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Canada's Track Cycling Team Brings Out Big Guns for Second World Cup
November 29, 2011
Ottawa, Ontario - The Canadian Track Cycling Team is finishing off its final preparations for the upcoming 2012 UCI Track World Cup in Cali, Colombia, and is bringing its big guns for the event.
The team has been training in Los Angeles, California to prepare for this very important Olympic season. Their preparations have focused not only on improving on specifics such as strength, speed and endurance but also working together as a cohesive unit as the track cycling season heads into the winter months.
Cali will feature the season debut of defending World Cup Ominum Champion and two-time Omnium World Champion Tara Whitten of Edmonton, AB as she builds towards the upcoming summer Olympic Games. The defending World Cup Omnium winner Zach Bell of North Vancouver, BC is also starting his track season after spending the summer racing on the road with Team Spidertech powered by C10.
Canada’s recent Pan Am Games gold medal and record-breaking performance in the women’s team pursuit event shows the progress of that program, which is led by Coach Tanya Dubnicoff.
The women’s team pursuit squad will feature Pan Am Games gold medalists Laura Brown and Steph Roorda, both of Vancouver, BC. World Champion Tara Whitten will complete the team which has a strong chance of a podium performance in Cali.
In her first World Cup race, rising star Jasmin Glaesser of Coquitlam, BC, will compete in the individual pursuit and scratch races.
The men’s team sprint will look to the experienced Travis Smith of Calgary, AB, along with Joseph Veloce of Fonthill, ON and newcomer Hugo Barrette of Cap-aux-Meules, Qué. as they attempt to score valuable UCI points to qualify Canada for a spot at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Monique Sullivan of Calgary, AB, will represent Canada in the women’s sprint and keirin.
The track cycling World Cup in Cali starts Thursday, December 1st and ends Saturday December 3rd.
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