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CYCLING CANADA ANTI-DOPING POSITION SUMMARY

Cycling Canada held its Annual Meeting in Toronto from October 26 to 28, 2012 and dealt with a number of important matters with the recent revelations of systematic doping in men’s professional road cycling being a strong focus.  A summary of the discussions follow:

Doping in Sport

The Cycling Canada Board of Directors and the representatives of the Provincial and Territorial cycling associations meeting at the CC AGM in Toronto had a thorough review and discussion of recent doping revelations stemming from the USADA report on the systematic doping attributed to the USPS team in the 1999-2005 period.

Cycling Canada is unequivocal in its desire to see doping eradicated from the sport and will do all in its power, and encourage the UCI and WADA to do all in their power, to realize this objective.

Despite cycling being a leader in the fight against doping with substantial testing and the introduction of the biological passport, the problem, while it has been reduced in some measure, is still with us in a significant manner and must be acknowledged by all partners.

As a direct result of the admitted doping infraction of Canadian cyclist Michael Barry the Board of Directors of Cycling Canada has determined that Mr. Barry’s result at the 2003 Canadian National Championships will be disqualified.  This was the only event that Mr. Barry participated in Canada under the sanction of Cycling Canada during the period May 2003 to summer 2006 which the USADA decision covered.  His 7th place finish will be vacated and no other change to the order of finish will be awarded.

Cycling Canada fully supports further investigations into the systematic doping that prevailed during this dark period for cycling and notes that it is highly probable that teams other than USPS were guilty of similar practices during that time.

We encourage any athletes or support staff with information on doping to come forward to the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES 1-800-710-2237 or intelligence@cces.ca) to discuss what they know about the use of prohibited substances in sport.

Cycling Canada has received communication from a large number of members citing their concern with the recent doping revelations and the ability of the international bodies charged with testing to catch the cheaters.  Obviously there is a lot of work to do which begins with acknowledging the seriousness of this matter and heeding the call to urgent action.  Cycling Canada feels all of the partners in anti-doping, particularly the UCI and WADA, are prepared to invest the necessary resources to fully investigate all related matters and work to restore the integrity of the sport. 

To this end the President of Cycling Canada will be communicating directly with the President of the UCI and the Management Committee in relation to Canada’s position on the WADA code which is currently under revision.  Cycling Canada supports the notion of an amnesty period whereby riders and support personnel connected to the sport could come forward and discuss freely what they know about any doping activities.  Further, we support the decision to form an independent commission to fully examine all aspects of the UCI management of the anti-doping file including the effectiveness of the biological passport program.

The members present at the Annual Meeting felt there would be a value in communicating the respective roles in anti-doping (WADA, IOC, UCI, CCES, CC) to members separate from this AGM summary.  This will be done in the very near future.

Cycling Canada and its provincial/territorial affiliates will continue to promote the Race Clean culture and messaging across membership directly using all tools available including the UCI Academy online program True Champion or Cheat which can be accessed from the Cycling Canada website.

With respect to our National Team, Cycling Canada will integrate formal anti-doping discussions into camps and engage athlete leaders in working with current age group athletes.  Last year we asked all National Team athletes and coaches to take the online ethical decision making course provided by the UCI Academy’.  We will continue this practice with all levels of our National Team and would encourage provincial/territorial associations to do so with their teams.

Finally, Cycling Canada will also consider policy guidance for itself, Provincial/Territorial Associations and Canadian Trade Teams on how it might move to prevent those with a history of involvement in doping from being involved in the administration or coaching of the sport.

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CYCLING CANADA CELEBRATES FRUITFUL 2012 SEASON

Cycling Canada hosts “Beijing to London Cycling Celebration” and Annual General Meeting this weekend in Toronto

(Ottawa, ON – October 24, 2012) Cycling Canada is capping off another exceptional season that saw many accomplishments –on and off the field of play—by its Canadian cyclists and support personnel.

