Mattamy National Cycling Centre velodrome hosts Canada’s best track cyclists for five days of intense racing

(Milton, ON – October 06, 2015) The 2015 Canadian Track Cycling Championships will take place this week in Milton, Ontario, starting Wednesday.

Over the course of five days, a modern era record-high 222 track cyclists coming from all over Canada will converge to the Mattamy National Cycling Center velodrome and compete for the ultimate honors of earning the red and white jersey, awarded to the Canadian Champion.

The venue played host to three major events this year alone, notably the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games as well as the 2014 Canadian Track Championships and the 2015 Milton International Challenge.

Mathieu Boucher, Cycling Canada’s Director of Development, is pleased with the pre-registration numbers for these Championships. “We have been seeing steady increases over the last few years in our Canadian Track Cycling Championships attendance. There is momentum and energy right now with track cycling, notably thanks to our national team and their outstanding international results.”

The 2015 Canadian Track Championships will be the last Elite Track Championships prior to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The event also serves for the National Team as a key preparation for the upcoming UCI World Cup season.

The evening sessions on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday will require a ticket to enter the velodrome. Tickets can be purchased in advance at: https://secure1.tixhub.com/velodrome/online/b_otix.asp?cboPerformances=41&cboEvent=9&iEvents_id=9

Complete schedule and event details can be found at: https://cyclingcanada.ca/sport/para-cycling/events/type-of-event/canadian-championships/2015-canadian-track-championships-junior-elite-master-para/

SCHEDULE – 2015 CANADIAN TRACK CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Note: Always refer to up-to-date technical guide for official schedule)

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7

Session 1 (Qualifications start at 4:15pm) (Ticketed Session 6:00pm)

• Omnium qualification (if necessary) – Elite

• Team sprint – Qualification – Elite

• Team Pursuit – Qualification – Elite

• Time Trial – Final – Para

• Team Sprint – Final – Elite

• Team Pursuit – Final – Elite

THURSDAY OCTOBER 8

Session 1 (8:00am)

• Sprint – Qualification – Master

• Sprint – Qualification – Elite

• Omnium I – Scratch race – Elite

• Sprint – Quarterfinals – Elite

• Sprint – Quarterfinals – Master

• Omnium II – Individual Pursuit – Elite

Session 2 (Ticketed – 6:00pm)

• Sprint – Semifinals – Elite

• Sprint – Semifinals – Master

• Sprint – Final 5-8 – Elite

• Sprint – Final – Master

• Sprint – Final – Elite

• Individual Pursuit – Para

• Omnium III – Elimination race – Elite

FRIDAY OCTOBER 9

Session 1 (8:00am)

• Team Sprint – Qualification – U17

• Team Sprint – Qualification – Junior

• Time Trial – Final – Master

• Team Pursuit – Qualification – U17

• Team Pursuit – Qualification – Junior

• Omnium IV – Time Trial – Elite

• Keirin – 1st round – Elite

• Scratch race – Final – Master

• Omnium V – Flying lap – Elite

Session 2 (Ticketed – 6:00pm)

• Team Sprint – Final – U17

• Team Sprint – Final – Junior

• Team Pursuit – Final – U17

• Team Pursuit – Final – Junior

• Keirin – Final (7-12) – Elite

• Keirin – Final (1-6) – Elite

• Points – Final – Master

• Omnium VI – Points – Elite

SATURDAY OCTOBER 10

Session 1 (8:00am)

• Omnium – Qualification (if necessary) – U17

• Omnium – Qualification (if necessary) – Junior

• Keirin – 1st round – Master

• Keirin – Final – Master

• Omnium I – Scratch – U17

• Omnium I – Scratch – Junior

• Sprint – Qualification – U17

• Sprint – Qualification – Junior

Session 2 (2:00pm)

• Omnium II – Individual Pursuit – U17

• Omnium II – Individual Pursuit – Junior

• Individual Pursuit – Final – Master

• Omnium III – Elimination – U17

• Omnium III – Elimination – Junior

• Madison – Final – Elite M & Master M

SUNDAY OCTOBER 11

Session 1 (8:00am)

• Sprint – Quarterfinals – Junior

• Sprint – Quarterfinals – U17

• Sprint – Quarterfinals – Junior

• Sprint – Quarterfinals – U17

• Sprint – Final (5-8) – U17

• Sprint – Final (5-8) – Junior

• Sprint – Final – U17

• Sprint – Final – Junior

Session 2 (1:00pm)

• Omnium IV – Time Trial – U17

• Omnium IV – Time Trial – Junior

• Omnium V – Flying Lap – U17

• Omnium V – Flying Lap – Junior

• Keirin – 1st round – Junior

• Keirin – Final (7-12) – Junior

• Keirin – Final (1-6) – Junior

• Omnium VI – Points – U17

• Omnium VI – Points – Junior

Sullivan takes keirin gold while Hugo Barrette takes bronze, and Allison Beveridge climbs to silver

(Ottawa, ON – September 06, 2015) Canada added three medals to its tally Sunday at the 2015 UCI Pan-American Championships in Santiago, Chile.

