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Challenge Longhi & Défi Sportif- Preparation Camp

Preparation Camp – Challenge Longhi & Défi Sportif

Organized by Cycling Canada and the Fédération Québécoise des Sports Cyclistes

Contact : Guillaume Plourde
Guillaume.plourde@cyclingcanada.ca
819-342-6092

Date: From April 27th to April 29th 2015

Location:
Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve (Île-Notre-Dame, Montréal)
And/or
Centre National de Cyclisme de Bromont
400, Shefford street, Bromont
J2L 3E7
(To be determined depending on weather)

Applications:

-Open camp for all para-cycling divisions (handbikes, tricycles, tandems and regular bikes);

-For competitors that attend Challenge Longhi and Défi Sportif Altergo 2015 that will be held in Montreal on the Notre-Dame Island from May 1st to May 3rd:
http://www.publicationsports.com/defisportif/login_ps.html?lng=EN
http://www.fqsc.net/paracyclisme/le-defi-sportif-2

-Maximum of 10 participants:
            – Selection made from the 2014 National Championships, Défi Sportif
               2014 and other races results ;
            – Final selection will be made by the coach.

Preliminary Schedule:
8:00 Arrival of participants, presentations and camp guidelines
8:30 – 9:45 Athlete and groups preparation
10:00 -12:00 Training session
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (self-sufficient / at the participants charge)
1:00 – 2:00 Morning session debriefing
2:00 – 2:45 Rest and preparation time
3:00 – 5:00 Active recovery and debriefing
**Travel, lodging and food costs will be 100% self-funded by participants**

*Click to see full Media Advisory*

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PARA-CYCLIST SHELLEY GAUTIER UP FOR PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL AWARD

(Ottawa, ON – February 11, 2015) Canadian para-cyclist Shelley Gautier is up for a highly prestigious international award – the Laureus Sportsperson with a Disability.

Gautier is shortlisted among a select group of international para-athlete.

“We are delighted to hear that Shelley has been nominated for this highly prestigious award. Gautier has persevered many years to become a World-class athlete and multiple time World Champion. She has inspired many in Canada to reach their goals and accomplish their dreams. We couldn’t be prouder of all the accomplishment she boasts throughout her short yet fruitful career as a para-cyclist,” said Greg Mathieu, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General at Cycling Canada.

The Laureus World Sports Awards will take place on April 15 in Shanghai, China.

Laureus is a universal movement celebrating the power of sport as a force for good to bring people together. It is composed of three core elements – the Laureus World Sports Academy, the Laureus World Sports Awards and the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation – which collectively celebrate sporting excellence and harness the power of sport to promote social change.

The winners will be announced during a televised ceremony, which in 2014 was broadcast as a live broadcast to over 100 countries around the world and to over 160 countries and territories in total.

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CCES: Language revised in Clause 4 of the Athlete Contract

(Ottawa, ON – December 22, 2014) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) wishes to advise the Canadian sport community that the language in Clause 4 of the Athlete Contract has been adjusted to more clearly reflect the purpose for the disclosure and to clarify to National Athlete Pool (NAP) athletes that the information to be disclosed must be directly related to potential anti-doping rule violations as described in the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP). The CCES has no mandate and therefore will not use the disclosed information for any other purpose.
http://www.cces.ca/en/advisories-66-language-revised-in-clause-4-of-the-athlete

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2015 CANADIAN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RACING CALENDAR

(December 15th, 2014 – Ottawa, ON) – Cycling Canada is pleased to unveil the 2015 Canadian National and International racing calendar, which features more than 30 national and international events across Canada in 2015 including the 2015 Pan Am & Parapan Am Games in Toronto.

