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CANADA’S MEN TEAM SPRINT WINS SILVER MEDAL AT PAN-AM CHAMPIONSHIPS, BREAKS CANADIAN RECORD

Joseph Veloce, Hugo Barrette and Stéphane Cossette break the ice for Canada at UCI Pan-American Championships

(Mexico City, MEX – February 07, 2013) Hugo Barrette of Cap-Aux-Meules, QC, Stéphane Cossette of Chicoutimi, QC and Olympian Joseph Veloce of Fonthill, ON won Canada’s first medal of the 2013 UCI Pan American Track Championships in Mexico City on Wednesday, taking the silver medal in the team sprint.

The team sprint squad raced to second place on the opening day of competition at the CNAR Velodrome, falling just short of grabbing the gold medal against Venezuela.

In the qualifying session, the team set a new Canadian record of 43.682 seconds to finish second behind Venezuela.

Canada has a team of eight athletes at the Championships in Mexico City, which run until Sunday.

Three women will compete in the endurance events in Mexico. Kirsti Lay and Alison Beveridge of Calgary will team up with Candice Vermeulen of Toronto for the team pursuit. Lay will also compete in the individual pursuit and the points race. Vermeulen will participate in the scratch race while Beveridge is entered in the omnium race.

On the men’s endurance side, Rémi Pelletier-Roy of Quebec City will race the omnium as well as the individual pursuit, scratch race and points race.

Veloce and Barrette will also compete in the keirin later this week, while Cossette and Scott Mulder of North Vancouver will contest the individual sprint.

The track at the CNAR Velodrome was designed by Canadian velodrome designer Peter Junek.

The 2013 Track Cycling season ends later this month with the elite world championships in Minsk, Belarus, from Feb. 20-24.

The complete schedule of the 2013 UCI Pan-American Championships can be found here: http://www.federacionmexicanadeciclismo.com.mx/archivos/prograpana13.pdf

February 7, 2013/by Communications

LOUIS GARNEAU AND CYCLING CANADA RENEW PARTNERSHIP

The Canadian enterprise supports cyclists for another Olympic cycle

(Ottawa, ON – February 01, 2013) For the past 30 years, Louis Garneau apparel has played a key role in the performance, success, and professional appearance of the Canadian Cycling Teams at 8 Olympic Summer Games. Louis Garneau and Cycling Canada announced today the renewal of their partnership as the Official Cycling Apparel Sponsor of Cycling Canada for an additional four-year term, and subsequently the cycling apparel provider for the Canadian Cycling Teams at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

“Our role in the future of Canadian cycling is an essential component of our company’s DNA. From a historical perspective, the relationship between my company and Cycling Canada stems back to my participation in the 1984 Olympic Games and my son’s participation at the 2008 Junior World Championship. As we look towards the future, in a time when the sport of professional cycling is volatile and its merits are being contested, this partnership pertains to the investment in the future of cycling and the athletes that will continue the sport that has been my passion and livelihood,” remarks President and Founder Louis Garneau.

“Our cycling performance wear has been proven, through research and development, to improve speed and performance at the high-level competitive stage these athletes compete in,” said Louis Garneau Global Marketing Director Pierre Perron. “A key element of our multi-year renewal is based on continuing this legacy of close collaboration on product design through access to world-class athletes, scientists, aerodynamicists, wind-tunnel facilities, and real-world testing. Because of this, Louis Garneau is known for its commitment to driving innovation for the future and pushing technology even farther.”

“We are delighted to benefit from the renewed partnership with Louis Garneau for the next four years. Both Cycling Canada and Louis Garneau have always been committed to providing our cycling athletes with the best possible tools they require to perform at the highest international level. By working with LG to design state-of-the-art competitive clothing, Cycling Canada athletes will continue to perform on the international scene with the best apparel on the market,” said High Performance Director Jacques Landry.

“Building on the success that Cycling Canada has had over the last four years by implementing a system to support our athletes’ potential, the next four years will be devoted to focusing on the processes that will give our athletes the optimal chances to win medals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio.”

Louis Garneau has outfitted the Canadian Cycling Teams in performance apparel since 1984 (the year Louis himself participated in the Los Angeles Games). Louis Garneau will continue to supply the teams with leading, technologically advanced apparel for optimal performances. Louis Garneau is known for its high performance apparel that outfits some of the top riders and athletes in the world. The Louis Garneau logo will be prominently featured on the Canadian Cycling Teams uniforms in international races every year.

