MORE PARA-CYCLING SUCCESS FOR CANADA IN EUROPE

Molnar, Croteau victorious in P1 Time trial; Weldon/Bessette tandem wins Tour of Belgium

(Ottawa, ON – May 21, 2012) The Canadian Para-cycling Team enjoyed significant success on Sunday in Europe, with Marie-Claude Molnar and Marie-Ève Croteau both winning their time trial race in an international race in Italy, while the powerful tandem of Robbi Weldon and Lyne Bessette taking the top spot in the general classification of the Tour of Belgium.

Both Molnar and Croteau have enjoyed a successful weekend in preparation for the UCI World Cup opener, winning both the road race and the time trials.

In the tour of Belgium, the tandem of Robbie World and Lyne Bessette won the overall general classification of the tour of Belgium. The tandem only stage race started on Thursday and featured two time trial races and four road races.

Canada’s tandem of Geneviève Ouellette and Émilie Roy took the third place in the women’s general classification.

In the men’s race, Daniel Chalifour and Alexandre Cloutier was the top Canadian tandem in sixth place.

All results of the Pianceza Para-Cycling event (time trials) can be found at www.piancezaparacycling.it,, while the full results for the Tour of Belgium can be found at http://users.skynet.be/tandems.vige/resultaten.html.