2015 NATIONAL MOUNTAIN BIKE CALENDAR

  • Canadian MTB DH Championships – Sun Peaks (BC), July 9 -11
  • Canadian MTB XCO/XCE/TR Championships – Saint-Félicien (QC), July 17-20
  • Canadian MTB XCM Championships – Horseshoe Valley (ON), September 12-13

2015 National Mountain Bike calendar: https://cyclingcanada.ca/sport/mountain-bike/events/type-of-event/domestic?kyear=2015

2015 NATIONAL ROAD CALENDAR

  • Global Relay Canadian Road Cycling Elite & Para Championships – St-Georges de Beauce (QC), June 25-28
  • Global Relay Canadian Road Cycling Masters & Junior Championships –Thetford Mines (QC), July 2-5

2015 National Road calendar:

https://cyclingcanada.ca/sport/road/events/type-of-event/uci-events?kyear=2015

2015 NATIONAL BMX CALENDAR

  • Canadian BMX Championships – Drummondville (QC), July 3-5

2015 BMX calendar:

https://cyclingcanada.ca/sport/bmx/events/type-of-event/domestic?kyear=2015

2015 NATIONAL PARA-CYCLING CALENDAR

  • Global Relay Canadian Road Cycling Elite & Para Championships – St-Georges de Beauce (QC), June 25-28

2015 National Para-cycling calendar:

https://cyclingcanada.ca/sport/para-cycling/events/type-of-event/domestic?kyear=2015

Cycling Canada, in partnership with its provincial affiliates and organizing committees invite you to come out and encourage Canada’s best and most promising athletes.

  

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Pan Am Games tickets available now!

 

Buy your ticket to history today — nothing beats being there.

Tickets for the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games are now being sold on a first-come, first-served basis so don’t delay!

Tickets start at just CAD$20 and 75 per cent are CAD$45 and under.

 

Questions?

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GAUTIER REMAINS UNDEFEATED AT PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Still undefeated, Gautier wins her career eighth World Title

(Greenville (SC), USA – September 1, 2014) Shelley Gautier (Toronto, ON) has won her second World Title of the weekend at the 2014 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships in Greenville, South Carolina, taking the gold medal in the T1 class in the road race on Monday. For Gautier, this victory represents her eighth consecutive World Championships title, undefeated since her first representing Canada in 2010.

“It feels great to have won the two titles. Today’s race was just fantastic. I did everything right, and I’ve won so I am very happy with that”, commented the excited Gautier, after the race. “For the rest of the summer, I’ll ride my bike for fun. Then I’ll get back to training. We’ve had a first this week, with three on the podium. This is great as it is showing that the class is growing. At some point in the race, I had another competitor pass me, and I told myself ‘That’s not right’, so I went and passed her again.”

In the T2 class, Marie-Eve Croteau (Quebec, QC) was unable to start the race for health reasons. Croteau won silver last year in the road race, and won the World title in the event in 2011. Earlier this week, Croteau captured the silver medal in the time trial event.

Robert Labbé (Quebec, QC) finished sixth in the H2 race. Mark Ledo (Maple, ON) had an unfortunate day in the H3 road race. Ledo, a multiple medallist in the event in previous years, did not finish the race due to a combination of heat and a mechanical issue.

Jacques Landry, High Performance Director and Head Coach at Cycling Canada, is optimistic about the team’s results as it embarks on the next two years leading up to the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games: “Though we fell short of our goals, these past five days of racing have enabled us to look at where we are internationally when everyone brings their “A” game. We have veteran athletes in our program that continues to be competitive and that can deliver world class performances on the day, when the stars align.”

Landry was also thrilled to see upcoming riders excel at these World Championships. “We also have some new blood that have shown great potential and should continue to progress over the the next two years. That said, other countries are also finding new talent that have already reached the podium this year and are also improving with their already identified performers, so we need to continue to strive for excellence in order to stay on top.”

Canada ended these World Championships with three medals, two gold and one silver medals, all won by either Gautier and Croteau.

