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SIR PHILIP OTTON, BARONESS TANNI GREY-THOMPSON AND MALCOLM HOLMES QC TO COMPRISE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION LOOKING INTO LANCE ARMSTRONG AFFAIR

Former Court of Appeal judge Sir Philip Otton will chair the Independent Commission to look into the issues and allegations contained in the USADA decision relating to the Armstrong affair. Sir Philip Otton will be assisted by UK House of Lords Peer and Paralympic Champion Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, and Australian lawyer, Malcolm Holmes QC.

Pat McQuaid, President of the UCI, said: “I am grateful to John Coates, President of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport, for assembling such a high calibre and truly Independent Commission. The wide ranging terms of reference demonstrate the Commission’s determination to review fully the issues contained in the USADA report and I welcome that.”

McQuaid continued: “As I have said previously, the Commission’s report and recommendations are critical to restoring confidence in the sport of cycling and in the UCI as its governing body. We will co-operate fully with the Commission and provide them with whatever they need to conduct their enquiry and we urge all other interested stakeholders to do the same. We will listen to and act on the Commission’s recommendations.”

The Commission, which will act as an external body and will be fully independent of the UCI, ICAS and CAS, will hold a hearing in London between 9-26 April 2013. It then aims to submit its report to the UCI by 1 June 2013, or shortly after. The purpose and wide-ranging remit of the Commission is set out in the attached Terms of Reference, which was drawn up by the Commission members themselves.

The independence of the Commission is further demonstrated by its appointment of counsel to assist it as well as the need for the UCI to have its own legal representation at these hearings and throughout the process.

McQuaid added: “Some of our critics have suggested that this Commission would not be fully independent. They were wrong. The UCI had no influence on the selection of the Commission members.

“The appointment of these three eminent figures demonstrates clearly that the UCI wants to get to the bottom of the Lance Armstrong affair and put cycling back on the right track. Rather than simply attacking the UCI, our critics now have an opportunity to be part of the solution. I would ask them, therefore, to make their representation to the Independent Commission – and to start to put cycling first.

“The costs of the Independent Commission will be a significant burden on the UCI, however it is clear that only such a decisive and transparent examination of the past will answer our critics by thoroughly examining our assertion that the UCI’s anti-doping procedures are and have been among the most innovative and stringent in sport. ”

In the coming two weeks, the UCI will also be announcing details of a wideranging Stakeholder Consultation to look into the future of cycling and discuss how to bring in lasting improvements, as well as to tackle other issues of concern within the sport.

Content: UCI Communications

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Cycling Canada Annual Meeting Summary

Cycling Canada held its Annual Meeting in Toronto from October 26 to 28, 2012 and dealt with a number of important matters.  A summary follows:

Strategic Planning for 2013-2016 Quadrennial

Facilitator Rose Mercier led the meeting participants through a strategic planning workshop that reviewed the draft plan that was developed by the Cycling Canada Board after receiving the input of the provincial and territorial affiliates, committee members and the cycling membership at large in March and April of this year.

The national body has specific roles and responsibilities within its mandate and has set out its mission, vision and values.  Added to this were four strategic imperatives that were reviewed within the workshop with feedback received on the desired outcomes for each of them.

Strategic Imperatives

  • Resources: Grow the human capital and discretionary funding necessary to achieve strategic goals.
  • Development: Consolidate and strengthen a national structure enabling coordinated initiation and progressive development of cyclists.
  • High Performance: Enhance and expand the system of professional-quality support for Canada’s competitive cyclists.
  • Profile: Move Canadians to take pride in Canada’s national cycling team and their accomplishments.

The workshop focused on the Development area as it is the one where the activities of the national body and the provincial/territorial affiliates find the greatest common ground.

The next steps will require that the Board of Directors and management of Cycling Canada review the inputs received on mid-term objectives and how success in each area will be defined and measured.

