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BEVERIDGE WINS BRONZE MEDAL AT LONDON TRACK WORLD CUP

London, England (December 17, 2018) – Canada finished the fourth round of the Tissot UCI Track World Cup on Sunday in London, England, with a bronze medal in the Women’s Omnium and two additional top-10 results.

Allison Beveridge won her second bronze medal in four World Cups on Saturday with a strong and consistent ride over the four events that make up the Omnium. The Calgary rider was fifth in the Scratch Race, fourth in the Tempo and seventh in the Elimination, to go into the final Points Race fourth overall. After gaining ten points, Beveridge moved up to third in the final standings, her first individual World Cup medal of the season after being part of the bronze medal winning Team Pursuit squad in a previous round. World champion Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands won with 124 points, 18 ahead of Beveridge.

“This result puts us in a really solid position for Olympic qualifying,” said Beveridge. “It’s been a while since I’ve been on a World Cup podium – Wild and [American Jennifer] Valente were on another level, but this was a pretty deep field so I’m really happy.”

On the final day of competition, Canada took two more top-10 results, with Aidan Caves finishing eighth in the Men’s Omnium, and Beveridge joining Steph Roorda for tenth in the Women’s Madison.

“Going into the Points Race I was trying to keep in the top ten,” explained Caves. “I had a good buffer on the next guy, so the tactic was to ride defensively and only do the work I needed to do. In the last 20 laps I opened it up and went for the last 10-point sprint. I’m super happy with the result, [and] now I’m looking forward to my next World Cup Omnium in Hong Kong.”

Kris Westwood, Head of Performance Operations at Cycling Canada, said “We had some mixed results here in London, which just shows how competitive things are getting now that Olympic qualification is underway; you will pay for any mistakes you make. We made some big steps forward in the women’s and men’s Omnium – Allison’s podium was awesome, and Aidan’s ride was one of the highlights of the weekend.”

December 17, 2018/by Communications

CANADA WINS 10 MEDALS AT TROFEU INTERNACIONAL MUNICIPIO ANADIA

Anadia, Portugal (December 10, 2018) – Team Canada dominated the Trofeu Internacional Municipio Anadia track competition in Portugal over the weekend, winning five gold medals, plus two silver and three bronze medals, at this UCI C1 sanctioned event. Following the Track World Cup in Berlin, Germany, the previous weekend, Cycling Canada held a training camp in Portugal, bringing in some NextGen riders to join the World Cup riders already in Europe.

“The racing here in Portugal has been intense,” said Kris Westwood, Head of Performance Operations at Cycling Canada. “UCI points are so valuable in track now that a lot of nations are targeting these C1 events. There are a lot of good riders here, so the level is pretty close to a World Cup. It was great to see two of our newest sprinters, Kelsey Mitchell and Nick Wammes, win their first international event, and Allison Beveridge and Derek Gee both won their Omniums in commanding fashion, which puts us on really solid footing to qualify for Worlds this year. That’s a crucial part of our Olympic qualification plan, so it’s good to see it coming together.”

Canadian riders won both the men’s and women’s Sprint competitions, with NextGen riders Nick Wammes and Kelsey Mitchell doing the honours. In the Omniums, Allison Beveridge won the women’s and Derek Gee the men’s, while Jay Lamoureux took the fifth gold medal in the men’s Individual Pursuit. Annie Foreman-Mackey [women’s Points Race] and Mitchell [women’s Keirin] each added silver medals to the tally, while three riders won bronze – Je’land Sydney [men’s Sprint], Amelia Walsh [women’s Keirin] and Lamoureux [men’s Points Race].

This was a tremendous start to Mitchell’s first international campaign. “It felt great! It was my first time racing under the Canadian colours, so I am glad I was able to represent Canada well and walk away with two medals!”

