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CYCLING CANADA PRESIDENT NAMED TO UCI COMMISSION

The President of Cycling Canada, John Tolkamp, has been named to the UCI’s Ethics Commission by the UCI Management Committee.

The Ethics Commission occupies an essential role as the guardian of the ethical principles of the UCI’s Code of Ethics and supports the functioning of the UCI as a respected International Federation.

The other members of the Ethics Commission are:               

                                                Mr. Richard Leggat                          President

                                                Mr. Peter Barth                                 Member

                                                Mrs. Noemi Cantele                         Member

                                                Mr. Marcel Wintels                           Member

 

Richard Leggat, the current Chairman of Bike NZ, replaces Pieter Zevenbergen as the President of the Ethics Commission.

Mr. Loïc Loutan, a Swiss national, will serve as the Commission’s external coordinator.  He is a specialist in sports law.

Mr. Tolkamp was notified of his appointment earlier this week in a letter from UCI President Brian Cookson.

We congratulate John on this appointment and know that he will serve both Canada and the UCI well in this new role.

                                               

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CYCLING NATIONAL TEAM LIST UNVEILED

Ottawa, Feb. 6, 2014 – Cycling Canada has unveiled the list of 129 athletes who have been nominated to the 2014 National Team List.

Click here to see the list.

Athletes are nominated to the list based on Sport Canada carding status, 2013 results, selection to 2013 world championships and discretionary nominations by the National Coaches.

The list is divided into three tiers, which help determine priority access to National Team coaching, equipment, sport science services and funding.

National Team List status does not guarantee selection to National Team projects, which are open to all eligible Canadian athletes.

The published list shows nominations only. In order to confirm their National Team List status, athletes must share their yearly training plans with the National Coaches, complete the UCI True Champion or Cheat anti-doping education program and commit to Cycling Canada’s Code of Conduct. The same requirements will apply to any athlete selected to represent Canada.

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UCI ISSUES WARNING ON CLENBUTEROL

To read the warning – please click here

 

 

 

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CYCLING COMMONWEALTH GAMES SELECTION CRITERIA RELEASED

(Jan. 27, 2014 – Ottawa ON) Cycling Canada has released the selection criteria for the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

These criteria outline Canada’s objectives for the Games and the performances athletes must achieve in order to be nominated to the team. Due to the early entry deadline imposed by the Commonwealth Games Federation, the team will be announced by May 23, 2014.

The selection criteria are in two parts:

An anticipated 15 cycling athletes will compete for Canada in track, mountain bike and road events from July 23 to Aug. 3, 2014.

Cycling competition will begin with the track events at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome from July 24 to 27. The mountain bike cross country will be held at Cathkin Braes Country Park on July 29. The road time trial will be held on July 31, and the road race on Aug. 3, both on courses through Glasgow itself.

For more information on the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, visit www.glasgow2014.com.

For more information on Canada at the Commonwealth Games, visit www.commonwealthgames.ca.

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CYCLING CANADA CORRECTION REGARDING SALAS ANTI-DOPING VIOLATION

CCES Release Clarifies Nature of the Violation

(Ottawa, ON – January 23, 2014) Following a release today by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) in relation to the Sebastian Salas anti-doping rule violation for Tampering, Cycling Canada offers this correction. Read more

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SPORT CANADA TO FUND 72 CYCLISTS IN 2014

(Ottawa, ON, Jan. 13, 2014) – For Canadian cyclists pursuing an international career, every dollar counts. Housing, travelling, training and racing all add up to a heavy financial burden on athletes and their families.

Our athletes are fortunate to have the Sport Canada Athlete Assistance Program – also known as carding – which provides direct financial support to athletes who have achieved international results.

For 2014, 72 cycling athletes will receive this support. A total of $270,000 will go to 17 Para-cyclists, while $684,000 will be shared among 55 track, road, mountain bike and BMX cyclists. These athletes are also eligible for other support including deferred tuition support and access to Canadian Sport Institute services.

Although there aren’t enough cards to support every worthy athlete, the AAP program has a huge impact on Canadian cyclists, particularly younger ones who do not have professional contracts. That’s what prompted 2010 mountain bike world champion Catharine Pendrel to decline her carding for 2014 so that other athletes could benefit from the support. Her funding was reallocated to three athletes who would otherwise not have been carded.

