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A FOUR-MEDAL DAY FOR CANADA AT TRACK PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Canada’s Men Team Pursuit shatters Canadian Record in the process

(Ottawa, ON – September 02, 2015) Canada had a stellar day at the 2015 UCI Pan-American Championships, an important Olympic qualifier, in Chile. The team won four medals: three silver medals and one bronze medal in the opening day of the competition.

The Canadian Men Team Pursuit squad comprised of Remi Pelletier-Roy, Ed Veal, Sean MacKinnon and Aidan Caves qualified with the second fastest time of the morning qualifiers (4:06.198). In the medal session, racing for the gold medal against Colombia, Canada posted a time of 4:03.77 (unofficial), lowering the Canadian record in the process.

After the race, veteran Ed Veal was thrilled with the team and the result: “Insanely proud moment here in Chile. It takes total trust and commitment to do what we did out there on the boards tonight. I love these guys!! That ride was insane!!”

Veal went on to add: “Thank you to everyone who has helped along the way. Thank you to all the wonderful Team Canada coaches and staff. This men’s track endurance program has come so far in such a short period, and I’m so thankful to be a part of it.”

The previous Men Team Pursuit record was 4:05.503 set at the UCI Track World Cup in Guadalajara, MEX, in 2014.

In the women’s 10km scratch race, Allison Beveridge took the silver medal in a nail-biting finish. Both Beveridge and Steph Roorda lined up to race. Argentina attacked immediately, gaining half a lap before Cuba, USA, and Canada, working together, chased it down. There was a flurry of small attacks from all teams, but it seemed everyone was happy to keep it together for a sprint.

However, Argentina went on the attack again with ten laps to go, gaining almost half a lap with five laps remaining before Steph, with Allison in tow, went after her. The Argentina rider was caught by Roorda with two laps to go as USA’s Valente made her move over the top to take the front. Allison managed to maneuver her way onto Valente’s wheel, but the American hung on for the win by half a bike length.

In Sprint action, Canada had teams in both the men and women’s team sprint events. The men qualified with a time of 44.305s and raced for the gold medal. The team represented by Hugo Barrette, Joe Veloce and Evan Carey faced off against the powerful Venezuelan team for the gold medal ultimately ending with the silver medal.

The women’s team sprint, with Monique Sullivan and Kate O’Brien lining up for Canada, were also disputed today. Canada qualified with the third fastest time of qualifiers with a time of 34.028s. Canada earned the bronze medal in the race

Canada’s Women’s Team Pursuit squad will be racing the qualifiers tomorrow morning, with the objective to qualify for the evening finals.

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CANADIAN TRACK CYCLISTS AIM HIGH AT PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Canada looking to continue its success in Santiago, Chile, an important Olympic qualifier

(Ottawa, ON – August 26, 2015) Canadian track cyclists enjoyed resounding success at the Toronto 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto this past July, and they are looking to extend their success next week as they hit the boards of the velodrome in Santiago, Chile.

The team will compete against the very same opponents as during the Pan-American Games, this time at the UCI Pan-American Championships, September 2-6, where critical UCI Olympic Qualification points are on the line.

The sprinters, led by coach and Olympic medallist Erin Hartwell, have the objective to win every sprint event in Chile, and they are bringing their top squad to accomplish the task. Triple-medallists Monique Sullivan and Hugo Barrette will be suiting up for Canada in all three sprint events. The powerful track stars are joined by their teammates and Pan-Am Games gold medallists in the team sprint events in Kate O’Brien, also a silver medallist in the individual sprint, Olympian Joe Veloce, and Evan Carey. Mischa Partridge, a transition cyclist from BMX to track cycling, has been training at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre velodrome under Hartwell’s guidance for the last year. He will join the team for his first international track cycling event.

