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Cycling Canada unveils new campaign

(Ottawa, ON – April 13, 2015) Cycling Canada is thrilled to announce the launch of a new campaign. “Hop On” is our rallying cry to encourage people to get on their bikes and contribute to Canada’s reputation as a leading cycling nation.

Learn how you can ride, cheer and support our athletes at hoponcanada.ca. You’ll also find our new commercial, athlete interviews, Cycling Canada merchandise, and more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wtqnbObhbA

This innovative campaign was developed by Innocean Worldwide Canada Inc. with the support of numerous creative and production partners.  We will be adding stories and information to the site each month leading to the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2016 Olympic Games.

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CYCLING CANADA UNVEILS PROGRESSIVE ANTI-DOPING POLICY

National Cycling body follows Consultation with new policy framework for dealing with Anti-doping Rule Violations

(Ottawa, ON – April 09, 2015) Grounded on the findings of the 2014 National Consultation on Doping in Canada, Cycling Canada is pleased to announce a new and progressive policy on Anti-Doping for cyclists and cycling support personnel in Canada.

Developed in consultation with the CCES and with Cycling Canada’s Athletes’ Council this forward-thinking policy fully complements the 2015 Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP) which is more stringent than ever before. Our policy is designed to ensure that Cycling Canada proactively deters cheaters by applying every available penalty towards those who are caught doping.

>>> Complete Policy: Anti-Doping Rule Violation Policy

Highlights include:

  1. Cycling Canada will not hire, employ, subcontract or accept volunteer services from individuals who have received a sanction for an anti-doping rule violation, which results in a period of ineligibility of 12 months or longer.
  2. Participants who have been sanctioned for an anti-doping rule violation may not be fully funded to participate in future National Team Projects upon return to the sport.
  3. Cycling Canada  will seek financial compensation from persons who have received a sanction for an anti-doping rule violation including:
    1. Recovering Cycling Canada’s costs from related hearings.
    2. Seeking a fine proportionate to the seriousness of the violation. 
    3. Education of our athletes will be ramped up through RACE CLEAN and other programs. All fines collected will be used to support CC’s anti-doping education programs.

Cycling Canada is pleased with this next step in bringing consequences to those caught doping in Canada, and will continue to work with our partners in the fight against doping to strengthen these penalties even further in the coming years.

John Tolkamp, President of Cycling Canada, provided his thoughts on the policy development: “Cycling Canada takes doping very seriously, and we believe this policy shows that. While we are encouraged by this first step, we would like to provide stronger penalties and sanctions in the policy.  Knowing that this is a long fight, and using the CADP as a guideline, we went as far as we could in our first phase. We are passionate about continuing to make these penalties stronger in the coming years and continuing to be at the forefront of the fight against doping in Canada. We want our clean athletes and supporters to have confidence that this policy will carry through in everything we do, and that we are not done in the fight against doping. We are proud to be a leader in Canada in this area.”

Canadian Mountain Bike Cross Country multiple Champion and Member of the Athletes’ Council Geoff Kabush was pleased to provide his perspective on the policy: “Cycling Canada’s new ADRV policy is one step towards changing the culture and increasing the consequences for athletes who choose to cheat. As an athlete whose career was hugely impacted by these athletes I would like even stronger policies that make it clear anyone involved in doping at any level is not welcome in any role at Cycling Canada. These new policy statements however; are an important step towards penalizing individuals and making it clear that doping is not acceptable in Canada. Openly discussing the issues and education are important so I’m proud to see the messages involved in the Race Clean, Own Your Victory program are continuing to be part of Cycling Canada’s anti-doping effort.”

The policy was developed in consultation with the Provincial and Territorial Cycling Associations and the Athletes’ Council with advisory support from the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport.  This policy further builds upon the work that was done in the National Consultation on Doping Activity in the Sport of Cycling that was released in recent months by Cycling Canada.

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CYCLING CANADA PARTNERS WITH SHELLEY GAUTIER PARA-SPORT FOUNDATION

(Ottawa, ON – April 08, 2015) Cycling Canada is pleased to announce its partnership with the “Shelley Gautier Para-Sport Foundation”.

Shelley Gautier is a high-performance athlete of the Canadian para-cycling team in contention for the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games and the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. She can boast of having won every national and international race she participated in since her beginnings in para-cycling. Double World Champion in the road race and in the time trial from 2010 to 2014, she continues to grow and improve her performances.

