May 29, 2008 (Montreal, QC) – Under the honorary presidency of Ms. Francine Senécal, vice chairperson of Montreal’s executive committee, responsible for sports, recreation and Montreal’s Nature Museums, Montreal will host the 11th edition of the Women’s Road Cycling World Cup on the UCI Circuit. This 11th edition will take place on the Mont-Royal circuit beginning at noon on Saturday, May 31, 2008.

A unique event in the Americas
The Montreal World Cup is the 6th stage of a 11-leg circuit that takes place across the world. Each year, the Union cycliste internationale assigns only eleven world spots to determine the World Cup champion. Montreal hosts the only road cycling World Cup event to take place on the American continent. Australia, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland will host World Cup events before Canada (Montreal); the subsequent events will be held in Sweden, France and Germany.

Course
Like last year, the Montreal World Cup circuit will depart from and finish at Park Avenue. The circuit will skirt around Jeanne-Mance park. The route will give the public the opportunity to follow the race from various places. The configuration will enable spectators to watch the peloton pass by from our superb site on Mont-Royal to Jeanne-Mance park. This choice of finish site on Park Avenue will enable more people to watch the spectacular race finish after 11 circuit laps of 10,06 km each for a total distance of 110,66 km.

Schedule
The race will start at 12 pm. This will allow for a greater assistance in the afternoon and a better traffic control for vehicles and public transport.

Tour du Grand Montréal
Quebeckers can be proud of the cycling reputation Quebec has earned over the years. The Tour du Grand Montréal has become the largest road cycling tour in North America. Champions such as Nicole Cooke (first in the general rankings in 2007), Judith Arndt (winner of the Montreal World Cup event in 2006) and Oenone Wood (World Champion in 2005), attest to the quality of athletes who come to race in the greater metropolitan area.

The 7th edition of the Tour du Grand Montréal will comprise five (5) stages. The Tour du Grand Montréal has the highest level of international endorsement.
Ң The first stage will take place on Monday, June 2 in Ch̢teauguay. This new stage will include a new road circuit of 5.7km and 15 laps, for a total of 85.5km. The race will start at 5:30 pm.
“¢ The second stage will take place on Tuesday, June 3 in Granby. For the second year, the course will remain the same, with a length of 9.46km and 11 laps, for a total of 104.06km. The start will be given at 5 pm.
Ң The third stage will take place on the morning of Wednesday, June 4 in Ren̩ L̩vesque park in Lachine, a district with a well-established cycling culture. The stage will be an individual time trial over 2.8km. The first start will be at 11:30 am.
“¢ The fourth stage will take place on Wednesday, June 4 in the evening in the Little Italy district, as a criterium of 50 km with intermediary sprints and public prizes. Each year, more and more spectators gather along the race route, providing an electrifying atmosphere. We should emphasize the backing of the Italian community, which wholeheartedly supports the event. The start will be given at 7:15 pm.
“¢ The fifth and final stage will take place in the late afternoon in Mont-Saint-Hilaire. This five-lap-circuit totals 115 km and will have a new start-finish area on Chemin Osias- Leduc. The race will start at 4:15 pm
In addition to the individual rankings for each stage, there will be two general rankings (time, team) and the following awards:
– Best espoir
– Best climber
– Best sprinter

The best cyclists in the world
The World Cup and the Tour du Grand Montréal will once again welcome the best women cyclists in the world. Once again, we can expect to welcome the cream of the crop of world cycling and the best Quebec and Canadian athletes.

Défis des jeunes
In collaboration with their respective school boards, primary and high school students will have the chance to take part in a friendly race on a section of the Pro Circuit for the stages in Lachine and Mont-Saint-Hilaire.

Our partners and sponsors
Such a large event cannot be produced without the ongoing support and generous collaboration of a large number of partners and sponsors. We would like to stress the ongoing support of the Government of Quebec, our host towns, our private sector partners and our media partners. We are very proud to receive the support and collaboration of these partners in organizing this large-scale sporting event. Thanks to them, thousands of amateurs from here and elsewhere can enjoy this sporting and tourist event free of charge.

Montreal Women’s Road World Cup 2008 – Start List

Menikini-Selle Italia Master Color
– Fabiana Luperini (Ita)
– Trine Schmidt (Den)
– Kori Kelleyseehafer (USA)
– Rochelle Gilmore (Aus)
– Nathalie Bates (Aus)
– Olga Slyusareva (Rus)
Manager Walter Riccipettoni

ESGL 93 GSD Gestion
– Sophie Creux (Fra)
– BeÃ…Latrice Thomas (Fra)
– Christine Majerus (Lux)
– Estelle Patou (Fra)
– Fabienne Gautier (Fra)
– Joelle Noumainville (Can)
Manager Gérard Valette

Cervelo-Lifeforce
– Kristen Armstrong (USA)
– Priska Doppman (Sui)
РSarah Du̴nster (Ger)
– Emma Rickards (Aus)
– Patricia Schwager (Sui)
– Pascale Schnider (Sui)
Manager Manel Lacambra

Ukraine National Team
– Svitlana Galyuk (Ukr)
– Elizaveta Bochkareva (Ukr)
– Kateryna Krasova (Ukr)
– Oksana Kashchyshyna (Ukr)
– Tetyana Styazhkina (Ukr)
– Olena Andruk (Ukr)
Manager Roman Tkachivskyy