The endurance program will also set their sights on medals in Chile. The women’s team pursuit squad, ranked third in the World Rankings, will be represented by a younger team. Led by Pan-American Games Gold medallist Allison Beveridge and Kirsty Lay, World Championship medallist Stephanie Roorda and youngsters Annie Foreman-MacKay and Kinley Gibson, the team hopes to make the gold medal race. Coach Graig Griffin will guide the young squad in Santiago.

The women’s endurance team also hopes to win medals in the points race, the scratch race and the individual pursuit.

The men’s team pursuit squad, which took the bronze medal in Toronto, will be racing at these Championships with the objective of a medal, securing its place among the top three nations of the Americas. The team is led by captain Remi Pelletier-Roy, along with veteran Ed Veal, Aidan Caves, Sean MacKinnon and Evan Burtnik.

On top of providing great power to the team pursuit squad, Pelletier-Roy will also put additional focus on the men’s omnium event, where he hopes to solidify a spot for the upcoming UCI World Cup season and the 2016 UCI World Championships.

TEAM CANADA – 2015 UCI TRACK CYCLING PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Hugo BARRETTE, 24, Cap-aux-Meules, QC [Men’s Team Sprint, Keirin, Sprint, Time Trial (Kilo)]
  • Joseph VELOCE, 26, Fonthill, ON [Men’s Team Sprint, Keirin, Sprint]
  • Evan CAREY, 21, Victoria, BC [Men’s Team Sprint, Sprint]
  • Mischa PARTRIDGE, 27, Coquitlam, BC [Men’s Team Sprint]
  • Monique SULLIVAN, 26, Calgary, AB [Women’s Team Sprint, Keirin, Sprint]
  • Kate O’BRIEN, 27, Calgary, AB [Women’s Team Sprint, Keirin, Sprint, Time Trial (500m)]

 

  • Evan BURTNIK, 18, Edmonton, AB [Men’s Team Pursuit, Scratch Race]
  • Ed VEAL, 38, Queensville, ON [Men’s Team Pursuit, Individual Pursuit]
  • Aidan CAVES, 20, Vancouver, BC [Men’s Team Pursuit, Points Race]
  • Sean MACKINNON, 20, Hamilton, ON [Men’s Team Pursuit, Individual Pursuit]
  • Remi PELLETIER-ROY, 25, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC [Men’s Team Pursuit, Omnium]

 

  • Allison BEVERIDGE, 22, Calgary, AB [Women’s Team Pursuit, Scratch Race, Omnium]
  • Stephanie ROORDA, 29, Vancouver, BC [Women’s Team Pursuit, Points Race]
  • Kirsti LAY, 27, Montreal, QC [Women’s Team Pursuit]
  • Annie FOREMAN-MACKEY, 24, Kingston, ON [Women’s Team Pursuit, Individual Pursuit]
  • Kinley GIBSON, 20, Edmonton, AB [Women’s Team Pursuit]
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RIO OLYMPIC SELECTION CRITERIA PUBLISHED

With just under a year to go to the Rio Olympics, aspiring Olympians can consult Cycling Canada’s Rio selection policy to find out what they need to do to make the team.

The policy can be found here.

The draft version of the criteria was published on June 19 and updated this week. It is still pending approval by the Canadian Olympic Committee.

The number of athletes Canada can enter in the cycling events will be determined by the Olympic qualification system. Each cycling sport has a different qualification timeline. Cycling Canada will learn its Olympic quotas on the following dates:

  • Road men: Jan. 15, 2016
  • Track: March 7, 2016
  • Mountain bike: June 1, 2016
  • Road women: June 6, 2016
  • BMX: June 7, 2016
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JUNIOR TRACK WORLDS BEGIN THIS WEEK IN KAZAKHSTAN

Nine Canadian cyclists in Astana ready to race for World Titles

(Ottawa, ON – August 17, 2015) The 2015 UCI Junior Track World Championships will take place this week, August 19-23 at the velodrome in Astana, Kazakhstan, and Canadians are ready to bring home some medals and gain invaluable experience for their rising careers.

