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STEVE SMITH SECOND, HOLLY FENIAK FASTEST IN JUNIOR WOMEN IN DOWNHILL TIMED SESSION AT MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLDS

Canada places three in Top 10 in Women Elite; McKay Vezina

(Leogang, AUT – September 1, 2012) The Canadian Downhill Mountain Bike Team is ready to make a statement tomorrow in the Downhill Finals at the 2012 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, with the downhill portion held in Leogang, Austria.

In the opening day of the downhill competition, Canada excelled in all categories of the timed session, Junior and Elite for both Men and Women. Finals will be held tomorrow.

Holly Feniak, a young rider from Sunshine Coast in BC and racing at the first UCI World Championships in her first Women Junior season, showed she is a World Championships contender by posting the fastest time in her category. Feniak rode the course with a time of 4:07.362, a lead of 11s over the second fastest rider.

Canada’s team had four riders in the Top 10 combined in the elite categories, with 2010 silver medallist Steve Smith (Cassidy, BC) posting a time of 3:27.156, the second fastest time of the large Men Elite group by less than half a second.

In the Women elite session, Canada had three riders crack the Top 10 of the timed session, with Micayla Gatto speeding to the sixth place, 2010 World Junior Champion Lauren Rosser riding to the ninth place, and 2011 Worlds Bronze Medallist Claire Buchar in tenth place.

Finally, McKay Vezina posted the seventh fastest time on the Men Junior group.

The Finals will be raced tomorrow, Sunday.

RESULTS – 2012 UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE AND TRIALS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – DOWNHILL TIMED SESSION

Junior Women

1. FENIAK, Holly [4:07.362]

2. SEAGRAVE, Tahnee [4:18.852] +11.490

3. BEECROFT, Danielle [4:28.258] +20.896

Junior Men

1. BRUNI, Loic [3:34.166]

2. NIEDERBERGER, Noel [3:38.962] +04.796

3. MCGLONE, Fraser [3:40.789] +06.623

7. VEZINA, Mckay [3:42.785] +08.619

19. WALLACE, Mark [3:45.675] +11.509

43. RIESCO, Forrest [3:53.728] +19.562

61. LANGEVIN, Hugo [4:02.960] +28.794

65. RICARD, Philippe [4:07.111] +32.945

Elite Women

1. RAGOT, Emmeline [3:56.974]

2. PUGIN, Floriane [3:57.974] +01.000

3. CARPENTER, Manon [4:01.329] +04.355

6. GATTO, Micayla [4:10.395] +13.421

9. ROSSER, Lauren [4:11.887] +14.913

10. BUCHAR, Claire [4:13.390] +16.416

19. BROWN, Casey [4:23.448] +26.474

21. MILLER, Miranda [4:26.035] +29.061

Elite Men

1. HANNAH, Michael [3:26.636]

2. SMITH, Steve [3:27.156] +00.520

3. MINNAAR, Greg [3:27.936] +01.300

39. GAUVIN, Remi [3:41.540] +14.904

58. BEER, Matthew [3:48.146] +21.510

66. SANGERS, Kyle [3:48.978] +22.342

 

Full results can be posted shortly at www.uci.ch.

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TORY NYHAUG, SABRINA MILLMAN REPEAT AS CANADIAN BMX TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONS

Both Nyhaug and Millman take third straight Elite titles

(Abbotsford, BC – August 31, 2012) The 2012 Canadian BMX Championships opened today after exciting time trial at the newly improved track at the Abbotsford BMX Club in Abbotsford, British Colombia.

With significant improvements made over the summer on the track, today riders in the Elite and Junior categories attacked the straights and banks with speed – and lots of it.

Olympian Tory Nyhaug (Cycling BC /Redline Bicycle) took the men’s title, posting a time of 31.48s in the SuperFinals to win his third straight Elite titles since turning Elite last season. At last year’s Championships, Nyhaug swept both the Time Trial and BMX titles.

The 2012 Olympian, who came back from a major surgery that saw his spleen removed a few months ago, was obviously pleased with the results.

“I got some good clean laps today. I made a few mistakes, but it’s all good and happy to come home with the jersey. It’s a little weird but cool to see all the banners and parents out. We usually come here a no one is here. It’s definitely cool to have the Canadian Championships in my backyard and especially the World Cup (Sep 13-15) It’s going to be great,” said Nyhaug, who represented Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games.

“Overall, the experience in London was very positive. I did everything I could do within the timeframe that we had. Even though it didn’t work out the way I wanted, I was really happy on how everything went. I got some good training at home since then, and today I won the jersey.”

Nyhaug, Canada’s best ranked rider on the UCI BMX SuperCross tour, qualified with the best time to race the SuperFinals. The Top 4 riders of the Elite Men advanced to the evening SuperFinals.

