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Sébastien Travers delivers Coaches’ Oath at opening ceremonies of 2015 Toronto Parapan American Games

TORONTO (August 7, 2015) – Benoit Huot, one of Canada’s most decorated para-swimmers, earned another honour as he delivered the Athletes’ Oath at the 2015 Toronto Parapan American Games Opening Ceremony on Friday night.

Huot, a four-time Paralympian from Longueuil, Que., said saying the oath in his own country counts as one of the thrills of his career.

“It’s a true honour to have this unique privilege to give the Athlete’s Oath at home,” said Huot. “I enjoyed every second of it and this gives me lots of excitement for the start of the swimming competition.”

Joining Huot in the Opening Ceremony was para-cycling coach Sebastien Travers who gave the Coaches’ Oath.

“It’s a great honour for me and our Canadian cycling family to say the Coaches’ Oath at home in Toronto,” said Travers, of Bromont, Que. “I’m very happy to recite those values because they are definitely part of mine and I hope part of everyone in Toronto this week as we celebrate the spirt of these Games.”

Huot has won 19 Paralympic medals during his career, leaving him tied with Stephanie Dixon, Canada’s assistant Chef de Mission, as the second most in Canadian para-swimming history. Tim McIssac has 22 medals.

Swimming Canada and Cycling Canada were pleased to support the Canadian Paralympic Committee in the nomination of Huot and Travers to deliver the oaths.

“Ben and Sébastien are incredible spokesmen for their sports and for Paralympic sport,” said Chef de Mission Elisabeth Walker-Young.

“They are the perfect choices for the oaths as they stand on their ethics and values and portray that in all they do.”

 Travers was the para-cycling national development coach for Cycling Canada in 2009 and 2010 then moved to high-performance coach. He is in charge of road racing team, the high performance development system and the sport-medical science development system.

 The Canadian para-cycling team won 11 medals at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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CYCLING CANADA INVITES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HALL OF FAME 2015 SELECTIONS

Cycling Canada is pleased to announce that the inaugural inductions for the Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame will take place October 9 & 10, 2015 in conjunction with the Canadian Track Championships being held at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton, Ontario.  The Milton facility will feature a Hall of Fame area on the ground floor level.

The Hall of Fame will allow us to showcase our history and remember those athletes and builders that have brought the sport to its current position. The HOF will provide a historical context as well as inspire the current and future athletes to greater accomplishments.

Given that this is the first year of the Hall of Fame the intent is to have up to ten (10) members selected. The plan is to bring in a similar number in the second year to deal with the historical backlog and then move to a nomination process in the third year.

A working group struck by the Cycling Canada Board of Directors has developed a curated list of retired athletes and builders, some of whom are still active, that comprise the List of 2015 Candidates.  The working group has not included currently active athletes on the ballot.

The final selections for 2015 will be made by the Cycling Canada Board of Directors based on the ranking by the working group and the public input provided through an online vote.  We encourage members of the cycling community to go to the ballot and vote for a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 candidates.  

The candidates, presented in alphabetical order, are as follows:

1908 Men’s Team Pursuit

1908 Olympic Bronze medal – 4000m Team Pursuit: William Anderson, Walter Andrews, Frederick McCarthy, Willie Morton

Steve BAUER

Olympic silver, 14 days Tour de France Yellow, Bronze World Championships, numerous wins and placings in high level races

Russell COUPLAND

Former President Canadian Wheelman’s Assoc. (CCA) – Managed Cycling Olympic Team 1928 & 1932 – Officiated at 6 day races – Race organizer at Grassroots level in Toronto at  the CNE fair grounds

Tanya DUBNICOFF

1993 World Champion, World Cup winner, 3 time Pan Am Champion, 2 time Olympian, multiple World Cup wins & World Championships placings

Curt HARNETT

1 silver and 2 bronze Olympic medals, multiple World Championships medals, 200m world record

Ron HAYMAN

Member 1972/76 Olympics teams, Tour of Somerville winner, Coors Classic stage winner, top amateur in Belgium (1979), Tour of Ireland winner, multiple international wins and placings

