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CANADA CONCLUDES JUNIOR TRACK WORLDS WITH TWO MEDALS

Montichiari, August 28, 2017 – Canada finished the Junior Track Cycling World Championships on Sunday after five days of racing in Montichiari, Italy, with a gold medal and a silver medal, plus multiple new Canadian records.

On the final day, Canadians competed in the women’s and men’s Madison races. The women’s team of Maggie Coles-Lyster and Laurie Jussaume finished seventh, while the men’s team of Chris Ernst and Michael Foley finished tenth.

Craig Griffin, Track Endurance Coach at Cycling Canada, said at the conclusion of the Championships, “The 2017 Junior Track Worlds was a success for all our athletes that competed, in that they all came away with personal bests in their respective timed events, and national records in the men and women’s team pursuit and women’s individual pursuit.”

“While the women’s team pursuit squad fell short of their top-4 goal, placing fifth, and the team pursuit men missed their top-8 goal by placing ninth, we’re really excited about the talent assembled and the future of these athletes moving forward into the senior ranks.”

“Obviously, the highlight of the trip was Maggie’s gutsy ride in the Points Race for the gold medal. Her skill and determination prevailed against a field that was marking her the entire race and this result definitely made up for her disappointment of winning silver in the Omnium.”

“The number of world records that were broken is proof of the ever increasing level of competition at the Junior level. We have work to do, but the fine efforts of the athletes’ personal coaches to get them to the level they are at can’t go unmentioned.”

August 28, 2017/by Communications

COLES-LYSTER WINS WORLD TITLE AT JUNIOR TRACK WORLDS

Montichiari, August 27, 2017 – Maggie Coles-Lyster of Maple Ridge, BC, became the first Canadian rider to win a world title at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships on Saturday, in Montichiari, Italy, with her victory in the women’s Points Race. It was Coles-Lyster’s second medal, after winning silver a day earlier in the Omnium event.

Coles-Lyster was one of six riders to gain a lap on the field in the 80 lap race, and also won intermediate sprints in four of eight sprints for a total of 41 points. Marii Novolodskaya of Russia finished a distant second with 29 points, tied with Chiara Consonni of Italy.

“It’s unreal,” admitted Coles-Lyster. “I’ve been dreaming about this, I could see it in my mind and I knew I could do it today. I was hoping it would happen in the Omnium, but after the silver medal, I knew I wouldn’t be happy leaving the Worlds without the Rainbow stripes. I just went into it to have fun, because the more I do, the better I race. So I was just trying to enjoy myself.”

In the other Canadian action on Saturday, Laurie Jussaume of Contrecoeur, QC finished sixth in the Individual Pursuit and Erin Attwell of Victoria, BC, was eighth. Both beat the previous Canadian record, with Jussaume setting a new record of two minutes and 24.838 seconds. Michael Foley of Milton, ON, competed in the Men’s Omnium, but did not advance past the qualifying round.

August 27, 2017/by Communications

ILES WINS SIXTH DH WORLD CUP & OVERALL TITLE

Val di Sole, August 27, 2017 – Junior Downhill world champion Finn Iles (Specialized) of Whistler, BC, concluded the World Cup season in Val di Sole, Italy, on Saturday with his sixth win in the seven round series to cement his hold on the overall World Cup title.

In the Elite men’s category, Mark Wallace (Canyon) finished seventh, his fourth top-10 of the season in what is proving to be the best season of his career. Wallace finished eighth overall for the 2017 World Cup.

Canadian champion Miranda Miller (Specialized), despite missing two rounds due to injury, finished ninth overall in the women’s category after placing seventh in the final round.

August 27, 2017/by Communications

COLES-LYSTER WINS SILVER AT JUNIOR TRACK WORLDS

Montichiari, August 26, 2017 – Team Canada won its first medal of the 2017 UCI Junior Track World Championships on Friday, with Maggie Coles-Lyster of Maple Ridge, BC, winning the silver medal in the women’s Omnium.

In the four event Omnium, riders accumulate points based on their results in each event, with the top points getter winning the title after the final event. Coles-Lyster finished fourth in the first event (Scratch Race) and won the second race (Tempo), putting her in a tie for the lead with Letizia Paternoster of Italy at the halfway point. However, Coles-Lyster could only manage fifth in the Elimination Race, won by Paternoster, putting Coles-Lyster eight points back going into the final Points Race. In the Points Race, Coles-Lyster took eight points while her Italian rival took 11, giving Paternoster the gold medal with 125 points to Coles-Lyster’s 115. Mylene de Zoete of the Netherlands took the bronze medal, three points behind Coles-Lyster.