Nine Canadians made the trip overseas to don the Maple Leaf uniform and race for the ultimate honours, the rainbow jersey presented to the World Champions.

The men’s endurance program will be represented by Evan Burtnik of Edmonton, AB, Connor Byway of Ottawa, ON, Bayley Simpson of Lindsay, ON, John Willcox of Victoria, BC, and Jordann Jones of Ancaster, ON.

Katherine Maine of Ottawa, ON, Anna Talman of Edmonton, AB and Gillian Ellsay of Courtenay, BC will be racing the women’s endurance events.

Stefan Ritter of Edmonton, AB, will be the lone sprinter representing Canada.

The official programme can be found here: http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/NewsGeneral/17/01/47/Astana2015_programmeasof04.06.2015_Neutral.pdf

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Calling all track riders from Eastern Canada!

Centre National de Cyclisme de Bromont will be hosting a new national event from September 4-6 in Bromont, QC: the Challenge de l’Est.

There will be events for U17, juniors, elites and masters.

Great opportunity to race and see where you stand a month before the 2015 Canadian Track Championships!

For more info: https://cyclingcanada.ca/sport/track/events/type-of-event/domestic/challenge-de-lest/

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BEST GAMES EVER FOR CANADIAN CYCLISTS

Canada surpasses all-time medal haul at Major Games

(Toronto, ON – July 26, 2015) Cycling Canada and its Canadian cyclists completed its best Major Games ever at the Toronto 2015 Pan-American Games.

With a medal haul of 20 medals in all cycling disciplines, Canada has more than doubled the previous all-time high of nine medals earned at the 1999 Pan-American Games that took place in Winnipeg.

Jacques Landry, High Performance Director and Head Coach, was thrilled with the performance of Canadian cyclists at these major Games. “These Games have definitely been good ones for cycling, across all of our Olympic disciplines. We obviously came into these Games expecting to win gold medals in some of our marquis events. Our goal, however, remained to reach the podium in each event we entered in, and I believe we came very close to that goal.”

The Games will have a much bigger impact for Canadian cycling in the short, mid and long term. “The unmeasurable impact that these Games have had for Cycling Canada is the degree of awareness that has been acquired by the Canadian public with regards to our programs. It was so great to see the the country to rally behind our athletes in all cycling events, and we hope that this enthusiasm for our sport continues, sparking the interest of our Canadian youth to “Hop On” and become future champions of the road, the mountain bike trails, the dirt jumps or the boards.” 

In BMX, Tory Nyhaug got the ball rolling for Canada with a gold medal, laying down the perfect day with wins in all motos, semi-finals and finals at the newly built BMX Track at Centennial Park.

Emily Batty and Raphael Gagné both won gold medals in Mountain Bike, while Catharine Pendrel took the silver medal only seconds behind Batty in what was a Canadian domination at Hardwood Ski and Bike.

The Track cycling events at the velodrome was all Canada, with gold medals in both Men and Women Team Sprints, followed by gold medals in the Men and Women Individual Sprint thanks to Hugo Barrette and Monique Sullivan. The Women’s team pursuit showed their domination in the Americas, easily riding to the gold medal against the United States of America. Sullivan added the gold medal in the women’s keirin, completed a hat trick in women’s sprint events.

Canada completed the track cycling portion of these Games with 10 medals with two silver and two bronze medals.

The road events started on Wednesday with the individual time trial, and pro rider Hugo Houle arrived at the start line in top form, averaging 400 watts of power over 45 minutes, his personal best, to capture the gold medal by 1:17 on the silver medallist. Sean MacKinnon added a surprising bronze medal standing beside Houle on the podium. Jasmin Glaesser, despite an unfortunate flat tire, earned the silver medal of the women’s race.

The road races were also a Canadian affair, with Jasmin Glaesser adding a gold medal to her collection in the women’s race, along with Allison Beveridge taking the bronze. Glaesser earned her fourth medal in as many races, putting her in the Top 3 of the entire Canadian delegation. Guillaume Boivin earned the bronze medal in a nail-biting sprint of three in the men’s road race.

