courtesy of Team Rona
Montréal (Québec), July 13, 2002 – Geneviève Jeanson will miss the
Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Manchester, Great Britain, from
July 25 to August 4.
The leader of the RONA Cycling Team has a tendonitis behind her left knee,
the cause of which is not yet known. Jeanson experienced pain during the
last stage of the Hewlett Packard Women’s Challenge, on June 23. The pain
then subsided but reappeared during the Fitchburg Longsjo Bicycle Classic
the following week.
“I am extremely disappointed by this turn of events” said Jeanson. “This
injury happens at the worst of times, because the Commonwealth Games were
one of my objectives for this season. I will now treat my injury as best I
can and hope to be competitive for the Canadian Championships.” The
Canadian Road Nationals will be held August 8-11 in Oxford County, near
London, Ontario.
RONA Cycling Team will nevertheless be well represented in Manchester by
Melissa “Meshy” Holt, who will participate as a member of the New Zealand
National team. Meshy is the reigning New Zealand national champion, both
in road race and time trial.
The RONA cycling team is one of only two Canadian women’s elite cycling
teams acknowledged by the International Cycling Union.
RONA is the leading distributor and retailer of hardware, renovation and
gardening products in Canada. Team RONA receives additional financial
support from Quebecor World, the world’s largest commercial printer.
Team RONA receives equipment sponsorship from several manufacturers,
including Colnago, Biemme, Shimano, Michelin, Mavic, Diadora, Limar, Selle
Italia, Speedplay, ITM, CatEye, Tacx and Finish Line.