Milton, ON (April 14, 2024) – Lauriane Genest added a bronze medal to the Canadian team’s tally on the final day of competition at the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup on April 14, 2024, in Milton, ON. Genest Uses Patience to Take Bronze In search of redemption after her fourth-place finish in the team sprint and fifth-place finish in the individual sprint, the Olympic bronze medallist in the keirin was looking for a podium finish on the final day of competition at home. She accomplished her mission brilliantly, taking bronze 0.133s behind reigning world champion Ellesse Andrews (NZL). Steffie van ..read more

Milton, ON (April 13, 2024) – Canadian athletes continued to accumulate valuable points towards Olympic qualification on the second day of competition at the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup on April 13, 2024, in Milton, ON. Dylan Bibic Within Touching Distance of the Podium Finishing second in the scratch race, ninth in the tempo race and fourth in the elimination race during his participation in the cumulative omnium event, Bibic, who had won gold in the elimination race on Friday April 12, was aiming for a second podium finish. Heading into the final event of the day, the points race, Bibic was ..read more

Milton, ON (April 12, 2024) – Dylan Bibic and the men’s sprint team grabbed the first Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup medals on day one of competition on April 12, 2024, in Milton, ON. Dylan Bibic Shines at Home As winner of the elimination race at the first Track Nations Cup in Adelaide, Bibic was looking for glory in front of the Canadian crowd. He accomplished his mission, once again in the elimination race, being the last rider on the track. He finished just ahead of Shunsuke Imamura (JPN) and Mark Stewart (GBR) taking silver and bronze respectively. “I’ve never celebrated with such enthusias ..read more

Ottawa, ON (April 3, 2024) – 29 athletes from across Canada have been selected to suit up in the maple leaf on April 12-14 at the 2024 Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup in Milton, ON. This will be the last opportunity for track athletes to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, to be held from July 26 to August 11. Canada will welcome over 300 athletes to this final round of the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup, the first two stages of which took place in Australia and China earlier this year. “We have a strong team for this Nations Cup,” said Dan Proulx, Cycling Canada Head Coach. “We hav ..read more

Bromont, QC (April 1, 2024) – The Bromont National Cycling Centre hosted its second national event at the Sylvan Adams Velodrome from March 29 to 31, where U17, junior and para athletes competed in the Canadian Track Championships.     Dominating their respective categories, Alexandra Fangeat (WU17 – St. Thomas, ON), Jake McLean (MU17 – Waterloo, ON), Nora Linton (WJ – London, ON) and Jonathan Hinse (MJ – Vaudreuil-Dorin, QC) went home with an impressive collection of medals, having shone in both individual and team events, and all collecting more than five national titles.  ..read more

Ottawa, ON (March 28, 2024) – U17, Junior and Para athletes from across Canada are getting ready for the 2024 Canadian Track Championships, to be held in Bromont, QC on March 29-31, 2024. “Hosting the best young riders and hopefuls of Canadian cycling in our new velodrome means a lot to our team,” says Frédéric Tremblay, Sport Events Coordinator at the Bromont National Cycling Centre. “We want to offer athletes and coaches an extraordinary sporting experience and a warm welcome to our region. For us, this is a good time to organize a colourful show for spectators and new track cycling fans.” T ..read more

Ottawa, ON (March 25, 2024) – It is with great sadness that Cycling Canada has learned of the recent passing of track cycling professional Gordon Singleton of Niagara Falls, ON.He passed away at the age of 67 after a fight with prostate cancer. “We are incredibly saddened to learn of Gordon’s passing” said Cycling Canada Chief Executive Officer, Matthew Jeffries. “One of Canadian cycling’s greatest champions and most gracious ambassadors, Gordon was a trailblazer who inspired so many Canadian athletes who have followed in his footsteps. His accomplishments on the bike were legendary and perha ..read more

Ottawa, ON (March 24, 2024) – Alexandre Hayward, of Quispamsis, NB, won a silver medal in the Men C3 scratch race on the last day of the 2024 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, BRA. Hayward crossed the line alongside Jaco Van Gass of Great-Britain and Masaki Fujita, of Japan, who respectively won gold and bronze. “We are concluding these World Championships with a surprise performance from Alex – who finished in second position at his first-ever scratch race. His race-reading is improving and his physical abilities are improving, which bodes well for the rest o ..read more

Ottawa, ON (March 23, 2024) – Mel Pemble of Victoria, BC, won a bronze medal in the Women’s C3 Omnium on March 23 at the 2024 UCI Para-Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, BRA. Pemble accumulated a total of 138 points, while the gold medal went to Xiaomei Wang of China (160 points) and the silver to Aniek Van den Aarssen of the Netherlands (146 points). Placing second in the 500m time trial, where she clinched the silver medal on March 20, Pemble went on to score another second position in the 200m flying sprint, before finishing fifth in the individual pursuit and sixth ..read more

Ottawa, ON (March 22, 2024) – Keely Shaw, of Midale, SK, won the bronze medal in the Women’s C4 Individual Pursuit on March 22 at the 2024 UCI Para-Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, BRA. After qualifying in fourth position, Shaw scored a time of 3:54.093 in the bronze medal final against Anna Grace Taylor (4:00.732) of New Zealand. The gold medal was awarded to Emily Petricola of Australia, who scored a time of 3:46.317 in her heat against Samantha Bosco (USA) who finished with a time difference of 7.690s. “I came to Worlds looking for a podium spot, so it’s hard not to be happy wit ..read more