MEDALLISTS – CYCLING AT TORONTO 2015 PAN-AMERICAN GAMES

  • Raphael Gagné – Gold – Men’s Cross-Country, Mountain Bike

  • Emily Batty – Gold – Women’s Cross-Country, Mountain Bike

  • Canada – Gold – Women’s Team Sprint, Track Cycling

  • Monique Sullivan – Gold – Women’s Keirin, Track Cycling

  • Monique Sullivan – Gold – Women’s Sprint, Track Cycling

  • Canada – Gold – Men’s Team Sprint, Track Cycling

  • Hugo Barrette – Gold – Men’s Sprint, Track Cycling

  • Canada – Gold – Women’s Team Pursuit, Track Cycling

  • Tory Nyhaug – Gold – Men’s BMX

  • Hugo Houle – Gold – Men’s Individual Time Trial, Road Cycling

  • Jasmin Glaesser – Gold – Women’s Road Race, Road Cycling

  • Jasmin Glaesser – Silver – Women’s Omnium, Track Cycling

  • Jasmin Glaesser – Silver – Women’s  Individual Time Trial, Road Cycling

  • Catharine Pendrel – Silver – Women’s Cross-Country, Mountain Bike

  • Kate O’Brien – Silver – Women’s Sprint, Track Cycling

  • Canada – Bronze – Men’s Team Pursuit, Track Cycling

  • Hugo Barrette – Bronze – Men’s Keirin, Track Cycling

  • Sean MacKinnon – Bronze – Men’s Individual Time Trial, Road Cycling

  • Allison Beveridge – Bronze – Women’s Road Race, Road Cycling

  • Guillaume Boivin – Bronze – Men’s Road Race, Road Cycling

Highlights – Toronto 2015 Pan-American Games:

  • Canada won gold medal in all disciplines: BMX, Mountain Bike, Track, Road.

  • Canada topped the medal standings in Mountain Bike, Track and Road cycling events.

  • 20 of 24 Canadian cyclists won at least one medal.

  • Jasmin Glaesser won four medals, including two gold, putting her Top 3 of ALL Canadian athletes of these 2015 Pan-American Games.

  • Raphael Gagné became the first man to win a Gold medal in the mountain bike event at Pan-American Games.

  • Tory Nyhaug became the first Canadian to win a medal in BMX at any Pan-American Games.

  • Hugo Barrette won the gold medal in the sprint event, becoming the first Canadian man to accomplish this feat at Pan-American Games since Gordon Singleton in 1979. Barrette also won the gold in the Men’s Team Sprint along with teammates Evan Carey and Joseph Veloce.

  • Monique Sullivan achieved the Triple Crown, winning the Women Team Sprint, Sprint and Keirin events.

  • Hugo Houle had the performance of his life winning the Individual Time Trial, winning the gold by more than 1:17 on the second place finisher.

  • Canada’s women’s Mountain Bikers finished 1-2, with Emily Batty taking the title only seconds in front of two-time World Champion Catharine Pendrel.

  • Monique Sullivan, Hugo Barrette and Jasmin Glaesser made history by winning at least three medals in one single Games. No Canadian cyclist had ever won three medals in one Major Games prior to today.

MEDAL STANDINGS – BMX

1. United States (1, 0, 1: Total 2)

2. Canada (1, 0, 0: Total 1)

3. Ecuador (0, 2, 0: Total 2)

MEDAL STANDINGS – MOUNTAIN BIKE

1. Canada (2, 1, 0: Total 3)

2. Argentina (0, 1, 0: Total 1)

3. United States (0, 0, 2: Total 2)

MEDAL STANDINGS – TRACK CYCLING

1. Canada (6, 2, 2: Total 10)

2. Colombia (3, 0, 3: Total 6)

3. United States (1, 1, 0: Total 2)

MEDAL STANDINGS – ROAD

1. Canada (2, 1, 3: Total 6)

2. United States (1, 1, 0: Total 2)

3. Venezuela (1, 0, 0: Total 1)

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CYCLING CANADA, LOUIS GARNEAU ANNOUNCE TEAM UNIFORM FOR 2015 PAN-AMERICAN GAMES