Since the date of the original partnership in 1984, Cycling Canada athletes have won 10 Olympic medals and collected 65 UCI World Championships medals.

February 1, 2013/by Communications

RICHARD WOOLES LEAVES CYCLING CANADA AFTER SUCCESSFUL OLYMPIC CYCLE

Wooles to devote his time, energy and passion within the development side of cycling within Canada

(Ottawa, ON – January 31, 2013) Richard Wooles had announced his intention to leave Cycling Canada, effective at the end of the month of January, accepting a full-time position with Cycling BC, the provincial governing body in British Columbia.

Wooles, who was working part-time with Cycling Canada and Cycling BC, will focus his efforts, energies and passion to further develop the sport in British Columbia as Manager and Provincial Coach. His expertise and knowledge will allow for great development in the province and ultimately will strengthen cycling in Canada as a whole.

“First, we must thank Cycling BC for allowing us to work with Richard for the past six years. This partnership has led to the resurgeance of the Canadian Track Cycling, winning numerous international track cycling medals at Olympic Games, World Championships and World Cups,” said Jacques Landry, Director of High Performance for Cycling Canada.

Landry added: “A enormous ‘Thank you’ to Richard for his unconditional and loyal services to track cycling in Canada, as well as for fundamentally changing the track cycling culture Canada, a culture that will grow on in the near and extended futures.

Wooles successfully completed his contractual duties as Head Coach of the Canadian Track Cycling Teams, with Cycling Canada.

Cycling Canada wishes Richard all the best in his endeavor to continue to build cycling in Canada at the provincial level.

January 31, 2013/by Communications

Sport Canada approved list of funded athletes for 2013 carding cycle

Sport Canada has announced the approval of the 2013 Carding Cycle list of APP-funded athletes.

The list can be found here.

January 28, 2013/by Communications

SARA POUTANEN ANNOUNCES HER DEPARTURE AS TRACK CYCLING COORDINATOR

Poutanen wishes to expand her educational background in Communications/Marketing

(Ottawa, ON – January 28, 2013) Sara Poutanen has announced her resignation of the position of Track cycling coordinator at Cycling Canada, effective January 31, 2013.

Poutanen, who has been at the service of Cycling Canada for the last two seasons, announced her departure of her role to pursue Marketing and Communications, her educational background.

“We are confident that Sara will find her passion in her new endeavours. We sincerely thank Sara for her professionalism and devoted services over the course of her two-year tenure as the Track cycling coordinator,” said Jacques Landry, Director of High Performance at Cycling Canada.

Poutanen has been instrumental in the success of the track cycling program over the past two years, provided structure and support to the coaching staff and team personnel.

Cycling Canada wishes Sara all the best in her future endeavors.

January 28, 2013/by Communications

GOLDEN GIRLS: CANADA’S WOMEN TEAM PURSUIT TAKES GOLD AT WORLD CUP IN MEXICO

Canada’s Women Team Pursuit start season on top of podium

(Aguascalientes, MEX – January 18, 2013) Canada started its 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Cup season on a golden note, taking the top honours in the Women’s Team Pursuit in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on Thursday.

The three women – Jasmin Glaesser of Coquitlam, BC, Gillian Carleton of Victoria, BC and Stephanie Roorda of Vancouver, BC – defeated the Ukrainian team in the ultimate race.

In the morning qualifications, Canada easily posted the fastest time of the group of eight teams entered in the race, posting a time of 3:19.468, more than four seconds faster than Ukraine, the second fastest team.

For Glaesser and Carleton, this golden race comes on the heel of their bronze medal performance at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, GBR, at their first international race since the Games.

“These were good rides for us because have not raced as a team since the Olympics. It’s encouraging to have two technically sound rides considering the lack of riding together leading up to the World Cup. The results certainly bodes well coming into the UCI World Championships. I am especially proud of the team for having well handled the small hiccup at start of the final race. We demonstrated professionalism and the fact that we are a world class team,” said Carleton, of the World Cup podium.

Tanya Dubnicoff, the Women’s Team Pursuit coach, was thrilled with the races: “This season has been a short season and to have the team perform the way they did was excellent. They executed the ride like veterans. This experience will only help with our goal of continuing World class performances, in lead up to the 2015 Pan-American Games [in Toronto].”

