November 17, 2010 (Burnaby, BC) – All eyes will be on the Burnaby Velodrome from December 27-30 at the Saputo Burnaby 4 Day, as World Champions Taylor Phinney and Sarah Hammer as well as five time Grand Tour stage winner Tyler Farrar of the US will do battle with Canadian Champions and Olympians Zach Bell, Svein Tuft and double World Champion and four time Commonwealth Games medalist Tara Whitten.

From Monday, December 27 to Thursday December 30, 2010 the Harry Jerome Sport Centre in Burnaby will again be the centre of attention for all track cycling lovers. The fourth annual international race at Burnaby will feature not only the world’s finest track cyclists, but also the traditional mix of sprint races, amateur races, courier challenges, music, food and refreshments. The event will take on added importance as it is now on the UCI (Union Cyclist Internationale) calendar and will enable riders to garner UCI points towards World Championship and ultimately Olympic qualification.

Each night the top riders in the Pro/Elite category will compete in three to five races totaling over 200 kilometers for the four days while vying for $10,000 in prize money. Including the local returning Men’s Champions Bell and Tuft this Elite Madison field will feature World Champion Taylor Phinney, Grand Tour stage winner Tyler Farrar, past Olympians, the current US National Madison Champs, past World Cup winners, and UIV Madison winners.

The women’s field is no less impressive with Canada’s double world champion Tara Whitten lined up against US double world champion Sarah Hammer, as well as Whitten’s world cup winning team pursuit team mates Steph Roorda and Laura Brown, Swiss national champion Pascale Schnider, former world keirin champion Jennie Reid, and US national champion Cari Higgins, and New Zealand sprint ace Jo Keisanowski.

Racing commences at 6:30 PM each night from the 27th to the 29th and 9 AM on Thursday the 30th. For more details and a full schedule of all the races please visit www.burnaby4.com

Provisional Start List

Men
– Svein Tuft/Zach Bell
– Tyler Farrar/Taylor Phinney
– Jason Allan/Jame Carney
– Colby Pearce/Daniel Holloway
– Ian Moir/Danny Heeley
– Jackie Simes/Bobby Lea
– Cam MacKinnon/Jacob Schwingboth
– Adrian Hegyvary/Iggy Silva III
– Cody Campbell/Mark MacDonald
– Roberto and Luca Salvadeo
– Kit Karzen/Colt Peterson
– Alex Cataford/Jesse Marans

Women
– Tara Whitten
– Sarah Hammer
– Cari Higgins
– Joanne Keisanowski
– Jennie Reid
– Steph Roorda
– Laura Brown
– Pascale Schnider
– Jasmin Glaesser
– Megan Hottman
-Jenny Lehmann
– Claire Cameron
– Jean Ann Berkenpas
– Sarah Coney