Canadian-based Louis Garneau and Cycling Canada unveil stunning design for its athletes

(Toronto, ON – July 08, 2015) Cycling Canada and Louis Garneau Sports are proud to unveil the approved design for the Team Canada uniform that will be worn by the Canadian cyclists competing at the 2015 Pan-American and Parapan American Games in Toronto this upcoming summer.

For the past 32 years, Louis Garneau apparel has played a key role in the performance, success, and professional appearance of the Canadian Cycling Teams at nine Olympic Games and countless World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Pan-American Games. Louis Garneau and Cycling Canada announced in 2013 a four-year deal that would see the Canadian-based cycling apparel manufacturer outfit the team through to the 2016 season.

The uniform, which for the first time was voted by the public via social media, will be white with the red maple leaf as the centrepiece of the uniform. A hint of the Cycling Canada trademark blue can be seen around the maple leaf. The shorts will be black, with the Canada wordmark on the each side.

“The Team Canada kit has always held a special meaning for me. It represents my own cycling career, of course, but also the beginning of my corporate life. I am proud to support the finest Canadian athletes as they embark on their journey to the 2015 Pan Am Games. This year, as host nation, all eyes will be on Canada, and I want to personally send my best to all our Canadian cyclists,” remarks Louis Garneau, President and Founder of Louis Garneau Sports.

“Both Cycling Canada and Louis Garneau have a commitment of excellence to our cycling athletes with the best possible tools they require to perform at the highest international level. Throughout our partnership with LG to design state-of-the-art competitive clothing, our athletes will continue to perform on the international scene with the best apparel on the market,” said Cycling Canada High Performance Director Jacques Landry.

Known for its high-performance apparel that outfits some of the top riders and athletes in the world, Louis Garneau supply the teams with technologically-advanced apparel for optimal performances.

Louis Garneau has outfitted the Canadian National Cycling Teams since the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, in which Louis Garneau himself competed. Since then, Louis Garneau Sports has been the official cycling apparel partner of Cycling Canada.

In addition to outfitting Cycling Canada, Louis Garneau notably outfits UCI Pro-Continental Team Europcar, UCI Continental team Garneau-Quebecor, and Canadian-based mountain bike team SCOTT-3Rox Racing.

Since the original partnership in 1984, Cycling Canada athletes have won 11 Olympic medals and collected 69 UCI World Championships medals.

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FOLLOW CANADIAN CYCLING PAN-AM TEAM MEMBERS ON TWITTER

#HopOnCanada in the great Toronto 2015 adventure

Fans can follow the Toronto 2015 Canadian Cycling Team members on twitter, getting an inside view on what it takes to train and compete at the elite level.

Cycling Canada will providing updates throughout the Games with the handle @CyclingCanada, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/cyclingcanada

Use the hashtag #HopOnCanada in English and #EmbarquezCanada in French, as well as #CanuckUp.

TRACK CYCLING

MOUNTAIN BIKE

BMX

ROAD

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CYCLING CANADA HIRES CAMERON JENNINGS AS NEXTGEN WOMEN’S TRACK ENDURANCE COACH

(Ottawa, ON – June 5) 

As of June 1, Jennings is heading the NextGen Women’s track endurance program based out of the Mattamy Homes velodrome in Milton, ON. Through the international success of Canada’s Women’s track endurance program, Cycling Canada has identified the importance of ensuring continued success by increasing the pool size of athletes that would eventually feed into the high performance program.

Through Jennings’ leadership, the NextGen program will underpin the

 future international Women’s track endurance performances by working with up to a dozen talented track endurance development women on a daily basis through training track side in Milton and through targeted road and track competitions.