Clara HUGHES

2 Olympic bronze medals, Pan Am medals, Commonwealth Games Gold

Linda JACKSON

Commonwealth Games silver medal, World Championships bronze, HP International stage race winner, multiple international stage race wins and placings

Brian JOLLY

1968 Olympic cyclist for GB, multi-term CCA President (1993-2002), Board of Hamilton Road Worlds, Board of Hamilton Foundation, UCI Road & MTB Commission, Chairman of Tour of Alberta

Marc LEMAY

First international MTB Commission president 1990 to 2001 – 2001 received UCI Award of Merit – instrumental in development of MTB as an Olympic sport, CCA President 1981 – 1992, COC Board 1982 – 1996

Jocelyn LOVELL

Multiple gold, silver, bronze Commonwealth Games and Pan Am medals

Lori-Ann MUENZER

2004 Athens Olympic gold (only cycling gold), Commonwealth Games medals 1998 & 2002, Silver 2000 World Championships

Torchy PEDEN

Dominant professional 6-day racer, 1928 Olympic team, multiple international wins (Coached Olympic team in 1932 & 1936)

Marie-Helene PREMONT

2004 Olympic silver, 2 time Olympian, World Cup wins and champion, Commonwealth Games Gold, 6 time Canadian National MTB Champion

Gordon SINGLETON

Multiple world records, Pan Am gold medals (2), World Champion, World Championship silver medal

Alex STIEDA

First North American to wear Tour de France Yellow Jersey, captured five classification jerseys in the TdeF and won a Commonwealth Games bronze medal

Karen STRONG

World Championship silver and bronze medals and multiple international wins and placings

Alison SYDOR

Olympic silver, 3 XC world titles, World Cup title.  A multiple World and Canadian Champion or medalist in three different cycling disciplines (Mountain Bike, Road, Cyclo-cross).

Brian WALTON

Silver medal-1996 Olympics, Pan Am gold medal, World Cup victories and placings, multiple international victories and placings, won Milk Race

Kelly Ann WAY

First Canadian to wear Women’s Tour de France yellow jersey, multiple wins and placings

Eric WOHLBERG

Gold medal ITT & Bronze Medal RR at 1998 Commonwealth Games, Winner 2000 Tour of the Gila, Multiple Canadian ITT National Titles

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GAUTIER CLAIMS WORLD CHAMPION JERSEY IN PARA-CYCLING TIME TRIAL

Gautier wins ninth World Championship title

(Ottawa, ON – July 30, 2015) Shelley Gautier is once again World Champion! The para-cyclist from Toronto successfully defended her time trial World title on Thursday at the 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships, earning her ninth Rainbow Jersey in as many starts at this prestigious event.

Para-cyclists of all regions of the world are competing in Notwill, Switzerland, this weekend for the ultimate goal of capturing the rainbow jerseys for the time trial and road races in all classes.

Gautier raced to the gold medal in the Women’s T1 class, topping the podium in front of two Russian tricyclists. The Toronto-native former mountain biker stopped the clock at 36:32.87 after completing the 14km course, more than 2 minutes faster than silver medallist, Yulia Sibagatova of Russia.

In the women’s C5 class, Nicole Clermont of Sherbrooke came up just nine seconds short of climbing onto the podium, taking the fourth place with a time of 34:23. Marie-Claude Molnar, racing the Women C4 class, took fifth place.

The time trial for the hand cyclists will take place tomorrow, with the road races presented on Saturday and Sunday.