Monique Sullivan won the women’s keirin today while Allison Beveridge climbed the women’s omnium ranking to take the silver medal. Hugo Barrette took the bronze medal in the men’s sprint in a tightly disputed contest.

With the gold medals in the women sprint and women keirin and the bronze medal in the women team sprint, Sullivan ends these successful Pan-American Championships with three medals.

Hugo Barrette, who made his international breakthrough with two gold and a bronze medal at the recent Pan-American Games in Toronto, went on to win the bronze medal. In his semi-final against his friend and training partner Njisane Phillip of Trinidad and Tobago, he conceded the victory in a hard-fought battle. He made up for his semi-final loss in the bronze medal dual, taking the victory by beating in two clean heats his opponent from Venezuela.

In the women’s omnium race, Allison Beveridge went on to win the silver medal. Heading in today’s last three races, she was sitting in third place of the omnium race standings. In the last three races, she managed to gain a spot, climbing to the second place overall for the silver medal.

Canada ended these Championships, an important Rio 2016 Olympic Qualifying competition, with 16 medals.

Two additional medals for Canada at Track Pan-American Championships in Chile

(Ottawa, ON – September 04, 2015) Sean MacKinnon is on fire. The young cyclist from Ontario earned Friday his third medal in as many days 2015 UCI Pan-American Championships in Chile, this time another silver medal coming in his last event of the Chilean trip, the points race.

“Tonight was yet another bonus down here at the Pan-American Track Champs. After our success in the team pursuit, then again in the individual pursuit, I am so pleased to finish off the racing on a high note, said MacKinnon.

He adds: “Tonight’s point race was very tactical and a tight race until the end. I could not have had the success I had without my teammate Aidan Caves, who helped me the whole way through keeping me in the right spot until the end.”

MacKinnon won the silver medal on the first day of competition in the men team pursuit Wednesday. He then went on to pocket another silver medal in the individual pursuit, Thursday.

Another good day for the women’s track endurance athletes in the 3000m individual pursuit. Annie Foreman-Mackey qualified third with a personal best of 3:36.28 while teammate Kirsti Lay qualified fourth with a personal best of 3:39.14, setting up a Canada-Canada dual for the bronze medal. In the medal race, it was ultimately Foreman-Mackey who prevailed over Lay to claim the bronze medal with another solid ride of 3:36.742. American rider Jennifer Valente won the event with a superb time of 3:28.947.

“Overall a solid day for Team Canada at the track,” said coach Craig Griffin. “I’m encouraged by the progress of both Annie and Kirsti in this discipline, but they still need to improve in a few specific areas to get down to world class times. However, these non-Olympic Pan American Championship events, which are not a focus for our group, are a great opportunity for experience and learning.”

Foreman-Mackey was enthusiastic about the performance. “I’m really excited to have had a solid ride in the individual pursuit today. With a new personal best time and room for improvement, I can take away a lot from my rides. Though we, unfortunately, fell short of qualifying a Canadian to the gold medal final, it was fun to race with my teammate in the bronze medal final. I’ve learned a lot from competing at these championships and am eager to use this as a platform to keep building through the fall and winter season!”

Remi Pelletier-Roy completed three of the six omnium races today, taking the sixth place in the scratch, second place in the individual pursuit and eighth place in the elimination race. The three remaining events will take place tomorrow.

In Sprint action, Canada’s ladies qualified with the two fastest time of the day, with Kate O’Brien (11.060s) taking the top position while teammate Monique Sullivan posted a time of 11.120s. Both O’Brien and Sullivan easily advanced to their respective semi-final race, and could potentially face each other in the gold medal race, setting the stage for a repeat of the Pan-American Games gold medal race. Two Canadians, Colombia, and Cuba advanced to the Top-4.

Tomorrow sees the start of the women’s Omnium, where Canadian Champion Allison Beveridge will line up against five-time World Champion Sara Hammer in the scratch race, individual pursuit, and elimination events. Steph Roorda and Kirsti Lay will compete in the women’s points race.

Canada now has ten medals at this important Rio 2016 Olympic Qualifying competition.