“Canadian athletes are lucky,” says Pendrel. “We have a program, not many nations do. This program not only enabled me to train better with less financial stress, but it gave me the confidence and sense of achievement that comes from having your country and sport recognize your potential and be willing to invest in that.  This funding enabled me to rise to a level where I could be noticed by a professional team, Luna, and eventually support myself without reliance on Sport Canada. The Sport Canada financial support that once enabled me to rise to the top at an international level now goes into developing the next generation of Canadian Cycling hopefuls.”

“I commend Catharine for deciding to make available her well-earned carding support to other athletes having demonstrated the potential to reach the highest step on the international podium in the next few years,” says Cycling Canada High Performance Director Jacques Landry. “By her actions Catharine is contributing to blazing the trails that lead to a stronger Canadian cycling team.”

Cycling Canada would like to thank Pendrel for her generosity and wish her, along with all Canadian cyclists, a successful 2014.

For a full list of cycling athletes who will be carded in 2014, click here.

Photo Credit: Canadian Cyclist

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CANADA UNVEILS CYCLO-CROSS WORLDS TEAM

(Ottawa, ON – Jan. 21, 2014) Seven Canadian athletes will wear the national team colours at the 2014 UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in Hoogerheide, the Netherlands, from Feb. 1 to 2, 2014.

The Canadian team selection was based on the results of the 2013 Canadian Cyclo-Cross Championships, and includes junior men, U23 men, and elite men. No women opted to travel to the the worlds. The team will make its competition debut at the UCI World Cup in Nommay, France, this weekend, in preparation for the World Championships the following week.

CANADIAN TEAM – 2014 UCI Cyclo-Cross WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Hoogerheide, NED

Junior Men
Willem Boersma [Portage la Prairie MB]

Mason Burtnik [Edmonton AB]

Sean Germaine [Edmonton AB]
 
U23 Men
Michael van den Ham [Brandon AB]

Connor Wilson [Camrose AB]

 

Elite Men

Mike Garrigan [St. Clements ON]

Aaron Schooler [Edmonton AB]

 

Team Manager

Ian Hughes

 

Photo Credit: Canadian Cyclist

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CYCLING CANADA & CYCLING BC REACT TO SALAS SANCTION

Cycling Canada was disappointed to learn of the suspension of road cyclist Sebastian Salas for an anti-doping rule violation that occurred in July of last year.   

Cycling Canada is firmly and adamantly opposed to all forms of doping and has taken exceptional measures to monitor, test and educate athletes in the sport.  In the last year more Canadian cyclists were tested than any other year with the majority of those tests being no notice, out of competition. 

Each cyclist competes under the Race Clean: Own Your Victory / Roulez gagnant au naturel banner and is aware of the values inherent in fair and ethical competition.  This education program, developed with and by the athletes, has been in the forefront of the national team and Canadian Cycling Championships for the past two years.

Speaking on behalf of Cycling Canada, President John Tolkamp said; “It is unfortunate to learn that an athlete in our sport has been seen to have competed outside the rules of the Canadian Anti-doping Program.  The fact that the rigorous testing regime of the national body with the collaboration of the CCES identified the problem should serve as a reminder to any that would cheat that they will be caught and sanctioned appropriately.  We will continue to enhance our efforts to educate around doping in our sport so that all athletes are able to compete on a fair and equal basis”.

Cycling BC Official Statement

Cycling BC is surprised and disappointed to learn of Sebastian Salas’ sanction detailed above. President Bruce Denis stated; “We believe in the integrity of Cycling Canada and the CCES and we recognize their efforts on behalf of clean athletes in the province of BC, Canada and beyond”.

Ethical performance is central to Cycling BC’s values. Based on feedback from our members, the Board of Directors is currently preparing an amendment to our Strategic Plan (available for viewing at www.cyclingbc.net) that will address ethics and fair play as well as outline a plan to integrate anti-doping awareness and education into our High Performance programs and our Youth Development programs. This plan will involve a partnership with Cycling Canada’s Race Clean: Own Your Victory program mentioned above.

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NEW FACES MAKING IT TO THE FINALS FOR CANADA AT LAST TRACK CYCLING WORLD CUP

(Guadalajara MEX – January 19, 2014) Canada’s track cycling team celebrated a gold medal and a fourth place for a pair of rising stars at the final track World Cup event of the season.