RESULTS – TIME TRIAL – 2015 UCI PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

WOMEN’S T1

1. GAUTIER, Shelley (CANADA) 36:32.87

2. SIBAGATOVA, Yulia (RUSSIA) 38:54.56 +02:22

3. PEROVA, Svetlana (RUSSIA) 45:05.82 +08:33

 

WC5

1. STOREY, Sarah (GREAT BRITAIN) 30:52.36

2. HARKOWSKA, Anna (POLAND) 33:08.17 +02:16

3. BRACHTENDORF, Kerstin (GERMANY) 34:14.78 +03:22

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4. CLERMONT, Nicole (CANADA) 34:23.46 +03:31

 

WC4

1. MORELLI, Shawn (USA) 34:29.11

2. GREEN, Alexandra (AUSTRALIA) 35:13.29 +00:44

3. FISHER, Megan (USA) 35:24.17 +00:55

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5. MOLNAR, Marie-Claude (CANADA) 36:09.50 +01:40

 

MC3

1. CLIFFORD, Eoghan (IRELAND) 48:53.60

2. WARIAS, Steffen (GERMANY) 49:41.51 +00:48

3. USTINOV, Sergey (RUSSIA) 50:44.70 +01:51

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7. SAMETZ, Michael (CANADA) 51:10.17 +02:17

 

MB

1. POLAK, Marcin / LADOSZ, Michal (POLAND) 43:34.44

2. GONZALEZ GARCIA, Carlos / MARTIN INFANTE, Noel (SPAIN) 44:45.44 +01:11

3. BERSINI, Emanuele / PANIZZA, Riccardo (ITALY) 0:46:00.91 +02:26

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8. CHALIFOUR, Daniel / CLOUTIER, Alexandre (CANADA) 47:29.64 +03:55

13. CARRIER, Alexandre / LAFLAMME, Aroussen (CANADA) 48:54.88 +05:20

 

WB

1. PODKOSCIELNA, Iwona / WNUCZEK, Aleksandra (POLAND) 52:05.61

2. FOY, Emma / THOMPSON, Laura (NEW ZEALAND) 52:05.64

3. VAN DEUDEKOM, Odette / VAN DIJK, Kim (NETHERLANDS) 53:03.36 +00:58

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8.. WELDON, Robbi / LEMIEUX, Audrey (CANADA) 55:56.56 +03:51

 

MC1

1. TEUBER, Michael (GERMANY) 32:32.60

2. MENDEZ, Juan Jose (SPAIN) 33:50.25 +01:18

3. MASINI, Giancarlo (ITALY) 33:52.14 +01:20

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8. MILLEY, Jaye (CANADA) 34:54.41 +02:22

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BEST GAMES EVER FOR CANADIAN CYCLISTS

Canada surpasses all-time medal haul at Major Games

(Toronto, ON – July 26, 2015) Cycling Canada and its Canadian cyclists completed its best Major Games ever at the Toronto 2015 Pan-American Games.

With a medal haul of 20 medals in all cycling disciplines, Canada has more than doubled the previous all-time high of nine medals earned at the 1999 Pan-American Games that took place in Winnipeg.

Jacques Landry, High Performance Director and Head Coach, was thrilled with the performance of Canadian cyclists at these major Games. “These Games have definitely been good ones for cycling, across all of our Olympic disciplines. We obviously came into these Games expecting to win gold medals in some of our marquis events. Our goal, however, remained to reach the podium in each event we entered in, and I believe we came very close to that goal.”

The Games will have a much bigger impact for Canadian cycling in the short, mid and long term. “The unmeasurable impact that these Games have had for Cycling Canada is the degree of awareness that has been acquired by the Canadian public with regards to our programs. It was so great to see the the country to rally behind our athletes in all cycling events, and we hope that this enthusiasm for our sport continues, sparking the interest of our Canadian youth to “Hop On” and become future champions of the road, the mountain bike trails, the dirt jumps or the boards.” 

In BMX, Tory Nyhaug got the ball rolling for Canada with a gold medal, laying down the perfect day with wins in all motos, semi-finals and finals at the newly built BMX Track at Centennial Park.

Emily Batty and Raphael Gagné both won gold medals in Mountain Bike, while Catharine Pendrel took the silver medal only seconds behind Batty in what was a Canadian domination at Hardwood Ski and Bike.

