SVEIN TUFT TAKES SILVER

ANNOUNCEMENTS
SVEIN TUFT TAKES SILVER
Cycling BC Announces...
appointment of Downhill Team Manager
and Coach Dave Hord. Who, with
Shaums March and Richard Wooles, ran
three clinics this season in the early
stages of developing the downhill team.
He has been been appointed to implement a program, then to select and coach
the Downhill Team for 2009. We thank
again, Mad March Racing for their
support of the team.
Cycling BC Team member hits
the big screen.
Downhill Team member and freerider
Alex 'Pro' is featured in the latest release
by popular film makers, Freeride Entertainment. Alex Prochazka rides in
''Never Enough''- New World Disorder 9
– which had it’s world premiere on
September 24 at the Playboy Club in Las
Vegas.
See a teaser at
http://www.nwdfilms.com/new/
First Training CampCycling B.C. is hosting the first training
camp for long list riders in Victoria mid
October.
British Columbian, Svein Tuft captured second at the Road World Championships this
September in Varese, Italy. Despite suffering a flat tire Tuft was pleased with his final
placing in the Time Trial and got Canadas first medal since Steve Bauer in 1984.
THANK YOU!
PLATINUM: Haywood Securities Inc
GOLD: Adera Group, Atac Sportswear
BRONZE: H&R Block
CHAMPION SUPPLIERS:
wheelbuilder.com, La Bicicletta Pro Bike
Shop, Active Life Physiotherapy, & BBB
Bike Parts
Many thanks to the families of the
athletes and coaches that help make this
work.
Youth Team
MTB Team
BMX Team
Burnaby Velodrome
Coached programs
starting week of Oct.
20th
New Team
Managrer and
Coach, Dave Hord
for the Downhill
Team
Indoor season
begins Nov 9th in
Abbotsford.
2009 Race
Schedule
announced
Road & Track
teams
Elite Team
BVC Fall Track
Challenge Nov 7-9th,
Burnaby
Week of Oct.6th Elite
structured Training at
Burnaby Velodrome
Friday Nights Under
the Dome- weekly
racing series starting
Oct. 3rd at Burnaby
Cycling B.C. Provincial Mountain Bike
Team Successes
6 members of Cycling BC selected to
the National Team competing at the
World Championships in Italy with a
4th place, 1 top 10 and 4 top 20
finishes.
3 National Champions.
4 top 5 finishes at the Nationals.
2 Canada Cup Champions and 2 top
10 Canada Cups finishes.
4 BC Cup Champions.
4 BC Champions.
As the above statistics prove, 2008
was a very successful season for the
Provincial Mountain Bike team. There
was tremendous growth in downhill.
Cycling BC spread itself further and
farther with transport and accommodation supporting a homogeneous
blend of XC and DH on the many
forays to far flung
races. With two Canada Cups and
the Nationals being held in
Quebec, there was a good deal of
traveling required. Kudos to
coaches Steve Lund and Dave
Hord for managing so cheerfully.
CONTACT DETAILS
Please email richard@cyclingbc.net if you
would like to be taken off of the mailing
list for the Provincial Team updates.
#201-210 West Broadway
Vancouver, B.C.
V5Y 3W2
Phone: 604-737-3034
Fax: 604-737-3141
Head Coach: richard@cyclingbc.net
MTB Coach: steve@cyclingbc.net
BMX Coach: adam@cyclingbc.net
Youth Coach: youthcoach@cyclingbc.net
YOUTH TEAM
Speaking with Dan Proulx: Dan has been the Youth Team Coach for Cycling
BC since January of 2008. In addition to being an experienced development
coach, Dan is also the personal coach of 2008 Olympians Catharine Pendrel and Alex
Wrubleski. In Beijing, Dan was the Team Manager for the Olympic Cycling Team. He
is a Level 4 NCCP Coach and Certified Teacher.
Where did the idea for the "Youth Camp" come from?
Exciting New Sponsor Joins
Cycling B.C.
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boast Canpages as a new official sponsor of the Provincial
Team! Look for those yellow balls on the 2009 jerseys.
We were looking for a way to identify talented young riders from across British
Columbia. It started out as a series of camps held on weekends. The first couple of
camps only attracted 8-12 kids each. We quickly decided that an even stronger
approach was needed if we wanted to reach a significant number of riders. We started
offering the Youth Team program to schools and quickly discovered that there was
significant demand for it. Since we can run our Youth Team events within existing
physical education programs, we were a natural fit for the school system. Having a
exciting program that can be offered on school property really helped us to win over
the kids and more importantly the schools, who's usual concerns about cycling are
with regard to insurance. Offering a complete cycling package at school works
incredibly well for everyone.
The next step in the Youth Team program is selecting the best riders from our school
programs and inviting them to join the actual Cycling BC Youth Team which we
assembled for the first time in Kelowna at the BC Summer Games this past August.
The team is comprised of 40 riders from across the province. We are planning to bring
them together more often in 2009 with a series of training camps and competitiors.
For those who are not familiar with this initiative, could you give a brief over
view of what actually takes place at one of your camps?
We don't worry about whether a rider comes on a mountain bike a road bike or
something in between. The focus is on cycling - not equipment.
In terms of talent identification, we place a large emphasis on speed and skill. We
encourage kids to be athletic and agile on their bikes. If we can find young riders with
well rounded athletic skills, we can make them into cyclists. We definitely aren't
looking for kids who can just ride far. We can teach them to ride further after they
have developed proper skills and a love for the sport.
The camps were started in 2008. How many camps
were offered in this first season and how many kids
attended them?