By late February the Strategic Plan for the four years beginning April 1, 2013 will be determined and the resources allocated to delivering on it put in place through the budget plan.

Elections to Cycling Canada Board and Program Committees

The following individuals were elected to the noted positions at the AGM:

Board of Directors

  • Bill Kinash  (Director – two year term)
  • Hannah Parish (Director – two year term)
  • Kevin Baldwin (Director – two year term)
  • Stéphane LeBeau (Director – one year term)

High Performance Committee

  • Guy Vincent (Chair – two year term)
  • Andrew Iler (Development Team Representavie – two year term)

Officials’ Committee

  • Wayne Pomario (Road & Track Representative – two year term)
  • Jason Howard (BMX Representative – two year term)

Events Committee

  • Kevin MacCuish (Chair – two year term)
  • Andrew Paradowski (Road & Track Representative – two year term)

True Sport Presentation

The participants at the Annual Meeting had the opportunity to take part in an interactive session with Paul Melia, President of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport and Karri Dawson, Director of Operations for the True Sport area of CCES. 

The theme of their presentation was around how to make the True Sport principles operational in our sport.  They provided some examples of how other National Sport Organizations (NSOs) had made use of the True Sport declaration and followed through with specific actions.

They also highlighted their desire to work with cycling to help us attain the sport we want and toward that end noted the emphasis on anti-doping education in addition to the additional testing that will assist in restoring the integrity of the sport.  We hope that many of the provincial associations will  follow through on the opportunities provided by True Sport and outlined in the presentation.

National Insurance Program

Since nine of the eleven affiliated provinces and territories are members of the national insurance program it was an opportune time to get  firsthand information from our new broker of record Marsh represented  by Lyne Erwin, Effie Paraskevakos and Steve Fretwell and from the underwriter of our insurance program SportsCan Insurance represented by the President,  Mark Woodall.

The session was very informative as Mr. Woodall outlined the loss history of the national program and fielded a variety of questions on how we could move forward knowing that increased litigation is likely in coming years.  He explained that each incident for which there is a claim can be handled in one of three ways; settle, defend or deny and that his team has to analyze the best approach to each situation based on what the known facts tell them and the history of awards by courts in similar circumstances.

Mr. Woodall encouraged the members to manage the insurance program by what is needed to make it the most effective not by managing the fees.  He cited several examples where programs would not defend based on deliberate or accidental omissions from a policy.  These policy omissions are normally a factor in reducing fees but increasing risk and vulnerability to an action that can’t be defended or covered under insurance.  He assured those present that our plan was one that covered all the bases but that such a plan, in this day and age, against our loss history, will inevitably cost more going forward.

Annual Awards

The annual awards were presented as part of the Cycling Celebration that was held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting.   The winners in each category were as follows:

Event/Organizer of the Year: 

  • Road – Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, QC
  • Mountain Bike – Championnats Canadiens Marathon, Saint-Raymond, QC
  • Track – Championnats Canadiens – Dieppe, NB
  • BMX – Coupe Canada, Saint-Augustin, Québec
  • Paracycling- Coupe du Monde UCI – Baie Comeau, QC
  • Cyclocross – Canadian Championships, Toronto, ON

Individual Awards 

  • National Commissaire of the Year – Steve Head, Toronto, ON
  • International Commissaire of the Year – Wayne Pomario, BC
  • Torchy Peden Award – Atlantic Region (NS, PEl, NB, NF&L)
  • Russ Copeland Award – Joakim Albert
  • President’s Trophy – Ryder Hesjedal
  • Builder of the Year – Martin Demers (St Felicien, QC)

Annual Meeting 2013

Cycling Canada has a protocol in place whereby every second Annual  Meeting is held in Ottawa for a variety of logistical and expense control reasons.  Both St. John’s and St. Georges de Beauce have expressed interest in hosting the meeting which will be reviewed by management and a recommendation made to the Board by mid-December of this year.