Not only Shelley is an athlete with an impressive curriculum, but she remains a leader in the Canadian cycling community. Indeed, the “Shelley Gautier ParaSport Foundation” was created in her name to encourage and provide opportunities for people with disabilities to be active and get involved in sports.

The foundation created in 2014 has already seen much success either through its integration of para-cycling program in the NCCH club (National Cycling Centre of Hamilton), or by establishing a partnership with Ross Macdonald School for the Blind in Brantford, Ontario. This school will allow children from 4 to 16 years old to enjoy access to cycling within their sports program (tandem cycling). The project is a joint venture with the NCCH club to provide guidance from certified coaches and volunteers tandem pilots.

Cycling Canada would like to thank and congratulate Shelley Gautier and her entourage for their involvement, support, and the creation of the foundation. Arnaud Litou, the supervisor of the para-cycling program, points out: “Let’s not forget that only 3% of young people with disabilities is involved in a sport according to Statistics Canada, in contrast to 20% of those able-bodied. Shelley is a model in every way!”

The Ontario Cycling Association, ParaSport Ontario, Cycling Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) joined forces to form a development program for cyclists in Ontario. This partnership provides opportunities for young people and newcomers to learn about Para sports and allow Canada to remain a leading nation in the international arena.

“This is a common goal for all partners involved, and we are fortunate to have a prominent athlete, active, who shares her passion for all of the Canadian cycling community! Congratulations and good training to Shelley as she awaits the start of the 2015 season and the Rio 2016 Games,” concludes Litou.

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HARD FOUGHT MEDAL FOR HALEY SMITH AT MOUNTAIN BIKE PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Cota, COL – March 29, 2015) The partnership between Cycling Canada and Bear Mountain Resort is already paying dividends as mountain biker Haley Smith secured a bronze medal at the 2015 UCI Pan-American Championships in Cota, Columbia on Sunday.

Despite a slow start and a crash, Smith relentlessly made her way back through the field to cross the line in third place.

“It went fairly well today; I had a slow start with a few technical mistakes on the first lap but was able to rally to get myself into a medal position. The course was very challenging with lots of steep climbs and I just put my head down and grinded it out to finish in third. Thanks to Cycling Canada for the awesome support this week. And thanks to Norco bicycles for the 27.5 set up, which was perfect for this style of course.

Dan Proulx, head coach of the national mountain bike team, was excited about this race for Smith. “Haley did an incredible job, racing under pressure at altitude. The medal was definitely hard fought. There were many tough battles within the race. She has been working hard to improve her technical skills and preparation for altitude competitions. This is a huge step up from her last altitude race at the Méribel World Cup in 2014.”

To prepare for this event, the team gathered at Bear Mountain Resort, the national training centre for mountain bike, and the results are following suite. Added Smith: “We had a two-week national team training camp at Bear Mountain where we got to train on some of the toughest trails in the world. It was the perfect environment to hone our technical skill and practice steep ascending. I followed this up with two weeks at altitude with the national team, which was perfect preparation for racing at 2500m above sea level.

“Haley has been an integral part of the Cycling Canada national training centre at Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria. It’s great to see her investment rewarded. Even though this is early season form, the benefits of the daily training environment at Bear Mountain are already apparent. After this competition we’ll resume training in Victoria in preparation for the regular season – beginning at the end of May with the first two World Cups in Europe,” concluded Proulx.

 The cross-country portion of the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Tour begins in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, on May 23.

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CANADA ENDS PARA-CYCLING TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH BETTER INSIGHTS AND RENEWNED OPTIMISM FOR YOUNG TALENTS

(Apeldoorn, NED – March 29, 2015) Canada ended the 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships with more insights on where it stands internationally on the track with some of its experienced talent and new riders coming into the program.

Coming out of these championships the national team coaches will now go through an in-depth evaluation of what the medal chances are for the Rio Games on the track.

The small team of five just concluded the only major international track cycling event of the year with one medal, earned by Ross Wilson of Sherwood Park, AB in the individual pursuit at his second only track cycling race of his very young career. This silver medal puts Wilson as a contender for podium success at Toronto 2015 and Rio 2016.