“This was the first time I had done a complete Omnium like that,” revealed Coles-Lyster, “and it had many highs and lows. It started well with fourth in the Scratch Race and then I won the Tempo, despite crashing with two laps to go. I went into the Elimination tied for first and I had very high expectations for myself, but I got boxed in and I was a little sore from my crash, so I didn’t make the smartest move and ended up fifth. This put a lot of pressure for the Points Race, where I was marked by riders from behind me but had to make up those points. I rode my heart out in that race and just managed to hold onto second.”

In other results over the first three days of competition, both the women’s and men’s Team Pursuit squads sent Canadian records, with the women riding 4:32.600 and the men 4:09.813.

August 26, 2017/by Communications

CYCLING CANADA ANNOUNCES PARA ROAD WORLDS TEAM

Ottawa, August 23, 2017 – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the team of 13 athletes who will represent our nation at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The athletes will travel to South Africa on August 24-25, with competition taking place on August 31st to September 3rd. The team includes multiple Rio Paralympic and world championship medalists. All athletes are scheduled to compete in both Time Trial and Road Race events.

The women’s squad is led by Rio bronze medalist and multi-time world champion Shelley Gautier of Toronto, who will compete in the T1 category. Other women on the team include Marie-Claude Molnar (C4), Nicole Clermont (C5) and the tandem team of Shawna Ryan and Joanie Caron. Missing from the squad are former world and Paralympic champion Robbi Weldon and her tandem pilot Audrey Lemieux, who had to decline their selection as they recover from a crash at a World Cup earlier in the season.

The men’s squad includes Tristen Chernove in the C2 category, who won gold, silver and bronze medals at the Rio Games. He is joined by fellow Rio medalists Ross Wilson (C1), who won two silver medals, Charles Moreau (H3), with two bronze medals and Michael Sametz (C3), who won a bronze medal. The team also includes Alexander Hyndman and Joey Desjardins, both H3, and the tandem team of Matthieu Croteau Daigle and his pilot Benoit Lussier.

Para head coach Sebastien Travers said, “We are impatient to compete against the top international Elite athletes; this will be the first major event since the Rio Paralympic Games in September last year. The Canadian team is composed of very strong athletes and we are really looking forward to seeing them perform and step onto the podium in Pietermaritzburg.”

Shelley Gautier – T1 [Toronto, ON]
Marie-Claude Molnar – C4 [St Hubert, QC]
Nicole Clermont – C5 [St Denis de Brompton, QC]
Shawna Ryan – Tandem [Saskatoon, SK]
Joanie Caron – Tandem Pilot [Rimouski, QC]
Matthieu Croteau Daigle – Tandem [Sherbrooke, QC]
Benoit Lussier – Tandem Pilot [Montreal, QC]
Ross Wilson – C1 [Sherwood Park, AB]
Tristen Chernove – C2 [Cranbrook, BC]
Michael Sametz – C3 [Calgary, AB]
Charles Moreau – H3 [Victoriaville, QC]
Alexander Hyndman – H3 [Morpeth, ON]
Joey Desjardins – H3 [Hawksbury, ON]

August 23, 2017/by Communications

CYCLING CANADA TO HOST FUNDRAISING GALA IN VICTORIA

Victoria, August 21, 2017 – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce that it will host its second annual fundraising gala at Bear Mountain Resort in conjunction with its Annual Conference on October 21^st, 2017. Join Cycling Canada athletes, staff, sponsors and leaders from Canada’s provincial cycling bodies in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, the home for Canada’s national mountain bike team.

The 2017 Cycling Canada Summit featuring the Lexus Ride with Legends and the Road to Glory Fundraising Gala will be held at the Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa as part of Cycling Canada’s Annual Conference activities. The Conference will include annual meetings for Cycling Canada’s Board of Directors and Provincial Organizations, a Partner Summit which will bring together key Cycling Canada corporate sponsors, as well as a year-end training camp for a select group of Canada’s top road athletes.

Unique to this year’s event will be the inaugural Western Canadian edition of Cycling Canada’s Ride with Legends presented by Lexus. Participants will have the unique opportunity of joining some of Canada’s top national team athletes, alumni and coaches for a VIP road ride around Victoria starting and finishing at Bear Mountain. The ride will be followed by the fundraising gala which will feature a gourmet dinner, live and silent auctions and exclusive opportunities to engage and interact with Canada’s national team athletes.