World Cup action resumes today, Friday, for the second day of competition of this three-day event. Results and live timing can be found at www.tissottiming.com.

January 18, 2013/by Communications

BACK ON TRACK: CANADA’S TRACK CYCLISTS TO RACE UCI WORLD CUP IN MEXICO

Canadian track cycling team returns to competition for third World Cup of 2013 season, focusses on development to start new Olympic cycle

(Aguascalientes, MEX – January 16, 2013) Canada’s top track cyclists are back in competition mode after a well-deserved break after a lengthy Olympic cycle that resulted in an Olympic medal in London.

Four women and four men will represent Canada, in various events. The 2012 Olympic bronze medallists Jasmin Glaesser and Gillian Carleton will suit up together at an international event for the first time since winning their Olympic medal in London.

Laura Brown and Stephanie Roorda, both of Vancouver, BC, will complete the women’s team in Mexico, while Stéphane Cossette of Chicoutimi, QC, Hugo Barrette of Cap-aux-Meules, QC, Rémi Pelletier-Roy of Québec and 2012 Olympian Joseph Veloce of Fonthill, ON will race in the men’s events.

The team will be surrounded by coaches and support staff, under the leadership of Cycling Canada’s High Performance Director Jacques Landry.

“This World Cup is the first we’ve focussed on this season. As we use this event to focus on preparations for the upcoming UCI World Championships in Belarus, we are also putting the building blocks that will lead to success in Rio [2016 Olympic Games] for our track program.”

Added Landry: “Although this track season is a toned down version of the season’s we’ve had over the last two years, development is our focus and so many initiatives have been put in place and will continue to be implemented to build on our past success.”

Tanya Dubnicoff, the Women’s Team Pursuit coach, added: “It’s the first time in Mexico for the team since the 2011 Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, where we’ve won the gold medal. The women’s endurance Team is coming off a good training camp in Los Angeles. They’re looking forward to their first test of the year in preparation for the World Championships.”

The team held training camps in the December and January to prepare for this new Olympic cycle on the road to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Canada did not send a full team to the previous UCI World Cup of the 2013 season, although Scott Mulder competed in the Sprint and Keirin events at the last World Cup that was held in Glasgow, Great Britain.

A total of 43 Nations and professional track cycling teams are confirmed for this World Cup event.

The events start on Thursday January 17 and ends on Saturday January 19. The track in Aguascalientes, Mexico, is an indoor wooden track made from Kerto laminate from Finland.

CANADIAN DELEGATION – 2013 UCI TRACK WORLD CUP – Aguascalientes, MEX

Women

Jasmin Glaesser (Coquitlam, BC) [Team Pursuit, Points]

Laura Brown (Vancouver, BC) [Individual Pursuit]

Gillian Carleton (Victoria, BC) [Omnium, Team Pursuit]

Stephanie Roorda (Vancouver, BC) [Team Pursuit]

Men

Hugo Barrette (Cap-Aux-Meules, QC) [Team Sprint, Sprint, Keirin]

Joseph Veloce (Fonthill, ON) [Team Sprint, Sprint]

Stéphane Cossette (Chicoutimi, QC) [Team Sprint]

Remi Pelletier-Roy (Québec, QC) [Omnium]

January 16, 2013/by Communications

IMPORTANT INSURANCE UPDATE

The current insurance coverage administered by Marsh Canada will expire at 21:01 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1st 2013.

Coverage and broker details for the 2013 insurance program will be posted early in January.

For insurance-related questions, please contact Cycling Canada directly.

December 31, 2012/by Communications

CYCLING CANADA CELEBRATES FRUITFUL 2012 SEASON

Cycling Canada hosts “Beijing to London Cycling Celebration” and Annual General Meeting this weekend in Toronto

(Ottawa, ON – October 24, 2012) Cycling Canada is capping off another exceptional season that saw many accomplishments –on and off the field of play—by its Canadian cyclists and support personnel.

The Canadian cycling community will convene in Toronto from Friday to Sunday to celebrate the success of the last season, and engage in discussions that will continue to strengthen cycling in Canada with the vision to become a leading cycling nation by 2020 and beyond, touching critical areas such as High Performance, the development of young cyclists through the long term athlete development models (LTAD), the ongoing fight against doping in cycling, coach and officials development, as well as nation-wide rules and regulations.