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2013 MOUNTAIN BIKE CALENDAR FEATURES THREE CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Canadian Mountain Bike Championships and Canada Cup events promise to be better than ever

(Ottawa, ON – November 06, 2012) Cycling Canada released on Tuesday the 2013 Mountain Bike calendar. The season will be highlighted by the UCI World Cup race in Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC, a race that has become a tradition on the UCI World Cup tour and is a favorite among international riders.

The 2013 Mountain Bike domestic calendar features three Canadian Championships for 2013. The traditional Canadian Cross-country Championships will be held at the popular Hardwood Ski and Bike resort near Barrie, ON, the site that will host the Mountain Bike competitions for the 2015 Pan-American Games.

The Canadian Downhill Championships will take place in Panorama, BC, making a return to the popular destination for a third time in four years, while the Canadian Marathon Championships will make a return to St-Raymond for a second straight year after a highly-successful inaugural event in 2012.

The calendar also features an improved Canada Cup for both cross-country and downhill. Five races will be held for cross-country racers, while the downhill racers will ride in three events. The 2013 Canada Cup Finals will be held in Whistler, BC, marking the return of racing at the popular destination. The 2013 Canada Cup series will be held in three provinces: Québec, Ontario and British Columbia.

Mathieu Boucher, director of development for Cycling Canada, is excited about the opportunities in Mountain Bike for next season. “We are pleased to host three different Canadian Championships for 2013 catering to all our riders, in three different provinces. The Canada Cup is also promising to be stronger than ever in 2013, with committed and experienced organizing committees in place. Riders taking part in both the Canadian Championships and Canada Cup events will experience the best mountain biking that Canada has to offer.”

2013 MOUNTAIN BIKE CALENDAR

July 6-7 – Canadian Mountain Bike Downhill Championships [Elite, Junior] – Panorama, BC

July 19-21 – Canadian Mountain Bike Cross-Country Championships [Elite, U23, Junior] – Barrie, ON

August 1-9 – 2013 Canada Games – Mountain Bike cycling – Sherbrooke, QC

August 10-11 – UCI World Cup [Elite, U23, Junior] – Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC

August 25 – Canadian Mountain Bike Marathon Championships [Elite] – St. Raymond, QC

2013 CANADA CUP – XCO

May 18 – Mont-Tremblant, QC

May 25 – Baie-St-Paul, QC

June 29 – Sun Peaks, BC

July 14 – Sudbury, ON

August 17 – Whistler, BC [FINALS]

2013 CANADA CUP – DH

May 19 – Mont-Tremblant, QC

June 30 – Sun Peaks, BC

August 18 – Whistler, BC [FINALS]

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ACTION-PACKED ROAD CYCLING CALENDAR DELIVERS COMPETITIVE SEASON

2013 Canadian Elite Road Cycling Championships shift to Ville St-George; Tour of Alberta makes debut

(Ottawa, ON – November 05, 2012) Cycling Canada released on Monday the domestic and international road cycling calendar for 2013, which features once again prominent races for the next season, such as the 2013 Canadian Road Championships in St-George de Beauce, QC and Lac Mégantic, QC, as well as the return for a fourth year of the UCI WorldTour Grands Prix Cyclistes in Québec and Montréal.

The Tour of Alberta, a UCI 2.1, seven-day stage race, is making its debut in 2013, and will become Canada’s top road race on the domestic calendar outside of the WorldTour. The race is expected to bring some of the best professional cycling teams to Canada. The Tour of Delta, a well-known race in British Columbia, is also making its debut on the UCI calendar.

The Tour de Beauce is also back, and is one of Canada’s most prominent races. The Tour de Beauce has been on calendar for more than 25 years and is highly attended by many professional teams from all across the world.

In addition to these high-profile Elite races, many events also allow for the development of up-and-coming cyclists such as the, the UCI Nations Cup Saguenay, the Tour de la Relève international de Rimouski and the Tour de l’Abitibi, all staple races on the international road calendar.

