April 22, 2008 (Montreal, QC) — Specialized-Carrefour-Multisports (SCM) women’s team released their 2008 roster to Pedal. As reported earlier, Clara Hughes as the team’s spokesperson. Hughes has distinguished herself by winning bronze in cycling at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and also gold in speed skating at the 2004 Turin Winter Games. Hughes was also recently inducted into the Order of Canada.

SCM President, Gerard Penarroya, says that the team will compete in races all over Quebec, including the Montreal Women’s Road World Cup, races in Ontario and the NRC races in the USA. Some of the team will head to France to train with the GSD Gestion team that Specialized-Carrefour-Multisports is twinned with. Penarroya mentioned that SCM will also take part in certain track events noting that Bergeron, the 2007 Junior Women’s Points Race Champ, is a top track rider.

The 2008 roster includes:

– Shanie Bergeron
– Karol-Ann Canuel
– Valerie Crete
– Janie Fortin
– Clara Hughes
– Audrey Lemieux
– Julie Marceau
– Joëlle Numainville (who is with GSD Gestion in France but will race with SCM when in Canada)
– Ariane Patenaude

Team management is composed of:

– Gerard Penaroya – President
– Mickael Desilets – Vice president
– David Dulude – Team director
РAndr̩ Bergeron РAssistant director
– Clara Hughes – team spokesperson and cyclist
– Chantal Crevier – Marketing and Communication Director

A team website is apparently in the works, but not up and running now. As reported earlier, Penarroya spoke to Pedal about current difficulties in soliciting sponsors, mentioning that some $180,000 of cash and materials promised by various companies will not be forthcoming in 2008. “We will have to make do with only about $100,000 in cash and materials in 2008, which is [nonetheless] more than the $60,000 we had in 2007.”