CANADA ENDS PARA-CYCLING WORLD CUP WITH SIX MEDALS

(Ottawa, ON – June 16, 2015) Nicole Clermont of Sherbrooke, QC, claimed the bronze medal in the women’s C5 road race at the Para-Cycling World Cup in Yverdon-les-bains, Switzerland, on Tuesday.

Canada ended the second leg of the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup with six medals (1 gold; 2 silver; 3 bronze), ranked seventh in the nations ranking.

To date, Canada earned fifteen medals in two events this season, wrapping up the first block of racing on the international para-cycling season. The team will now return home to participate at the 2015 Global Relay Canadian Championships in Saint-Georges prior to participating at the UCI World Championships and the Toronto 2015 Parapan-Am Games.

RESULTS – ROAD RACES – UCI PARA-CYCLING WORLD CUP – YVERDON-LES-BAINS, SUI

WOMEN C5

1. HARKOWSKA, Anna POLAND 1:20:03

2. BRACHTENDORF, Kerstin GERMANY 1:20:12 +0:09

3. CLERMONT, Nicole CANADA 1:25:07 +5:04

MEN C1

1. TEUBER, Michael GERMANY 1:20:46

2. MENDEZ, Juan Jose SPAIN 1:21:28 +0:42

3. WINKLER, Erich GERMANY 1:21:56 +1:10

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9. MILLEY, Jaye CANADA 1:31:52 +11:06

WOMEN C4

1. MORELLI, Shawn USA 1:25:07

2. FISHER, Megan USA 1:31:07 + 6:00

3. MACDOUGALL, Hannah AUSTRALIA 1:31:27 +6:20

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4. MOLNAR, Marie-Claude CANADA 1:36:13 + 11:06

MEN B

1. TER SCHURE, Vincent / FRANSEN, Timo INDEPENDANT 2:20:36

2. GONZALEZ GARCIA, Carlos / MARTIN INFANTE, Noel SPAIN +0:00

3. POLAK, Marcin / LADOSZ, Michal POLAND +0:00

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5. CARRIER, Alexandre / LAFLAMME, Aroussen CANADA 2:23:45 +3:09

13. CHALIFOUR, Daniel / CLOUTIER, Alexandre CANADA 2:28:53 +8:17

DNF. CROTEAU-DAIGLE, Matthieu BOILY, Pierre-Olivier CANADA

WOMEN B

1. PODKOSCIELNA, Iwona / WNUCZEK, Aleksandra POLAND 2:13:18

2. VAN DEUDEKOM, Odette / VAN DIJK, Kim INDEPENDANT 2:17:02 +3:44

3. BENITEZ GUZMAN, Josefa / MASDEU CORT, Judit SPAIN 2:18:05 +4:47

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6. RYAN, Shawna / LEMIEUX, Audrey CANADA 02:26:55 +13:37

8. WELDON, Robbi / CARON, Joanie CANADA 02:30:20 +17:02