“There is lots of excitement among all of us riding pro in Europe about the new direction of the road program at Cycling Canada,” said Mike Woods. “The sense of optimism for the future of cycling in Canada at the international level is high. We’re getting more girls and guys racing at the World Tour. More importantly we can’t do without generous support from our community. We’re looking forward to seeing you in Bear Mountain!”

Proceeds from the event will be invested in Cycling Canada’s National Team programs. All contributions will directly benefit Canada’s athletes in their pursuit of excellence while also supporting the next generation of champions targeting the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and beyond. A portion of the event proceeds will also be invested in local development programming through Cycling BC.

For tickets and additional information please visit https://www.roadtoglorycycling.com/.

WHAT:            2017 Cycling Canada Summit ft. Legends Ride & Road to Glory Fundraising Gala
WHERE:         The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa, Victoria, BC
WHEN:            Saturday, October 21^st

Ride – 2pm to 5pm
Gala Dinner – 7pm to 10pm

WHY: Fundraise for Cycling Canada National Team and Development Programs

TICKETS: GALA ONLY: $250 per ticket or $2,000 per table (group of 10 ppl)
RIDE & GALA: $350 per ticket (includes official Team Canada Jersey by Louis Garneau – tax receipts available for allowable portion)

ATHLETES: Legends: Alex Steida & Ron Hayman
Canadian Athletes: Mike Woods, Ryan Anderson, Adam deVos, Leah Kirchmann, Alison Jackson & Sara Bergen to name a few.

August 21, 2017/by Communications

LEXUS RIDE WITH LEGENDS & CYCLING CANADA HALL OF FAME LUNCHEON – SECOND EDITION

Cycling Canada and Lexus invite you to ride with Canada’s finest cyclists. Join current National Team athletes as well as Cycling Canada Hall of Fame inductees for a VIP supported road ride through the beautiful Halton Hills, starting and finishing at RattleSnake Point Golf Club in Milton. The ride will be followed by Cycling Canada’s 3rd annual Hall of Fame induction luncheon, celebrating the 2017 class of inductees including Gary Longhi, Albert Schelstraete-Coulier, Karen Strong and Steve Smith.

When: Sunday, October 1, 2017 from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm
Where: RattleSnake Point Golf Club, Milton, ON

Tickets:
Ride & Luncheon – $200
Luncheon only – $100
Ride Only – 100$

Registration / breakfast: 8:00 am – 9:00 am (baked goods, fruit tray, yogurt, coffee/tea/juice)
Ride: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hall of Fame Luncheon: 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Please note:

Two ride options will be available (50km and 80km). Support vehicles will follow the cycling groups
All participants will receive an official Canadian National Team cycling jersey from Louis Garneau
Water, sports beverages, nutrition and mechanical services will be provided
Locker and shower service will be available for all guests
Must bring: Bike in good working order (rentals and demo bikes available upon request), cycling shoes, helmet, weather-appropriate cycling apparel, change of clothes for luncheon

Routes:
50K – http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/fullscreen/1779856778/
80K – http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/fullscreen/1779861971/

The ride will be followed by the Cycling Canada Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon at 12:30 pm celebrating the 2017 inductees.

Menu:

Roasted acorn and buttercup squash puree with cinnamon spiked apples
Stuffed chicken supreme (8oz) with oregano whipped Yukon potatoes, seasonal vegetables, herbed goat cheese, garlic confit and caramelized leeks and cider mustard glaze
Tahitian vanilla New York style based cheesecake with blueberry reduction and seasonal berries
Tea or coffee

For any dietary requirements or allergies (gluten free, vegetarian, etc.) please contact karine.bedard@cyclingcanada.ca.

August 21, 2017/by Communications

QUEBEC DOMINATES PARA ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Bromont, August 18, 2017 – The 2017 Global Relay Para Road Championships p/b Lexus concluded on Thursday with national titles awarded in the road races for multiple categories. Held in Bromont, Quebec, the national championships bring together para-cycling athletes from across Canada to compete for the opportunity to become Canadian champion.

The road races were held on a 10 kilometre out-and-back course along Chemin Adamsville, west of Bromont and near Saint-Alphonse, with riders doing laps of the circuit over distances ranging from 30 to 80 kilometres.

