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NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR CYCLING CANADA BOARD & COMMITTEE POSITIONS

Ottawa, ON (September 5, 2018) – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the opening of the annual nomination process for positions on its Board of Directors and Program Committees.

The Cycling Canada Board of Directors is elected by Cycling Canada’s member Provincial & Territorial Cycling Associations and is comprised of 6 Director-at-Large positions, a National Team Athlete representative plus the position of President (Chair of the Board).

In 2018, there are four Director at Large positions open for nomination. Board elections will occur at the Cycling Canada Annual General Meeting to be held by conference call on September 25, 2018. Nominations for the four Board positions will close ten (10) days prior to the Annual General Meeting (September 15th, 2018).

Nominations are also open for 2 positions on each of Cycling Canada’s three Program Committees – the High Performance Committee, the Events Committee and the Officials Committee. Elections for Program Committee positions will be held at Cycling Canada’s Annual Congress, to be hosted in Ottawa from October 12^th to 14^th.

The table below provides a summary of the positions that are open for nomination:

Committee / Position	Incumbent	Term	Election

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Director at Large	Bill Kinash	2 yrs	Annual General Meeting (Sep 25)
Director at Large	Deb Intas	2 yrs	Annual General Meeting (Sep 25)
Director at Large	Vacant	2 yrs	Annual General Meeting (Sep 25)
Director at Large	Vacant	1 yr	Annual General Meeting (Sep 25)

PROGRAM COMMITTEES

High Performance Committee
Committee Chair	Randy Ferguson	2 yrs	Annual Congress (Oct 12-14)
Development Program Rep	Jayson Gillespie	2 yrs	Annual Congress (Oct 12-14)

Events Committee
Committee Chair	Andrew Paradowski	2 yrs	Annual Congress (Oct 12-14)
Road & Track Rep	Andy Holmwood	2 yrs	Annual Congress (Oct 12-14)

Officials Committee
International Road & Track *	Wayne Pomario	2 yrs	Annual Congress (Oct 12-14)
International BMX *	Loyal Ma	2 yrs	Annual Congress (Oct 12-14)

Note – to be eligible for these positions on the Officials Committee the nominee must be an international level commissaire in the associated discipline.

Nomination Forms are accessible at https://cyclingcanada.ca/governance/.

September 4, 2018/by Communications

CANADA FINISHES PAN AM TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH 7 MEDALS

Aguascalientes, Mexico (September 3, 2018) – Team Canada added a silver and a bronze medal to their tally on Sunday, the final day of the Pan American Track Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico. In the women’s Keirin, Lauriane Genest won silver and Amelia Walsh bronze, to bring Canada’s five day medal total to seven – two gold, two silver and three bronze. The team also set four Canadian records during the event.

“Being behind the Colombian was perfect so I could try to surprise her,” said Genest, “but I hesitated for a split second on the last lap and I wasn’t able to get around her. This result gives me a lot of confidence – I was getting tired of fourth!”

In other results, Vince de Haitre was fourth in the men’s 1000 metre time trial, setting a new Canadian record of one minute and 0.193 seconds, and Maggie Coles-Lyster was fourth in the women’s Points Race. The other Canadian records were set in the women’s and men’s 200 metre time trial and the women’s 500 metre time trial.

“Our results here in Aguascalientes help set us up for the World Cup season,” said Kris Westwood, High Performance Director at Cycling Canada. “Hugo [Barrette] in particular really needed a strong kickoff to Olympic qualifying, and he delivered [two gold medals]. We also saw four new Canadian records, which shows our athletes are progressing, and it was great to give some of our development athletes a shot at this level. I really want to thank our staff for stepping up in the wake of Stefan’s [Ritter] crash. He’s flying back to Edmonton on Tuesday and we’re hopeful he will recover quickly.”

September 3, 2018/by Communications

BARRETTE WINS SECOND GOLD AT PAN AMERICAN TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS

Aguascalientes, Mexico (September 2, 2018) – Hugo Barrette of Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, won his second gold medal on Saturday in the men’s Sprint at the Pan American Track Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico. In the women’s Madison, the Canadian team of Allison Beveridge and Steph Roorda won the silver medal. The Continental Championships offer valuable points for nations ranking in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Barrette had won the Keirin on Thursday, and qualified second fastest on Friday for the Sprint competition. He raced the Sprint final against Nicholas Paul of Trinidad and Tobago, the fastest qualifier. Barrette won the first race in the best-of-three competition, but lost the second to Paul before winning the decider.