The Canadian cycling community will convene in Toronto from Friday to Sunday to celebrate the success of the last season, and engage in discussions that will continue to strengthen cycling in Canada with the vision to become a leading cycling nation by 2020 and beyond, touching critical areas such as High Performance, the development of young cyclists through the long term athlete development models (LTAD), the ongoing fight against doping in cycling, coach and officials development, as well as nation-wide rules and regulations.

For Canadian cycling, the 2012 season was marked by many accomplishments in all disciplines, including memorable moments, such as:

  • The historical Giro d’Italia victory of Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal;
  • The Olympic medal won by the Women’s Team Pursuit squad at the London 2012 Olympic Games;
  • The bronze medal won by Canadian Svein Tuft in the Team Time Trial at the World Championships;
  • The sixth Olympic Games appearance of legendary Clara Hughes;
  • The all-time high three medals won by the Canadian Track Cycling team at World Championships;
  • The third place by Joëlle Numainville at the UCI Tour de Flandres World Cup;
  • The UCI World Cup Champion title from Catharine Pendrel with three World Cup victories, and the first (Top3) podium performance of Emily Batty;
  • The best Canadian result in Men Mountain Bike at the Olympic Games, an eighth place by Geoff Kabush;
  • Four Top 10 performances at Track World Junior Championships;
  • Five Track cycling medals and two Road cycling medals at the 2012 UCI Pan-American Championships;
  • Ten Top 5 results by Canadian cyclists at Mountain Bike World Cups;
  • The first-ever World Cup victory by Canadian cyclist Steve Smith in Mountain Bike Downhill;
  • The bronze-medal performance of Steve Smith in Downhill at Mountain Bike World Championships;
  • The UCI World Championships title won by Holly Feniak in Women Junior Mountain Bike Downhill;
  • Hugo Houle’s fourth-place performance in the U23 Road Race at the World Championships;
  • The Paralympic Gold medal in the Women B Road Race by Robbi Weldon and Lyne Bessette;
  • The Paralympic medal won by Marie-Claude Molnar in the time trial;
  • The three-medal performance of the Canadian Para-cycling Team at the Track World Championships;
  • A strong Seven UCI Para-Cycling World Cup titles, representing 28% of available titles, and;;
  • An impressive 26 victories by Canada at Para-cycling World Cups.

“We are exceptionally pleased with the results our Canadian cyclists have achieved this past season on the international scene at World Cup events, World Championships and at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We had a very successful 09-12 quadrennial plan, and we will strengthen our operations and support to better serve the athletes as they compete for Canada,” said Jacques Landry, Director of High Performance at Cycling Canada. “It’s important to thank everyone that is involved either directly or indirectly with the athletes and help them in their performances. There is a large support group of professionals from many walks of life that work relentlessly to support the athletes, and they are deserving of recognition.”

Further to these outstanding athletic accomplishments by cyclists, many accomplishments have occurred inside the headquarters at Cycling Canada. These administrative and domestic achievements play a significant part in the long-term success and growth of cycling in Canada. Those achievements include:

  • Continued its anti-doping education efforts with the improved RaceClean program
  • Advocated around the approval of a permanent velodrome for the 2015 Pan-American Games in the Greater Toronto Area;
  • Successfully hosted nine Canadian Championships in all cycling disciplines, including the first Mountain Bike Marathon Canadian Championships;
  • Appointed four new National Commissaires;
  • Launched the inaugural BMX Canada Cup with five events on the domestic calendar;
  • Nurtured and increased corporate relationships with industry and non-industry partners;
  • Hosted Corporate opportunities around the Olympic Games;
  • Increased its Business Development activities and Vision 2020 plans;
  • Established a licensee agreement for a full line of Cycling Canada merchandise;
  • Worked with Sportsnet to increase Television coverage of UCI Properties;
  • Increased its media reach in traditional and new media to new heights;
  • Rebranded its Corporate and visual identity;
  • Launched a major strategic planning initiative, and;
  • Achieved for the fifth consecutive year a financial surplus.

