January 07, 2018 (Vancouver, B.C.) – Wayne Pomario of Vancouver, BC will be the first Canadian to act as President of the Panel of Commissaires at a Grand Tour event. Pomario is scheduled to lead the panel of commissaires at La Vuelta Ciclista a Espana 2018 – a WorldTour event.

He is also assigned to three additional WorldTour events, twice as President of the Panel and once as a member of the panel. Pomario is one of Canada’s top sports officials and was inducted into the Sports Officials Canada Hall of Fame in 2014.