March 17, 2005 – The Canadian Cycling Association will hold a selection camp in Bromont from May 21 to 27 to select a women’s development team of six to eight riders to compete in the Montreal women’s World Cup, the Tour de Grand Montreal and the Nature Valley Grand Prix. The program will continue in September with the Multi-Laser Grand Prix, the Green Mountain stage race and the Bermuda Grand Prix.

The objective of this program is to give racing opportunities for women who do not have a trade team in an environment that focuses on their development as athletes, not on results.

The following athletes have been preselected to the program based on their potential and their 2004 performances, and will have all travel and accommodation expenses for the camp paid by the CCA:

-Julie Bélanger (Moncton NB)
-Emilie Roy (St-Cuthbert QC)
-Laura Yoisten (Calgary AB)

The following athletes are invited to the camp based on the potential they showed in 2004, and will have accommodation and part of their travel expenses paid for by the CCA:

-Marie-Pier Bédard (Laval QC)
-Emily Sandwith (Victoria BC)
-Anna Tratnyek ( ON)
-Kylie Case (Winnipeg MB)
-Mylène Laliberté ( QC)
-Krystal Jeffs ( ON)
-Jennifer Stephenson ( ON)
-Rhonda Guzda ( ON)

In addition, the following junior athletes are invited to participate in the camp based on their 2004 results, and will have all travel and accommodation expenses paid by the CCA:

-Joëlle Numainville (Laval QC)
-Naomi Cooper (Vancouver BC)

The camp will also be open to other riders nominated by the National Cycling Centres or Provincial Associations. Please send nominations to the CCA office no later than April 30. Accommodation will be covered by the CCA but these athletes must pay their own travel expenses.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact National Development Coach Kris Westwood at 613-0248-1353 ext. 2607, or by email at coach@canadian-cycling.com.