October 1, 2003 – 30-year-old Mississauga, Ontario native Amy Moore has had a fantastic year riding with one of the best women's teams in the world: Saturn. With the announcement that Saturn will no longer continue, Moore and two other Canadian women riding the Road Worlds, Lyne Bessette and Manon Jutras, find themselves in a potentially difficult situation this winter. However, Moore's season was noticed by the CCA and she finds herself in a situation to show her stuff in front of a home crowd. Pedal caught up with Amy after recently completing the GP Feminin in Quebec.

Pedal: Amy, you must be excited about next week. Is this your first world championship selection?

Moore: Yes!

Pedal: Were you surprised or did you expect it?

Moore: I was pretty surprised to get the call. The selection process was not followed as was outlined at the beginning of the year, so there were a number of girls that were waiting fairly late to find out about final selections. I'm not sure what the final criteria was, but I am very happy to be able to represent my country and to have the opportunity to work for our team leaders – Genevieve, Sue and Lyne.

Canada certainly now has a lot of strong women so it must be a testament and honour to be amongst the best!Yes, there are a lot of great women in Canadian cycling, and I am very honoured to be representing the country. There are also a number of great juniors and espoirs coming up through the ranks that will be our next great leaders for this country. I believe women's cycling in Canada is getting stronger. It's wonderful to see companies such as Rona and Saturn to support us in our professional development.

Pedal: How is your preparation going? You raced the GP Feminin last week. Moore: My preparation has been going well. I'm just trying to balance that fine line of staying at the top of my fitness, but ensuring proper rest. We just finished the GP Feminine with four of the six team members for the World Championships. It was a great opportunity for all of us to ride together to learn how to work as a team. The racing was very hard, and the Canadian team raced very aggressively, so for now I am just taking it easy to recover, then a few short intensity sessions to get ready for Worlds.

Pedal: What do you think of the course? What will your role be?

Moore: I think the course is extremely difficult, and that it will be a race of attrition. We will wait for the team to get together before the race to plan our strategy, but I believe my role will be to protect our leaders as much as possible for the first half of the race. Make sure they are safe, have good positioning, and to make sure nothing dangerous goes up the road without us.

Pedal: Any plans for next year?

Moore:Right now I have no plans for next year. I will wait and see if Team Sports can replace the wonderful sponsorship of Saturn. I really hope that we will find another sponsor, as many teams seem to be cutting back this year which will definitely affect the depth of women's cycling in North America.

Pedal: Is a team for next year one of the things that will be on your mind as you race in Hamiton?

Moore:No, right now all my energies are focused on the World Championships, and I will try to determine what my options are for next year after the racing season is over.

Pedal: Thanks Amy and good luck!

Moore: See you there!