National team member Connor McCormack (Cycling BC) posted the second fastest time of 31.87s for the silver medal, while Derek Spiko (Dkoi Bikes/War Clothing) came third with a time of 34.04s to round up the podium.

In the women’s front, Sabrina Millman (Staats Bicycle) also extended her winning streak to three. Millman won both titles in the previous edition of the event, and is establishing herself as a force in women’s BMX in Canada.

Millman sped to the solo victory by posting a time of 37.07s, after qualifying with the fastest time. The victory by Millman is sweeter, since she is still in recovery mode after twice breaking her hand.

“I feel very good. I didn’t really prepare. I hurt my hand in the practice earlier this week. I broke my wrist twice this last year, and then my hand before Worlds. It still hurts. I am just pushing through it. I am very nervous about tomorrow’s BMX races. I’ll give my all”

Amelia Walsh (Team Ontario) took the second place and silver medal stopping the clock at 38.42s, while Sarah Biron (Équipe du Québec) grabbed bronze with 40.89s.

In the junior races, James Palmer (Cycling BC / Yess Bikes) rode away with the victory in the Men’s category, while Chelsea Kingston (Team GHP) took the title in the women’s category.

Racing continues tomorrow for all racing categories. Over 200 cyclists of all ages will be racing for the ultimate Canadian BMX honor, the coveted Maple Leaf jersey awarded to the Canadian Champion.

RESULTS – 2012 BMX CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – TIME TRIAL

Junior Men

1. James Palmer – 33.48s

2. Corey Walsh – 34.43s

3. Brandon Reid – 35.68s

 

Junior women

1. Chelsea Kingston

2. Morgan McAdam

3. Elaine McAdam

 

Elite Men

1. Tory Nyhaug – 31.48s

2. Connor McCormack – 31.87s  

3. Derek Sipkoi – 34.04s

 

Elite Women

1. Sabrina Millman – 37.07s

2. Amelia Walsh – 38.42s

3. Sarah Biron – 40.89s  

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MORE VELODROME ACTION AT THE PARALYMPIC GAMES IN LONDON

Boldt, Milley and McDougall in action for Day 2 of track cycling

(London, GBR – August 31, 2012) The 2012 Paralympic Games continued today with yet more exciting track cycling action in the state-of-the-art velodrome at the Olympic Park in London.

Eric Van Den Eynde, Head coach of the Canadian Para-Cycling Team, was very thoughtful after the second day of competition at the track. “For the second day on the track, if we look at individual performances, it went well. It is certain that at the Paralympic Games, we are always looking at medal performances, but we must also look at the individual and personal performances. It should be observed that the level of competition is much stronger here.”

In the Men’s C2 individual Pursuit, Arnold Boldt of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, went on to place 12th in the race, posting a qualifying time of 4:13.458.

Jaye Milley of Calgary placed seventh of the C1 Individual Pursuit with time of 4:24.673, while friend and teammate Brayden McDougall was disqualified for getting too close from his competitor in the last lap of his race. Milley is coming back from an injury that saw him miss valuable training time.

“The only shadow of the day is disqualification of Brayden McDgougall. It is always difficult in competition with athletes who have congenital disabilities. Brayden was probably very excited by the noise of the crowd, and approached within 10m of his competitor during the last turn. If you look at his time, today, Brayden has achieved its personal best. He still has a lot of cycling in him, and has a promising future,” added Van Den Eynde.

“With Jaye, there are many factors that must be taken into account. Jaye did suffer from an injury after the World Cup races in Baie Comeau. The injury prevented him from putting his prosthesis, so he was kept out of training for a few weeks. He returned to training intensively after his recovery, but he is not in optimal form here. Today, however, he was 12 seconds faster than his individual pursuit performance at the World Championships, so it is a very positive sign.”

The track cycling event at the 2012 Paralympic Games continues tomorrow. For complete results of the 2012 Paralympic Games in Baie-Comeau, please visit www.london2012.com.

 Photo credit: Phil MacCallum/Canadian Paralympic Committee

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CYCLING CANADA ANNOUNCES BMX TEAM FOR UCI WORLD CUPS FINALS IN ABBOTSFORD

Nyhaug, Brown, McCormack to race Supercross race in Abbotsford, BC

(Abbotsford, BC – August 30, 2012) Cycling Canada is happy to announce the athletes selected to represent Canada for the BMX SuperCross (SX) World Cup Finals in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

The final event of the 2012 UCI SuperCross Tour will be held in Abbotsford, BC from September 13th to 15th.  Athletes were selected on the basis of proven results and potential ability to be competitive at BMX SX events.

