or racing in Canada, Cycling Canada invites all cycling fans to vote online over the next few weeks to determine the 2013-2014 Cycling Canada Events of the Year. The fans will award an Event of the Year for Road, Track, Mountain Bike, BMX, Paracycling and Cyclo-cross.

 Cycling Canada would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of the organizers, with whom we have collaborated this season. Great Canadian events contribute to international success!

The survey will be live until Sunday October 12th. Category winners will be announced at the 2014 Cycling Canada AGM October 25-26 in Milton.

 *As the Canadian BMX Championships will be held this weekend, votes for the BMX event of the year will be counted starting Monday October 6th

 Vote here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CCEventoftheyear

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Fast and Female Champ Chat- Winnipeg, Oct. 24, 2014

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Cycling Canada is pleased to present its Mountain Bike (MTB) Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD)

Cycling Canada  is pleased to present its Mountain Bike (MTB) Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model. This document is a guide to MTB based on principles of Long-Term Athlete Development, and informed by our work on Gold Medal Profile for MTB. LTAD is a pathway for optimal training, competition and recovery throughout an athlete’s career, but particularly in relation to the important growth and development years of young people.

 

Providing the latest information on development, training and competition is part of Cycling Canada’s commitment to the sport of MTB in Canada. We encourage you to support every athlete by following these principles, whether their time in MTB leads them to the podium, to other disciplines, to other sports, or to contributing to sport in other ways.

 

There are no secrets to success, the competitive advantage is often found in fundamental information that is effectively implemented by key actors such as clubs, coaches and sport administrators. Let’s commit together to working smarter!

Thank you for helping us to develop the next generation of Champions!

 

MTB LTAD (Eng) – PDF   

 

 

                              

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DRUMMONDVILLE SET TO WELCOME CANADA’S BEST BMXERS FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Red and White jerseys on the line in ultimate races of the season

(Ottawa, ON – September 30, 2014) Drummondville is ready and set to host the 2014 Canadian BMX Championships this upcoming weekend, October 3-5.

Canada’s top BMXers will go shoulder to shoulder in exciting races with the ultimate goal to be crowned Canadian Champion, and receive the coveted Red and White jersey.

In the men’s elite category, all eyes will be turned on Canada’s Tory Nyhaug of Coquitlam, BC, who will aim to extend his streak of Canadian titles at the event. Nyhaug is undefeated at Canadian Championships, both in the junior and elite categories. He won the last six Canadian Championships titles at the event.

Nyhaug has enjoyed his career best international season in 2014 at the BMX SuperCross World Cup level, notably winning the silver medal at the 2014 BMX World Championships.

Competition will come from a rising group of BMXers, including Jim Brown of Airdrie, AB, who posted his career best international result with a 16th place at the Supercross in Argentina. A large group of bmxers, such as James Palmer of North Vancouver, BC, who finished second at the event in 2013, Brandon Reid of Victoria, BC, Mischa Partridge of Duncan, BC, and Corey Walsh of Ayr, ON among others will also be looking to dislodged Nyhaug from the top.

In the Elite women, Amelia Walsh of Ayr, ON will be looking to defend her title from 2013. Walsh participated at most of the UCI BMX SuperCross World Cup this season and showed consistency throughout the season. Strong competition should come from youngster twin sisters Eliane and Morgan McAdam of Calgary, AB, both racing in the Elite category for the first time. The two McAdam’s dominated the junior category of the Canada Cup Series and the junior race at the Canadian Championships for the last two years.

Daina Tuchscherer of Airdrie, AB will be taking advantage of the wide open junior women category. Tuchscherer impressed many among the cycling world by riding in the sixth place of the Time Trial SuperFinals at the 2014 BMX Worlds this year and the eighth place in the BMX Main Event. Tuchscherer will receive fierce competition from other young women, including Drew Mechielsen of Langley, BC, who raced some SuperCross World Cups for Canada in 2014, including a Top 20 performance in Argentina.

In the junior men, two riders had the chance to represent Canada on the World stage in 2014, including Tanner Vandenhoven of Didsbury, AB being the sole Canadian in the category at the BMX World Championships. Hayden Mechielsen of Langley, BC who took part in two SuperCross World Cup, will also be racing this weekend. Jared Ennis won the junior men title in 2013.

Alex Tougas of Pitt Meadows, BC, the reigning World Champion in the Boys 16 category, will also be racing the event. Tougas will be proudly displaying his W1 bike plate, awarded to the World Champion. Avriana Hebert of St-Albert, AB also won the World Title and the W1 plate in the Girls 14 at the World Championships.

The event is organized by the Club de BMX St-Charles-de-Drummond in collaboration with the Federation Québécoise des sports cyclistes (FQSC) on a revamped track. Some Canadian riders had a chance to race on the track as the club also hosted a set of BMX Canada Cup races in August.

Competition begins on Friday night with the Time Trials for the Elite and Junior categories. BMX motos and Main events will be presented on Saturday. On Sunday, the 2014 BMX Canada Cup will come to an end, crowning Canada’s top riders of the developmental domestic series.

Registration is opened until October 2, 2014 and can be done online at http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/inscription-championnats-canadiens-canadian-championship-bmx-2014-drummondville-12913862711. No One-Day UCI licence will be issued, and no on-site registration will be accepted.

 

SCHEDULE – 2014 CANADIAN BMX CHAMPIONSHIPS

October 3

11am-2:30pm: Track Open for training (see specific schedule published in Technical Guide)

3:30pm: Time Trial qualifications

4:30pm: Canadian BMX Time Trial Championships

 

October 4

9:30am-12pm: Track Open for training (see specific schedule published in Technical Guide)

12pm: Canadian BMX Championships (moto scheduled to be posted on-site)

 

October 5

9am-11am: Track Open for training (see specific schedule)

11am: Canada Cup Finals

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FOUR CANADIAN WOMEN IMPLICATED IN CRASH AT ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Women’s Road Race features massive pile-up and takes Canadian women out of race

(Ponferrada, ESP – September 27, 2014) A massive crash in the peloton occurred on the second lap of the women’s road race at the UCI Road World Championships taking place in Ponferrada, Spain. All four Canadian women entered in this event were implicated in the crash, slimming the peloton from 134 riders to 77 riders.

Following this massive pile up, only late addition Lex Albrecht was able to get back on her bike and attempt to bridge back up to the peloton. With a five-minute time deficit and nursing an injured elbow, Albrecht eventually abandoned the race.

The three other Canadians entered in the event were not able to get back into the race, suffering various injuries.

At the present time, Cycling Canada can confirm that both protected riders expected to do well in this race were transported to hospital. Karol-Ann Canuel, who finished sixth earlier this week in the individual time trial, has been diagnosed with a hip fracture. She will stay hospitalized for observation and will remain under care until medically cleared to travel. Leah Kirchmann sustained a broken collarbone as a result of the crash. Kirchmann has been released and will return home as planned prior to undergo follow-up treatment in Canada.

In the case of Joëlle Numainville, who has just recently returned to competition after being cleared to race following a crash in 2013 that had left her with longstanding concussion symptoms, she suffered a slight blow to the head in the crash. After undergoing numerous and exhaustive tests in hospital, she has been cleared with no concussion symptoms. Numainville will be returning home as scheduled. 

Cycling Canada wishes a speedy recovery to the four Canadian women involved in the crash.

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