“Our Board of Directors and administrative staff continue to demonstrate excellence in their work, on a daily basis. We have been able to achieve a long list of objectives this past year, and without the work and dedication of everyone in the cycling community —from race volunteers to administrative committees, including our dedicated and passionate network of Provincial/Territorial Sport Associations—, cycling would not have benefited from the growth it witnessed. We must continue to work together, with the vision to become a leading cycling nation by 2020 and beyond,” explained Greg Mathieu, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General of Cycling Canada.

Athlete testimonies:

Catharine Pendrel, 2011 World Champion, 2010 & 2012 UCI World Cup Champion:

“The Mountain Bike program at Canadian Cycling, under the guidance of Coach Dan Proulx has become a program other countries are looking to as the model for performance.  We are viewed internationally as a cohesive team with a long term development plan that allows today’s champions to mentor our future riders while taking advantage of the professional level of support Cycling Canada offers.”

Clara Hughes, 6x Olympian, 5x Olympic Medallist:

“Although my life as an Olympic athlete ended in London, I can’t emphasize enough how much it meant to me to pursue my dreams in the sport of cycling one last time.  The most important thing for me was the environment I worked in and what I was able to bring into it every day.  Canadian Cycling is presently in a fantastic place of growth and development.  The environment has evolved in the best of ways in the past four years.  I look forward to seeing the young athletes flourish in all it has to offer in the future.”

Monique Sullivan, 2012 Olympian, 2012 Pan-American Champion (Sprint, Keirin):

“The Canadian Cycling Team has made a huge step forward in the last few years. With the support of an amazing coaching staff and many innovative IST services, every athlete on the team now believes they can win Olympic medals. The team pursuit girls showed us how it’s done in London, and now the team is working furiously to bring home more medals in Rio!”

Robbi Weldon, 2012 Paralympic Champion, 2011, 2012 World Champion:

“From making my first phone call to Cycling Canada in April 2010 to today, happily back in my hometown with a Paralympic Gold Medal.  In the past two years as a tandem cyclist on the Canadian Para-Cycling Team, I have experienced nothing but passion for cycling from the font-line employees at the National Office to the coaches and IST staff.”

Cycling Canada will host a public event this Friday, honouring athletes, coaches and members of the community of who have played a critical part of the success of Canadian cycling over the last year. The event starts at 6pm at the Arcadian Loft in Toronto, and will gather most members of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Cycling teams, including Clara Hughes, Catharine Pendrel, Tara Whitten, Gillian Carleton and Jasmin Glaesser.

Tickets to the “Beijing to London Cycling Celebration” at the Arcadian Loft are $50 each and can be purchased at the link below. Kids under 12 years old will be admitted for free if they arrive before 7pm. Guests will experience a vibrant ambiance, including a draw for a high-end road bike, a silent auction with unique items, merchandise booth, autograph and photo session with athletes just to name a few. http://www.issmembership.com/oca/events/2012-10-26_Celebration_of_Excellence_October_26/register.asp?volunteer=0

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The 2013 WADA Prohibited List: Summary of Revisions

(Ottawa, Ontario – October 22, 2012) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) would like to alert the Canadian sport community that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has released the 2013 Prohibited List. This advisory note details some of the major changes, which will come into effect January 1, 2013.

Under Beta-2 agonists (S3), the maximum permitted dosage of formoterol has increased to 54 micrograms over 24 hours, based on the delivered dose of the drug and not the metered dose. The urinary threshold has been increased to 40 nanograms per millilitre. All beta-2 agonists, excluding sub-threshold levels of formoterol, salbutamol and salmeterol when administered by inhalation, are still prohibited and continue to require a medical exemption.

Beta-blockers (P2) are no longer prohibited in the following sports: aeronautics, boules, bridge, ninepin and tenpin bowling, and powerboating. They remain prohibited in seven sports, including archery, golf, shooting, ski jumping, and some freestyle ski and snowboard disciplines.