CANADIAN CONTINGENT – 2012 UCI BMX SUPERCROSS, ABBOTSFORD, BC

  • Tory Nyhaug (Coquitlam, BC) (Tier 1)
  • Jim Brown (Airdrie AB) (Tier 2)
  • Connor McCormack (Kelowna BC) (Tier 2)

Athletes interested in participating in the event should contact Head Coach of the Canadian BMX Program Adam Muys at adam.muys@cyclingcanada.ca by September 4th.

Athletes 17 years and older can participate in the events.  Registration cost is $175.

2012 Selection – Funding Levels for National team events

  • Tier 1:  Athletes with proven performances at UCI world Cup events. [Top 16]
  • Tier 2:  Athletes with proven abilities at UCI World Cup events.  [Top 64 (Men), Top 32 (Women)]
  • Tier 3:  Athletes with proven performances at UCI Class 3-6 events. Athletes that have shown abilities to excel in SX racing.
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PARALYMPIC GAMES KICK OFF IN LONDON WITH TRACK CYCLING RACES

Molnar fourth in Individual Pursuit; Hall of Famer Boldt makes official comeback after 20 years absence

(London, GBR – August 30, 2012) The 2012 Paralympic Games kicked off today with the presentation of the 1000m Time Trials for the Men’s Cycle, and the Individual Pursuit for the Women’s C4-5. 

Marie-Claude Molnar of Ste-Adèle, Québec, the World Record Holder entering the event, race to a Fourth place in today’s opening action. She qualified in the morning qualification with the fourth fastest time, and faced off against Great Britain’s Alexandra Green for the bronze medal race.

“I am very happy today. I lowered by personal best at sea-level by more than five seconds.” said Molnar after the race.

In the event, Great Britain’s Susan Powell went on to win the Gold medal. In the morning qualification, Powell shattered the World Record set by Molnar in Guadalajara, Mexico, which was 4:05.403.

The men’s tandem of Daniel Chalifour and Alexandre Cloutier placed seventh in the individual pursuit with a time of 4:28:648.

In the Men’s C kilo races, Calgary’s Brayden McDougall was the top Canadian finishers, with a 12th place in the C1-3. Saskatchewan’s Arnold Boldt, participating at his fifth Paralympic Games, went on to finish 25th, while Calgary’s Jaye Milley placed 26th. Two World Records were broken in today’s race, with China’s Yu Li Zhang and Germany’s Tobias Grant breaking World Record in their respective categories.

“I am very happy with my results. I actually had a personal best in the Kilo race, by seconds. The venue is great and tremendous to be racing in,” said Boldt after the race.

Jaye Milley: I am satisfied. This was the very first race of my Paralympic games. I am completely satisfied. I left it all on the line. I destroyed the track, and did everything I could. Tomorrow will be even better with the Individual Pursuit and hopefully good things will come out of that.”

The track cycling event at the 2012 Paralympic Games continues tomorrow.

— With files from Canadian Paralympic Committee.

— Photo Credit: Canadian Paralympic Committee / Phil MacCallum

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ELITE MEN POOL ANNOUNCED FOR ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Canadian Team looking strong with five World Tour headliners among short-list

(Ottawa, ON – August 28, 2012) Cycling Canada is excited to announce the list of riders shortlisted to the selection pool to represent Canada at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships, set for September 15 to 23 in Limburg, Netherlands.

The list is headlined by five riders who are racing with professional teams on the UCI World Tour. The list includes 2012 Giro d’Italia winner and 2012 Olympian Ryder Hesjedal, the 2012 Canadian Road Race Champion Ryan Roth, as well as 2012 Canadian Time Trial Champion Svein Tuft.

Canada secured four spots for the men elite road race, six for the women elite road race, and three for the men U23 road race. For all time trial categories, Canada secured two spots.

Four members of the selection pool ride for Canadian-based cycling teams, including three from pro-continental Team SpiderTech powered by C10, and one from Cycling Canada trade team Garneau-Québécor.

ELITE MEN – ROAD RACE

  • Michael BARRY (Team Sky Pro Cycling)
  • Guillaume BOIVIN (Team SpiderTech p/b C10)
  • Marsh COOPER (Optum p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies)
  • Ryder HESJEDAL (Garmin-Sharp) * 2012 Olympian
  • Bruno LANGLOIS (Garneau-Québécor)
  • Christian MEIER (Origa-GreenEdge)
  • Francois PARISIEN (Team SpiderTech p/b C10)
  • Dominique ROLLIN (Française-Des-Jeux)
  • Ryan ROTH (Team SpiderTech p/b C10) * Canadian Champion, Road Race
  • Sebastian SALAS (Optum p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies)
  • Svein TUFT (Origa-GreenEdge)
  • David VEILLEUX (Team EuropCar)

ELITE MEN – TIME TRIAL

  • Ryder HESJEDAL (Garmin-Sharp) * 2012 Olympian
  • Christian MEIER (Origa-GreenEdge)
  • Svein TUFT (Origa-GreenEdge) * Canadian Champion, Time Trial
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PREMONT AND CARON TAKE INAUGURAL CANADIAN MARATHON MOUNTAIN BIKE TITLES

Marie-Hélène Prémont and Antoine Caron crowned Canadian Champions

(St-Raymond, QC – August 27, 2012) Olympic silver medallist Marie-Hélène Prémont of Chateu-Richer, QC and Antoine Caron of Stoneham, QC both won the 2012 Canadian Marathon Mountain Bike Championships this weekend, held in St-Raymond on Sunday.