The performances by the three young Alberta cyclists, Jaye Milley of Calgary, Ross Wilson and Mike Sametz of Calgary have proven that they are international contenders in targeted specific events. The road to Rio will be paved with increased attention to these specific events through tailored training to increase Canada’s medal chances.

For the Canadian Para-Cycling Team, the road cycling season begins with the Challenge Longhi and the Defi Sportif in Montreal May 1-3 prior to embarking on the UCI World Cup Tour and Toronto 2015 ParaPan-American Games.

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ROSS WILSON TAKES HOME THE SILVER MEDAL IN INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT AT PARA-CYCLING TRACK WORLDS

(Apeldoorn, NED – March 27, 2015) After coming onto the Canadian Para-cycling team less than a year ago, Ross Wilson of Calgary, AB clenched his first international podium on Friday at the 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships.

The morning qualifying session of the individual pursuit event saw Wilson qualify with the second fastest time of 4:04.019, ten seconds behind the eventual world champion Zhangyu Li of China and ten seconds in front of the Argentinian rider Rodrigo-Fernand Lopez.

In the final bout for the gold medal, the strategy for Wilson was to start off as fast as possible knowing that Li, the world record holder and 2012 Paralympic silver medallist, was a fast starter and could potentially overtake the Canadian, thus ending the race. In the end, Wilson was caught after a little more than a third of the way into the final ride.

When asked what he thought of his performance today, the Calgary native commented: “I thought that for me the performance today was a personal best. In only my second track race ever, it was amazing to be competing with para-cyclists of this caliber.”

Wilson went on to add: “I appreciate more how technical track cycling is. I am confident that in working with my personal coach Cam (Jennings), the national team coaches and Cycling Canada’s support team, I will be able to improve and reach my target goal in Rio”

Competing in the same class as Wilson (C1), Jaye Milley, also from Calgary,  almost made it into the medal rounds qualifying with a 5th fastest time. Jaye was only one second off German rider Eric Winkler, who would eventually contest the bronze medal ride with Lopez from Argentina.

In the men’s C3 category, Michael Sametz, also from Calgary, qualified in eighth position. This performance comes off a 13th place finish yesterday in the 1km time trial. Just like Ross, Sametz is a relative new-comer to the program and is competing in his first ever para-cycling track world championships.

Sametz will complete his introduction to track world’s week with a ride in the combined C1 to C3 class scratch race on Sunday.

“The performances from our three riders today demonstrate that we are competitive in the men’s C1 and C3 classes. On the one hand, we have new blood with Ross being already one of the top hopes for a Paralympic medal and a Mike Sametz who’s demonstrated so much potential; and Jaye (Milley), our more experienced rider who continues to be competitive in targeted events; mentioned Jacques Landry, High Performance Director”.

Landry added: “As we get closer to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, our coaches are instructed to focus more of their energies on medal potential athletes; and from what I’ve seen here today, all three Calgary riders deserve our utmost attention”.

Tomorrow will see Marie-Claude Molnar on the boards for Canada competing in the women’s C4 class individual pursuit.

RESULTS – TEAM CANADA – 2015 UCI PARA-CYCLING TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT, MEN C1

1. LI, Zhangyu (CHN)

2. WILSON, Ross (CAN)

3. LOPEZ, Rodrigo Fernand (ARG)

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5. MILLEY, Jaye (CAN)

 

INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT, MEN C3

1. BERENYI, Joseph (USA)

2. FUJITA, Masaki (JPN)

3. CLIFFORD Eoghan (IRL)

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8. SAMETZ, Michael (CAN)

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BRAYDEN McDOUGALL FOURTH IN TIME TRIAL AT TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Apeldoorn, NED – March 26, 2015) Brayden McDougall (Calgary, AB) was fourth in the individual time trial on the opening day of the 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.

McDougall stopped the clock at 1:23.402 after one kilometer of solo racing in the men C1 class, and finished 2.4 seconds from the third place and nine seconds behind the winning time of 1:14.445 posted by Chinese Zhangyu Li.

In the Men C3, Michael Sametz (Calgary, AB) finished 13th with a time of 1:17.610. Sametz is participating at his first UCI Track World Championships.

Marie-Claude Molnar (St-Bruno, QC) took part in the women’s C4 time trial race and raced to a time of 43.769 seconds, finishing in eighth position. Molnar came very close to the podium in a highly competitive field, finishing 3.4 seconds from the podium.

