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5 CYCLISTS NOMINATED FOR CIBC TEAM NEXT FUNDING

Cycling Canada is putting forward five names for the CIBC Team Next program.

These athletes were chosen from among more than 50 who submitted applications by the Aug. 1 deadline.  Cycling Canada’s High Performance Committee reviewed all the applications and nominated one athlete per cycling discipline to put forward:

  • Para-cycling: Louis-Albert CORRIVEAU-JOLIN
  • Road : Gabrielle PILOTE-FORTIN
  • Track : Candice VERMEULEN
  • MTB : Derek ZANDSTRA
  • BMX : Corey WALSH

These athletes will have until Sept. 6 to complete an online nomination process and vie to be among the 67 athletes who will receive support. Later in the fall, AthletesCAN and CIBC will announce the final list of athletes who will be receiving support.

CIBC is investing $2 million into helping these young athletes realize their dreams of representing Canada on the world stage. The 67 selected athletes will each receive a $5,000 annual grant for the next 3 years ($15,000 total) in addition to receiving mentorship from top prominent athletes, workshop and advice on personal finance and community support.

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QUEBEC SWEEPS PODIUM IN WOMEN’S ROAD RACE AT CANADA GAMES

Brien wins in solo attack, Provost chases for second while Albert takes bronze in sprint

(Sherbrooke, QC – August 14, 2013) The Quebec cycling team took the first four places of the women’s road race at the Canada Games, with Alizée Brien largely dominating the race, launching herself into a solo attack that lasted the last five of seven laps of the 10.46 km urban circuit in Sherbrooke, QC.

Brien, who won the silver medal in the individual time trial earlier on Monday, crossed the finish line with two arms up with a time of 2:17:23, showing a gap of 9:09 over her teammate of Team Québec Adriane Provost.

“Yeah, I can’t believe it. It’s crazy, even spectators who did not know me were encouraging me. I do not believe it. We [Team Quebec] wanted to destroy everyone. It was not necessarily me that was dedicated as the leader today. The goal was to work as a team and to be on top of the podium,” said Alizée Brien, who rides for the professional cycling team GSD Gestion – Kallisto.

The race started with a few attacks that proved unfruitful, until Brien went in a solo attack after a few laps. Brien maintained her gap to about one minute until the fifth lap, and then exploded to gain a maximum gap of 5:15 by the sixth lap. In the last lap, Brien managed to maintain her momentum towards the finish line for the victory.

“I left early, and my advance quickly rose to a minute. I lost a little time in the following lap, but I was able to push and gain it right back. I think the girls in the pack were working for me, to keep ahead. I did not really want to believe in the win too early, and lose all my gap. Even at the end, I thought Adriane was much closer,” added Brien. “The hill was hard, but I love to climb at my own pace, and I today I had the chance to ride at my pace and not to take the shots in the bunch.”

Provost launched her attack with two laps to go, and quickly gained a gap of over two minutes on the disorganized peloton, which put all the pressure on Team Ontario to dispense all their energies at the front of the peloton. With 200m to go, Elizabeth Albert of Team Quebec launched the sprint for the bronze, and had plenty of energy left to grab that lost podium spot.

 

Pascal Choquette, head coach of the Team Québec road cycling team, was obviously pleased with the podium sweep: “Yes, we are very happy. I must say congratulations to the girls. They worked well and they adhered to the plan we had set before the race. The plan was to take control of the race, and force other provinces to work hard early in the race, even if we had to burn ourselves. We had the team for that strategy.”

 

Choquette praised the efforts deployed by Brien, but also of the four other cyclists in Team Québec. “For Alizée to ride solo five laps is an outstanding effort. Alizée is excellent in the time trials, so she had a good chance to make it to the line. We knew that others from the team would have a chance to make it as well, in the event she would not have been able to make it. We knew that the other provinces would lose all their cartridges chasing after Alizée, of course to our advantage.”