To ensure optimal preparation of the development talent pool, Jennings will be working closely with Women’s Track Endurance Coach Craig Griffin and Women’s Road Coach Denise Kelly.

The new coaching hire originally hails from Australia where he had been employed at the Central Queensland University as an Associate Lecturer (Skill Acquisition and Movement Analysis), coaching local cyclists in his home town of Rockhampton, and working as an assistant coach at Cycling Queensland for National Road and Track Championships.

With accepting this new coaching position based out of Milton, Jennings leaves his more recent role as head coach of the Argyll Velodrome Racing Academy (AVRA). During his tenure at the Edmonton-based academy, the coach developed many athletes that would eventually be selected onto the national cycling team.

“We are extremely happy that Cam (Cameron) has decided to accept our offer to coach our newly-formed NextGen Women’s Track Endurance Program. Given Cam’s coaching knowledge acquired in both Canada and Australia, there is no doubt in my mind that he will be a valued asset to our ever expanding, internationally successful programs,” mentioned Jacques Landry, High Performance Director – Head Coach for Cycling Canada.

“It is thanks to partners like Sport Canada, Own the Podium, Canadian Sport Institute – Ontario and Ontario Cycling Association that we can acquire coaching talent such as Cameron Jennings into our programs, with the sole intent to build a strong cycling nation,” Landry went on to say.

“I am truly honoured to have been named as Cycling Canada’s NextGen Women’s Track Endurance Coach. It is a position that I have long been working toward since I started coaching local cyclists in my home town of Rockhampton some 8 years ago,” said Jennings. “I would like to thank everyone that has helped get me to this point in my coaching career. Upon moving to Edmonton in 2012, I didn’t have any job prospects and was starting a coaching career from scratch.  If it wasn’t for the cycling community/clubs in Edmonton who helped with the creation of AVRA, and the coaching opportunities with the ABA and Cycling Canada, I would not have had the opportunities to develop professionally to a level required for this position.”

Jennings added: “I am excited and looking forward to getting this program up and running, and to be working closely with both Craig Griffin and Denise Kelly as we develop the next group of girls who have been inspired by the success of Cycling Canada’s current Women’s Track Endurance Team.”

The NextGen Women’s track endurance program will reach its full momentum in the fall of 2015, once programming on the track resumes following the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games. Until then, Jennings will be fine-tuning the NextGen Women’s program and scouting more talented athletes that can fill the ranks of this soon to be highly reputed program.

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CANADIAN CYCLING TEAM NOMINATED FOR TORONTO 2015 PAN AM GAMES

24 athletes chosen to represent Canada 

TORONTO (June 1, 2015) On Monday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Cycling Canada Cyclisme announced the 24 cycling athletes nominated to represent Team Canada at the TORONTO 2015 Pan American Games from July 10 to 26. The announcement was made at the Cisco Milton Pan Am/Parapan Am Velodrome, home of the track cycling events for the Games.

As host nation, Canada will be fielding the maximum 24 cyclists across all disciplines, representing the largest cycling team at the Pan Am Games. A total of 16 cyclists will race in the Track and Road events, in addition to four in Mountain Bike and four in BMX.

Historically, Canada has won 43 medals in cycling at the Pan Am Games: 21 gold, nine silver and 13 bronze. Three cyclists nominated to Team Canada have previously won medals at the Pan Am Games: Laura Brown (2011), Jasmin Glaesser (2011) and Catharine Pendrel (2007).

The cycling competition will take place at multiple venues and include the following events:

  • Road Cycling: men’s and women’s road race, Ontario Place West Channel, July 25; men’s and women’s individual time trial, Milton Time Trial Course, July 22
  • Track Cycling: men’s and women’s team pursuit, men’s and women’s team sprint, men’s and women’s sprint, men’s and women’s keirin, men’s and women’s omnium, Cisco Milton Pan Am/Parapan Am Velodrome, July 16-19
  • BMX: men’s and women’s, Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre, July 11
  • Mountain Bike: men’s and women’s cross-country, Hardwood Mountain Bike Park, July 12.  