December 10, 2018/by Communications

TOP-10 RESULTS FOR CANADA AT THE BERLIN TRACK WORLD CUP

Berlin, Germany (December 3, 2018) – Team Canada finished off the third round of the Track World Cup in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, with top-10 performances in the women’s Madison and men’s Omnium. Over the course of the three day event, Canada won two bronze medals in the women’s and men’s Team Pursuit, plus additional top-10 results on Saturday in the women’s Omnium and men’s 1000m time trial.

“Our endurance squad delivered great performances this weekend,” said Jessika Grand Bois, Track Program Manager at Cycling Canada. “The double bronze medal in the Team Pursuit on the first day was the highlight of this World Cup and we’ve seen great form in other events as well. It was a bit of a difficult weekend for our sprinters but we’re looking forward to London [World Cup], where they’ll be determined to make up for this event.”

On Saturday, Beveridge took second in the opening event of the four-race Omnium, the Scratch Race. The Calgary rider faltered in the Tempo Race, finishing 16th, before recovering with a sixth place in the Elimination and then 11th in the final Points Race. Aidan Caves recorded a time of one minute and 1.978 seconds for the 1000 metre time trial for tenth place, less than one second out of the top five.

“I had a few ups and downs,” said Beveridge. “I had a decent Scratch Race, and then had to reset after the Tempo, but given the time we are in the season, there are some good points that I can use to move forward for the rest of the season.”

Beveridge and Steph Roorda teamed up on Sunday for the women’s Madison, finishing seventh with five points, three points out of the top five. Derek Gee had his second top-10 World Cup Omnium performance of the season, finishing ninth overall, and highlighted by his third place in the Points Race.

The Canadian sprint team struggled over the weekend, with both Hugo Barrette (men’s Sprint) and Lauriane Genest (women’s Sprint) relegated during their first round races for entering the sprint lane while someone else was already there or leaving it during the sprint. However, both riders had strong performances in the 200m time trial, with Genest seventh and Barrette 16th.

“They had better performances in the 200m than in Milton [World Cup],” said Franck Durivaux, national Sprint coach, “but they also did a lot of technical and tactical mistakes that prevented them going further in the Keirin and Sprint tournaments. They are physically at the level, but there are definitely things that need to be corrected, and it was also the result of a lack of experience for some. We need to take what we have learned here and do the work for future competitions.”

December 3, 2018/by Communications

DOUBLE BRONZE FOR CANADA AT BERLIN TRACK WORLD CUP

Berlin, Germany (December 1, 2018) – Team Canada opened the third round of the Track World Cup with two bronze medals and a new national record on Friday in Berlin, Germany. Both the women’s and men’s Team Pursuit squads won bronze medals, while the men’s team also set a new Canadian record in one of their rides.

The women’s team of Allison Beveridge, Ariane Bonhomme, Annie Foreman-Mackey, Kinley Gibson and Steph Roorda qualified fourth and raced the Italian team in the bronze medal final, catching their rivals to win the medal. Great Britain beat Australia in the gold medal final.

“We were pretty disappointed in our first ride,” said Foreman-Mackey. “We didn’t execute in the way that we knew we could. We mixed things up a bit for the next round and the Finals, gaining five seconds. That’s the fastest that we have gone since Rio [Olympics], and I think that we can be encouraged with how things are trending. There’s still lots of work to do, heading towards Worlds, but I think we can be encouraged to be on the podium.”

In the men’s competition, the Canadian team comprised of Aidan Caves, Michael Foley, Derek Gee, Adam Jamieson and Jay Lamoureux qualified fifth, but set a new national record of 3:54.682 in the next round to qualify for the bronze medal race. In the medal race, the Canadian team beat the British trade team Huub Wattbike to win the medal. Australia beat Denmark for the gold medal.

“This was a really big achievement for our program,” said Jay Lamoureux. “I think it’s a huge stepping stone for what we need to do over the next few years. We are all really excited over what’s to come.”