RESULTS – ROAD RACES – 2014 UCI PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

WOMEN T1

1. GAUTIER, Shelley (CANADA) 56:34

2. WOOLFORD, Bianca (AUSTRALIA) +0:23

3. SIBAGATOVA, Yulia (RUSSIA) +1:39

WOMEN T2

1. COOKE, Carol (AUSTRALIA) 1:02:43

2. WALSH, Jill (USA) +7:29

3. MAJUNKE, Jana (GERMANY) +13:42

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DNS. CROTEAU, Marie-Eve (CANADA)

WOMEN H3

1. KALUZA, Renata (POLAND) 1:37:53

2. BRELSFORD DANA, Alicia (USA) ST

3. DARKE, Karen WH3 GREAT BRITAIN) +7:23

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11. ADAM, Myriam (CANADA) -1 lap

MEN H2

1. MAZZONE, Luca (ITALY) 1:34:03

2. GROULX, William USA) +1:20

3. FANKHAUSER, Tobias (SWITZERLAND) +9:14

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6. LABBE, Robert (CANADA) 1:49:15 +15:12

MEN H3

1. PODESTA, Vittorio (ITALY) 1:38:33

2. FREI, Heinz (SWITZERLAND) +1:52

3. ABLINGER, Walter (AUSTRIA) +3:14

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7. MOREAU, Charles (CANADA) +8:34

DNF. BEGGS, Mark (CANADA)

MEN H4

1. JEANNOT, Joel (FRANCE) 1:38:08

2. MERKLEIN, Vico (GERMANY) 1:38:08 ST

3. SKRZYPINSKI, Arkadiusz (POLAND) 1:38:08 ST

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DNF. LEDO, Mark (CANADA)

Complete results are available on www.uci.ch. 

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EXCITING ROAD RACES FEATURED AT PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLDS

Robbi Weldon/Lyne Bessette tandem just four seconds shy of the World Title in Greenville, SC

(Greenville (SC), USA – August 31, 2014) The fourth day of competition at the 2014 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships featured the road races for the C and B classes.

The reunited women’s tandem of Robbi Weldon (Thunder Bay, ON) and Lyne Bessette (Bromont, QC) posted Canada’s top performance of the day, in ninth place, crossing the finishing line a mere 4 seconds off the winning time after more than two hours of racing.

The race for the two Canadian tandems entered in the event was influenced by the unfortunate puncture around mid-race of Shawna Ryan (Saskatoon, SK) and Audrey Lemieux (Montreal, QC) which left the Weldon/Bessette tandem to fend for themselves. Had it not been for this puncture effectively taking Canada’s second team out of the race, the outcome could have been quite different.

The men tandem of Matthieu Croteau-Daigle (Thetford Mines, QC) and Pierre-Olivier Boily (Sherbrooke, QC) finished in ninth place, in the sprinting among eight other tandems for the bronze medal.

The men’s race unfolded with an early break from the eventual winners that quickly took more than a minute on the rest of the field. With three laps to go of the 10-lap race, the French tandem caught up to the leaders, meaning that this 2-tandem breakaway had enough fuel to stay away from a peloton seemingly content with racing for the third position. The Croteau-Daigle/Boily tandem attacked with two laps to go, but their attempt was trumped by a reaction from the peloton.

Canada’s second tandem made up of Alexandre Carrier (Bromont, QC) and Aroussen Laflamme (St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC) was looking very solid and were covering attacks, but with one lap to go, the heat took its toll, and they eventually lost contact with the main field.

Nicole Clermont (Sherbrooke, QC) posted another excellent performance for Canada, taking the fifth position in the women C5 race, just 40 seconds off the winning time which was posted by Sarah Storey (GBR), a multiple Paralympic Games champion. Ross Wilson (Sherwood Park, AB) ended his first World Championships with a good result in seventh place of the men C1 race.

The event comes to an end Monday with the presentation of the road races for the T and H categories. Shelley Gautier, the reigning World Champion, is a strong hopeful for her second World Title of the weekend in the T1 class, while Marie-Eve Croteau will also be in contention for a medal, in the T2 race. In the H4 class, Mark Ledo is vying for the top honours as his speciality is the road race event.