The women will next race the spectator-friendly criterium on Saturday.

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RESULTS – ROAD CYCLING – ROAD RACE – CANADA GAMES – SHERBROOKE, QC

Women

1. Alizée Brien (QC) 2:17:23

2. Adriane Provost (QC) 2:22:15

3. Elisabeth Albert (QC) 2:23:30

4. Anne-Marie B. Morin (QC) 2:23:30

5. Annie Foreman-Mackey (ON) 2:23:30

6. Karlee Gendron (MB) 2:23:30

7. Gabrielle Pilote Fortin (QC) 2:23:33

8. Tessa Pinckston (BC) 2:23:49

9. Gillian Ellsay (BC) 2:25:46

10. Brenna Keeley Pauly (BC) 2:25:46

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CYCLING CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW ATHLETES COUNCIL

Through an internal election where Cycling Canada’s present National Team listed athletes were asked to vote for athletes council members the following athletes have been elected to sit in as athletes council members up to the 2014 Cycling Canada Annual General Meeting.

Para-cycling:

  • Matthieu PARENT (re-elected)
  • Robbi WELDON

Road:

  • Leah KIRCHMANN
  • Vacant

Track:

  • Stephanie ROORDA
  • Joachim ALBERT

MTB:

  • Amanda SIN (Re-elected)
  • Geoff KABUSH (Re-elected)

BMX:

  • Amelia WALSH
  • Mischa PARTRIDGE

The mandate of the newly appointed members of the athlete’s council is to promote the views and interests to Cycling Canada on all issues which directly or indirectly affect national team athletes, high performance athletes and/or any national caliber athlete.

In the coming weeks the new council will elect their chair and co-chair who will respectively represent athletes interests at the Cycling Canada board of directors level and the High Performance Committee levels. 

Any athlete wishing to raise concerns, comments or suggestions can do so by merely emailing the council (athletescouncil@cyclingcanada.ca). 

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TEAM ONTARIO DOMINATES TIME TRIAL RACES AT CANADA GAMES

Annie Foreman-Mackey wins women Time Trials; Matteo Dal-Cin takes men’s race

(Sherbrooke, QC – August 12, 2013) The first day of competition for road cycling at the Canada Games started today with the presentation of the individual time trials, and Annie Foreman-Mackay and Matteo Dal-Cin, both of Ontario came out victorious for their province. At the end of the competition, Team Ontario captured four of the six medals awarded for the time trial event.

In the women’s race, Annie Foreman-Mackay came out of the group victorious, posting a time of 21:46.42 on the 15.6 kilometer course in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, just outside Sherbrooke.

“I can’t really believe it yet. I sort of feel sick to my stomach right now. I am really excited and it was a great race. I am really happy,” said Foreman-Mackey, from Kingston, ON who rides for Stevens p/b The Cyclery.

“This course was very different from our Canadian Championships course. Today was not as quite hilly and shorter. I was a little bit nervous because I didn’t do a lot of short-distance time trials. I needed to get used to get into a faster rhythm,” said Foreman-MacKey. “Heading out, I was a little worried that I would fade out, but with a little tailwind I went super fast. When I turned around, I started to fade a little bit. I tried to dig deep and hold on for the finish. I am super happy with how everything turned out,” continued Foreman-MacKey.

Alizée Brien of Team Québec won the silver medal with a time of 21:47.81, while Saskia Kowalchuk of Team Ontario took the bronze stopping the clock at 22:10.59.

Jenny Trew, a coach for the Ontario delegation, was pleased to place two Ontario riders on the women’s podium. “I am very pleased. We thought we could place two on the podium today… It’s pretty awesome to deliver especially against a killer team from Québec. On paper they are fantastic. Our girls were firing on all cylinders. We are very proud of the girls, but we now have to regroup and get ready for the road race [on Wednesday]. We’ll take a day to refocus. The road race course is very tough, but I also believe the girls can have a great day Wednesday as well.”