December 1, 2018/by Communications

CYCLING CANADA ANNOUNCES WORLD CUP TEAMS FOR BERLIN & LONDON

Berlin, Germany (November 28, 2018) – Cycling Canada has selected a strong team of endurance and sprint athletes to compete in Rounds 3 and 4 of the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup. Round 3 will take place in Berlin, Germany on November 30th to December 2nd, followed by Round 4 in London, England, on December 14-16. A number of the athletes will also compete in C1 sanctioned events in Portugal and Switzerland, as Canada continues to collect valuable ranking points towards qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

“This next month is going to be very important for our track programs,” said Jessika Grand Bois, Track Program Manager for Cycling Canada. “We’re hoping to build on the good performances our team had in Milton [World Cup] last month to keep gaining valuable points in Berlin and London for Olympic qualifications. We will also have a mix of elite and development riders competing in Portugal and Switzerland during the next month, before a quick break for the holidays and before we attack the last set of World Cups of the season.”

The Berlin World Cup, site of the 2020 Track World Championships, will feature a full team of endurance and sprint athletes. Rio Olympic bronze medallist Allison Beveridge will compete in both the Omnium and Madison, and will be joined by Steph Roorda for the Madison. Roorda, Kinley Gibson, Ariane Bonhomme and Annie Foreman-Mackey will compete in the Team Pursuit, with the men’s endurance squad also competing in this event and Derek Gee competing in the Omnium.

The sprint squad is led by Rio Olympian Hugo Barrette, who will compete in the Sprint and Keirin events, after winning silver at the Milton World Cup last month. He will be joined in both events by NextGen athlete Joel Archambault, riding on the P2M development team. Lauriane Genest and Amelia Walsh will both compete in the women’s Team Sprint and Sprint, with Genest also competing in the Keirin.

For the London World Cup, held at the London Olympic velodrome, Canada will send the same sprint squad but only three endurance athletes – Beveridge for the Omnium and Madison, Roorda for the Madison and Aidan Caves for the men’s Omnium.

Berlin World Cup
(TP – Team Pursuit, OM – Omnium, MAD – Madison, KI – Kilo, TS – Team Sprint, SP – Sprint, KE – Keirin)

Women’s Endurance
Allison Beveridge – Calgary, AB [OM, MAD, TP reserve]
Steph Roorda – Vancouver, BC [TP, MAD]
Kinley Gibson – Edmonton, AB [TP]
Ariane Bonhomme – Gatineau, QC [TP]
Annie Foreman-Mackey – Kingston, ON [TP]

Men’s Endurance
Derek Gee – Ottawa, ON [TP, OM]
Adam Jamieson – Barrie, ON [TP]
Aidan Caves – Vancouver, BC [KI, TP]
Michael Foley – Milton, ON [TP]
Jay Lamoureux – Victoria, BC [TP]

Sprint
Hugo Barrette – Iles-de-la-Madeleine, QC [SP, KE]
Joel Archambault (P2M trade team) – St-Christine, QC [SP, KE]
Amelia Walsh – Ayr, ON [TS, SP]
Lauriane Genest – Levis, QC [TS, SP, KE]

London World Cup

Endurance
Allison Beveridge – Calgary, AB [OM, MAD]
Steph Roorda – Vancouver, BC [MAD]
Aidan Caves – Vancouver, BC [OM]

Sprint
Hugo Barrette – Iles-de-la-Madeleine, QC [SP, KE]
Joel Archambault (P2M trade team) – St-Christine, QC [SP, KE]
Amelia Walsh – Ayr, ON [TS, SP, KE]
Lauriane Genest – Levis, QC [TS, SP]

November 28, 2018/by Communications

CALL FOR ATHLETES COUNCIL CANDIDATES

Ottawa, ON (November 20, 2018) – Cycling Canada is presently looking for current or recent National Team members who are interested in being part of the Athletes Council. If you would like to play a part in decisions that affect the future of Cycling Canada’s national team programs, you can do this by becoming a member of the Council.