RESULTS – ROAD RACES – 2014 UCI PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

WOMEN TANDEM

1. TURNHAM, Lora/HALL, Corrine (GREAT BRITAIN) 2:08:28

2. DUNLEVY, Katie-George/MCCRYSTAL, Eve (IRELAND) 2:08:28 ST

3. BENITEZ GUZMAN, Jozefa/MASDEU CORT, Judit (SPAIN) 2:08:28 ST

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9. WELDON, Robbi/BESSETTE, Lyne (CANADA) 2:08:32 +0:04

DNF. RYAN, Shawna/LEMIEUX, Audrey (CANADA)

 

WOMEN C4

1. MORELLI, Shawn (USA) 1:32:52

2. POWELL, Susan (AUSTRALIA) 1:32:52

3. RUAN, Jianping (CHINA) 1:48:50 +15:58

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6. MOLNAR, Marie-Claude (CANADA) -1 lap

 

WOMEN C5

1. STOREY, Sarah (GREAT BRITAIN) 1:32:12

2. HARKOWSKA, Anna (POLAND) 1:32:13 +0:01

3. DELGADO, Mariela Analia (ARGENTINA) 1:32:13 +0:01

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5. CLERMONT, Nicole (CANADA) 1:32:52 +0:40

 

MEN TANDEM

1. GONZALEZ GARCIA, Carlos/MARTIN INFANTE, Noel (SPAIN) 2:23:07

2. DEBEAUPUITS, Damien/DHINNIN, Mickaël (France) 2:23:07 ST

3. OOST, Rinne/VAN LEEUWEN, Cor (NETHERLANDS) 2:25:56 +2:49

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9. CORTEAU-DAIGLE, Matthieu/BOILY, Pierre-Olivier (CANADA) 2:25:56 +2:49

 

MEN C1

1. SENSKA, Pierre (GERMANY) 1:32:14

2. TEUBER, Michael (GERMANY) 1:32:14

3. NIJHUIS, Arnoud (NETHERLANDS) 1:32:14

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7. WILSON, Ross (CANADA) 1:41:14 +9:00

9. MILLEY, Jaye (CANADA) 1:46:03 +13:49

 

MEN C3

1. CLIFFORD, Eoghan (IRELAND) 1:47:46

2. WARIAS, Steffen (GERMANY) 1:49:38 +1:52

3. ANOBILE, Fabio (ITALY) 1:49:38 +1:52

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10. SAMETZ, Michael (CANADA) 1:49:38 +1:52

 

Complete results are available on www.uci.ch. 

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CANADA EARNS FIRST PARA-CYCLING MEDALS AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Shelley Gautier and Marie-Eve Croteau break the ice for Canada

(Greenville (SC), USA – August 30, 2014) Shelley Gautier (Toronto, ON) and Marie-Eve Croteau (Quebec, QC) broke the ice for Canada on Saturday, each winning a medal on the second day of the time trials at the 2014 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships in Greenville, South Carolina.

Gautier, the reigning World Champion, successfully defended her title by taking the win in the T1 class with a time of 21:10.68.

“The course in Greenville was hilly and technical. Those are two features I really like, so I enjoyed the course. I was able to post a good time and really get excited about being here,” said Gautier, after receiving the rainbow jersey designating her as the World Champion. “The road race will be a little harder with more hills and more technical features, which is just fine with me. Now I just want to enjoy winning today’s race, and tomorrow start thinking about the next race Monday.”

At age 46, Gautier sits in first place the UCI World standings. Since racing for Canada, Gautier has been an international force to reckon with, finishing first at the UCI Road World Championships in both the road race and time trial races in 2010 (Canada), 2011 (Denmark) and 2013 (Canada).

At the 2012 ParaPan-American Games in Guadalajara, Gautier won the silver medal in the mixed T class.