For Women’s cycling, the Chrono Gatineau and Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau make a return for a fourth consecutive year. The international races for Women’s professional cycling have attracted top women to the National Capital region for this set of high-end races.

“Once again, the 2013 road race calendar will be exciting with lots of great races all across the country. The strength of Canadian cycling has grown greatly over the last decade, and these races play a significant role in the development of our future stars by providing exposure to the international peloton,” said Mathieu Boucher, the director of development at Cycling Canada. “We are highly confident that our race organizers will once more deliver top-notch events across the board.”

2013 ROAD CYCLING CALENDAR

May 18-20 – Chrono Gatineau & Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau [Elite Women] – Gatineau, QC

May 26 – eQuinelle Grand Prix [Elite Men, Women] – Kemptville, ON

June 6-9 – Coupe des Nations Saguenay [Nations Cup, U23 Men] – Saguenay, QC

June 11-16 – Tour de Beauce [Elite Men] – Ville St-George, QC

June 20-23 – Canadian Road Championships [Elite, U23] – Ville St-George, QC

June 26-30 – Canadian Road Championships [Junior, Master, Para-cycling] – Lac Mégantic, QC

July 7 – Tour de Delta [Elite Men] – Delta, BC

July 16-21 – Tour de l’Abitibi [Junior Men] – Val d’Or, QC

July 31 – Grand Prix cycliste de Rimouski [Junior Women] – Rimouski, QC

August 1-4 – Tour de la relève internationale de Rimouski [Junior Women] – Rimouski, QC

August 10-17 – 2013 Canada Games – Road cycling – Sherbrooke, QC

Sept 3-8 – Tour of Alberta [Elite Men] – Edmonton, AB

Sept 13 – Grand Prix cycliste de Québec [WorldTour, Elite Men] – Québec, QC

Sept 15 – Grand Prix cycliste de Montréal [WorldTour, Elite Men] – Montréal, QC

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KEN COOLS JOINS CYCLING CANADA AS BMX HEAD COACH

Adam Muys to focus on development programs, working closely with Cools

(Ottawa, ON – November 02, 2012) Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Ken Cools as the new Head Coach of the Canadian BMX cycling team, bringing top international coaching talent to Canada.

Cools, who has been coaching the New Zealand BMX cycling team for the past five years, led one of his athlete’s to a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the women’s race, and has coached NZ athletes to five UCI World titles since 2008.

As Head BMX Coach he will be responsible for the development of an overall plan for the delivery of the Canadian BMX program, including the identification of the 2016 and 2020 cohorts of riders that will be developed and for the development of a strategy for coach development.  He will oversee Canada’s participation in Junior and Elite World Championships and major international events including the World Cups one of which will be hosted in Abbotsford in 2013.

“Ken Cools brings a wealth of expertise in BMX cycling, having previously worked with elite athletes at the international level. We strongly believe that, in collaboration with the great development work done by Adam Muys at the national level, Canada will grow and become a top nation in BMX as we now move forward to Rio 2016,” said Jacques Landry. “We warmly welcome Ken within the Canadian Cycling community as we strive to become a leading cycling nation by 2020 and beyond.”

“This opportunity aligns with my current experience as a high performance and development BMX Coach. Since I began my coaching career as an international coach in 2001, I have worked with and continue to develop both World and Olympic Champions, including five UCI Elite World Champions and one Olympic medalist,” said Ken Cools, who will  begin his duties as Head Coach as of November 12, 2012.  “This opportunity appeals to me, as it will allow me to develop a high performance culture and team. I wish to continue to develop and cherish the Canadian vision for existing and upcoming athletes, some of whom I have had the opportunity to train in the past.”

Cools will work with the current Canadian BMX team members in place, including 2012 Olympian Tory Nyhaug, as well as with up-and-coming BMX riders.