The terms of reference for the council can be found in Cycling Canada’s Policy on Organizational Structure. To summarize:

The Athletes Council is made up of one male and one female representative each from Road, Track, Mountain Bike, BMX and Para-cycling
Members serve two-year terms
The council chair sits on the Cycling Canada Board of Directors
The vice-chair sits on the Cycling Canada High Performance Committee
The current members are:
- Lex Albrecht (Road female)
- Meghan Grant (Track female)
- Hugo Houle (Road male)
- Geoff Kabush (MTB male)
- James Palmer (BMX male)
- Rémi Pelletier-Roy (Track male)
- Catharine Pendrel (MTB female)
- Amelia Walsh (BMX female)
- Ross Wilson (Para male)
- Para female position is vacant

If you are interested in being part of the Athletes Council,

please complete the online form. The deadline is Dec. 2, 2018. If there are more candidates than positions available, the current national team members will be asked to vote for their preferred representatives before Dec. 9. The new AC composition will be announced on Dec. 10.

If you have any questions, please contact High Performance Committee Chair Kirsten Frattini, or Cycling Canada Head of Performance Operations Kris Westwood.

November 20, 2018/by Communications

CYCLING CANADA ANNOUNCES 2019 NATIONAL CALENDAR

Ottawa, ON (November 14, 2018) – Cycling Canada is pleased to release the national and international events competition schedule for 2019. Beginning in February and running through to December, the competitions calendar spans the country, with events ranging from the Atlantic provinces to the Pacific coast.

“We are very excited to announce our complete 2019 National and International race calendar,” said Josh Peacock, Events Manager at Cycling Canada. “Through the support of our provincial partners and event organizers – both new and returning – we are confident that this calendar will provide athletes in all disciplines every opportunity to perform at their best on Canadian soil. Our overall calendar continues to expand both in quantity and in quality of competition offered. We would like to extend a very special thank you to all of our dedicated organizers and host communities who continue to support the sport of cycling across the Nation, and look forward to another great year of racing.”

The Mountain Bike Canada Cup series opens the off-road calendar with what is becoming the traditional start to the XCO season at Bear Mountain in Victoria, BC, on March 31st. This year, the Series offers an expanded number of races, with eight taking place from coast to coast. The Canada Cup Series concludes in Kentville, Nova Scotia, on August 17-18; the second year for this venue.

Under-17 Men and Women were added as official Canada Cup Mountain Bike categories on the XCO side last year and will continue this year. Riders will be awarded the same points scale as the Juniors and will be required to race the same number of events as the Juniors to qualify for an overall Series ranking. The number of UCI-sanctioned Junior XCO events will be doubled to six – including four at the UCI Junior Series level – offering Juniors maximum opportunities to gain UCI points. After a five year absence, the XCO National Championships will return to Hardwood Ski & Bike in Ontario for 2019 and 2020. The domestic cross-country program concludes on September 7-8 with the Marathon National Championships in St-Felicien, Quebec.

The highlight of the season will be Mont-Ste-Anne, Quebec, which will play host for a record third time to the UCI World Championships for both Masters (August 21-23) and Elite/Under-23/Junior (August 28th – September 1st) in XCO and Downhill.

The Downhill Canada Cup Series will cap off in Mont Tremblant as a part of the Crossroads event weekend, before returning to British Columbia, at SilverStar Resort and then Fernie for the second and third rounds. Silverstar and Fernie will create a July triple header western race schedule for Downhill, which will conclude with both the Downhill and new Enduro National Championships at Panorama, BC, on July 27-28. The domestic downhill program will conclude with the Canadian Open in Whistler on August 18^th.

The national Road calendar begins in June, starting with the Masters Nationals in Victoria, BC, followed by four UCI-sanctioned events in Quebec – GP Cycliste Gatineau and Chrono de Gatineau for women, and the GP Cycliste de Saguenay and Tour de Beauce for men. From June 28 to July 1^st, the National Road Championships for Elite, Under-23, Junior and Para riders will take place in Beauce.