“The past two days have been gorgeous conditions,” said Championships organizer Nicolas Legault. “The athletes were impressive and put on a really good show. We are really pleased with the help of the city and the local people.”

In the Tandem events, Rio Paralympians Shawna Ryan of Saskatchewan and her pilot Joanie Caron of Quebec won the 70 kilometre women’s race by nearly five minutes over the team of Annie Bouchard and Evelyne Gagnon of Quebec. Matthieu Croteau-Daigle and Benoit Lussier led a Quebec podium sweep in the men’s 80 kilometre competition as they took their second gold medal of the Championships.

The title for the combined women’s and men’s Tricycle category race of 30 kilometres saw Quebec’s Louis-Albert Corriveau (T2) take the title with a time of one hour and 56 seconds, finishing two seconds ahead of Mike Shetler (T2) of Quebec, with the bronze medalist going to time trial gold medalist Shelley Gautier (T1), the first woman finisher.

The Handcycle competition was divided into two categories, with women’s H2/H3/H4 and men’s H1/H2 racing together for 30 kilometres, and was won by Quebec’s Myriam Adam (H3) ahead of Kara Douville (H4) of Alberta. The 50 kilometre men’s H3/H4 competition was won by Rio Paralympic double bronze medalist Charles Moreau (H3) of Quebec, followed by Joey Desjardins (H3) of Ontario.

The final championship category was the 50 kilometre combined women’s C4/C5, with Quebec team mates and Rio Paralympians Nicole Clermont (C5) and Marie-Claude Molnar (C4) taking gold and silver, the reverse of their finishing order in the time trial.

Sébastien Travers, Head Coach of Para-cycling at Cycling Canada, said, “we had no specific expectations for our top riders at the Nationals, since we are leaving for the world championships in the next two weeks and they having been preparing for that. The positive thing is that we have some new athletes from the NextGen program and other provinces that are showing great signs of progress.”

August 18, 2017/by Communications

QUEBEC WINS 4 TITLES ON OPENING DAY OF PARA ROAD NATIONALS

Bromont, August 17, 2017 – The 2017 Global Relay Para Road Championships p/b Lexus opened on Wednesday with national titles awarded in the individual time trial for multiple categories. Held in Bromont, Quebec, the national championships bring together para-cycling athletes from across Canada to compete for the opportunity to become Canadian champion.

The time trial events took place on an approximately five kilometre out-and-back course on Boul. de l’Innovation and Boul. de Montréal, to the west of Bromont, with categories racing 9.5, 14.5 or 19.5 kilometres.

In the 19.5 kilometre Tandem categories, Quebec teams took both the women’s and men’s titles. Cindy Morin and Anais Courteille won the women’s race with a time of 28 minutes and 45.5 seconds, finishing 37 seconds in front of the Alberta squad of Carla Shibley and Erin Ruttan. The top ranked team of Shawna Ryan and Joanie Caron did not finish after suffering a flat tire on their second lap. Matthieu Croteau-Daigle and Benoit Lussier led a Quebec podium sweep in the men’s competition, finishing with a time of 25 minutes and 52.1 seconds.

In the combined men’s and women’s Tricycle category, Paralympic bronze medalist Shelley Gautier of Ontario (T1) won the gold medal ahead of Mike Shetler of Quebec (T2) for the 9.5 kilometre race. In combined categories, times are factored to adjust for levels of disability.

The Handcycle competition was divided into two categories, with women’s H2 and men’s H1/H2 racing 9.5 kilometres, won by New Brunswick’s Matthew Kinnie (H2) ahead of Robert Labbe (H2) of Quebec. The combined women’s H3/H4 and men’s H3/H4 competition was won by Rio Paralympic double bronze medalist Charles Moreau (H3) of Quebec, followed by Alex Hyndman (H3) of Ontario.

The final championship category was the combined women’s C4/C5, with Quebec team mates and Rio Paralympians Marie-Claude Molnar (C4) and Nicole Clermont (C5) taking gold and silver.

The 2017 Global Relay Para Road Championships p/b Lexus conclude on Thursday with the Road Race competitions.

August 17, 2017/by Communications

CYCLING CANADA ANNOUNCES STRONG SQUAD FOR MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ottawa, August 17, 2017 – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the team of 46 riders that will represent Canada at the Mountain Bike World Championships, to be held in Cairns, Australia, on September 5-10.