This newly created position is supported by Own the Podium for the quadrennial leading up to Rio 2016 and, subject to results achieved, beyond those Games.  The BMX coach role through to the London 2012 Olympic Games has been covered by Adam Muys through the support and collaboration of Cycling BC where he leads their BMX program.  Adam has determined that his expertise at this time is in working with development riders and carrying out his Cycling BC responsibilities.  He, along with other provincial BMX coaches, will work closely with Ken Cools to improve the BMX system in Canada, building and training new champions.

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VIDEO RECAP: CYCLING CELEBRATION

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CYCLING CANADA ANTI-DOPING POSITION SUMMARY

Cycling Canada held its Annual Meeting in Toronto from October 26 to 28, 2012 and dealt with a number of important matters with the recent revelations of systematic doping in men’s professional road cycling being a strong focus.  A summary of the discussions follow:

Doping in Sport

The Cycling Canada Board of Directors and the representatives of the Provincial and Territorial cycling associations meeting at the CC AGM in Toronto had a thorough review and discussion of recent doping revelations stemming from the USADA report on the systematic doping attributed to the USPS team in the 1999-2005 period.

Cycling Canada is unequivocal in its desire to see doping eradicated from the sport and will do all in its power, and encourage the UCI and WADA to do all in their power, to realize this objective.

Despite cycling being a leader in the fight against doping with substantial testing and the introduction of the biological passport, the problem, while it has been reduced in some measure, is still with us in a significant manner and must be acknowledged by all partners.

As a direct result of the admitted doping infraction of Canadian cyclist Michael Barry the Board of Directors of Cycling Canada has determined that Mr. Barry’s result at the 2003 Canadian National Championships will be disqualified.  This was the only event that Mr. Barry participated in Canada under the sanction of Cycling Canada during the period May 2003 to summer 2006 which the USADA decision covered.  His 7th place finish will be vacated and no other change to the order of finish will be awarded.

Cycling Canada fully supports further investigations into the systematic doping that prevailed during this dark period for cycling and notes that it is highly probable that teams other than USPS were guilty of similar practices during that time.

We encourage any athletes or support staff with information on doping to come forward to the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES 1-800-710-2237 or intelligence@cces.ca) to discuss what they know about the use of prohibited substances in sport.

Cycling Canada has received communication from a large number of members citing their concern with the recent doping revelations and the ability of the international bodies charged with testing to catch the cheaters.  Obviously there is a lot of work to do which begins with acknowledging the seriousness of this matter and heeding the call to urgent action.  Cycling Canada feels all of the partners in anti-doping, particularly the UCI and WADA, are prepared to invest the necessary resources to fully investigate all related matters and work to restore the integrity of the sport. 

To this end the President of Cycling Canada will be communicating directly with the President of the UCI and the Management Committee in relation to Canada’s position on the WADA code which is currently under revision.  Cycling Canada supports the notion of an amnesty period whereby riders and support personnel connected to the sport could come forward and discuss freely what they know about any doping activities.  Further, we support the decision to form an independent commission to fully examine all aspects of the UCI management of the anti-doping file including the effectiveness of the biological passport program.

The members present at the Annual Meeting felt there would be a value in communicating the respective roles in anti-doping (WADA, IOC, UCI, CCES, CC) to members separate from this AGM summary.  This will be done in the very near future.

Cycling Canada and its provincial/territorial affiliates will continue to promote the Race Clean culture and messaging across membership directly using all tools available including the UCI Academy online program True Champion or Cheat which can be accessed from the Cycling Canada website.

With respect to our National Team, Cycling Canada will integrate formal anti-doping discussions into camps and engage athlete leaders in working with current age group athletes.  Last year we asked all National Team athletes and coaches to take the online ethical decision making course provided by the UCI Academy’.  We will continue this practice with all levels of our National Team and would encourage provincial/territorial associations to do so with their teams.