Insulins have been moved from the Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors and Related Substances (S2) section to the Hormone and Metabolic Modulators (S4) section. Metabolic Modulators (S4.5a) is considered a more appropriate category for insulins based on their mechanism of action.

Under Anabolic Agents (S1), etiocholanolone has been added to the S1.b section as an example of a testosterone metabolite.

The CCES would like to remind athletes and their support personnel that some stimulants, like many drugs, have several alternate names. For example, methylhexaneamine can be listed under a variety of names, including 1,3-dimethylpentylamine, pentylamine, geranamine, floradrene, forthane and DMAA.

Athletes can verify the prohibited status of their medication using the following CCES resources, all of which will be updated on January 1, 2013 to reflect the new Prohibited List.

For substances that require a medical exemption, athletes subject to doping control should consult the CCES or their international federation to get complete information on the application process.

  • The CCES Medical Exemption Wizard (www.cces.ca/mewizard) can help athletes find out if they need to apply for an exemption for their prescribed medication, where to submit the application, and what to include in it.
  • Email tue-aut@cces.ca.

Further reading:

 

The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport is an independent, national, not-for-profit organization. We recognize that true sport can make a great difference for individuals, communities and our country. We are committed to working collaboratively to activate a values-based and principle-driven sport system; protecting the integrity of sport from the negative forces of doping and other unethical threats; and advocating for sport that is fair, safe and open to everyone.

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CYCLING CELEBRATION PROFITS TO BE DEDICATED TO ‘RACE CLEAN’ PROGRAM

Cycling Canada to re-invest profits from Celebration to Anti-doping efforts

(Ottawa, ON – October 19, 2012) Cycling Canada is taking another concrete step towards a doping-free sport, stepping up to the plate by investing the profits from the ‘Cycling Celebration’ event to the ‘Race Clean: Own Your Victory’ program aimed at educating and fighting against doping in cycling.

Cyclists and sports fans from across the Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario can each help in the fight against doping, by attending the event. In addition to knowing profits will be re-invested in the Race Clean program, attendees of the event will have a chance to rub shoulders with some of Canada’s biggest cycling stars, such as Clara Hughes, Tara Whitten, Catharine Pendrel, Joëlle Numainville, Emily Batty and Robbi Weldon to name just a few.

Over 20 athletes – Olympians, Paralympians and World Championships medallists – will be expected at the event in Toronto, as well as national team coaches from all five disciplines – Road, Track, Mountain Bike, BMX and Para-cycling.

The event will showcase a draw for a National Team LOOK 586 Ultegra bike, a silent auction with Cycling Canada and Race Clean merchandise, framed photographs and framed Olympic authentic jersey, a painting from renowned sport artist David Arrigo signed by 2012 Cyling Olympians and Paralympians, and so much more.

In addition to these great prizes up for grabs throughout the evening, each participant will receive the official Cycling Canada Olympic-edition pin and a Pedal to the Medal poster and be treated to video highlights from the past four years.

Kids under 12 years old will be entre free of charge before 7pm.

Tickets, $ 50 each, can be purchased here: http://www.issmembership.com/oca/events/2012-10-26_Celebration_of_Excellence_October_26/register.asp?volunteer=0

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2013 UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships Selection Policy

2012-2013 UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships:

2-3 February 2013
Louisville, Kentucky (USA)

The selection policy for the Canadian National Cyclo-Cross Team is posted in the program page:

https://cyclingcanada.ca/cyclo-cross/national-team/program-policies/ 

Questions regarding the National Team should be directed to:

 Matthew KNIGHT

 Cycling CANADA Cyclisme

 Road & Cyclo-Cross Coordinator

 matthew.knight@cyclingcanada.ca

 

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NATIONAL TEAM COACHES DAN PROULX AND GORD FRASER JOIN CYCLING CELEBRATION

Proulx and Fraser led Canada at the Olympic Games, and will be on deck to answer your questions

(Ottawa, ON – October 18, 2012) The guest list for the Cycling Canada Celebration just got bigger, and with some marquee guests.

