March 05, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce that Brendon Cameron has joined the organization in the newly created position of Head Track Coach. Cameron is a two-time Olympian for New Zealand in the team pursuit. He switched to a successful coaching career after the Sydney Olympics, helping athletes win individual and team medals at the Olympics, Paralympics and Commonwealth Games. He was most recently the women’s endurance coach for Cycling New Zealand.

The Head Track Coach position was created in response to one of the recommendations in the High Performance Review conducted by Peter Keen over the past few months. Cameron’s primary role will be to oversee our Olympic qualification and preparation strategy; to cast a critical eye on our programs, and to use his wealth of experience to mentor our coaches. The role will initially be part-time, with the intention of making it a full-time position after the Tokyo Olympics.

“I’m excited to come on board at this stage of an Olympic cycle,” said Cameron. “It’s a new position for me, which is exciting but no doubt will be challenging. I think we have some very capable athletes, and with further refinement of the high performance programs, we can help them achieve our performance goals in Tokyo. It’s my first position outside of a New Zealand program and it’s very interesting seeing how another country operates, with a different culture and different approaches.This is a great learning opportunity for me.”

Cameron will be working part-time out of Cycling Canada’s track headquarters at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton, as well as spending extensive time with the team on the road.

“We were extremely fortunate to find someone with Brendon’s skills and expertise this close to the Games,” said Cycling Canada’s High Performance Director, Kris Westwood. “The coaches and I have a lot of confidence in Brendon and he’s already had a very positive influence on our programs in the short time he’s been with us.”