Road racing continues through the summer, with the Tour de la Relève Rimouski in Quebec at the beginning of July, followed by the UCI-sanctioned Delta Road Race and Global Relay Gastown GP in BC’s Lower Mainland. The Tour de l’Abitibi, one of the premier stage races for Junior men in the world, returns for its 51st edition from July 15-21. The Road calendar concludes in early September with the Quebec City and Montreal WorldTour races on September 13th and 15th.

The BMX national calendar events will take place in July and August. Three Canada Cup events, all with a UCI C1 sanction, will take place in Toronto (July 6-7), Drummondville, Quebec (July 13-14) and Calgary (August 17-18), the host of the 2016-2017 national championships. The National Championships will take place in Toronto on the same weekend as the Canada Cup event, and will be the primary qualifying event for the 2020 BMX world championships in Houston, USA.

Canada’s national track program will be centered around the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton, with four of five events on the calendar taking place there. For Junior and Under-17 riders, there will be a Western Challenge (January 18-20) in Burnaby, BC, and an Eastern Challenge (February 9-10) in Milton. These will lead into the National Championships at Milton on April 12-14 for U17, Junior and Para athletes. The Elite and Masters riders will have their National Championships in Milton in the Fall, and the UCI Track World Cup will return to Milton for the 2019-20 season.

Peterborough, Ontario will once again play host to the 2019 Canadian Cyclo-cross Championships following a successful season-closing event in 2018. Cyclo-cross enthusiasts should expect another exciting season in 2019, with finalized details of the upcoming calendar to be released in the coming weeks.

Finally, the Para national schedule consists of four events, all on the UCI calendar. On April 12-14 the Para Track Nationals will take place in Milton, followed by the Défi sportif AlterGo road event in Montreal on May 4-5. The Para Road Nationals will take place in Beauce, on June 28-29, and the UCI Para Road World Cup returns to Baie Comeau, Quebec, on August 8-11.

November 14, 2018/by Communications

GENEST FINISHES 6TH IN KEIRIN AT HER FIRST TRACK CYCLING WORLD CUP

Milton, ON (October 29, 2018) – Round 2 of the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup concluded on Sunday at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton with four medals awarded. Canada’s top result was Lauriane Genest, who was sixth in the women’s Keirin. Canada won a silver and a bronze medal in four days of competition, to finish 11th out of 40 in the nation rankings.

Genest, who is racing in her first World Cup, won her first round race and finished second in the second round to make it to the medal round. In the Final, Genest started strong, however, she faded in the final half lap to finish sixth.

“This was my first ever World Cup,” said Genest, “and to compete here on my home track, where I train every day, and to see the stands full; it was an amazing feeling. I gave everything I had, but did a tactical mistake when I followed Stephanie Morton [Australia], rather than going ahead of her. I’m happy to say that at my first World Cup, I made the big final in the Keirin.”

In other competition, Allison Beveridge finished 11th in the four event women’s Omnium, and Hugo Barrette was 16th in the men’s Sprint, after winning the silver medal in the men’s Keirin on Saturday.

“It was tough,” admitted Barrette. “We were out of the velodrome at 11 last night [after the Keirin], and I started back here at 8 in the morning. In the first round, I beat the fifth fastest rider, but that was it … the adrenalin was finished and after that I had no more legs.”

Canadian Team Manager Jessika Grand Bois said, “The level of racing in Milton this year was exceptional, and it was certainly a good test for our athletes as we embark on the qualification process for the Olympics. We had some great performances, took notes on what our team needs to work on and are excited for the next races.”

October 29, 2018/by Communications

TWO MEDALS FOR CANADA AT MILTON TRACK WORLD CUP

Milton, ON (October 28, 2018) – Team Canada won two medals on Day 3 of the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup, taking place at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton. Hugo Barrette won a silver medal in the men’s Keirin, while the team of Allison Beveridge and Stephanie Roorda won a bronze medal in the women’s Madison.