Vienne Futuroscope
– Emilie Blanquefort (Fra)
– Audrey Cordon (Fra)
– Julie Dhervelle (Fra)
– Fiona Dutriaux (Fra)
– Pascale Jeuland (Fra)
– Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra)
Manager Damien Pommereau

Team Tibco
– Victoria Bastide (Swe)
– Brooke Miller (USA)
– Lauren Franges (USA)
– Rachel Heal (Gbr)
– Helen Kelly (Aus)
– Joanne Kiesanowski (Nzl)
Manager Linda Jackson

Team High Road Women
– Mara Abbott (USA)
– Kimberly Anderson (USA)
– Judith Arndt (Ger)
– Katherine Bates (Aus)
– Oenone Wood (Aus)
– Ina Teutenberg (Ger)
– Chantal Beltman (Ned)
Manager Petra Rossner

Giant Pro Cycling
– Lang Meng (Chn)
– YongLi Liu (Chn)
– Min Gao (Chn)
– Fei Wang (Chn)
– Sufen Ma (Chn)
– Liping Zhang (Chn)
Manager Jie Zhang

Specialized Designs for Women
– Emma Pooley (Gbr)
– Tanja Hennes (Ger)
– Kristen Lasasso (USA)
– Mirjam Hauser-Senn (Sui)
– Sarah Grab (Sui)
– Andrea Knecht (Sui)
Manager Patrick Banfi

Uniqa
– Karin Aune (Swe)
– Nathalie Lamborelle (Lux)
– Daniela Pintarelli (Aut)
– Monika Schachl (Aut)
– Bernadette Schober (Aut)
Manager Gerhart North

Team Pro Femininles Carroz
– Edwige Pittel (Fra)
– Fanny Riberot (Fra)
– Eugenie Mermillod (Fra)
– Carissa Wilkes (Nzl)
– Brei Gudsell (Nzl)
– Jeannie Longociprelli (Fra)
– Aude Pollet (Fra)
Manager Gwenael Ruau

Specialized Carrefour Multisport Mazda GSD
– Mathilde Hupin (Can)
– Genevieve Gauthier (Can)
– Louise Moriarty (Irl)
– Julie Marceau (Can)
– Catherine Hogan (Can)
– Audrey Lemieux (Can)
– Clara Hughes (Can)
Manager David Duluth

Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
– Suzanne Degoede (Ned)
– Larissa Kleinmann (Ger)
– Marie Lindberg (Swe)
– Regina Schleicher (Ger)
– Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu)
Manager Jens Zemke

Cuba National Team
– Yoanka Gonzalez (Cub)
– Yumari Gonzalez (Cub)
– Dalila Rodriguez (Cub)
– Iraida Garcia (Cub)
– Yeima Torres (Cub)
Manager Leonel Alvarez

Equipe Cascades
– Julie Bellerose (Can)
– Joanie Caron (Can)
– Veronique Labonte (Can)
– Johanne Cyr (Can)
– Jessica Burns (Can)
– Anne Guzman (Dom)
Manager Maxime Caron

Aaron’s Professional Cycling Team
– Felicia Gomez (Can)
– Julie Beveridge (Can)
– Alison Testroete (Can)
– Carmen Mcnellis (USA)
– Meredith Miller (USA)
– Kristin Sanders (USA)
Manager Carmen D’Aluisio

Canadian National Team
– Anne Samplonius (Can)
– MoriahJo Macgregor (Can)
– Bettina Hold (Can)
– Leah Guloien (Can)
– Leigh Hobson (Can)
– Karol-Ann Canuel (Can)
– Jenny Trew (Can)
Manager Vincent Jourdain

Mexican National Team
– Belem Guerrero
– Giuseppina Grassi
– Veronica Leal
– Mayra Rocha
Manager Alfredo Gomez

Webcor Builders
– Erinne Willock (Can)
– Alex Wrubleski (Can)
– Gina Grain (Can)
– Christine Thorburn (USA)
РKatheryn Curi̴]Mattis (USA)
– Rebecca Much (USA)
Manager Karen Brems

Australian National Team
– Sara Carrigan (Aus)
– Ruth Corset (Aus)
– Tiffany Cromwell (Aus)
– Nikki Egyed (Aus)
– Lorian Graham (Aus)
– Amanda Spratt (Aus)
– Jocelyn Loane (Aus)
Manager Warren Mcdonald

Ultralink
– Jen Stephenson (Can)
– Julia Farell (Can)
– Alyssa Mellow (Can)
– Allison Lampi (Can)
– Sarah Coney (Can)
– Chloe St-Arnaud-Watt (Can)
– Denise Ramsden (Can)
Manager Paul Chedore

EMD Serono Stevens
– Wendy Blagdon (Can)
– Julia Bradley (Can)
– Natasha Elliott (Can)
– Sophie Matte (Can)
– Sue Schlatter (Can)
– TriciaK Spooner (Can)
Manager Amanda Shaw

Advil-Chapstick
– Sue Palmer-Komar (Can)
– Bettina Hold (Can)
– Kirsten Robbins (Can)
– Laura Bowles (USA)
– Elisa Gagnon (Can)
– Anna Milkowski (USA)
– Mary Zider (USA)
Manager James Williams