The Track cycling events at the velodrome was all Canada, with gold medals in both Men and Women Team Sprints, followed by gold medals in the Men and Women Individual Sprint thanks to Hugo Barrette and Monique Sullivan. The Women’s team pursuit showed their domination in the Americas, easily riding to the gold medal against the United States of America. Sullivan added the gold medal in the women’s keirin, completed a hat trick in women’s sprint events.

Canada completed the track cycling portion of these Games with 10 medals with two silver and two bronze medals.

The road events started on Wednesday with the individual time trial, and pro rider Hugo Houle arrived at the start line in top form, averaging 400 watts of power over 45 minutes, his personal best, to capture the gold medal by 1:17 on the silver medallist. Sean MacKinnon added a surprising bronze medal standing beside Houle on the podium. Jasmin Glaesser, despite an unfortunate flat tire, earned the silver medal of the women’s race.

The road races were also a Canadian affair, with Jasmin Glaesser adding a gold medal to her collection in the women’s race, along with Allison Beveridge taking the bronze. Glaesser earned her fourth medal in as many races, putting her in the Top 3 of the entire Canadian delegation. Guillaume Boivin earned the bronze medal in a nail-biting sprint of three in the men’s road race.

MEDALLISTS – CYCLING AT TORONTO 2015 PAN-AMERICAN GAMES

  • Raphael Gagné – Gold – Men’s Cross-Country, Mountain Bike

  • Emily Batty – Gold – Women’s Cross-Country, Mountain Bike

  • Canada – Gold – Women’s Team Sprint, Track Cycling

  • Monique Sullivan – Gold – Women’s Keirin, Track Cycling

  • Monique Sullivan – Gold – Women’s Sprint, Track Cycling

  • Canada – Gold – Men’s Team Sprint, Track Cycling

  • Hugo Barrette – Gold – Men’s Sprint, Track Cycling

  • Canada – Gold – Women’s Team Pursuit, Track Cycling

  • Tory Nyhaug – Gold – Men’s BMX

  • Hugo Houle – Gold – Men’s Individual Time Trial, Road Cycling

  • Jasmin Glaesser – Gold – Women’s Road Race, Road Cycling

  • Jasmin Glaesser – Silver – Women’s Omnium, Track Cycling

  • Jasmin Glaesser – Silver – Women’s  Individual Time Trial, Road Cycling

  • Catharine Pendrel – Silver – Women’s Cross-Country, Mountain Bike

  • Kate O’Brien – Silver – Women’s Sprint, Track Cycling

  • Canada – Bronze – Men’s Team Pursuit, Track Cycling

  • Hugo Barrette – Bronze – Men’s Keirin, Track Cycling

  • Sean MacKinnon – Bronze – Men’s Individual Time Trial, Road Cycling

  • Allison Beveridge – Bronze – Women’s Road Race, Road Cycling

  • Guillaume Boivin – Bronze – Men’s Road Race, Road Cycling

Highlights – Toronto 2015 Pan-American Games:

  • Canada won gold medal in all disciplines: BMX, Mountain Bike, Track, Road.

  • Canada topped the medal standings in Mountain Bike, Track and Road cycling events.

  • 20 of 24 Canadian cyclists won at least one medal.

  • Jasmin Glaesser won four medals, including two gold, putting her Top 3 of ALL Canadian athletes of these 2015 Pan-American Games.

  • Raphael Gagné became the first man to win a Gold medal in the mountain bike event at Pan-American Games.

  • Tory Nyhaug became the first Canadian to win a medal in BMX at any Pan-American Games.

  • Hugo Barrette won the gold medal in the sprint event, becoming the first Canadian man to accomplish this feat at Pan-American Games since Gordon Singleton in 1979. Barrette also won the gold in the Men’s Team Sprint along with teammates Evan Carey and Joseph Veloce.

  • Monique Sullivan achieved the Triple Crown, winning the Women Team Sprint, Sprint and Keirin events.

  • Hugo Houle had the performance of his life winning the Individual Time Trial, winning the gold by more than 1:17 on the second place finisher.