The three-day world cup started off in superb fashion with victory for the women’s team pursuit squad, despite competing without Gillian Carleton (Victoria BC) due to illness. Alternate Allison Beveridge (Calgary AB) lined up for the first time alongside Jasmin Glaesser (Vancouver BC), Stephanie Roorda (Vancouver, BC) and Laura Brown (Vancouver BC) and the team qualified with the fastest time of 4:23.828 in the afternoon session, sending them to the gold medal ride against the U.S. in the evening. The ride for gold against the US squad only lasted 3 km out of the normal 4 as the Canucks ended the race early by gaining a half-lap on their rivals to win gold.

The gold medal performance from the Canadian quartet not only meant that Canada would win the overall World Cup in the women’s team pursuit but it also meant that Allison Beveridge would step on the podium in her first participation in a World Cup event as a starter.

The second day of competition was marked by joy and frustration for Hugo Barrette (Cap-aux-Meules QC) in the men’s keirin.  Going into the repechage round Hugo broke his handlebars on the start and was forced to restart the round riding on regular road bars. Focussing on the task at hand Hugo was able to win the repechage nonetheless to progress on to the semifinals.  

Now with proper track sprint bars back on his bike Hugo continued his great rides to win the semfinal heat and move onto the finals. Once in the finals a podium performance was well within reach as two riders were eliminated for passing the pace motorcycle. This forced a restart with only four riders and Barrette crossed the line second only to be relegated for having made an illegal move involving British rider Alexander Lewis with 1 ½ laps to go. Despite ending up fourth, this marked the first time that Barrette has made it to a keirin final at a world cup which marks a significant milestone in his short career. 

Also flying the flag for Canada on the second day was Beveridge in the women’s omnium, finishing 10th in the flying lap, second in the points race and eighth in the elimination race to end the first day of the omnium competition sitting 6th overall. 

On the third and final day of competition Joseph Veloce (Toronto ON) and Barrette were the first to hit the boards in the men’s sprint qualifier. Neither of them were among the top-16 that made it through the next round but their times were solid considering that this World Cup was the first competition for Veloce since being seriously injured in a crash in Colorado in the summer and that Hugo had not fully recovered from the previous day’s races. 

In the women’s omnium, Beveridge was 11th in the 3 km individual pursuit, 13th in the scratch race and 13th place in the 500m time trial to finish a respectable 9th place overall.

“Overall this World Cup has been a good one for the Canadians where some were able to rise to the occasion and gain experience, performances and notoriety on the world’s stage,” said Jacques Landry, High Performance Director – Head Coach of Cycling Canada. “The fact that we have new faces reaching the podium or getting really close to it is a testament to the great work that is being done by our coaches and support teams to identify new talent and to fast-track the development of that talent. We are in a very good position right now and it’s only improving.”

“This has been an encouraging week when you factor in where the team is at in its training cycle. Allison’s performances were good and this competition was definitely a good opportunity for her to gain valuable experience,” said Craig Griffin, Head Track Endurance Coach for Cycling Canada. “The weekend’s performances confirm that everything we are doing is going in the right direction. These are exciting times going into the world championships having a lot of momentum and a full six weeks to continue building.”

The Canadian team will be back in action at the track world championships in Cali, Colombia, from Feb. 26 to March 2.

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WOMEN’S TEAM PURSUIT TAKES GOLD AT UCI TRACK WORLD CUP

The Canadian women’s Team Pursuit squad went to Guadalajara, Mexico, for the third and final stop on the UCI Track Cycling World Cup circuit in search of a Top 2 placing.  They dug deep and mined some gold.

The team comprised of Laura Brown (Vancouver, BC), Allison Beveridge (Calgary, AB), Stephanie Roorda (Vancouver, BC) and Jasmin Glaesser (Coquitlam, BC) set the pace earlier today in the qualifying round with a time of 4:23.828 to set up the gold medal race with Team USA who qualified over 7 seconds back in second place.

Craig Griffin, Cycling Canada’s Track Endurance Coach, summed up the gold medal race best, “We had a plan, we figured out how we would utilize everyone’s strengths and they executed to perfection”.  The Canadians overtook the Americans with less than 400m to go in the 4000m race to lock up the gold medal.

With this win, Canada finishes the World Cup season in first place in the women’s Team Pursuit standings with 840 points, 120 points ahead of second place Australia.

Competition continues Saturday and Sunday for the Canadian team with the Men’s Sprint (Hugo Barrette and Joseph Veloce), Men’s Keirin (Hugo Barrette) and women’s Omnium (Allison Beveridge).

Photo Credit: Canadian Cyclist

 

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