For Canadian cycling, the 2012 season was marked by many accomplishments in all disciplines, including memorable moments, such as:

The historical Giro d’Italia victory of Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal;
The Olympic medal won by the Women’s Team Pursuit squad at the London 2012 Olympic Games;
The bronze medal won by Canadian Svein Tuft in the Team Time Trial at the World Championships;
The sixth Olympic Games appearance of legendary Clara Hughes;
The all-time high three medals won by the Canadian Track Cycling team at World Championships;
The third place by Joëlle Numainville at the UCI Tour de Flandres World Cup;
The UCI World Cup Champion title from Catharine Pendrel with three World Cup victories, and the first (Top3) podium performance of Emily Batty;
The best Canadian result in Men Mountain Bike at the Olympic Games, an eighth place by Geoff Kabush;
Four Top 10 performances at Track World Junior Championships;
Five Track cycling medals and two Road cycling medals at the 2012 UCI Pan-American Championships;
Ten Top 5 results by Canadian cyclists at Mountain Bike World Cups;
The first-ever World Cup victory by Canadian cyclist Steve Smith in Mountain Bike Downhill;
The bronze-medal performance of Steve Smith in Downhill at Mountain Bike World Championships;
The UCI World Championships title won by Holly Feniak in Women Junior Mountain Bike Downhill;
Hugo Houle’s fourth-place performance in the U23 Road Race at the World Championships;
The Paralympic Gold medal in the Women B Road Race by Robbi Weldon and Lyne Bessette;
The Paralympic medal won by Marie-Claude Molnar in the time trial;
The three-medal performance of the Canadian Para-cycling Team at the Track World Championships;
A strong Seven UCI Para-Cycling World Cup titles, representing 28% of available titles, and;;
An impressive 26 victories by Canada at Para-cycling World Cups.

“We are exceptionally pleased with the results our Canadian cyclists have achieved this past season on the international scene at World Cup events, World Championships and at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We had a very successful 09-12 quadrennial plan, and we will strengthen our operations and support to better serve the athletes as they compete for Canada,” said Jacques Landry, Director of High Performance at Cycling Canada. “It’s important to thank everyone that is involved either directly or indirectly with the athletes and help them in their performances. There is a large support group of professionals from many walks of life that work relentlessly to support the athletes, and they are deserving of recognition.”

Further to these outstanding athletic accomplishments by cyclists, many accomplishments have occurred inside the headquarters at Cycling Canada. These administrative and domestic achievements play a significant part in the long-term success and growth of cycling in Canada. Those achievements include:

Continued its anti-doping education efforts with the improved RaceClean program
Advocated around the approval of a permanent velodrome for the 2015 Pan-American Games in the Greater Toronto Area;
Successfully hosted nine Canadian Championships in all cycling disciplines, including the first Mountain Bike Marathon Canadian Championships;
Appointed four new National Commissaires;
Launched the inaugural BMX Canada Cup with five events on the domestic calendar;
Nurtured and increased corporate relationships with industry and non-industry partners;
Hosted Corporate opportunities around the Olympic Games;
Increased its Business Development activities and Vision 2020 plans;
Established a licensee agreement for a full line of Cycling Canada merchandise;
Worked with Sportsnet to increase Television coverage of UCI Properties;
Increased its media reach in traditional and new media to new heights;
Rebranded its Corporate and visual identity;
Launched a major strategic planning initiative, and;
Achieved for the fifth consecutive year a financial surplus.

“Our Board of Directors and administrative staff continue to demonstrate excellence in their work, on a daily basis. We have been able to achieve a long list of objectives this past year, and without the work and dedication of everyone in the cycling community —from race volunteers to administrative committees, including our dedicated and passionate network of Provincial/Territorial Sport Associations—, cycling would not have benefited from the growth it witnessed. We must continue to work together, with the vision to become a leading cycling nation by 2020 and beyond,” explained Greg Mathieu, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General of Cycling Canada.

Athlete testimonies:

Catharine Pendrel, 2011 World Champion, 2010 & 2012 UCI World Cup Champion:

“The Mountain Bike program at Canadian Cycling, under the guidance of Coach Dan Proulx has become a program other countries are looking to as the model for performance. We are viewed internationally as a cohesive team with a long term development plan that allows today’s champions to mentor our future riders while taking advantage of the professional level of support Cycling Canada offers.”