Marie-Eve Croteau raced to the second place of the T2 time trial, behind 2014 World Cup Champion and reigning World Champion, Carol Cooke of Australia.

“I am satisfied with the race. We (coach Eric van Den Eynde and I) have worked hard to be ready for this kind of course. I think I had a technically flawless race. The Australian riders is very strong but I still have some room to improve in order to minimize the existing margin,” said Croteau after the race.

In 2012, Croteau was involved in a severe crash that forced her out of competition for the Paralympic Games, where she was a strong medal hopeful. 2014 marked her return to healthy racing after a long rehabilitation process. This year, Croteau won the first two World Cup races of the season in Italy and took two second places in the second World Cup event in Spain.

The hand-cycle races were also presented on the third day of competition. In the women’s H3 class, Myriam Adam (St Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) finished 12th.

In the H2 class, Robert Labbé (Quebec, QC) took the 10th position. At the Road World Championships in 2010, Labbé won the bronze medal in the time trials, racing then in the H1 class.  Charles Moreau (Trois-Rivières, QC) racing in the H3 took the 7th place. Mark Ledo (Maple, ON) completed his time trial in 10th position. At the 2010 and 2011 Road World Championships and racing in the H3 class, Ledo won two bronze medals in the road race. Ledo was also reclassified to the H4 class this year.

The road races for the C and B classes will be presented Sunday.

RESULTS – TIME TRIAL – 2014 UCI PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

WOMEN T1

1. GAUTIER, Shelley (CANADA) 21:10.68

2. WOOLFORD, Bianca (AUSTRALIA) 23:20.44 +2:09.76

3. PEROVA, Svetlana (RUSSIA) 25:42.01 +4:31.33

 

WOMEN T2

1. COOKE, Carol (AUSTRALIA) 31:23.46

2. CROTEAU, Marie-Eve (CANADA) 33:35.97 +2:12.51

3. WALSH, Jill (USA) 35:41.29 +4:17.83

 

WOMEN H3

1. BRELSFORD DANA, Alicia (USA) 31:56.04

2. DARKE, Karen (GREAT BRITAIN) 32:12.95 +16.91

3. KALUZA, Renata (POLAND) 33:27.14 +1:31.10

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12. ADAM, Myriam (CANADA) 42:05.72 +10:09.68

 

MEN H2

1. GROULX, William (USA) 29:28.31

2. MAZZONE, Luca (ITALY) 29:54.51 +26.20

3. ROHAN, Mark (IRELAND) 31:16.53 +1:48.22

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10. LABBE, Robert (CANADA) 37:39.51 +8:11.20

 

MEN H3

1. FREI, Heinz (SWITZERLAND) 25:54.70

2. PODESTA, Vittorio (ITALY) 26:00.84 +6.14

3. LACHENAUER, William (USA) 26:19.14 +24.44

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7. MOREAU, Charles (CANADA) 27:12.05 +1:17.35

 

MEN H4

1. WILK, Rafal (POLAND) 25:16.47

2. JEANNOT, Joel (FRANCE) 25:40.85 +24.38

3. FRUEHWIRTH, Thomas (AUSTRIA) 25:52.95 +36.48

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10. LEDO, Mark (CANADA) 27:17.12 +2:00.65

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CANADIANS IN THE MIX AT PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Three Canadians within seconds of medal contention in time trials

(Greenville (SC), USA – August 29, 2014) The 2014 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships kicked off on Thursday in Greenville, South Carolina where Canada fared well with three of its athletes finishing within 18 seconds of medal contentions.

 The time trial races on Friday marked the return to international competition of Olympian Lyne Bessette (Bromont, QC), reunited with former cross-country skier Robbi Weldon (Thunder Bay, ON), who finished fifth. The prolific tandem won multiple medals at UCI World Cup and World Championships in the past, and went on to win a gold medal for Canada in the road race at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. Racing for the first time together in two years at the 2014 Global Relay Canadian Road Championships earlier this summer, the two women won the gold medals in the road race and the time trial.