“It was a long day with four rides in the final after Nicholas flatted at full speed in ride three,” said Barrette. “He was a very worthy competitor and put on a great show. I’m really proud to defend my Pan Am title and I’m looking forward to the World Cup season.”

In the women’s Madison, Beveridge and Roorda finished with 25 points, three points behind the winning team from Mexico. The United States finished third with 20 points.

In other Canadian results, Amelia Walsh was sixth in the women’s 500 metre time trial and Maggie Coles-Lyster 13th. Aidan Caves finished ninth overall in the men’s Omnium, after winning the first of four events. In the women’s Individual Pursuit, Laurie Jaussaume was fifth and Miriam Brouwer seventh.

After four days of competition, Canada has two gold medals, one silver and two bronze.

September 2, 2018/by Communications

GOLD & BRONZE MEDALS FOR CANADA ON DAY 2 OF THE PAN AM TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS

Aguascalientes, Mexico (August 31, 2018) – Team Canada continued to win medals at the Pan American Track Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico, with gold and bronze medal performances on Thursday, the second day of competition, to add to the bronze medal won on the first day. The Continental Championships offer valuable points for nation ranking in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Hugo Barrette of Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, won the men’s Keirin competition, defeating two Colombian riders in the final. Unfortunately, Canada’s other competitor in the race, Stefan Ritter of Edmonton, crashed in his semi-final race and had to be taken to hospital for observation.

Kris Westwood, High Performance Director at Cycling Canada, said, “Hugo put together some fantastic rides to win gold in the Keirin on a difficult day for the Canadian team. Everyone’s thoughts are, of course, with Stefan Ritter after his crash this afternoon. Fortunately, it appears his injuries are not as severe as initially feared and the medical staff expect him to recover fully. We will share updates on his condition when appropriate.”

Canada also won a bronze medal in the women’s Team Pursuit. Canada sent a development squad to Aguascalientes, comprised of Maggie Coles-Lyster, Laurie Jussaume, Devaney Collier, Erin Attwell and Miriam Brouwer. The team caught the Chilean team in the race for the bronze medal.

In other competition, the men’s Team Pursuit squad finished fourth, Evan Burtnick was seventh in the men’s Scratch Race, and in women’s Sprint qualifying, Lauriane Genest was second and Amelia Walsh was seventh. Genest advanced to the semi-final with her second place, and is guaranteed to ride for a medal.

August 31, 2018/by Communications

CANADA WINS BRONZE MEDAL ON DAY 1 OF PAN AM TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS

Aguascalientes, Mexico (August 30, 2018) – Team Canada opened the Pan American Track Championships on Wednesday in Aguascalientes, Mexico, with a bronze medal on the first day of competition. In the women’s Team Sprint, the squad of Amelia Walsh of Ayr, Ontario, and Lauriane Genest of Levis, Quebec, finished with a time of 33.515 seconds for the two lap race, to beat Cuba for the bronze medal. Mexico defeated the United States for the gold medal. The Continental Championships offer valuable points for nation ranking in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games.

“It’s really good,” said Genest, “at Commonwealth Games we had a good ride but we were disqualified. So getting a good ride in this morning [in qualifying] was really important. Then to be on the podium, I’m really happy about that and it’s great for my confidence. We’re already faster than at Commonwealths so this is a great sign that we’re progressing well.”

In other competition, both the Canadian women’s and men’s Team Pursuit squads qualified for Thursday’s bronze medal final by finishing third and fourth, respectively, in their opening heats. In the women’s Scratch Race, Devaney Collier of Edmonton, Alberta, finished fourth, despite crashing in the final sprint.

August 30, 2018/by Communications

CANADA ANNOUNCES TEAM FOR MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Lenzerheide, Switzerland (August 30, 2018) – Cycling Canada has announced the team of 44 riders who will represent Canada at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in the XCO (cross-country) and Downhill events. The Championships will be held in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, on September 5-9. This is the first world championships within the qualifying period for the 2020 Olympics, so the stakes go beyond racing for the medals, as nations begin to collect valuable ranking points for athlete quotas.

