Sport Canada has announced the approval of the 2013 Carding Cycle list of APP-funded athletes.
The list can be found here.
Poutanen wishes to expand her educational background in Communications/Marketing
(Ottawa, ON – January 28, 2013) Sara Poutanen has announced her resignation of the position of Track cycling coordinator at Cycling Canada, effective January 31, 2013.
Poutanen, who has been at the service of Cycling Canada for the last two seasons, announced her departure of her role to pursue Marketing and Communications, her educational background.
“We are confident that Sara will find her passion in her new endeavours. We sincerely thank Sara for her professionalism and devoted services over the course of her two-year tenure as the Track cycling coordinator,” said Jacques Landry, Director of High Performance at Cycling Canada.
Poutanen has been instrumental in the success of the track cycling program over the past two years, provided structure and support to the coaching staff and team personnel.
Cycling Canada wishes Sara all the best in her future endeavors.
Canada’s Women Team Pursuit start season on top of podium
(Aguascalientes, MEX – January 18, 2013) Canada started its 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Cup season on a golden note, taking the top honours in the Women’s Team Pursuit in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on Thursday.
The three women – Jasmin Glaesser of Coquitlam, BC, Gillian Carleton of Victoria, BC and Stephanie Roorda of Vancouver, BC – defeated the Ukrainian team in the ultimate race.
In the morning qualifications, Canada easily posted the fastest time of the group of eight teams entered in the race, posting a time of 3:19.468, more than four seconds faster than Ukraine, the second fastest team.
For Glaesser and Carleton, this golden race comes on the heel of their bronze medal performance at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, GBR, at their first international race since the Games.
“These were good rides for us because have not raced as a team since the Olympics. It’s encouraging to have two technically sound rides considering the lack of riding together leading up to the World Cup. The results certainly bodes well coming into the UCI World Championships. I am especially proud of the team for having well handled the small hiccup at start of the final race. We demonstrated professionalism and the fact that we are a world class team,” said Carleton, of the World Cup podium.
Tanya Dubnicoff, the Women’s Team Pursuit coach, was thrilled with the races: “This season has been a short season and to have the team perform the way they did was excellent. They executed the ride like veterans. This experience will only help with our goal of continuing World class performances, in lead up to the 2015 Pan-American Games [in Toronto].”
World Cup action resumes today, Friday, for the second day of competition of this three-day event. Results and live timing can be found at www.tissottiming.com.
Canadian track cycling team returns to competition for third World Cup of 2013 season, focusses on development to start new Olympic cycle
(Aguascalientes, MEX – January 16, 2013) Canada’s top track cyclists are back in competition mode after a well-deserved break after a lengthy Olympic cycle that resulted in an Olympic medal in London.
Four women and four men will represent Canada, in various events. The 2012 Olympic bronze medallists Jasmin Glaesser and Gillian Carleton will suit up together at an international event for the first time since winning their Olympic medal in London.
Laura Brown and Stephanie Roorda, both of Vancouver, BC, will complete the women’s team in Mexico, while Stéphane Cossette of Chicoutimi, QC, Hugo Barrette of Cap-aux-Meules, QC, Rémi Pelletier-Roy of Québec and 2012 Olympian Joseph Veloce of Fonthill, ON will race in the men’s events.
The team will be surrounded by coaches and support staff, under the leadership of Cycling Canada’s High Performance Director Jacques Landry.
“This World Cup is the first we’ve focussed on this season. As we use this event to focus on preparations for the upcoming UCI World Championships in Belarus, we are also putting the building blocks that will lead to success in Rio [2016 Olympic Games] for our track program.”
Added Landry: “Although this track season is a toned down version of the season’s we’ve had over the last two years, development is our focus and so many initiatives have been put in place and will continue to be implemented to build on our past success.”
Tanya Dubnicoff, the Women’s Team Pursuit coach, added: “It’s the first time in Mexico for the team since the 2011 Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, where we’ve won the gold medal. The women’s endurance Team is coming off a good training camp in Los Angeles. They’re looking forward to their first test of the year in preparation for the World Championships.”
The team held training camps in the December and January to prepare for this new Olympic cycle on the road to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Canada did not send a full team to the previous UCI World Cup of the 2013 season, although Scott Mulder competed in the Sprint and Keirin events at the last World Cup that was held in Glasgow, Great Britain.
A total of 43 Nations and professional track cycling teams are confirmed for this World Cup event.
The events start on Thursday January 17 and ends on Saturday January 19. The track in Aguascalientes, Mexico, is an indoor wooden track made from Kerto laminate from Finland.
CANADIAN DELEGATION – 2013 UCI TRACK WORLD CUP – Aguascalientes, MEX
Women
Jasmin Glaesser (Coquitlam, BC) [Team Pursuit, Points]
Laura Brown (Vancouver, BC) [Individual Pursuit]
Gillian Carleton (Victoria, BC) [Omnium, Team Pursuit]
Stephanie Roorda (Vancouver, BC) [Team Pursuit]
Men
Hugo Barrette (Cap-Aux-Meules, QC) [Team Sprint, Sprint, Keirin]
Joseph Veloce (Fonthill, ON) [Team Sprint, Sprint]
Stéphane Cossette (Chicoutimi, QC) [Team Sprint]
Remi Pelletier-Roy (Québec, QC) [Omnium]
The current insurance coverage administered by Marsh Canada will expire at 21:01 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1st 2013.
Coverage and broker details for the 2013 insurance program will be posted early in January.
For insurance-related questions, please contact Cycling Canada directly.
