July 24, 2002 (Manchester, England) – The Commonwealth Games are about to
begin, and Canada has perhaps the strongest team in recent history. The
cycling races should be very competitive, with professional mountain
bikers, road cyclists and track riders competing for the biggest bragging
rights in the Commonwealth.
Canada has sent its first tier riders to the Games, and most riders have
voiced that the Games are only a very close second to the Olympics. Riders
like World Champion Roland Green (Trek/VW), World Class road racer and
speed skater Clara Hughes (Trek/VW), top-ranked sprinter Lori-Ann Muenzer,
or United Postal Service pro roadie Michael Barry, to name a few will all
be in attendance.
Here are a few answers to some frequently asked questions:
1. What countries compete at the Commonwealth Games?
Africa – including Botswana, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho,
Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
The Americas – including Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Falkland Islands, Guyana,
St Helena
Asia – including Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan,
Singapore, Sri Lanka
Caribbean – including Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados,
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica,
Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines,
Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos
Europe – including England, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man,
Jersey, Malta, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Oceania – including Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New
Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands,
Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
2. What Canadians will be racing the cycling events?
Road Races Men
Mark Walters: Road race and time trial
Eric Wohlberg: Road race and time trial
Michael Barry: Road race and time trial
Gord Fraser: Road race
Road Races Women
Sue Palmer: Road race
Lyne Bessette: Road race and time trial
Clara Hughes: Road race
Erin Carter: Road race and time trial
Mountain Bike Races Women
Kiara Bisaro
Chrissy Redden
Marie-Helene Premont
Mountain Bike Races Men
Roland Green
Geoff Kabush
Seamus McGrath
Track Races Women
Lori-Ann Muenzer: Sprint
Clara Hughes: Pursuit
Track Races Men
Lars Madsen: Sprint, Olympic Sprint
Steen Madsen: Sprint, Olympic Sprint
Jim Fisher: Kilo
Tyler Hansen: Kilo
3. Where and when are the cycling races?
Date Time Event Stage Venue
27/07/02 09:30 Women’s Road Time Trial Final Rivington
27/07/02 11:05 Women’s Road Time Trial Victory Ceremony Rivington
27/07/02 12:15 Men’s Road Time Trial Final Rivington
27/07/02 17:20 Men’s Road Time Trial Victory Ceremony Rivington
28/07/02 18:00 Women’s 500m Time Trial Final National Cycling Centre
28/07/02 18:37 Men’s 1000m Time Trial Final National Cycling Centre
28/07/02 20:20 Women’s 500m Time Trial Victory Ceremony National Cycling
Centre
28/07/02 20:40 Men’s 1000m Time Trial
Victory Ceremony National Cycling
Centre
29/07/02 10:00 Women’s Cross-Country Final Rivington
29/07/02 12:15 Women’s Cross-Country Victory Ceremony Rivington
29/07/02 13:00 Men’s Cross-Country Final Rivington
29/07/02 15:45 Men’s Cross-Country Victory Ceremony Rivington
30/07/02 11:00 Men’s Sprint Qualification National Cycling Centre
30/07/02 11:45 Men’s 4000m Individual Pursuit Qualification National
Cycling Centre
30/07/02 13:13 Men’s Sprint Round 1 National Cycling Centre
30/07/02 14:25 Men’s Sprint Round 1 Repechage National Cycling Centre
30/07/02 18:00 Men’s Sprint Round 2 National Cycling Centre
30/07/02 18:51 Men’s Sprint Round 2 Repechage National Cycling Centre
30/07/02 19:32 Men’s Sprint Eighth Final National Cycling Centre
30/07/02 20:13 Men’s Sprint Eighth Final Repechage National Cycling Centre
30/07/02 20:30 Women’s Points Race Final National Cycling Centre
30/07/02 21:15 Women’s Points Race Victory Ceremony National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 11:00 Men’s Sprint Quarter Final Match A National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 11:14 Women’s Sprint Qualification National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 11:28 Men’s Sprint Quarter Final Match B National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 12:02 Men’s 4000m Team Pursuit Qualification National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 12:37 Men’s Sprint Quarter Final Match C National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 18:00 Men’s Sprint Semi Final Match A National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 18:07 Women’s Sprint Quarter Final Match A National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 18:51 Men’s Sprint Semi Final Match B National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 18:58 Women’s Sprint Quarter Final Match B National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 19:12 Men’s 4000m Individual Pursuit Semi Finals National Cycling
Centre
31/07/02 19:38 Women’s Sprint Quarter Final Match C National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 19:45 Men’s Sprint Semi Final Match C National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 20:08 Men’s Sprint Minor Final (9th – 12th Places) National
Cycling Centre
31/07/02 20:18 Men’s Sprint Final Match A National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 20:25 Men’s Sprint Minor Final (5th – 8th Places) National
Cycling Centre
31/07/02 20:49 Men’s Sprint Final Match B National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 20:56 Men’s 4000m Individual Pursuit Final National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 21:10 Men’s Sprint Final Match C National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 21:17 Men’s Sprint Victory Ceremony National Cycling Centre
31/07/02 21:37 Men’s 4000m Individual Pursuit Victory Ceremony National
Cycling Centre
01/08/02 11:00 Women’s 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualification National
Cycling Centre
01/08/02 18:00 Women’s Sprint Semi Final Match A National Cycling Centre
01/08/02 18:07 Men’s 4000m Team Pursuit Semi Finals National Cycling Centre
01/08/02 18:35 Women’s Sprint Semi Final Match B National Cycling Centre
01/08/02 19:02 Women’s Sprint Semi Final Match C National Cycling Centre
01/08/02 19:39 Women’s Sprint Final Match A National Cycling Centre
01/08/02 19:46 Women’s Sprint Minor Final (5th – 8th Places) National
Cycling Centre
01/08/02 20:10 Women’s Sprint Final Match B National Cycling Centre
01/08/02 20:17 Men’s 4000m Team Pursuit Final National Cycling Centre
01/08/02 20:31 Women’s Sprint Final Match C National Cycling Centre
01/08/02 20:38 Men’s 4000m Team Pursuit Victory Ceremony National Cycling
Centre
01/08/02 20:58 Women’s Sprint Victory Ceremony National Cycling Centre
01/08/02 21:18 Men’s 20km Scratch Race Final National Cycling Centre
01/08/02 21:58 Men’s 20km Scratch Race Victory Ceremony National Cycling
Centre
02/08/02 11:00 Men’s Team Sprint Qualification National Cycling Centre
02/08/02 18:00 Women’s 3000m Individual Pursuit Semi Finals National
Cycling Centre
02/08/02 18:22 Men’s Team Sprint Semi Finals National Cycling Centre
02/08/02 18:36 Men’s Points Race Final National Cycling Centre
02/08/02 19:41 Women’s 3000m Individual Pursuit Final National Cycling Centre
02/08/02 19:52 Men’s Points Race Victory Ceremony National Cycling Centre
02/08/02 20:12 Women’s 4000m Individual Pursuit Victory Ceremony National
Cycling Centre
02/08/02 20:32 Men’s Team Sprint Final National Cycling Centre
02/08/02 20:39 Men’s Team Sprint Victory Ceremony National Cycling Centre
03/08/02 09:00 Women’s Road Race Final Rivington
03/08/02 11:30 Women’s Road Race Victory Ceremony Rivington
03/08/02 13:00 Men’s Road Race Final Rivington
03/08/02 17:40 Men’s Road Race Victory Ceremony Rivington
Information compiled courtesy of www.commonwealthgames.ca and CCA