National team coaches Dan Proulx, who led Canada to the #1 rank women’s mountain bike program in 2012, confirmed his presence for an event that keeps growing bigger and better every day. Proulx re-engineered the Canadian Mountain Bike Program since joining Cycling Canada, and showed yearly improvement in Canada’s international rankings while leading the team.

Gord Fraser, Canada’s Men Elite Road head coach, has also confirmed his presence. Fraser has had an extensive career wearing the Maple Leaf racing around the world, and is now the leader of the Men’s road cycling program in Canada. Fraser, the 2004 Canadian Road Race Champion, is one of Canada’s most prominent alumni, twice having won the NRC Points title in the United states. Fraser represented Canada at three Olympic Games (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004) and five Commonwealth Games (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006).

With the addition of these two high-profile guests, coaches from every cycling discipline will be in attendance at this event –road, track, mountain bike, bmx and para-cycling– which represents a great opportunity for up and coming riders and club/provincial coaches to ask questions, challenge and pick the brains of these decision makers.

The guest list is packed with Olympians and Paralympians, notably Catharine Pendrel, Tara Whitten, Clara Hughes, Joelle Numainville, Emily Batty, Jasmin Glaesser, Gillian Carleton, Joseph Veloce, Monique Sullivan, Laura Brown, Marie-Eve Croteau, Shelley Gautier, Marie-Claude Molnar, Jaye Milley, and many more.

Coaches present will be Jacques Landry, Dan Proulx, Gord Fraser, Tanya Dubnicoff, Eric Van Den Eynde, Denise Kelly, and Adam Muys.

The event gathering all these Olympians and Paralympians will be held on October 26, 2012 at the Arcadian Loft in Toronto, ON.

Tickets can be purchased here: http://www.issmembership.com/oca/events/2012-10-26_Celebration_of_Excellence_October_26/register.asp?volunteer=0

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LOOK ROAD BIKE UP FOR GRABS IN DRAW AT CYCLING CANADA CELEBRATION

Have a chance at winning a LOOK © road bike at Cycling Canada’s ‘Celebration of Cycling’ on Oct 26

 (Ottawa, ON – October 17, 2012) Attendees of the 2012 Cycling Canada ‘Celebration of cycling’ will have a chance to win a LOOK 586 Ultegra Road Bike – a rare opportunity.

Tickets will be sold throughout the evening for this very special draw of the high-end LOOK road bike –used as a spare bike for Svein Tuft at the Tour de Beauce and for Canadian cyclists around the World at major international competition. The bike has an estimated value at over $4,000 – and attendees will have a chance to purchase tickets for the draw.

The LOOK road bike draw will be only one of many items made available throughout the busy evening that will include Olympic video highlights, an autograph session by Canadian Cycling stars, testimonies of success by leaders of the Cycling Canada community, and networking opportunities among the partners and friends of Cycling Canada as well as with the Provincial Sport Associations at the forefront of the cycling community.

Fans will also have a unique chance to purchase Cycling Canada merchandise – from race gear to everyday casual wear.

Also, fans in attendance will have a chance to see a rotating photo slideshow of the successes of Canadian cyclists competing everywhere around the world at World Cups, World Championships and Olympic Games – thanks to Rob Jones at Canadian Cyclist ©.

There will also be a silent auction throughout the night, where attendees will be able to bid on many special items, such as framed, autographed pictures of Canadian cyclists courtesy of Canadian Cyclist, framed signed Olympic jerseys and cycling wear.

Each ticket holder will receive the official Cycling Canada Olympic-edition pin, a Pedal to the Medal poster, as well as a copy of the latest edition of the cycling publication Pedal Magazine.

The event gathering prominent Canadian Olympians and Paralympians will be held on October 26, 2012 at the Arcadian Loft in Toronto, ON running from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m..