In the men’s race, the men travelled a slightly longer distance facing a 20.4km course. Matteo Dal-Cin of Ontario took the victory after with the fastest time at 24:58.86.

“I am pretty happy. It was a pretty nice ride and it was fun to have my family here. I couldn’t have asked for a course more tailored for me. There was just a little climb at the end, and other than that it was pretty flat, and that’s perfect for a bigger rider,” said Dal-Cin, just before the podium. “I was pretty lucky that Team Ontario put me in the last wave, because I got some course intelligence from Jordan and my other teammates. They helped me to better pace my ride.”

Matteo, who also races for Stevens p/b The Cyclery, credits the success of Team Ontario to the team cohesion and the long-time work that has been put in the program. “It’s been a long time in the works, I think everybody here have been going to the Team Ontario camps for the last five-six years. It’s a nice strong group we have.”

James Piccoli of Team Québec came second (25:03.16), while Jordan Cheyne of Team Ontario completed the podium in third. (25:05.60).

Mike Garrigan, coach with Team Ontario, was obviously pleased with the team’s performance. “We have an unbelievable team dynamics. We knew we would have a good day… Two medals, that’s beyond fantastic. These results certainly gives us a lot of confident [heading into the road race], but there are lots of really strong guys here. We’ll definitely be on our A-game on Wednesday.”

“I tried to facilitate them staying in touch with each other coming into the Games. With Ontario Cycling this year, we have been trying to makes sure that they are striving to meet their own personal goals, and we just nurtured them to get to the Games.”

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RESULTS – ROAD CYCLING – TIME TRIALS – CANADA GAMES – SHERBROOKE, QC

Women

1. Annie Foreman-Mackey (ON); 2. Alizée Brien (QC); 3. Saskia Charlotte Kowalchuk (ON); 4. Adriane Provost (QC); 5. Karlee Gendron (MB); 6. Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin (QC); 7. Emily Flynn (ON); 8. Gillian Ellsay (BC); 9. Stephanie Bester (ON); 10. Anne-Marie B. Morin (QC); 11. Tessa Pinckston (BC); 12. Sarah Anne Rasmussen (ON); 13. Natalie Cormier (NB); 14. Rachael Edwards (SK); 15. Juliette Wheler (SK); 16. Brenna Keeley Pauly (BC); 17. Liah Harvie (AB); 18. Melanie Tait (YT); 19. Lindsay Aspen (SK); 20. Elisabeth Albert (QC); 21. Sara Poidevin (AB); 22. Kia Van der Vliet (BC); 23. Marina Aspen (SK); 24. Clara Jane MacKenzie (BC); 25. Nicole Cripps (SK); 26. Kilya MacNeil (NS); 27. Anna Schappert (MB); 28. Myriska Caulier (NS); 29. Heather Lauren Savard (AB); 30. Julia Diane Cormier

Men

1. Matteo Alexander Dal-Cin (ON); 2. James Piccoli (QC); 3. Jordan Harris Cheyne (ON); 4. Stuart Matthew Wight (NB); 5. Kris Dahl (AB); 6. Chris Prendergast (MB); 7. Pierrick Naud (QC); 8. Emile Jean (QC); 9. Kevin Massicotte (ON); 10. Adam deVos (BC); 11. Jordan Brochu (QC); 12. Dennis Cottreau (NS); 13. Michael van den Ham (MB); 14. Ryan Aitcheson (ON); 15. Elliott Doyle (QC); 16. Kyle James Buckosky (BC); 17. Joel Taylor (BC); 18. Tyler Brendan Derek D’Arcy (NS); 19. Connor Wilson (AB); 20. Etienne Moreau (ON); 21. Marc Evers (NB); 22. Ty Andrews (AB); 23. Ryan Shaun MacDonald (NS); 24. Colter Young (AB); 25. Kurt Hauser (SK); 26. Jordan Baird (NL); 27. Jordan Duncan (BC); 28. Devin Doiron (NB); 29. Mackenzie Garvin (AB); 30. Willem Boersma (MB); 31. Mitchell MacDonald (NS); 32. Blake MacKay (MB); 33. Lukas Conly (SK); 34. Julien Roussel (NB); 35. Trevor John Pearson (BC); 36. Dylan Thomas (NL); 37. Neil Symington (NB); 38. Lucas Morin (SK); 39. Luke Turanich (SK); 40. Ari Robinson (MB); 41. Matthew Barry (NL); 42. Shea Hoffman (YT); 43. Colin Aspen (SK)