In the men’s tandem, Canada had two tandems competing in today’s time trial. Unfortunately for the experienced tandem of Daniel Chalifour (Mont-Laurier, QC) and Alexandre Cloutier (St Antoine de Tilly, QC), they were victims of a crash and subsequently were unable to finish the race. Matthieu Croteau-Daigle (Thetford Mines, QC) and Pierre-Olivier Boily (Sherbrooke, QC) took the sixteenth position.

Competing in his very first World Championships, Ross Wilson (Sherwood Park, AB) finished in sixth position, completing the course with a time of 26:14.92. He was within 18 seconds of the bronze medal. Jaye Milley (Calgary, AB) finished in twelfthposition.

In the men C3 class, Michael Sametz (Calgary, AB) rode to the fifth place in his debut appearance at UCI World Championships, finishing the race with a time of 23:49.49. Sametz was also within 18 seconds of winning a bronze medal.

Marie-Claude Molnar (St-Hubert, QC) and Nicole Clermont (Sherbrooke, QC) both finished fifth. Molnar was 1:10 off the winning time and 18 seconds off the bronze medal pace, while Clermont crossed the line with a deficit of 2:37 on the World Champion’s time.

On Thursday, the Canadian hand bike team relay squad comprised of Mark Beggs (Montreal, QC), Mark Ledo (Maple, ON) and Robert Labbé (Quebec, QC) finished in seventh place.

The event continues tomorrow with the time trial races for all tricycles and hand bike classes. All eyes will be turned on defending T1 Champion Shelley Gautier (Toronto, ON), and Marie-Eve Croteau (Quebec, QC) who will attempt to regain her World title won in 2011 in the T2 class.

At age 46, Gautier is the top ranked athlete of the world ranking in her class and won the World Cup title this year. Croteau is ranked in second place of the world ranking in her class, and finished the World Cup season ranked second place of the overall standing.

RESULTS – TIME TRIAL – 2014 UCI PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

WOMEN B

1. KANUMA, Yurie/TANAKA, Mai (JAPAN) 34:46.04

2. FOY, Emma/FAIRWEATHER, Laura (NEW ZEALAND) 35:37.18 +51.14

3. TURNHAM, Lora/HALL, Corrine (GREAT BRITAIN) 36:11.22 +1:25.18

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5. WELDON, Robbi/BESSETTE, Lyne (CANADA) 36:42.36 +1:56.32

 

WOMEN C5

1. STOREY, Sarah (GREAT BRITAIN) 23:41.91

2. HARKOWSKA, Anna (POLAND) 24:31.11 +49.20

3. HEINRICH, Samantha (USA) 25:06.33 +1:24.42

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5. CLERMONT, Nicole (CANADA) 26:19.75 +2:37.84

 

WOMEN C4

1. FISHER, Megan (USA) 26:00.51

2. MORELLI, Shawn (USA) 26:20.41 +19.90

3. POWELL, Susan (AUSTRALIA) 26:53.32 +52.81

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5. MOLNAR, Marie-Claude (CANADA) 27:11.10 +1:10.59

 

MEN B

1. PIZZI, Ivano PIZZI, Lucca (ITALY) 31:26.98

2. TER SCHURE, Vincent FRANSEN, Timo (NETHERLANDS) 31:40.77 +13.79

3. POLAK, Marcin LADOSZ, Michal (POLAND) 31:49.52 +22.54

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16. CORTEAU-DAIGLE, Matthieu/BOILY, Pierre-Olivier (CANADA) 34:21.58 +2:54.60

DNF. CHALIFOUR, Daniel/CLOUTIER, Alexandre (CANADA)

 

MEN C1

1. TEUBER, Michael (GERMANY) 24:42.78

2. MASINI, Giancarlo (ITALY 25:56.73 +1:13.95

3. LI, Zhangyu (CHINA) 25:58.57 +1:15.79

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6. WILSON, Ross (CANADA) 26:14.92 +1:32.14