“We’re really excited about this year’s team,” said Dan Proulx, Mountain Bike Head Coach at Cycling Canada. “It’s a nice mix of rookies and experienced riders. We have a good team dynamic in this group already, which will certainly help us create an environment that is conducive to personal best performances. We hope to build off the momentum we had at last year’s World Championships in Australia.”

The team includes the reigning national champions for every category. In the Elite women, two-time world champion and Olympic bronze medalist Catharine Pendrel will be coming back from an early season injury, while national champion Emily Batty is having one of the best seasons of her career, with three podium results so far in the World Cup. Other top-20 World Cup riders are Haley Smith and Sandra Walter.

The Elite men’s squad is led by World Cup riders Leandre Bouchard and national champion Peter Disera, a former world championship silver medalist as a Junior rider.

Junior Women – XCO
Mireille Larose-Gingras – Lac Beauport, QC
Eva Poidevin – Canmore, AB
Marianne Théberge – Levis, QC
Roxane Vermette – St-Ferrol-les-Neiges, QC

Junior Men – XCO
Tyler Clark – King City, ON
Holden Jones – Squamish, BC
Charles-Antoine St-Onge – Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, QC
Carter Woods – Cumberland, BC
Colton Woods – Barrie, ON

Under-23 Women – XCO
Laurie Arseneault – Terrebonne, QC
Mackenzie Myatt – Musquodoboit Harbour, NS
Juliette Tétreault – Val-des-Monts, QC
Emily Unterberger – Revelstoke, BC

Under-23 Men – XCO
Raphaël Auclair – Haut-Saint-Charles, QC
Quinton Disera – Horseshoe Valley, ON
Sean Fincham – Squamish, BC
Marc-André Fortier – Victoriaville, QC
Gunnar Holmgren – Orillia, ON

Elite Women – XCO
Emily Batty – Brooklin, ON
Catherine Fleury – Saint-Gedeon, QC
Cindy Montambault – Val-David, QC
Elyse Nieuwold – Newmarket, ON
Catharine Pendrel – Kamloops, BC
Haley Smith – Uxbridge, ON
Sandra Walter – Coquitlam, BC

Elite Men – XCO
Léandre Bouchard – Alma, QC
Peter Disera – Horseshoe Valley, ON
Raphaël Gagné – Quebec City, QC
Andrew L’Esperance – Halifax, NS

In the Downhill category, Team Canada includes the current Elite women’s Downhill world champion, Miranda Miller, and former Junior men’s world cup champion Finn Iles. Miller just finished 14th overall in the season-long World Cup, while Mark Wallace was 14th in Elite men and Iles was 15th. In the Junior men’s category, Lucas Cruz was seventh overall, including three top-10 performances.

Junior Men – DH
Justin Clements – Calgary, AB
Lucas Cruz – Pemberton, BC
Keegan Fry – Rossland, BC
Elliot Jamieson – White Rock, BC
Kendall McLean – Victoria, BC
Ian Milley – Squamish, BC
Ben Wallace – North Vancouver, BC

Elite Men – DH
Henry Fitzgerald – Vancouver, BC
Finn Iles – Whistler, BC
Magnus Manson – Sechelt, BC
Forrest Riesco – Sunshine Coast, BC
Luke Stevens – Revelstoke, BC
Mark Wallace – Duncan, BC

Elite Women – DH
Miranda Miller – Garibaldi, BC
Rachel Pageau – Chicoutimi, QC

August 30, 2018/by Communications

EMILY BATTY THIRD IN WORLD CUP STANDINGS

La Bresse, France (August 27, 2018) – Canadian women’s mountain bike champion Emily Batty (Trek Factory Racing) had a strong finish to the 2018 Mountain Bike World Cup season on Sunday in La Bresse, France, with a second place result that was her fifth podium of the season. The result moved her up to third in the overall standings after seven rounds of racing. Two other Canadian women finished in the top-15, with Haley Smith (Norco Factory) in 13th and Catharine Pendrel in 15th.

The women’s race proved to be one of the most exciting in years, with multiple lead changes as riders flatted and chased back to the leaders. World Cup leader and world champion Jolanda Neff of Switzerland took an early lead, with Batty in a chase group behind. After Neff flatted, Batty moved into the lead for two laps before she was finally chased down by Neff. The Swiss rider attacked on the final lap, but Batty continued to fight, finishing only five seconds back.