The event continues tomorrow with the individual pursuit races for the Men and Women C1-C3 classes. Milley, Sametz, and Ross Wilson (Edmonton, AB) will compete for Canada.

RESULTS – TEAM CANADA – 2015 UCI PARA-CYCLING TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

TIME TRIAL, 1000m MEN C1

1. LI, Zhangyu (CHN) 1:14.445

2. NIJHUIS, Arnoud (NED) 1:15.843

3. LOPEZ, Rodrigo Fernand (ARG) 1:21.001

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4. MCDOUGALL, Brayden (CAN) 1:23.402

 

TIME TRIAL, 1000m – MEN C3

1. BERENYI, Joseph (USA) 1:09.836

2. SCHELFHOUT, Diedrick (BEL) 1:11.189

3. BATUKOV, Sergey (RUS) 1:11.273

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13. SAMETZ, Michael (CAN) 1:17.610

 

TIME TRIAL, 500m – WOMEN C4

1. RUAN, Jianping (CHN) 37.909

2. HORAN, Katherine (NZL) 39.279

3. POWELL, Susan (AUS) 40.366

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8. MOLNAR, Marie-Claude (CAN) 43.769

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TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT – 2015 UCI MTB PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Ottawa, ON – March 25, 2015) Cycling Canada is pleased to unveil the Canadian team that will compete at the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike Pan-American Championships to take place in Cota, Colombia from March 28-29.

Team Canada – 2015 UCI MTB Pan-American Championships (Cota, COL)

  • Cindy MONTEMBAULT (Elite Women) [Val David, QC]
  • Sandra WALTER (Elite Women) [Coquitlam, BC]
  • Léandre BOUCHARD (Elite Men) [Alma, QC]
  • Raphaël GAGNÉ (Elite Men) [Québec, QC]
  • Derek ZANDSTRA (Elite Men) [Trenton, ON]
  • Catherine FLEURY (U23 Women) [Alma, QC]
  • Haley SMITH (U23 Women) [Uxbridge, ON]
  • Marc-André FORTIER (U23 Men) [Victoriaville, QC]
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – NEXTGEN Women’s Track Endurance Coach

Overview of Cycling Canada:

Cycling Canada (CC) is the recognized authority by the UCI (Union Cycliste International) on all aspects of cycling in Canada, including BMX, Cyclocross, Mountain Bike, Para-Cycling, Road and Track.  Founded in 1882, the CCA aims to create and sustain an effective system that develops talented Canadian cyclists to achieve Olympic, Paralympic and World Championship medal performances. With the vision to be a leading competitive cycling nation by 2020 celebrating enhanced international success, increased national participation and world class event hosting, Cycling Canada manages the National teams, hosts national and international events, and administers community programs to promote Cycling in Canada.

Job Description:

The NextGen Women’s Track Endurance Coach will implement the technical direction that will lead to the building of a robust world class track program.  With the support of the Track Integrated Services Team (IST), the NextGen Wome’s Track Endurance Coach will establish an optimal daily training environment through the creation and implementation of world class training programs for identified female development track endurance athletes.  The NextGen Women’s Track Endurance Coach will work in close partnership with the Women’s Road Coach and the Women’s Track Endurance Coach to establish talent identification and development strategies to increase the mass of female Track and Road international caliber athletes coming into the Track and Road folds. The NextGen Women’s Track Endurance Coach will also collaborate with the Men’s Development Road Coach, the Men’s Road Program Manager as well as the NextGen Men’s Track Endurance Coach to ensure proper alignment of the road and track endurance programs