12. MILLEY, Jaye (CANADA) 29:59.33 +5:16.55

 

MEN C3

1. CLIFFORD, Eoghan (IRELAND) 22:44.61

2. USTINOV, Sergey (RUSSIA) 23:19.49 +34.88

3. ANOBILE, Fabio (ITALY) 23:31.70 +47.09

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5. SAMETZ, Michael (CANADA) 23:49.49 +1:04.88

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CANADIAN PARA-CYCLISTS GEARING UP FOR WORLDS

Team Canada ready to compete in the biggest event of the 2014 road racing calendar

(Ottawa, ON – August 25, 2014) After successful World Cup events in Italy and Spain earlier this season, the Canadian Para-Cycling Team is determined to finish the UCI road season on a strong and positive note as the best in the world converge in Greenville, South Carolina for the 2014 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships from August 29th to September 1st.

After putting the final touches to their preparation in Bromont, QC, the team is now ready to take on the world with the goal of vying for podium honors and world titles all the while chasing valuable points to qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 

Canada presently sits in fourth position in the UCI Nations Ranking and will be counting on athletes, such as defending World Champion Shelley Gautier, to increase it’s ranking through world leading performances this coming weekend. Gautier won the White Jersey in 2014, awarded to the World Cup Champion for each category.

Other Canadians won medals on the Para-cycling Road World Cup this summer: Marie-Ève Croteau (Québec, QC), Jaye Milley (Calgary, AB), Ross Wilson (Sherwood Park, AB), Marie-Claude Molnar (St-Hubert, QC), Nicole Clermont (Sherbrooke, QC) as well as the men’s tandem formed by Daniel Chalifour (Mont-Laurier, QC) and Alexandre Cloutier (St-Antoine-de-Tilly, QC)

The fact that Cycling Canada can expect multiple medal performances in Greenville is greatly due to the support of its provincial associations, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Own the Podium. 

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TEAM CANADA – 2014 UCI PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

  • Marie-Ève CROTEAU (T2 – Québec, QC) TT, RR
  • Shelley GAUTIER (T1 – Toronto, ON) TT, RR
  • Marie-Claude MOLNAR (C4 – St. Hubert, QC) TT, RR
  • Nicole CLERMONT (C5 – St. Denis de Brompton, QC) TT, RR
  • Robbi WELDON (B – Thunder Bay, ON) TT, RR
  • Lyne BESSETTE (Pilot – Bromont, QC) TT, RR
  • Shawna RYAN (B – Saskatoon, SK) TT, RR
  • Audrey LEMIEUX (Pilot – Montreal, QC) TT, RR
  • Myriam ADAM (H3 – St Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) TT, RR, Team Relay

 

 

  • Jaye MILLEY (C1 – Calgary, AB) TT, RR
  • Aroussen LAFLAMME (Pilot – St Augustin de Desmaures, QC) TT, RR
  • Alexandre CARRIER (B – Bromont, QC) TT, RR
  • Alexandre CLOUTIER (Pilot – St Antoine de Tilly, QC) TT, RR
  • Daniel CHALIFOUR (B – Mont Laurier, QC) TT, RR
  • Robert LABBÉ (H2 – Quebec, QC) TT, RR, Team Relay
  • Charles MOREAU (H3 – Trois-Rivières, QC) TT, RR, Team Relay
  • Mark BEGGS (H3 – Montreal, QC) TT, RR, Team Relay
  • Mark LEDO (H4 – Maple, ON) TT, RR, Team Relay
  • Ross WILSON (C1 – Sherwood Park, AB) TT, RR
  • Michael SAMETZ (C3 – Calgary, AB) TT, RR
  • Mathieu CROTEAU-DAIGLE (B – Thetford Mines, QC) TT, RR
  • Pierre-Olivier BOILY (Pilot – Sherbrooke, QC) TT, RR
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