Olympians Geoff Kabush and Emily Batty, as well as Canadian Champion Mical Dyck to race
(Ottawa, ON – December 21, 2012) Cycling Canada has announced its selections for the 2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World championships, to be held in Louisville, Kentucky, this upcoming February 2-3.
Among the list of 18 athletes heading south for the event, Olympians Geoff Kabush of Courtenay, BC (SCOTT-3RoxRacing) and Emily Batty of Brooklin, ON (Trek-Subaru), who both represented Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, GBR this past July, will be wearing the Canadian uniform.
Kabush has been a prominent player this cyclo-cross season, posting regular Top 5 results at various races on the USGP of Cyclo-cross. Kabush will be joined notably by Chris Sheppard of Bend, Oregon, a multiple Canadian Champion and former Mountain Bike Canadian Champion who finished second at the 2012 Canadian Cyclo-cross Championships.
“Worlds in Louisville is a unique opportunity and I’m really excited to be racing the Cyclo-cross Championships for the first time,” said Kabush. “It’s always been difficult to fit into my Mountain bike schedule but the chance to race the Europeans on our own turf is one I couldn’t pass up. Cyclo-cross is a discipline and culture I have always really loved and I hope many Canadians make it down to Louisville to enjoy the event and cheer the Canadians on. We have some great talent on the squad this year and I think it will be exciting to see what we can accomplish.”
Mical Dyck of Victoria, BC (Stan’s No Tube), the reigning Canadian Champion, will be a rider to watch for at this prestigious UCI World Championships on North American soil. Wendy Simms of Nanaimo, BC, a long-time cyclo-cross rider and multiple Canadian Champion, will also be suiting up for Canada. Simms finished second at the 2012 Canadian championships. Pepper Harlton of Edmonton, AB (Juventus Cycling Club), another strong rider with good results this season, has also accepted her invitation to race for Canada.
Three-time Canadian U23 Champion Evan McNeely of Ottawa, ON (Specialized Canada) will be hoping for a good result at the World Championships. “I’ve never done any big international cyclo-cross race outside of North America, however, I am confident based on some of my successes on this continent, combined with some of the cross-specific training I have been doing this December, that I’ll be as prepared as I ever could be for Louisville come February. I think Canada will have some surprises up its sleeve this year.”
McNeely, a mountain bike specialist, will be joined by Andrew l’Espérance of Halifax, NS (Norco Factory Team) and Micael van den Ham of Edmonton, AB as the top contenders.
The junior field will be headlined by the reigning Canadian Champion Peter Disera of Barrie, ON, Trevor Pearson of Delta, BC.
The 2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships will be held February 2nd and 3rd in Louisville, Kentucky. The Junior Men and U23 Men will race on Saturday, while the Elite Men and Women will take to the course on Sunday.
For more information on the event, please visit: http://www.louisville2013.com .
CANADIAN DELEGATION – 2013 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Louisville, KEN
Elite Women
Elite Men
U23 Men
Junior Men
Matthew Knight accepts position as Road Coordinator of the UCI, Cycling’s international governing body
(Ottawa, ON – December 13, 2012) Matthew Knight, of Ottawa, Ontario, has accepted a position with the International Cycling Union (UCI), effective January 3, 2013.
In his new permanent position based in Aigle, Switzerland at the UCI World Cycling Centre, Knight will manage the sporting side of road cycling, including the Olympic Games and the UCI Road World Championships under the direction of the Sports and Technical Director.
“We have mixed emotions to see Matthew leave Cycling Canada at this time. On the one hand, we are thrilled to see one of Canada’s brightest cycling advocates working for the betterment of the sport of road cycling at the international level,” said Greg Mathieu, CEO/Secretary General of Cycling Canada. “Of course, his contributions will be greatly missed at the domestic level in Canada. We are confident that his work ethic, professionalism and enthusiasm are strengths he will carry to the UCI to help sustain and further the growth of road cycling worldwide.”
Knight is leaving his position of Road Cycling Coordinator at Cycling Canada, a position he has held since February, 2009. In Canada, he was responsible for all road cycling affairs, including the presentation and hosting of the Canadian Road Championships, Canada’s most prominent domestic cycling race, as well as managing the sanctioning for all international road races in Canada, such as the UCI Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau, the famed Tour de Beauce, the UCI Nations Cup events, and much more. He also oversaw the Athlete Assistance Program, the Hamilton Foundation grants and the operation of the European Cycling base.
“I look forward to this new challenge, although I will miss my colleagues at Cycling Canada along with the world class Canadian athletes, officials and event organizers with whom I have had the privilege to work over the past four seasons.” said Knight. “I thank Jacques Landry, High Performance Director and Mathieu Boucher, Director Development at Cycling Canada for being great mentors and for the opportunities they have provided.”
We wish Matthew Knight all the best in this new position.
Cycling Canada will be conducting a National Team road training camp in Seneca, South
Carolina February 8-17, 2013 for second year junior, U23 and Elite female endurance athletes
(road, track and mountain bike).
For full project details click here.
Cycling Canada is offering a limited sale of replica clothing based on the designs used for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. There is limited sizes and quantities available in all styles so please act quickly and don’t miss out on this great opportunity. For a complete list of pricing and styles available please click the link below
Cycling Canada Replica Sale Dec 3
To place an order or to enquire further about availability please contact Bryan Cook at bryan.cook@cyclingcanada.ca
Cycling Canada is pleased to offer an exclusive opportunity to buy Official Olympic and Paralympic Replica Cycling clothing as seen at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. For a list of available items please use the link below
Cycling Canada Replica Sale Dec 3
Quantity is limited in all sizes and styles, for more information please contact Bryan Cook at bryan.cook@cyclingcanada.ca