Two key legacy projects that were born out of the 2015 Pan Am Games will bring long-term benefits to the cycling sports. For track cycling, the main centrepiece will be the game-changing world-class velodrome built in Milton, ON – one of only three internationally-sanctioned covered velodromes in North America. It is anticipated that the permanent BMX track at Centennial Park in Etobicoke, located south of Toronto Pearson International Airport, will also bring a wave of new athletes to Eastern Canada.

Canada will field the largest team in its Pan American Games history with more than 700 athletes expected to be named to the Team at the Games in Toronto. With TORONTO 2015 providing a “home Games” experience, as well as a number of qualification opportunities for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, these Games will offer a tremendous experience for Canada’s high performance athlete

QUOTES

“Canada has a great track record in Pan Am cycling with a total of 43 medals since 1967. Our roster of talent this year has everything it takes to keep Canada on its medal trajectory. Congratulations to all of the cyclists who made it onto the Team. Canada will be cheering for you!”

Marcel Aubut, President, Canadian Olympic Committee

“Our cycling athletes are among the world’s best and this is reflected by the outstanding team nominated today. It was such an honour to do what I loved most and cycle for my country and I know these athletes share my passion. Congratulations to each one of our cyclists, you deserve this great honour and Canada will be sure to support you as you take on the best that the Americas have to offer here in the Golden Horseshoe.” 

Curt Harnett, TORONTO 2015 Team Canada Chef de Mission

“For these home Games we will be bringing the best cyclists Canada has to offer. There is no doubt that we will be competing for medals in all cycling competitions entered. Our team is comprised of athletes having taken part in previous Olympic Games, riders that have medaled in recent years at the world championships and newly identified talent that will use this experience to build for future games performances. Our preparation started a few years ago when it was announced that Toronto would be hosting these Pan Am Games and has intensified since acquiring international level facilities. Our athletes, coaching staff and support personnel are looking forward to the feeling of pride that comes with competing for Canada in front of Canadians.”

Jacques Landry, High Performance Director and Head Coach at Cycling Canada 

“Games events are magical. They are an opportunity to pursue dreams and connect with your nation in such a unique way.  I can’t wait to compete at the Pan Am Games in Toronto!”

Catharine Pendrel, two-time Olympian, two-time World Champion, Commonwealth Games Champion, Pan Am Games Champion, five-time Canadian Champion

“I can’t wait to represent Canada in Toronto for my first Pan Am Games.  It’s always special to wear the maple leaf and race for medals, especially in my home country.” 

Tory Nyhaug, London 2012 Olympian, UCI World Championships silver medallist, ten-time Canadian Champion

“We are so proud of those who have been selected to compete for Canada in cycling at the upcoming Pan Am Games. Being able to train here at home in the venues, like the new state-of-the-art Velodrome in Milton will give our team the edge they need to push for the podium. Congratulations to all the athletes chosen, and good luck!”

Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport)

The cycling contingent which will represent Canada at the TORONTO 2015 Games includes:

TRACK CYCLING

  • Allison BEVERIDGE (Calgary, AB) [Women’s Team Pursuit]
  • Laura BROWN (Vancouver, BC) [Women’s Team Pursuit]
  • Jasmin GLAESSER (Coquitlam, BC) [Women’s Team Pursuit, Women’s Omnium]
  • Kirsti LAY (Medicine Hat, AB) [Women’s Team Pursuit]
  • Kate O’BRIEN (Calgary, AB) [Women’s Sprint, Women’s Team Sprint]
  • Monique SULLIVAN (Calgary, AB) [Women’s Sprint, Women’s Team Sprint, Women’s Keirin]
  • Hugo BARRETTE (Cap-aux-Meules, QC) [Men’s Sprint, Men’s Team Sprint, Men’s Keirin TBD]
  • Evan CAREY (Victoria, BC) [Men’s Sprint, Men’s Team Sprint]
  • Adam JAMIESON (Toronto, ON) [Men’s Team Pursuit]
  • Eric JOHNSTONE (Calgary, AB) [Men’s Team Pursuit]
  • Sean MacKINNON (Hamilton, ON) [Men’s Team Pursuit]
  • Rémi PELLETIER-ROY (St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC) [Men’s Team Pursuit, Men’s Omnium]
  • Ed VEAL (Queensville, ON) [Men’s Team Pursuit]
  • Joseph VELOCE (Fonthill, ON) [Men’s Sprint, Men’s Team Sprint, Men’s Keirin TBD]

MOUNTAIN BIKE

  • Emily BATTY (Brooklin, ON/Trek Factory Racing) [Women’s Cross-Country]
  • Catharine PENDREL (Kamloops, BC/Luna Pro Team) [Women’s Cross-Country]
  • Raphaël GAGNÉ (Québec, QC/Rocky Mountain Bicycles) [Men’s Cross-Country]
  • Derek ZANDSTRA (Trenton, ON/Scott-3 Rox) [Men’s Cross-Country]

BMX

  • Daina TUCHSCHERER (Airdrie, AB) [Women’s BMX]
  • Amelia WALSH (Ayr, ON) [Women’s BMX]
  • Jimmy BROWN (Airdrie, AB) [Men’s BMX]
  • Tory NYHAUG (Coquitlam, BC) [Men’s BMX]

ROAD

  • Allison BEVERIDGE (Calgary, AB/Team Trek-Red Truck Racing) [Women’s Road Race]
  • Laura BROWN (Vancouver, BC/ UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) [Women’s Time Trial]
  • Jasmin GLAESSER (Coquitlam, BC/ Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies) [Women’s Road Race, Women’s Time Trial]
  • Kirsti LAY (Medicine Hat, AB/ Team SAS-Mazda-Macogep p/b Specialized) [Women’s Road Race]
  • Guillaume BOIVIN (Longueuil, QC/Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies) [Men’s Road Race]
  • Hugo HOULE (Ste-Perpétue, QC/AG2R La Mondiale) [Men’s Road Race, Men’s Time Trial]
  • Sean MacKINNON (Hamilton, ON) [Men’s Road Race, Men’s Time Trial] 
  • Rémi PELLETIER-ROY (St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC/Garneau-Quebecor) [Men’s Road Race]

COACHES

Jacques LANDRY (Team Leader) (Ottawa, ON)
Kris WESTWOOD (Deputy Team Leader) (Ottawa, ON)
Ken COOLS (Coach, BMX) (Abbotsford, BC)
Craig GRIFFIN (Coach, Track, Women’s Endurance) (Colorado Springs, CO, USA)
Erin HARTWELL (Coach, Track, Sprint) (Dundas, ON)
Ian MELVIN (Coach, Track Men’s Endurance) (Milton, ON)
Dan PROULX (Coach, Mountain Bike) (Victoria, BC)
 
STAFF
Craig DEVEER (Therapist, Road and Track) (Sarnia, ON)
Roger FRIESEN (Sports Psychologist) (Abbotsford, BC)
Tara LAZARSKI (Therapist, Mountain Bike) (North Vancouver, BC)
Adam MUYS (Mechanic, BMX) (Maple Ridge, BC)
Guy NAPERT-FRENETTE (Communications Manager/Media Attaché) (Calgary, AB)
Mike PATTON (Physiologist, Track) (Guelph, ON)
Dan PETERS (Mechanic, Road and Track) (Hamilton, ON)
Adam TROTTER (Mechanic, Mountain Bike) (Waterloo, ON)
Jenn TURNER (Chiropractor) (New Westminster, BC)
Emily WOOD (Performance Analyst) (Nottingham, GBR)

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