“This has been an amazing season altogether,” said Batty. “To finish strong and fight for first was an emotional rollercoaster today. I left it all out there and it was an exciting race. This is definitely my most successful season so far. I’m so excited for two weeks from now when we race world championships.”

In other competition, Canadian Under-23 men’s champion Sean Fincham (Forward Racing – Norco) finished 17th in the Under-23 race, while Leandre Bouchard (KMC-Ekoi-SR Suntour) was the top Canadian in the Elite men’s race, finishing 47th.

August 27, 2018/by Communications

THREE NEW ATHLETES TO BE INDUCTED IN THE CANADIAN CYCLING HALL OF FAME

Ottawa, ON (August 22, 2018) – The Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame was created in 2015 to recognize outstanding achievement and contribution to the sport of cycling by both athletes and builders. At present, nineteen members have been inducted to the Hall of Fame, including sixteen athletes and three builders.

The class of 2018 consists of three athletes who will be recognized at the annual Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame celebrations to be held on Sunday, September 30^th at Glencairn Golf Club in Milton in conjunction with the Canadian Track Championships. The athlete inductees are Linda Jackson, Eric Wohlberg and Nora Young.

Linda Jackson had a remarkable career in road cycling despite entering into the sport at the age of 32. She won a bronze medal at the 1996 World Championships in the Road Race, as well as several medals at the Commonwealth Games. In 2004 she founded the women’s road racing team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank which is now the longest running professional women’s cycling team in North America. She was also a founding Director of the CCA – Hamilton 2003 Road Cycling Foundation, which has supported numerous road riders through the years.

As a professional athlete, Eric Wohlberg represented Canada in three different Olympic Games, eight Road World Championships and one Commonwealth Games, winning several medals in the process. From 1996 to 2006, Eric was on the podium at every single Canadian Road Championships in the Individual Time Trial. Since retiring, he has continued with his passion for the sport acting as Sport Director for Rally Racing, America’s top ranked continental women’s and men’s program.

Nora Young (1917 – 2016) was a leading early era athlete who rose to prominence as one of the top female road cyclists in Canada in the 1930s and 1940s. She is one of Canada’s most important early female cycling pioneers, distinguishing herself in the top-level cycling races open to women in that era. Young’s cycling career never fully came to a halt, and she continued to win multiple medals in her 60s, 70s, and 80s in Master’s competitions throughout the world.

The Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame celebrations will be held on Sunday, September 30^th at Glencairn Golf Club in Milton, ON. The event will kick-off in the morning with the third annual Lexus Ride with Legends, where guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a VIP, fully-supported road ride in the Halton Hills alongside many of Canada’s Hall of Fame inductees as well as current National Team athletes. The ride will be followed by the induction luncheon where the 2018 class will be honoured and celebrated.

When:                        Sunday, September 30^th from 8:00 to 14:30
Where:                        Glencairn Golf Club (Milton, ON)
Info & Tickets:           https://hoponcanada.ca/product/ridewithlegends/

August 22, 2018/by Communications

CANADA BRINGS 17 ATHLETES TO PAN AM TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS

Milton, ON (August 22, 2018) – Cycling Canada has announced a team of 17 athletes to represent Canada at the Pan American Track Championships, to take place in Aguascalientes, Mexico, from August 29th to September 3rd.

The Pan Am Championships are the Continental Championships, covering North, Central and South America, and are one of the most important annual events for Canada to collect nation ranking points that will be used to determine Olympic quotas for the 2020 Tokyo Games.

“The Pan Am Championships mark a shift in our track programming as we enter the Olympic qualification phase,” said Kris Westwood, Team Manager and High Performance Director for Cycling Canada. “From now until 2020 every Pan Ams, world championships and World Cup count towards our quota in Tokyo. Having taken a hard look at our chances in each of the Olympic events, we’re taking a strategic approach to make sure we maximize our qualification chances.”