Tickets can be purchased here: http://www.issmembership.com/oca/events/2012-10-26_Celebration_of_Excellence_October_26/register.asp?volunteer=0

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BATTY, NUMAINVILLE JOINS IMPRESSIVE GUEST LIST AT CYCLING CELEBRATION

Cycling Celebration on October 26 keeps getting bigger and better every day

(Ottawa, ON – October 16, 2012) Olympians Emily Batty and Joëlle Numainville confirmed their presence at the upcoming Cycling Celebration to be held in at the Arcadian Loft in Toronto, ON.

Batty of Brooklin, ON, who stepped on the World Cup podium for the first time this past season, has continued to show tremendous progress on the international scene in her first year in the elite category, and showed great courage and determination as she started the 2012 Olympic Mountain bike race with a broken collarbone, an injury she sustained just days before the biggest race of the last four years. Batty is a four-time Canadian U23 Champion in women’s cross-country Mountain Bike.

Numainville, one of the Worlds’ best sprinters in the women’s road peloton, also added her name to the confirmed guest list of Olympians and Paralympians. Numainville of Montreal, QC won the 2010 Canadian Road Championships, and finished third this season at the Tour of Flanders, one of the biggest races on the women’s calendar.

In addition to these two Olympic athletes, Olympic coach Denise Kelly also confirmed her attendance. Kelly is the Head coach of the Canadian Women’s Road Cycling team, and notably led the Canadian team to the Olympic Games and World Championships this past season.

So far, the guest list is filled with stars of Canadian cycling, including sports legend Clara Hughes, World Champion Catharine Pendrel, Olympic medallists Tara Whitten, Jasmin Glaesser, Gillian Carleton and Laura Brown, as well as Paralympic medallists Robbi Weldon and Marie-Claude Molnar.

Coaches who confirmed their presence are Head Coach Jacques Landry, Tanya Dubnicoff, Adam Muys, Eric Van Den Eynde and Denise Kelly.

The event gathering all these Olympians and Paralympians will be held on October 26, 2012 at the Arcadian Loft in Toronto, ON.

Tickets can be purchased here: http://www.issmembership.com/oca/events/2012-10-26_Celebration_of_Excellence_October_26/register.asp?volunteer=0

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CYCLING CANADA STATEMENT WITH REGARDS TO USADA INVESTIGATION SURROUNDING TEAM U.S. POSTAL

Cycling Canada condemns the use of banned substances; encourages a doping-free sport

(Ottawa, ON – October 10, 2012) Cycling Canada was saddened to learn of the doping conspiracy surrounding the US Postal Service former professional road cycling team that included Canadian cyclist Michael Barry, a professional road cyclist from Toronto, Ontario, as a result of an investigation led by the US Anti-doping Agency (USADA).

John Tolkamp, President of the Cycling Canada reacted to the news: “The sport of road cycling has come a long way in the last five to seven years to clean-up the sport. The short term impact of the launch of the Biological Passport program has resulted in a much cleaner sport — as we now know it today, and today we can witness that the culture of the sport of road cycling is rapidly changing towards a clean sport.”

Tolkamp added: “We strongly urge the International Cycling Union (UCI) to continue and step-up its efforts to clean-up the sport. We applaud the  World Anti-doping Agency (WADA), the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports (CCES) and in this case the USADA for their investigation in this matter.  We encourage the UCI to follow through on its proposed ‘Truth & Reconciliation’ program that would provide amnesty for other riders to come forward and lay bare all the facts related to the use of prohibited substances and practices to further the goal of having a drug-free sport.”

“We will continue to enhance our efforts to educate around doping in our sport so that all athletes compete on a fair and equal basis. Besides educating our athletes we will continue to work with the UCI, CCES and other partners to improve processes and programs to ensure fair sport in Canada.”

Cycling Canada is firmly and adamantly opposed to all forms of doping and has taken exceptional measures to monitor, test and educate athletes in the sport, especially around the Canadian Cycling Championships. Year-round, in collaboration with the CCES, anti-doping tests are conducted on the national pool of cyclists, including blood and urine testing making it one of the most tested sports in Canada. These tests are conducted both ‘in’ and ‘out’ of competition. Cycling Canada has taken its anti-doping responsibilities seriously and developed anti-doping initiatives to address it.