  • Canada’s women’s Mountain Bikers finished 1-2, with Emily Batty taking the title only seconds in front of two-time World Champion Catharine Pendrel.

  • Monique Sullivan, Hugo Barrette and Jasmin Glaesser made history by winning at least three medals in one single Games. No Canadian cyclist had ever won three medals in one Major Games prior to today.

MEDAL STANDINGS – BMX

1. United States (1, 0, 1: Total 2)

2. Canada (1, 0, 0: Total 1)

3. Ecuador (0, 2, 0: Total 2)

MEDAL STANDINGS – MOUNTAIN BIKE

1. Canada (2, 1, 0: Total 3)

2. Argentina (0, 1, 0: Total 1)

3. United States (0, 0, 2: Total 2)

MEDAL STANDINGS – TRACK CYCLING

1. Canada (6, 2, 2: Total 10)

2. Colombia (3, 0, 3: Total 6)

3. United States (1, 1, 0: Total 2)

MEDAL STANDINGS – ROAD

1. Canada (2, 1, 3: Total 6)

2. United States (1, 1, 0: Total 2)

3. Venezuela (1, 0, 0: Total 1)

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CYCLING CANADA, LOUIS GARNEAU ANNOUNCE TEAM UNIFORM FOR 2015 PAN-AMERICAN GAMES

Canadian-based Louis Garneau and Cycling Canada unveil stunning design for its athletes

(Toronto, ON – July 08, 2015) Cycling Canada and Louis Garneau Sports are proud to unveil the approved design for the Team Canada uniform that will be worn by the Canadian cyclists competing at the 2015 Pan-American and Parapan American Games in Toronto this upcoming summer.

For the past 32 years, Louis Garneau apparel has played a key role in the performance, success, and professional appearance of the Canadian Cycling Teams at nine Olympic Games and countless World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Pan-American Games. Louis Garneau and Cycling Canada announced in 2013 a four-year deal that would see the Canadian-based cycling apparel manufacturer outfit the team through to the 2016 season.

The uniform, which for the first time was voted by the public via social media, will be white with the red maple leaf as the centrepiece of the uniform. A hint of the Cycling Canada trademark blue can be seen around the maple leaf. The shorts will be black, with the Canada wordmark on the each side.

“The Team Canada kit has always held a special meaning for me. It represents my own cycling career, of course, but also the beginning of my corporate life. I am proud to support the finest Canadian athletes as they embark on their journey to the 2015 Pan Am Games. This year, as host nation, all eyes will be on Canada, and I want to personally send my best to all our Canadian cyclists,” remarks Louis Garneau, President and Founder of Louis Garneau Sports.

“Both Cycling Canada and Louis Garneau have a commitment of excellence to our cycling athletes with the best possible tools they require to perform at the highest international level. Throughout our partnership with LG to design state-of-the-art competitive clothing, our athletes will continue to perform on the international scene with the best apparel on the market,” said Cycling Canada High Performance Director Jacques Landry.

Known for its high-performance apparel that outfits some of the top riders and athletes in the world, Louis Garneau supply the teams with technologically-advanced apparel for optimal performances.

Louis Garneau has outfitted the Canadian National Cycling Teams since the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, in which Louis Garneau himself competed. Since then, Louis Garneau Sports has been the official cycling apparel partner of Cycling Canada.

In addition to outfitting Cycling Canada, Louis Garneau notably outfits UCI Pro-Continental Team Europcar, UCI Continental team Garneau-Quebecor, and Canadian-based mountain bike team SCOTT-3Rox Racing.

Since the original partnership in 1984, Cycling Canada athletes have won 11 Olympic medals and collected 69 UCI World Championships medals.

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CANADA CUP MOUNTAIN BIKE SERIES RESUME IN BAIE-SAINT-PAUL

Cross-country specialists to fine-tune their preparations prior to Canadian Championships 

(Baie-Saint-Paul, QC – July 8, 2015) After almost a month of break since the Canada Cup event at Hardwood Ski and Bike, Canada’s top mountain bikers are ready to hit the trails again, this time in Baie-Saint-Paul, QC.