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THREE CANADIAN JUNIOR MEN IN TOP 12 OF NATIONS CUP STAGE RACE

Adam Jamieson wins Best Young Rider jersey after three days of racing

(Ottawa, ON – August 4, 2013) The 2013 Trophée Centre Morbihan cycling race ended today in France, and three Canadian junior men placed within the Top 12 of the 212.2 kilometre race, which is part of the UCI Nations Cup.

Adam Jamieson (17; Barrie, ON) was Canada’s best at this three-stage race, placing in seventh place. With the ranking, Jamieson is also crowned the Best Young Rider of the race, finishing just 1:14 from the winning time set by Mathieu van der Poel of Netherland, son of legendary cyclist Andrei van der Poel.

In ninth place came William Elliot (18; Barrie, ON), just one second off Jamieson’s time.  Sean MacKinnon (17; Hamilton, ON) ended the race in 12th place.

Team Canada finishes the race in third place among the 17 nations represented at the Nations Cup. With the stellar performance from the team at this race, Canada jumps to the 13th place of the UCI Nations Cup rankings, from 27th prior to the week.

Luc Arseneau, Development coach at Cycling Canada, is pleased with the outcome in France. “We are thrilled with the third place in the team rankings, especially since all the big nations and riders were present. It’s a pleasure to build and lead such a great team. We are progressing year after year, and now we must teach our young cyclists how to win. In the past not too distant ago, we were really far from that stage. This was an important project, including Abitibi, The guys learnt a lot in a long project as this one, compared to a short-term project.”

This event was the last event of the UCI junior Nations Cup before the 2013 UCI Road World Championships, held late in September.

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION – TROPHÉE CENTRE MORBIHAN

1. VAN DER POEL, Mathieu (NED) 5h12’51” (moy. 40,697 km/h)

2. RIABUSHENKO, Aleksandr (BLR) +0:15

3. CAVAGNA, Rémi (FRA) +0:22

4. GESBERT, Elie (FRA) +0:51

5. OOMEN, Sam (NED) +0:51

6. NYCH, Artem (RUS) +1:07

7. *JAMIESON, Adam (CAN) +1:14

8. *BINATENA, Diego (USA) +1:14

9. ELLIOTT, William (CAN) +1:15

10. *HALVORSEN, Kristoffer (NOR) +1:15

11. JOURNIAUX, Axel (FRA) +1:17    

12. MACKINNON, Sean (CAN) +1:20

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CYCLING CANADA CONGRATULATES SVEIN TUFT, DAVID VEILLEUX AND RYDER HESJEDAL

The three Canadian riders completed the gruelling, 21-day Tour de France

(Ottawa, ON – July 21, 2013) The Tour de France ended today with the traditional last stage finishing at the Champs Elysée, and three Canadians were among the group of riders who crossed the finish line.

Tour de France rookies Svein Tuft of Langley, BC (Orica-GreenEDGE) and David Veilleux of Cap-Rouge, QC (Team EuropCar) finished their first tour appearance, while 2012 Giro d’Italia winner Ryder Hesjesdal of Victoria, BC (Team Garmin-Sharp) concluded the tour as the Top Canadian.