Each Canadian Cycling Team athlete and Canadian Championship participant competes under the ‘Race Clean: Own Your Victory / Roulez gagnant au naturel’ banner on behalf of Canada. This education program, developed with and by the athletes, has been in the forefront of the national team and Canadian Cycling Championships for the past three years.

Once the specific USADA information related to Michael Barry’s admission of the use of prohibited substances is reviewed Cycling Canada will be addressing matters related to the disqualification of results earned during the specific period for events under the sanction of the national body.  The six-month sanction provided by USADA is fully recognized by Cycling Canada.

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ROAD TO RIO 2016 BEGINS IN TORONTO WITH CELEBRATION OF CYCLING SUCCESS

Cycling Canada embarks on new quadrennial plan with hopes of topping the Olympic podium in 2016

(Ottawa, ON – October 5, 2012) Cycling Canada, the governing body of cycling in Canada, is kicking off the new Olympic Cycle in style, hosting a celebration of cycling successes in Toronto on October 26th that will feature some of Canada’s top athletes, coaches and cycling alumni.

Dozens of Canada’s cycling stars and alumni are expected to meet in Toronto on October 26th for an exciting evening that aims at celebrating the successes of Canadian Cycling teams on the international scene over the last four years, and kick off the next Olympic-cycle in which Canada aims to increase its medal-performances from the 2012 Games in London.

“We are excited to kick off our road to Rio 2016 with what promises to be a magnificent event in Toronto, ON, this upcoming October 26. Cycling fans from across Canada, especially in the greater Toronto area, will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to mingle with Canada’s top cyclists, Canadian team coaches and alumni – all under a single roof. These last Olympic Games in London inspired our great nation, and has confirmed that we are definitely on track to become one of the top cycling nations in the World by 2020 and beyond,” said Greg Mathieu, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General of Cycling Canada.

Among the confirmed guests to date are World Champion Catharine Pendrel, three-time World Champion Tara Whitten, the 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Women’s Team Pursuit squad comprised of Whitten, Jasmin Glaesser, Gillian Carleton and Laura Brown, two-time Olympic medallist in cycling and legendary Olympian Clara Hughes, 2012 Paralympic Gold Medallist and two-time World Champion Robbi Weldon, 2012 Paralympic Bronze medallist Marie-Claude Molnar, four-time UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup and UCI Para-cycling Road World Champion Marie-Ève Croteau, track cycling Olympians Monique Sullivan and Joseph Veloce as well as Paralympians Shelley Gautier, Brayden McDougall, Jaye Milley, Robert Labbé, pilot Emilie Roy and Dominique Mainguy.

Prominent coaches are also expected to be present, such as Canada’s top cycling coach and High Performance Director Jacques Landry, former Track World Champion Tanya Dubnicoff, who led Canada’s Women Team Pursuit to a bronze medal at the recent Olympic Games, BMX guru and Canadian team Head Coach Adam Muys, as well as the Canadian Para-cycling Head Coach Eric Van Den Eynde.

More athletes and high-profile alumni are expected to add their names to that list in the next couple days adding to this event that will bring most of Canada’s top stars under one roof for an exciting evening of celebration.

Added Mathieu: “Without the support of our cycling community as a whole, including our athletes, world-class coaches, administrators, officials, financial partners and aspiring partners, as well as with the ongoing support from the Cycling Canada Club and the Vision 2020 group, our ambitious objective of becoming a world-leading cycling nation wouldn’t be possible.  We are very grateful for their continuous support.”

The event will be held on October 26th at the Arcadian Loft in Toronto. Tickets are only $ 50 and can be purchased here: http://www.issmembership.com/oca/events/2012-10-26_Celebration_of_Excellence_October_26/register.asp?volunteer=0

For more information on the event, please visit cyclingcanada.ca.

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