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • In collaboration with the Integrated Support Team (IST), the Track-Road Coordinator and other National coaches ensure optimal daily training environment for all identified elite and development sprint track athletes
  • Assisted by IST ensure the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of athlete training and preparation for competition
  • Assisted by the HPD-Head Coach and supported by the Track-Road Coordinator ensure the development, implementation and analysis of the NextGen Women’s Track Endurance program consistent with the objectives established in the High Performance quadrennial plan
  • In collaboration with the Women’s Track Endurance Coach and the Women’s Road Coach lead the process of identifying and developing a 2020 targeted Women’s Track Endurance (WTE) program.
  • Overseen by the High Performance Director- Head Coach and assisted by both the Women’s Track Endurance Coach, the Women’s Road Coach, the Men’s Road Development Coach, the  NextGen Men’s Endurance Coach, the Men’s Road Program Manager and the Track Sprint Program Coach create aligned yearly Track program budgets.
  • Supported by the Track-Road Coordinator ensure optimal competitive and training conditions and the completion of all support activities required for effective and efficient execution of National Team programs
  • Supported by the Track-Road Coordinator and supervised by the High Performance Manager ensure on-budget track development program expenditures.
  • Assist the Track-Road coordinator and High Performance Manager in the drafting of yearly selection track development program selection policies and ensure constant follow-through of the said selection policies.
  • Upon request of the High Performance Director – Head Coach attend High Performance Committee or Track Selection Advisory Group meetings.
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to NCCP identified coaches and provincial/territorial coaches
  • Provide counsel to the Performance Development Manager or Development Coordinator in matters pertaining to track LTAD framework and coach specific track NCCP content
  • Provide counsel to Track-Road Coordinator and High Performance Manager in the drafting yearly Sport Canada AAP carding criteria.
  • Support the Track-Road Coordinator to ensure optimal National Team program information content on Cycling Canada’s website, Facebook and Twitter accounts
  • Provide counsel to the IST Manager’s role of assessing the Track Development programs IST needs
  • Overseen by the High Performance Manager assist the Track-Road Coordinator in ensuring efficient National Team equipment distribution and monitoring to identified National Team athletes

Knowledge and Skills

Cycling Canada is looking for a NextGen Women’s Track Endurance Coach that has experience coaching at the national and/or international level in a track cycling capacity. Experience working with the next generation of international athletes would be expected. The successful candidate will need to be minimally certified at Level 3 of the National Coaching Certification Program, eligible for equivalency based on past experience and be willing to undergo the Level 4 – Advanced Coaching Diploma of the National Coaching Certification Program.

The following knowledge, skills or experience will be considered assets:

  • NCCP Comp. Dev. Advanced (New Level 4) or international equivalency
  • experience in the application of sports science, sports medicine and technology to improve performance
  • demonstrated teaching and organizational skills
  • athlete recruitment and retention capacity
  • the ability to communicate in both official languages
  • the ability to work with new technologies to communicate with athletes and coaches within the system

Salary & Benefits

The salary scale for the position is in the range of $ 57,500 to $ 62,500 dependent on qualifications and experience.  In addition the successful candidate will be eligible for benefits in accordance with the organization’s Human Resource Guideline.

This position is subject to six-month probation; at the end of which a documented performance review will be completed.

Starting Date: End of April 2015

Location: The position is based at the Mattamy National Cycling Center velodrome in Milton, Ontario.

Application Deadline: Persons interested should send an expression of interest cover letter and resume for this position to general@cyclingcanada.ca by April 3rd, 2015

All applications will be confidential.  We thank all those who apply.  Only individuals selected for further consideration will be contacted.  Cycling Canada Cyclisme promotes Employment Equity.

THIS POSITION IS FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY SPORT CANADA

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CYCLING CANADA’S NEXTGEN MEN’S GROUP GET READY FOR THEIR EUROPEAN SPRING PROJECT

(Ottawa, ON – March 20, 2015) Following the recent announcement of the Cycling Canada NextGen program, the Men’s Track Endurance group will be assembling in Milton on Monday, March 23rd, 2015. 

After a season beginning last July at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the team raced through the UCI Track Cycling World Cup season gaining valuable experience in the build-up to this summer’s Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games. Riders are now heading to Europe for a two-month project that will combine training camps and races in several countries, including three UCI Nations Cup events.

For some of the riders, this project in Europe will begin the preparation for July’s Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games while for others it will provide an opportunity to experience European racing and provide the long-term development pathway towards a professional career.

RIDERS

  • Aidan Caves, BC
  • Alexander Cowan, AB
  • William Elliott, ON
  • Adam Jamieson, ON
  • Eric Johnstone, AB
  • Sean MacKinnon, ON
  • Edward Walsh, NS

STAFF

  • Ian Melvin – Cycling Canada NextGen Men’s Endurance Track Coach
  • Luc Arseneau – Cycling Canada NextGen Men’s Road Coach
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