This year marks the 17th year that a Canada Cup event is taking place in Baie-Saint-Paul, located on the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River in picturesque Charlevoix.

The Canada Cup in Baie-Saint-Paul, taking place July 10-12, will be the last racing opportunities for the cross-country mountain bikers before the Canadian Championships, to take place the following weekend in St-Félicien, QC.

The event will feature the traditional cross-country race (XCO), a cross-country time trial (XCT) and the spectacular cross-country short track (XCC) race.

“Every year, we are honored to present an event of this series. Our clients are the athletes, so we strive to offer them a playground at the height of their abilities, a course that revives the essence of mountain biking and a warm welcome to the region. I can tell you that our technical department has been at work for months in the mountain, so it promises to be a very exciting event for everyone,” said Martin Simard, Coordinator of Les Grand Rendez-Vous cyclistes de Charlevoix.

Mr. Simard also invites everyone to visit the website www.velocharlevoix.com for more details on the Canada Cup and other events.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Canada Cup series is designed to provide competitive opportunities to the next generation of cyclists, transitioning from provincial race series to international competitions. Hosted in partnership between Cycling Canada, its provincial sport organizations and local organizing committees, the Canada Cup Cycling Series is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union

Current Canada Cup rankings can be found here: https://cyclingcanada.ca/mountain-bike/canada-cup-series/.

Schedule, registration and technical guide information for the event can be found here: https://cyclingcanada.ca/sport/mountain-bike/events/type-of-event/canada-cup/baie-saint-paul/.

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FOLLOW CANADIAN CYCLING PAN-AM TEAM MEMBERS ON TWITTER

#HopOnCanada in the great Toronto 2015 adventure

Fans can follow the Toronto 2015 Canadian Cycling Team members on twitter, getting an inside view on what it takes to train and compete at the elite level.

Cycling Canada will providing updates throughout the Games with the handle @CyclingCanada, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/cyclingcanada

Use the hashtag #HopOnCanada in English and #EmbarquezCanada in French, as well as #CanuckUp.

TRACK CYCLING

MOUNTAIN BIKE

BMX

ROAD

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ADRENALINE-PACKED DAY AT BMX CHAMPIONSHIPS

Drummondville hosts yet another successful Canadian BMX Championships

(Drummondville, QC – July 4, 2015) Speed and adrenaline featured the 2015 Canadian BMX Championships with over 271 riders battling it out for Canadian BMX supremacy in Drummondville.

Putting their final touches before the Toronto 2015 Pan-American Games, both Tory Nyhaug of Coquitlam (Team BC) and Amelia Walsh of Ayr, ON (GT Bicycles/Clif Bar Company) went on to successfully defend their title and establish themselves as true leaders in Canadian BMX.

Walsh earned her third straight Canadian titles while Nyhaug earned the jersey for the past five years in the elite men category.

Nyhaug dominated the Elite men category, easily winning the main final after winning two of the three motos. The battle for second was fierce all day between Jimmy Brown of Airdrie (Airdrie BMX) and James Palmer of North Vancouver, BC (Cycling BC). In the main event, the two of them continued to battle, and another remarkable comeback in the last straight gave Palmer the second place while Brown took the third place.

The junior men race was all about the showdown between local star Gaby Malenfant of Drummondville, QC (Team Quebec) and two-time Challenge World Champion Alex Tougas of Pitt Meadows, BC (Team BC), who both swept all three motos. In the main event, Tougas triumphed over Malenfant by a significant margin, riding away with his career first BMX Canadian Championship title. Malenfant crossed the finish line second while Christopher White (Novant Health BMX Supercross) took third.

The women raced as a combined category. Walsh took the first place in all three races, for the perfect day on the track cumulating the minimum points. Daina Tuchscherer of Airdrie, AB (Team Alberta), was second with three consecutive second places in the motos, behind Walsh. Chelsea Kingston of Medicine Hat, AB (Medicine Hat BMX) finished third, also with three third places in the motos.