Marie-Hélène Prémont, who is set to travel to Austria for the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, won the 97-km race with a time of 4:52:59, dominating the women’s field in attendance. Prémont took the title with a whopping 23-minute lead over second place Heather Gray. Kaarin Tee posted the third fastest time of the gruelling race to grab the bronze medal.

On the men’s side, the race was much tighter, with a 4-way sprint to the finish line for the win. At the end, after more than 4hours and 16 minutes of hard racing, Antoine Caron won the exciting sprint to the finish line. Caron edged in the sprint Jamie Lamb, second, and Kris Sneddon, third.

The 2012 Canadian Marathon Mountain Bike Championships were organized by Horizon 5, and the event has been a staple on the long-distance Mountain Bike calendar dubbed as Raid Bras Du Nord.

Many of the riders registered for the inaugural Canadian Marathon Mountain Bike Championships will be heading in the next days to Austria, for the 2012 UCI Mountain Bike cross country World Championships in Austria.

The event was one of Canadian qualifying events for the 2012 UCI Marathon Mountain Bike World Championships.

Top 10 Results – Elite Women

1. Marie-Hélène Premont (Rocky Mountain) 4:52:59

2. Heather Gray (Angry Johnny’s/Cycle CC) 5:15:35

3. Kaarin Tae (Java Blend Racing) 5:32:18

4. Nathalie Godbout (Charlevoix) 5:39:00

5. Christine Soucy 5:41:48

6. Josée Heppell (IRIS) 5:46:36

7. Caroline Villeneuve 5:53:57

8. Annick Chrétien (Advanced Fuel Ste Julie Cycle) 5:57:29

9. Audrey Julien 6:18:08

10. Noémie Julien 6:18:09

Top 10 Results – Elite Men

1. Antoine Caron (CVM Subway-Genetik) 4:16:14

2. Jamie Lamb (Cyclesmith) 4:16:15

3. Kris Sneddon (KONA) 4:16:15

4. Jérémy Martin (Rocky Mountain Factory team) 4:16:18

5. Peter Glassford (Trek Canada) 4:21:25

6. Marc-André Daigle 4:32:11

7. Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette (OPUS/OCG) 4:39:06

8. Patrick Chartrand (Les Yables) 4:44:06

9. Jean-Philippe Thibodeau (Specialized Québec) 4:49:09

10. Marc Plante (Vélo Zone) 4:52:46

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Day 3 Update from Track Junior World Championships

There were several strong performances by the young Canadian team at the 2012 UCI Junior Track World Championships in New Zealand on Day 3.

Aidan Caves (BC) had four strong events in the six-event Omnium tonight, finishing with a fifth place in the Kilo, good for the 11th place of the overall standings for the first year Junior. Caves had two sub-par performances in the mass start races over the last two days. Caves was over-heard to say “I know I have the speed, I will have to work on my endurance to make the podium in 2013.”

In sprint action, Joakim Albert (QC) had a person best Flying 200m qualification, stopping the clock at 10.4 seconds, landing in ninth. Eric Johnstone (AB) stopping the clock in 10.9 seconds to finish in 15th, Will Simonds did not qualify for the sprint tournament with a personal best 11.6 seconds.

In the first round, Johnstone took the eventual fifth place finisher from Great Britain to the mat with a solid effort, only to come up a little short. He lost his dual just a half a wheel behind his rival, and was knocked out. Albert went through the opening round, defeating an American rider.

In the second round, Albert lost by a wheel, and had to prepare for the repêchage rounds. With the speed of all the competitors, Albert was to take the lead and control from the front. Unfortunately, the other riders had the same game plan, and at the end of a very tough sprint, Albert came second top be knocked out of the tournament. “We will race much more aggressively in the Keiren on Sunday” said the talented sprinter from Quebec.

Audrey Labrie (QC) raced near the front of the scratch race in order to stay away from trouble and be part of any move. The race came down to a sprint finish, with Labrie crossing the line in eight place.

Today, the team start with the Individual Pursuit, featuring Will Simonds and Aidan Caves, the Women’s Omnium with Kinley Gibson, as well as the Points Race with Eric Johnstone. The Women’s Keirin will feature young sprinter Audrey Labrie.

 

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Canadian Para cycling team arrives in London

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Registration is active as the event will start in one week

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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