“We are very proud of these three Canadian riders at the Tour de France. Crossing the finish line of the Tour de France is a remarkable feat, and we should all be proud of them. Cycling in Canada has grown exponentially in the recent years, and have three Canadian taking part in the tour is a testament to the growth of cycling,” said Jacques Landry, High Performance Director and Head Coach at Cycling Canada. “With the depth that we are continuing to build, we expect to see more Canadians on the start line in future years.

The Tour de France is the most prestigious race in the World. Over 21 days, riders travelled 3,404 kilometers in some of the most difficult terrain in the World. This year, the tour was comprised of seven flat stages, five hilly stages, six mountain stages with four summit finishes, two individual time trial stages and one team time trial stage.

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CANADA’S HENDRIK PINEDA WINS OPENING STAGE AT TOUR DE L’ABITIBI

Pineda wins the brown and white leader’s jersey in sprint finish

(Rouyn-Noranda, QC – July 16, 2013) The 45th Tour de l’Abitibi opened up today with a 117km journey between Amos and Rouyn-Noranda, and Hendrik Pineda, member of the Canadian National Team, won the stage in a mass-sprint finish.

The race started with a few breakaway attempts, which were all unsuccessful. The biggest threat of the day was one group that took over 1:30 on the peloton. Entering the final circuits in Rouyn-Noranda, the break’s lead melted and the peloton took the opportunity to merge.

“I tried to stay at the front of the pack today. There were a few break attempts, but they didn’t last long.”

The sprint finish on the first day was a good situation for Pineda, a natural sprinter: “Arriving in the last lap, I knew I had the legs to put up a good sprint. I turned the last corner in fifth place, and launched the sprint to take the win today. Sprinting is a lot about positioning, and I had good position today.”

By taking the victory, Pineda check off his main objective of winning one stage at this important international stage race, and also grabs the brown leader’s jersey.

“My objective here was to win a stage, so I am very happy to have accomplished it on the first day. The pace was really fast as everyone was excited and fresh for the race,” said Pineda, 18 years old of Montreal, QC “It means a lot to win the leader’s jersey, especially on the first day. I hope to keep the brown’s leader’s jersey until the time trials on Thursday morning, as I know it’s not my strength.

The Tour de l’Abitibi resumes tomorrow with a 106-kilometer stage between La Sarre and Rouyn Noranda.

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CIBC OFFERS NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR ATHLETES

Cycling Canada accepting applications for Team Next program

“As Lead Partner of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, CIBC is proud to help create a lasting sport legacy in Canada through CIBC Team Next. Our vision is to inspire a generation of young athletes, strengthen the values of our communities and leave behind a sustainable legacy for years to come.” – CIBC release.

CIBC has announced that it will invest $2 million into helping 67 young athletes realize their dreams of representing Canada on the world stage. The 67 selected athletes will each receive a $5,000 annual grant for the next 3 years ($15,000 total) in addition to receiving mentorship from top prominent athletes, workshop and advice on personal finance and community support.

Cycling Canada has been asked to submit a maximum of 5 eligible* cycling athletes to CIBC and AthletesCAN by early August. Once the list of 5 athletes is determined these athletes will have until August 16th to complete an online nomination process. In September, AthletesCAN and CIBC will announce the 67 names that will be receiving support.

Before August 1st Cycling Canada is seeking to receive applications from our current cyclist pool. Each application will be reviewed by our High Performance Committee then to the High Performance Director who will in turn forward the 5 final nominated athletes to AthletesCAN before August 6th.

Click here to download the application form (Word document).

Eligibility requirements

  • Athletes must not currently be receiving Sport Canada AAP funding support
  • Athletes must be of age to compete at the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games
  • Athletes must submit a training plan leading up to the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games in their cycling sports speciality
  • Athletes must submit the name and contact information of their coach
  • Athletes must provide an outline of their cycling career goals

*A maximum of five nominations will be accepted from each qualifying NSO. A maximum of 1 athlete per qualifying NSO can have competed at a previous Olympic/Paralympic and/or Pan/Parapan American Games.