Barrette won the second World Cup silver medal of his career, against a world-class field. After winning his first round heat and finishing third in the second round to make the medal final, Barrette attacked with just over a lap and a half to go, jumping into a significant lead. He managed to stay in front until the final 50 metres, when six-time Olympic champion Jason Kenny of Great Britain pulled up beside him and caught him at the line.

“I was really aggressive,” said Barrette. “I wanted to win and after the first round, I knew I could, so I went with a big move. It was a good decision, and for a second I thought that I did such a good jump that no one could catch me, but the six time Olympic champion caught me … what a feeling, though; second place when all the best riders in the world were there.”

In the women’s Madison, Beveridge and Roorda consistently scored points in all but two sprints, despite struggling for a portion of the race that saw them drop back from the lead group. Great Britain won with 36 points, followed by Denmark with 19 and Canada at 13 points.

“We are so happy,” said Roorda. “We come to these races hunting for medals, and to walk away with one in the Madison – our first medal in this event – is incredible. The plan was to maintain a top-4 position in the first part of the race; not over-extend ourselves and just pick up points here and there. We had some hard moments midway through the race, but we didn’t give up and stayed calm and pushed through to the finish.”

In other Canadian results, Michael Foley finished tenth overall, despite two crashes in the Elimination Race, the third of four events. Lauriane Genest qualified ninth and finished 17th overall in the women’s Sprint.

October 28, 2018/by Communications

CANADIANS TOP-5 ON DAY 2 OF MILTON TRACK CYCLING WORLD CUP

Milton, ON (October 27, 2018) – Team Canada had a bittersweet morning session on the second day of competition at the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Milton, on Friday. Both the women’s and men’s Team Pursuit squads finished fifth, each missing the medal round by three-tenths of a second. The men’s squad broke the Canadian national record less than 24 hours after previously setting a new mark.

The women’s squad of Ariane Bonhomme, Annie Foreman-Mackey, Kinley Gibson and Steph Roorda set a time of four minutes and 20.855 seconds, nearly three seconds faster than the time they set in qualifying the previous evening, but were 0.304 seconds out of the medal qualifying time.

In the men’s competition, the Canadian lineup of Aidan Caves, Michael Foley, Derek Gee and Jay Lamoureux set a time of three minutes and 56.352 seconds, 0.579 seconds faster than the record they set the evening before. Unfortunately, that was approximately six-tenths of a second slower than Great Britain who took the final spot for the medal round.

“It’s hard to miss the medal round by such a slim margin,” said Lamoureux, “but we set another Canadian record, so I think everyone’s pretty happy. With the coaching change, we are working on the more technical aspects and being faster in the last kilometre, and I think it’s helped us go a lot faster.”

In the women’s Team Sprint qualifying, the Canadian duo of Amelia Walsh and Lauriane Genest set a time of 34.110 seconds for 12th place. They finished 1.417 seconds behind top qualifier Australia. In the Scratch Race, Evan Burtnik, riding for the NextGen development team Medal 2 the Medal, was fifth, while Allison Beveridge of Team Canada was also fifth in the women’s race.

Burtnik was aggressive in the early half of the race, attacking in a breakaway before being reeled in. He was part of a group caught by lone breakaway leader Vitaliy Hryniv of the Ukraine, and sprinted to fifth place in the group one lap down on Hryniv, the winner. In the women’s race, Beveridge took a cautious role, making sure she was always in position near the other top riders. A late break by two riders was not chased down, with Alexandra Goncharova of Russia taking a solo victory. Beveridge was third in the bunch sprint for the final podium spot.

“I was trying to use this race as a warm up for the first two races of the Omnium,” said Beveridge. “It was a bit of an activation race for me, to see how training was going and get a race under my belt.”

October 27, 2018/by Communications