Tuchscherer was the women junior rider and won the category.

BMX action continues tomorrow with the presentation of the fifth race of the Canada Cup BMX series, with more than 300 participants registered to race.

The event is organized by the Drummond BMX club, and over 50 volunteers are contributing daily to the success of the event.

The 2016 edition of these Championships will take place in Calgary, Alberta.

>> FULL RESULTS CAN BE FOUND HERE

PODIUMS – CHAMPIONSHIPS CATEGORIES – 2015 CANADIAN BMX CHAMPIONSHIPS

ELITE WOMEN

1. Amelia WALSH (GT Bicycles)

2. Chelsea KINGSTON (Medicine Hat BMX)

3. Erin KINNIE (Team BC)

 

ELITE MEN

1. Tory NYHAUG (Team BC)

3. James PALMER (Team BC)

2. James BROWN (Airdrie BMX)

 

JUNIOR WOMEN

1. Daina TUCHSCHERER (Alberta Bicycle)

2. Mégane BÉLANGER (Team Quebec)

3. Brianne VANDERKUIP (Alberta Bicycle)

 

JUNIOR MEN

1. Alex TOUGAS (Team BC)

2. Gaby MALENFANT (BMX Drummond)

3. Christopher WHITE (Novant Health BMX Supercross)

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NYHAUG AND WALSH SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND CANADIAN BMX TIME TRIAL TITLES

Nyhaug remains undefeated at Canadian Championships, Walsh goes for third straight BMX title tomorrow

(Drummondville, QC – July 3, 2015) The 2015 Canadian BMX Championships kicked off in Drummondville, QC at the stunning BMX Drummond track. The first day of racing began with the Time Trial SuperFinals, and the two reigning Canadian Champions successfully defended their Time Trial titles with imposing victories.

These championships are held for the second consecutive year in the touristic area of Centre-du-Québec. This year’s championships are part of Drummondville’s 200th-anniversary celebrations.

Tory Nyhaug of Coquitlam, BC completed the track featuring the three banked turns and four straightaways with a time of 33.000s to earn his ninth Canadian Elite title, undefeated at Canadian Championships since turning Elite in 2011. Jimmy Brown (Airdrie BMX) posted the second fastest time of 33.545 for the silver medal while James Palmer (Team BC) took third with a time of 33.982s.

In the tightly contested junior men category, two-time Challenge World Champion Alex Tougas (Team BC) earned his career first Red and White jersey, winning the Superfinals with a time of 33.475s. Local rider Gaby Malenfant (BMX Drummond), who was announced earlier this week as the first Quebec BMXer to compete at World Championships, finished in second place, while Deven Kawa (Alberta Bicycle) took third place.

Amelia Walsh of Ayr, ON (GT Bicycles) was the fastest of the elite women field, earning the top place with a time of 39.154s. Chelsea Kingston (Medicine Hat BMX) finished second while Erin Kinnie (Team BC) placed third.

Daina Tuchscherer (Alberta Bicycle) easily won the junior women category with a time of 39.482s, close to 2.5s over Mégane Bélanger (Team Quebec) and 3.8s over Brianne Vanderkuip (Alberta Bicycle) in the third place.

The BMX Championships motos will take place Saturday, and the Canada Cup BMX series will be featured on Sunday.

Nyhaug, Walsh, Brown, and Tuchscherer will race for Canada next weekend at the upcoming Pan-American Games.