 

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CANADIAN JUNIOR MEN READY FOR TOUR DE L’ABITIBI

Team Canada to race Tour de l’Abitibi and Trophée Centre Morbihan in next two weeks

(Ottawa, ON – July 14, 2013) The Canadian Junior Men road cycling team is ready to take the world’s top junior riders at the 2013 Tour de l’Abitibi, which runs from July 15 to 21, a seven-day stage race. The prominent race for the junior riders, held in Canada, is celebrating this year its 45th edition.

Team Canada is comprised of William Elliot, (18; Barrie, ON), Hendrick Pineda (18; Montreal, QC), Jack Burke (18; Toronto, ON), Adam Jamieson (17; Barrie, ON), Felix Lapointe (16; St-Lambert-de-Lauzon, QC) and Sean McKinnon  (17; Hamilton, ON).

The team will be managed by Luc Arseneau, Development coach at Cycling Canada.: “We are looking to score some big Nations Cup points with the objective to obtain additional spots for the upcoming World Championships. These events offer our junior men riders with some important opportunities to gain experience at international competitions.”

The Tour de l’Abitibi begins tomorrow, Monday, with the crowd-pleasing Challenge Sprint, and ends after 600.1 kilometres of racing over seven days.

More than 130 cyclists between the ages of 17 and 18 will be taking over the roads of Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Overall, eight countries will be represented by the junior athletes, including Germany, Australia, the Bahamas, Brunei, Canada, Columbia, the Unites States, and Morocco.

The same Canadian squad will then race together at the Trophée Centre Morbihan, a race part of the UCI Nations Cup, on August 3-4, 2013.

More information on the Tour de l’Abitibi can be found at http://www.tourabitibi.qc.ca.

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TEAM CANADA – TOUR DE L’ABITIBI AND TROPHÉE CENTRE MORBIHAN

William Elliot (18, Barrie, ON)

Hendrick Pineda (18, Montreal, QC)

Jack Burke (18, Toronto, ON)

Adam Jamieson            (17, Barrie, ON)

Felix Lapointe (16, St-Lambert-de-Lauzon, QC)

Sean McKinnon (17, Hamilton, ON)

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ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SELECTION POOL ANNOUNCED FOR WOMEN

Numainville, Ramsden, Carleton and Glaesser among the shortlisted group

(Ottawa, ON – July 12, 2013) Cycling Canada is proud to announce list of ten women selected to the selection pool for the 2013 UCI Road World Championships, which will be held in September.

Notably, the list includes the two-time Canadian Road Champion Joëlle Numainville (Laval, QC) and 2012 Olympian Denise Ramsden (Yellowknife, NWT), both of Optum-Kelly Benefits.

The list also includes 2012 Olympic medallists Gillian Carleton (Victoria, BC/Specialized-lululemon) and Jasmin Glaesser (Coquitlam, BC/TIBCO-ToTheTop), who competed in track cycling at the last Olympic Games.

The women’s team at the World Championships will be led by Head Coach Denise Kelly.

The final selection will be announced at a later date, as well as the men elite and espoir selection pool.

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 SELECTION POOL – 2013 UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Toscana, ITA

Women

Lex ALBRECHT (26; Barrie, ON)

Karol-Ann CANUEL (25; Amos, QC)

Gillian CARLETON (23; Victoria, BC)

Véronique FORTIN (33; Gatineau, QC)

Jasmin GLAESSER (21; Coquitlam, BC)

Leah KIRCHMANN (23; Winnipeg, MB)

Véronique LABONTÉ (32; Montréal, QC)

Joelle NUMAINVILLE (25; Laval, QC)

Denise RAMSDEN (22; Yellowknife, NWT)

Anika TODD (23; Victoria, BC)

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