Team Canada includes an Olympic medalist, former and current world champions, plus some of Canada’s most promising riders for the future. The Cross-country (XCO) contingent consists of 28 athletes in the Junior, Under-23 and Elite categories for men and women, while the Downhill (DHI) team of 18 athletes includes Elite men and women and Junior men.

Dan Proulx, Mountain Bike Head Coach at Cycling Canada, said, “We’re really excited about this year’s Worlds team. There are so many new faces and so much new energy. We have a lot of clubs, teams, provinces and coaches to thank. They’re building good programs and good athletes. We’re getting better riders at an earlier age and this holds great promise for the future!”

“In a post-Olympic year, we try to keep the pressure low for our established international riders. It’s a year to focus on building long term fitness gains and keeping things light and fun. We have a progression plan aimed at success at Tokyo 2020. We’ll start the qualification process for those Games next year. It’s an exciting time for our program.”

The XCO team is headed by professional riders Catharine Pendrel and Emily Batty on the women’s side, and Leandre Bouchard and Raphael Gagne on the men’s side. Pendrel won the bronze medal at the Rio Olympics last year and is a two-time world champion, while Batty is the defending bronze medalist at the world championships and finished fourth in Rio. Both Bouchard and Gagne represented Canada at the Rio Games last year. Other names to watch for are the Disera brothers, Peter and Quinton, in the Under-23 men’s category; both have finished in the top-5 on the World Cup circuit this season.

The Downhill team is led by the phenomenal Finnley Iles in the Junior men’s category. Iles is the defending world champion, and has won five of six World Cups so far this season, making him the 2017 World Cup overall champion with one race still remaining. In Elite men, Mark Wallace is currently ranked eighth overall in the World Cup, with three-top-10 results this season. In Elite women, national champion Miranda Miller is currently ninth overall in the World Cup and Vaea Verbeeck is tenth.

“This year’s Worlds will give some up and coming riders an opportunity to show their colours” explains Jacques Landry, Chief Technical Officer – Head Coach at Cycling Canada. “As we start down the road to Tokyo, we are focussing on working with new talent brought to us by the great work of our provinces. Our Development Coaches, Ian (Hughes) and Jeff (Ain), closely supported by Dan (Proulx), have got some great talent to work with as they all prepare for the great learning opportunity that is the Mountain Bike Worlds.”

“With our focus on development until we hit the Olympic qualification period, our top level mountain bike riders have the opportunity to take some pressure off in order to be rested for future Tokyo-focussed strategies. While podiums are always great, these Worlds are aimed at learning for future podium performances.”

XCO

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

Elite Men
Leandre Bouchard – Alma, QC
Raphael Gagne – Quebec City, QC
Andrew L’Esperance – Halifax, NS
Evan McNeely – Kingston, ON
Derek Zandstra – Belleville, ON

U23 Women
Jenn Jackson – Oro Medonte, ON
Soren Meeuwisse – Oro Medonte, ON
Anne-Julie Tremblay – Chicoutimi, QC

U23 Men
Raphael Auclair – Haute-Saint-Charles, QC
Peter Disera – Horseshoe Valley, ON
Quinton Disera – Horseshoe Valley, ON
Marc-Andre Fortier – Victoriaville, QC
Sean Fincham – Squamish, BC
Junior Women
Dana Gilligan – Oro Medonte, ON
Leya Masson – St-Ferrol-les-Neiges, QC
Sidney McGill – Edmonton, AB
Roxanne Vermette – St-Ferrol-les-Neiges, QC

Junior Men
Tyler Clark – King City, ON
Gunnar Holmgren – Orillia, ON
Holden Jones – Squamish, BC
Brody Sanderson – Oro Medonte, ON

DH

Elite Women
Georgia Astle – Whistler, BC
Laurie Citynski – Vancouver, BC
Michelle Griffiths – Winlaw, BC
Miranda Miller – Garibaldi, BC
Vaea Verbeeck – West Vancouver, BC

Elite Men
Lee Jackson – Squamish, BC
Magnus Manson – Sechelt, BC
Kirk McDowall – Anmore, BC
Samuel Thibault – Chambly, QC
Mark Wallace – Duncan, BC

Junior Men
Finn Iles (automatic selection) – Whistler, BC
Blake Bunting – Vancouver, BC
Joshua Fultz-Veinotte – Canmore, AB
Kendall McLean – Victoria, BC
Cole Mooney – North Vancouver, BC
Anthony Poulson – St-Constant, QC
Jacob Stefiuk – North Vancouver, BC
Ben Wallace – North Vancouver, BC