We had 10 camps and coached 480 kids. I coached each
and every camp last year. Next year we want to recruit
some additional Youth Team coaches so that we can
double the number of young cyclists who have a positive
first experience with the sport. We want the best riders at
each school to join the Cycling BC Youth Team and get
involved with training and coaching opportunities in their
area.
In 2009 it won't be enough to just provide a nice cycling
clinic. We need a way to send the real keeners directly
The Youth Team program is a quality experience for the riders. Kids are smart. If we
into the sport. This is where the next generation of new
came to their school and taught a clinic that focused on road or mountain biking, the
coaches is really going to be instrumental in developing
kids would quickly realize that you can't do either of those sports enjoyably within the
the sport. We need to get some of our young adult riders
confines of the school's soccer field. They would quickly see it as fake. They want
to think about coaching as a possible career choice and a
something that is real! The grass velodrome racing we offer in each Youth Team event way to stay active in the sport after their serious racing
fits the bill perfectly. The games are short, fast and strategic. The kids pick them up
days have ended. We have so many good racers with a
very quickly. We use a 50-100m grass oval and they begin racing in packs right away. wealth of experience that could be shared with the juniors.
In a one hour class, we can get through basic bike handling, group riding and even
We intend to help new coaches get started by showing
into scratch races, miss and outs and points races. The kids ride safely and they have them how to develop athletes and how to make their
fun. The kids insticitvely get bike racing and they like it. They race in three selfcoaching careers sustainable. We are at the beginning of
selected ability categories too, so this makes everyone feel like they can enjoy it at
an exciting new era in the sport.
their own level. The ability based groups also allow us to share bikes and helmets
with kids who don't have their own equipment. It's a school cycling program unlike
If a community or school would like to host a camp,
anything else that has been offered to date. We have found some pretty amazing
what do they have to do?
riders in every town we have visited! The next step is getting them involved in
organized junior racing. We have plans to make that level of racing more appealing
We will begin teaching the next series of Youth Team
to.
school visits in January. Schools and community groups
Please could you explain the descriptor Youth Team. Does this mean that, as a
result of attending on of the camps, young riders with potential are selected to a
special team?
The Youth Team has two components. The first is Talent Identification through school
visits. The second component is the actual Cycling BC Youth Team which has a
membership of 40 athletes who qualified through last year's BC Summer Games. In
2009 we have a few exciting programs and events planned for the team.
simply need to email me youthcoach@cyclingbc.net to get
the ball rolling. We need each visit to include a minimum
of 30 students between the ages of 13-16. If we come to
a school, we would prefer to teach an entire day's worth of
physical education classes. It's a simple process and
there is hardly any set-up time involved for the teachers or
admistrators. Best of all, the program is free of charge.
To contact Dan Proulx please emailyouthcoach@cycling.bc.net
BMX
AWARDS
Season Successes
Under the management of Adam
Muys, BMX also had an
outstanding year. Team BC rider
Scott Erwood was selected to
attend the Beijing Olympics – a
never to be forgotten opportunity
where he proudly represented
Canada. Along with the huge
successes at a Provincial and
National level the sport is
growing by leaps and bounds.
Awards Night
2009 Season News
Indoor training starts soon - which is
to Australia for the World
just as well as next season there will
Championships in July.
be seven provincial rounds in which the
riders can battle it out.
The Indoor season starts on November 9th in Abbotsford. Continue your
The 2009 CBA Western National
season or use it as a chance designed
Series race schedule has been
to take the winter blues out of training!
announced. The ten race series kicks
off at the Abbortsford indoor track on
Keep an eye on the website for news
February 14th. The National BMX
and updates.
Championships will be held in Kingston, Ontario and then it is all the way
www.abbotsfordbmx.ca
Burnaby Velodrome Coached
Programs
ROAD & TRACK
Starting week of Oct 6th, 2008, there will
be Elite structured training sessions on
Wednesday and Friday from 1 - 4 PM.
Workouts will be provided by Provincial
coach or BVC coach as needed or
guidance and timing for self-directed
athletes. On the same week Jr Structured training will start running from 4 5:30 PM run by BVC and BC Coach, as
well as a youth program ( starting week
of Oct 20, 2008 ) run concurrently to Jr
program run by BC Youth Coach Dan
Proulx. Please contact BVC coach
Jeremy Storie to become involved in any
of these programs.
2008-09 Friday Nights Under the Dome Racing Series
Featuring Olympians and World Championship medalists
The 2008-09 Friday Night Under the Dome Track Racing Series is the weekly race series
starting Friday October 3, 2008 at the Burnaby Velodrome. There will be ten race nights held
before Christmas making up the fall/winter series and tem after making up the spring series.
Racing is designed to be challenging and safe for the racers. Our goal is to provide top level
racing and develop rider fitness and skills for all levels from Novice to Elite. Come out a race
or watch. Friday Nights Under the Dome will feature Olympians and World Championship
medalist such as Zach Bell, Gina Grain, and Svein Tuft.
Please come and join us for the
Annual Cycling BC Award's Night on
Nov 15th at the BC Sports Hall of
Fame in Vancouver. Cycling BC will
be recognizing those nominated for
outstanding achievement in 2008
including our BC Olympians, our BC
Cup Champions, our dedicated
volunteers plus more! B e sure to
mark your calendars now!
When: Sat. Nov 15th
Where: BC Sports Hall of Fame777 Pacific Blvd Place, Van, BC.
Time: 5:00- 6:30 pm:
Youth and Junior Awards. The
evening will include free food and
drink for all those attending.
6:30 pm: Cycling BC Annual Awards
and Dinner. Award winners will
receive a complimentary ticket.
Additional tickets may be purchased
for $25 by emailing
info@cyclingbc.net or phoning
604-737-3034.
RSVP: By Nov 3rd to
info@cyclingbc.net (for both, or
either events).