PODIUMS – TIME TRIAL SUPERFINALS – 2015 CANADIAN BMX CHAMPIONSHIPS

ELITE WOMEN

  1. Amelia WALSH (GT Bicycles) 39.154
  2. Chelsea KINGSTON (Medicine Hat BMX) 40.818 +1.664
  3. Erin KINNIE (Team BC) 43.974 +4.820

 ELITE MEN

  1. Tory NYHAUG (Team BC) 33.000
  2. James BROWN (Airdrie BMX) 33.545 +0.545
  3. James PALMER (Team BC) 33.928 +0.928

 JUNIOR WOMEN

  1. Daina TUCHSCHERER (Alberta Bicycle) 39.482
  2. Mégane BÉLANGER (Team Quebec) 41.976 +2.494
  3. Brianne VANDERKUIP (Alberta Bicycle) 43.292 +3.810

 JUNIOR MEN

  1. Alex TOUGAS (Team BC) 33.475
  2. Gaby MALENFANT (BMX Drummond) 34.234 +0.759
  3. Deven KAWA (Alberta Bicycle) 35.128 +1.653
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GILLIAN ELLSAY, DEREK GEE CROWNED JUNIOR CANADIAN TIME TRIAL CHAMPION

Time Trial kicks off junior and master portion of 2015 Canadian Road Championships

(Thetford Mines, QC – July 2, 2015) The junior and master portion of the 2015 Global Relay Canadian Championships kicked off thursday in Thetford Mines, Quebec, with the presentation of the individual time trial races for all categories.

In the junior men race, Derek Gee of Osgoode, ON (Team Ontario) dethroned 2014 Champion Pierre-Andrée Côté of St-Henri de Lévis, QC, (Équipe du Quebec) to take the title and the coveted jersey, posting a very fast time of 40:48 in the 28.4 km course. Evan Burtnik of Edmonton, AB (Team Alberta) finished second just 19 seconds out of first place, while Côté took the third place more than 1:15 over the new Canadian Champion.

Gillian Ellsay of Courtenay, BC (Cycling BC) was in a class of her own atop the standings of the women’s race, posting a time of 23:27 on the 14.2 km course. Emeliah Harvie of Banff, AB (Team Alberta) took the second place, 44 seconds out of the first place, followed by Erin Attwell of Victoria, BC (Cycling BC).

The master racers will have their road race tomorrow, while the junior will compete in their road races Saturday.

For complete information and results on the 2015 Global Relay Canadian Championships, please visit www.championnatscanadiensroute.com

PODIUMS – TIME TRIAL – 2015 GLOBAL RELAY CANADIAN ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS

JUNIOR WOMEN

1. ELLSAY, Gillian (Cycling BC) 23:27

2. HARVIE, Emeliah (Team Alberta) 24:11 +00:44

3. ATTWELL, Erin (Cycling BC) 24:18 +00:51

 

JUNIOR MEN

1. GEE, Derek (Team Ontario) 40:48

2. BURTNIK, Evan (Team Alberta) 41:07 +00:19

3. COTE, Pier Andre (Equipe du Quebec) 42:04 +01:16

 

MASTER A

1. MCNICOLL, Jerome (Abc cycles/Honda centre-ville) 42:01

2. DODDY, Dan (Tower International Cycling Team 0:43:51 +01:50

3. VAN EVERY, Russell (Tower International cycling team) 44:26 +02:25

 

MASTER B

1. GAZSI, David (TrueNorthMedicalRoadCorps) 41:45

2. MCKEOWN, Brian (The Radical Edge) 43:00 +01:15

3. BOITEAU, Alexandre (Trek-Fiera) 43:02 +1:17

 

MASTER C

1. AMOS, Ron (Hammer/53×11) 21:17

2. BAUER, Steve (independent) 21:44 +00:27

3. GEE, Jon (Ride with Rendall) 22:04 +00:47

 

MASTER D

1. ANDERSON, Robert (Team Specialized Racing Masters) 22:45

2. GOULET, Alain (independent) 23:08 +00:23

3. LAIRD, James (Peak Racing / Gear Works Cyclery) 23:38 +00:53

 

MASTER E

1. BOILEAU, Caroline (Nine2FivePro.com Cycling Team) 27:38

 

MASTER F

1. CHISHOLM, Allison (Morning Glory) 25:00

2. HAYES, Judith (Martin Swiss) 25:29 +00:29

3. MASUN, Katya (CYKL – Junek Velodromes) 25:35 +00:35

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