Finally, Cycling Canada will also consider policy guidance for itself, Provincial/Territorial Associations and Canadian Trade Teams on how it might move to prevent those with a history of involvement in doping from being involved in the administration or coaching of the sport.

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CYCLING CANADA CELEBRATES FRUITFUL 2012 SEASON

Cycling Canada hosts “Beijing to London Cycling Celebration” and Annual General Meeting this weekend in Toronto

(Ottawa, ON – October 24, 2012) Cycling Canada is capping off another exceptional season that saw many accomplishments –on and off the field of play—by its Canadian cyclists and support personnel.

The Canadian cycling community will convene in Toronto from Friday to Sunday to celebrate the success of the last season, and engage in discussions that will continue to strengthen cycling in Canada with the vision to become a leading cycling nation by 2020 and beyond, touching critical areas such as High Performance, the development of young cyclists through the long term athlete development models (LTAD), the ongoing fight against doping in cycling, coach and officials development, as well as nation-wide rules and regulations.

For Canadian cycling, the 2012 season was marked by many accomplishments in all disciplines, including memorable moments, such as:

  • The historical Giro d’Italia victory of Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal;
  • The Olympic medal won by the Women’s Team Pursuit squad at the London 2012 Olympic Games;
  • The bronze medal won by Canadian Svein Tuft in the Team Time Trial at the World Championships;
  • The sixth Olympic Games appearance of legendary Clara Hughes;
  • The all-time high three medals won by the Canadian Track Cycling team at World Championships;
  • The third place by Joëlle Numainville at the UCI Tour de Flandres World Cup;
  • The UCI World Cup Champion title from Catharine Pendrel with three World Cup victories, and the first (Top3) podium performance of Emily Batty;
  • The best Canadian result in Men Mountain Bike at the Olympic Games, an eighth place by Geoff Kabush;
  • Four Top 10 performances at Track World Junior Championships;
  • Five Track cycling medals and two Road cycling medals at the 2012 UCI Pan-American Championships;
  • Ten Top 5 results by Canadian cyclists at Mountain Bike World Cups;
  • The first-ever World Cup victory by Canadian cyclist Steve Smith in Mountain Bike Downhill;
  • The bronze-medal performance of Steve Smith in Downhill at Mountain Bike World Championships;
  • The UCI World Championships title won by Holly Feniak in Women Junior Mountain Bike Downhill;
  • Hugo Houle’s fourth-place performance in the U23 Road Race at the World Championships;
  • The Paralympic Gold medal in the Women B Road Race by Robbi Weldon and Lyne Bessette;
  • The Paralympic medal won by Marie-Claude Molnar in the time trial;
  • The three-medal performance of the Canadian Para-cycling Team at the Track World Championships;
  • A strong Seven UCI Para-Cycling World Cup titles, representing 28% of available titles, and;;
  • An impressive 26 victories by Canada at Para-cycling World Cups.

“We are exceptionally pleased with the results our Canadian cyclists have achieved this past season on the international scene at World Cup events, World Championships and at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We had a very successful 09-12 quadrennial plan, and we will strengthen our operations and support to better serve the athletes as they compete for Canada,” said Jacques Landry, Director of High Performance at Cycling Canada. “It’s important to thank everyone that is involved either directly or indirectly with the athletes and help them in their performances. There is a large support group of professionals from many walks of life that work relentlessly to support the athletes, and they are deserving of recognition.”

