CALL FOR ATHLETES COUNCIL CANDIDATES

Ottawa, ON (November 20, 2018) – Cycling Canada is presently looking for current or recent National Team members who are interested in being part of the Athletes Council. If you would like to play a part in decisions that affect the future of Cycling Canada’s national team programs, you can do this by becoming a member of the Council.

The terms of reference for the council can be found in Cycling Canada’s Policy on Organizational Structure. To summarize:

• The Athletes Council is made up of one male and one female representative each from Road, Track, Mountain Bike, BMX and Para-cycling
• Members serve two-year terms
• The council chair sits on the Cycling Canada Board of Directors
• The vice-chair sits on the Cycling Canada High Performance Committee
• The current members are:
  • Lex Albrecht (Road female)
  • Meghan Grant (Track female)
  • Hugo Houle (Road male)
  • Geoff Kabush (MTB male)
  • James Palmer (BMX male)
  • Rémi Pelletier-Roy (Track male)
  • Catharine Pendrel (MTB female)
  • Amelia Walsh (BMX female)
  • Ross Wilson (Para male)
  • Para female position is vacant

If you are interested in being part of the Athletes Council, 

please complete the online form. The deadline is Dec. 2, 2018. If there are more candidates than positions available, the current national team members will be asked to vote for their preferred representatives before Dec. 9. The new AC composition will be announced on Dec. 10.

If you have any questions, please contact High Performance Committee Chair Kirsten Frattini, or Cycling Canada Head of Performance Operations Kris Westwood.