Cycling Canada has selected a team comprised of both Olympic-level and NextGen development athletes, as it builds experience for younger riders and looks to capture points in key Olympic events. In the Sprint program, Rio Olympian Hugo Barrette will be joined on the men’s side by former Junior world champion Stefan Ritter. The women’s sprint squad will consist of Amelia Walsh and Lauriane Genest, who both represented Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

“We’ve entered Olympic pool athletes in the critical individual events: the Omnium, the Sprint and the Keirin,” explains Westwood. “We will be running development athletes in the Team Pursuits, which allows most of the Olympic pool athletes to skip this trip and focus on the upcoming World Cups and world championships.”

“The toughest decision was to not enter the men’s Team Sprint after determining that we are not at a level to vie for an Olympic spot in that event. But it was a critical decision that frees up energy and resources for us to pursue qualification in the individual sprint events.”

The women’s endurance squad will be led by Olympic bronze medalist Allison Beveridge, who won two gold medals at the 2017 Pan Am Championships. The men’s endurance team is led by Aidan Caves, who has won six medals at previous Pan Am Championships, including two gold medals.

Women
Erin Attwell – Victoria, BC [Team Pursuit]
Allison Beveridge – Calgary, AB [Omnium, Madison]
Miriam Brouwer – Burlington, ON [Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit]
Maggie Coles-Lyster – Maple Ridge, BC [Points Race, Team Pursuit]
Devaney Collier – Edmonton, AB [Team Pursuit, Scratch Race]
Lauriane Genest – Levis, QC [Sprint, Keirin, 500m, Team Sprint]
Laurie Jussaume – Contrecoeur, QC [Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit]
Stephanie Roorda – Vancouver, BC [Madison]
Amelia Walsh – Ayr, ON [Sprint, Keirin, 500m, Team Sprint]

Men
Hugo Barrette – Iles-de-la-Madeleine, QC [Sprint, Keirin]
Evan Burtnik – Edmonton, AB [Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit, Scratch Race, Madison]
Aidan Caves – Vancouver, BC [Omnium]
Vince De Haitre – Ottawa, ON [1000m, Team Pursuit]
Chris Ernst – Kitchener, ON [Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit]
Tristan Guillemette – Trois Rivieres [Alternate – Team Pursuit]
Thierry Kirouac-Marcassa – Boucherville, QC [Team Pursuit, Points Race, Madison]
Stefan Ritter – Edmonton, AB [Sprint, Keirin, 1000m]

August 22, 2018/by Communications

CANADA SENDS DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO GPCQM WORLD TOUR

Ottawa, ON (August 21, 2018) – Cycling Canada has announced the team of seven riders that will race in national team colours at the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal (GPCQM) on September 7th (Quebec City) and 9th (Montreal). The GPCQM are the only events on the UCI WorldTour race calendar in the Americas, the highest level of international competition for professional men.

The team will be led by former Canadian national champion and six-time GPCQM participant Bruno Langlois. He will be joined by Alex Cataford of the professional continental level UnitedHealthcare squad, plus two stars of this year’s Tour de Beauce – overall winner James Piccoli and double stage winner Pier-Andre Cote. Also joining the squad are three current national champions – Adam Roberge (Under-23 time trial champion), Ed Walsh (Under-23 road champion) and Nicolas Zukowsky (Criterium champion).

“We’re bringing a youthful team and I’m excited,” said team manager Kevin Field. “Like every year, this project is about preparing our Under-23’s for the world championships. However, even more, it’s about showcasing Canadians in the “Big Show” [the WorldTour].”

“This year, we’ll have more Canadians than ever in the race – between Team Canada, Team Rally, Israel Cycling Academy, Astana and Mitchelton-Scott we’ll have [up to] 16 Canadians in the race. Team Canada’s plan is to put on a show, get in the breakaways and ignite the crowd. We’ll have four debutants and three race veterans in the Team Canada line up, anchored by team captain Bruno [Langlois].”

Alex Cataford – Ottawa, ON [UnitedHealthcare]
Pier-Andre Cote – St-Henri-de-Levis, QC [Silber Pro Cycling]
Bruno Langlois – Quebec City, QC [EC Velo Cartel]
James Piccoli – Montreal, QC [Elevate KHS]
Adam Roberge – Montreal, QC [Silber Pro Cycling]
Edward Walsh – Halifax, NS [T. Palm – Pole Continental Wallon]
Nicolas Zukowsky – Ste-Lucie, QC [Silber Pro Cycling]

August 21, 2018/by Communications