Further to these outstanding athletic accomplishments by cyclists, many accomplishments have occurred inside the headquarters at Cycling Canada. These administrative and domestic achievements play a significant part in the long-term success and growth of cycling in Canada. Those achievements include:

  • Continued its anti-doping education efforts with the improved RaceClean program
  • Advocated around the approval of a permanent velodrome for the 2015 Pan-American Games in the Greater Toronto Area;
  • Successfully hosted nine Canadian Championships in all cycling disciplines, including the first Mountain Bike Marathon Canadian Championships;
  • Appointed four new National Commissaires;
  • Launched the inaugural BMX Canada Cup with five events on the domestic calendar;
  • Nurtured and increased corporate relationships with industry and non-industry partners;
  • Hosted Corporate opportunities around the Olympic Games;
  • Increased its Business Development activities and Vision 2020 plans;
  • Established a licensee agreement for a full line of Cycling Canada merchandise;
  • Worked with Sportsnet to increase Television coverage of UCI Properties;
  • Increased its media reach in traditional and new media to new heights;
  • Rebranded its Corporate and visual identity;
  • Launched a major strategic planning initiative, and;
  • Achieved for the fifth consecutive year a financial surplus.

“Our Board of Directors and administrative staff continue to demonstrate excellence in their work, on a daily basis. We have been able to achieve a long list of objectives this past year, and without the work and dedication of everyone in the cycling community —from race volunteers to administrative committees, including our dedicated and passionate network of Provincial/Territorial Sport Associations—, cycling would not have benefited from the growth it witnessed. We must continue to work together, with the vision to become a leading cycling nation by 2020 and beyond,” explained Greg Mathieu, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General of Cycling Canada.

Athlete testimonies:

Catharine Pendrel, 2011 World Champion, 2010 & 2012 UCI World Cup Champion:

“The Mountain Bike program at Canadian Cycling, under the guidance of Coach Dan Proulx has become a program other countries are looking to as the model for performance.  We are viewed internationally as a cohesive team with a long term development plan that allows today’s champions to mentor our future riders while taking advantage of the professional level of support Cycling Canada offers.”

Clara Hughes, 6x Olympian, 5x Olympic Medallist:

“Although my life as an Olympic athlete ended in London, I can’t emphasize enough how much it meant to me to pursue my dreams in the sport of cycling one last time.  The most important thing for me was the environment I worked in and what I was able to bring into it every day.  Canadian Cycling is presently in a fantastic place of growth and development.  The environment has evolved in the best of ways in the past four years.  I look forward to seeing the young athletes flourish in all it has to offer in the future.”

Monique Sullivan, 2012 Olympian, 2012 Pan-American Champion (Sprint, Keirin):

“The Canadian Cycling Team has made a huge step forward in the last few years. With the support of an amazing coaching staff and many innovative IST services, every athlete on the team now believes they can win Olympic medals. The team pursuit girls showed us how it’s done in London, and now the team is working furiously to bring home more medals in Rio!”

Robbi Weldon, 2012 Paralympic Champion, 2011, 2012 World Champion:

“From making my first phone call to Cycling Canada in April 2010 to today, happily back in my hometown with a Paralympic Gold Medal.  In the past two years as a tandem cyclist on the Canadian Para-Cycling Team, I have experienced nothing but passion for cycling from the font-line employees at the National Office to the coaches and IST staff.”

Cycling Canada will host a public event this Friday, honouring athletes, coaches and members of the community of who have played a critical part of the success of Canadian cycling over the last year. The event starts at 6pm at the Arcadian Loft in Toronto, and will gather most members of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Cycling teams, including Clara Hughes, Catharine Pendrel, Tara Whitten, Gillian Carleton and Jasmin Glaesser.

Tickets to the “Beijing to London Cycling Celebration” at the Arcadian Loft are $50 each and can be purchased at the link below. Kids under 12 years old will be admitted for free if they arrive before 7pm. Guests will experience a vibrant ambiance, including a draw for a high-end road bike, a silent auction with unique items, merchandise booth, autograph and photo session with athletes just to name a few. http://www.issmembership.com/oca/events/2012-10-26_Celebration_of_Excellence_October_26/register.asp?volunteer=0

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The 2013 WADA Prohibited List: Summary of Revisions

(Ottawa, Ontario – October 22, 2012) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) would like to alert the Canadian sport community that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has released the 2013 Prohibited List. This advisory note details some of the major changes, which will come into effect January 1, 2013.