Clara Hughes, 6x Olympian, 5x Olympic Medallist:

“Although my life as an Olympic athlete ended in London, I can’t emphasize enough how much it meant to me to pursue my dreams in the sport of cycling one last time. The most important thing for me was the environment I worked in and what I was able to bring into it every day. Canadian Cycling is presently in a fantastic place of growth and development. The environment has evolved in the best of ways in the past four years. I look forward to seeing the young athletes flourish in all it has to offer in the future.”

Monique Sullivan, 2012 Olympian, 2012 Pan-American Champion (Sprint, Keirin):

“The Canadian Cycling Team has made a huge step forward in the last few years. With the support of an amazing coaching staff and many innovative IST services, every athlete on the team now believes they can win Olympic medals. The team pursuit girls showed us how it’s done in London, and now the team is working furiously to bring home more medals in Rio!”

Robbi Weldon, 2012 Paralympic Champion, 2011, 2012 World Champion:

“From making my first phone call to Cycling Canada in April 2010 to today, happily back in my hometown with a Paralympic Gold Medal. In the past two years as a tandem cyclist on the Canadian Para-Cycling Team, I have experienced nothing but passion for cycling from the font-line employees at the National Office to the coaches and IST staff.”

Cycling Canada will host a public event this Friday, honouring athletes, coaches and members of the community of who have played a critical part of the success of Canadian cycling over the last year. The event starts at 6pm at the Arcadian Loft in Toronto, and will gather most members of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Cycling teams, including Clara Hughes, Catharine Pendrel, Tara Whitten, Gillian Carleton and Jasmin Glaesser.

Tickets to the “Beijing to London Cycling Celebration” at the Arcadian Loft are $50 each and can be purchased at the link below. Kids under 12 years old will be admitted for free if they arrive before 7pm. Guests will experience a vibrant ambiance, including a draw for a high-end road bike, a silent auction with unique items, merchandise booth, autograph and photo session with athletes just to name a few. http://www.issmembership.com/oca/events/2012-10-26_Celebration_of_Excellence_October_26/register.asp?volunteer=0

October 24, 2012/by Communications

The 2013 WADA Prohibited List: Summary of Revisions

(Ottawa, Ontario – October 22, 2012) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) would like to alert the Canadian sport community that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has released the 2013 Prohibited List. This advisory note details some of the major changes, which will come into effect January 1, 2013.

Under Beta-2 agonists (S3), the maximum permitted dosage of formoterol has increased to 54 micrograms over 24 hours, based on the delivered dose of the drug and not the metered dose. The urinary threshold has been increased to 40 nanograms per millilitre. All beta-2 agonists, excluding sub-threshold levels of formoterol, salbutamol and salmeterol when administered by inhalation, are still prohibited and continue to require a medical exemption.

Beta-blockers (P2) are no longer prohibited in the following sports: aeronautics, boules, bridge, ninepin and tenpin bowling, and powerboating. They remain prohibited in seven sports, including archery, golf, shooting, ski jumping, and some freestyle ski and snowboard disciplines.

Insulins have been moved from the Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors and Related Substances (S2) section to the Hormone and Metabolic Modulators (S4) section. Metabolic Modulators (S4.5a) is considered a more appropriate category for insulins based on their mechanism of action.

Under Anabolic Agents (S1), etiocholanolone has been added to the S1.b section as an example of a testosterone metabolite.

The CCES would like to remind athletes and their support personnel that some stimulants, like many drugs, have several alternate names. For example, methylhexaneamine can be listed under a variety of names, including 1,3-dimethylpentylamine, pentylamine, geranamine, floradrene, forthane and DMAA.

Athletes can verify the prohibited status of their medication using the following CCES resources, all of which will be updated on January 1, 2013 to reflect the new Prohibited List.

Global DRO (www.globaldro.com)
CCES Substance Classification Booklet (www.cces.ca/scb)
Email substances@cces.ca
Call the Info Line at 1-800-672-7775

For substances that require a medical exemption, athletes subject to doping control should consult the CCES or their international federation to get complete information on the application process.

The CCES Medical Exemption Wizard (www.cces.ca/mewizard) can help athletes find out if they need to apply for an exemption for their prescribed medication, where to submit the application, and what to include in it.
Email tue-aut@cces.ca.