Under Beta-2 agonists (S3), the maximum permitted dosage of formoterol has increased to 54 micrograms over 24 hours, based on the delivered dose of the drug and not the metered dose. The urinary threshold has been increased to 40 nanograms per millilitre. All beta-2 agonists, excluding sub-threshold levels of formoterol, salbutamol and salmeterol when administered by inhalation, are still prohibited and continue to require a medical exemption.

Beta-blockers (P2) are no longer prohibited in the following sports: aeronautics, boules, bridge, ninepin and tenpin bowling, and powerboating. They remain prohibited in seven sports, including archery, golf, shooting, ski jumping, and some freestyle ski and snowboard disciplines.

Insulins have been moved from the Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors and Related Substances (S2) section to the Hormone and Metabolic Modulators (S4) section. Metabolic Modulators (S4.5a) is considered a more appropriate category for insulins based on their mechanism of action.

Under Anabolic Agents (S1), etiocholanolone has been added to the S1.b section as an example of a testosterone metabolite.

The CCES would like to remind athletes and their support personnel that some stimulants, like many drugs, have several alternate names. For example, methylhexaneamine can be listed under a variety of names, including 1,3-dimethylpentylamine, pentylamine, geranamine, floradrene, forthane and DMAA.

Athletes can verify the prohibited status of their medication using the following CCES resources, all of which will be updated on January 1, 2013 to reflect the new Prohibited List.

For substances that require a medical exemption, athletes subject to doping control should consult the CCES or their international federation to get complete information on the application process.

  • The CCES Medical Exemption Wizard (www.cces.ca/mewizard) can help athletes find out if they need to apply for an exemption for their prescribed medication, where to submit the application, and what to include in it.
  • Email tue-aut@cces.ca.

Further reading:

 

The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport is an independent, national, not-for-profit organization. We recognize that true sport can make a great difference for individuals, communities and our country. We are committed to working collaboratively to activate a values-based and principle-driven sport system; protecting the integrity of sport from the negative forces of doping and other unethical threats; and advocating for sport that is fair, safe and open to everyone.

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CYCLING CELEBRATION PROFITS TO BE DEDICATED TO ‘RACE CLEAN’ PROGRAM

Cycling Canada to re-invest profits from Celebration to Anti-doping efforts

(Ottawa, ON – October 19, 2012) Cycling Canada is taking another concrete step towards a doping-free sport, stepping up to the plate by investing the profits from the ‘Cycling Celebration’ event to the ‘Race Clean: Own Your Victory’ program aimed at educating and fighting against doping in cycling.

Cyclists and sports fans from across the Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario can each help in the fight against doping, by attending the event. In addition to knowing profits will be re-invested in the Race Clean program, attendees of the event will have a chance to rub shoulders with some of Canada’s biggest cycling stars, such as Clara Hughes, Tara Whitten, Catharine Pendrel, Joëlle Numainville, Emily Batty and Robbi Weldon to name just a few.

Over 20 athletes – Olympians, Paralympians and World Championships medallists – will be expected at the event in Toronto, as well as national team coaches from all five disciplines – Road, Track, Mountain Bike, BMX and Para-cycling.

The event will showcase a draw for a National Team LOOK 586 Ultegra bike, a silent auction with Cycling Canada and Race Clean merchandise, framed photographs and framed Olympic authentic jersey, a painting from renowned sport artist David Arrigo signed by 2012 Cyling Olympians and Paralympians, and so much more.

In addition to these great prizes up for grabs throughout the evening, each participant will receive the official Cycling Canada Olympic-edition pin and a Pedal to the Medal poster and be treated to video highlights from the past four years.

Kids under 12 years old will be entre free of charge before 7pm.

Tickets, $ 50 each, can be purchased here: http://www.issmembership.com/oca/events/2012-10-26_Celebration_of_Excellence_October_26/register.asp?volunteer=0

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