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03.22.06 - Cyclist Audrey Lemieux from Québec selected to take part in the Road Race at Melbourne's Commonwealth Games
Wednesday, March 22, Ottawa, ON - Commonwealth Games - With the bad news about Lyne Bessette's withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games, comes the good news: Audrey Lemieux, of Alma, QC, will replace Bessette in the road competition this Sunday March, 26.
Audrey Lemieux, 20, from Alma, QC, has been invited to Melbourne to take the vacant place left by Lyne Bessette, who suffered from a shoulder dislocation following a training session last week. Lemieux, a member of the Colavita/Cooking Light Cycling Team, was selected as the first alternate by the Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) High Performance Committee. Lemieux is the current U23 Canadian champion and winner of the road and individual time trial competition at the 2005 Canada Games.
Kris Westwood, CCA's Director of High Performance Programs, reported, "We are thrilled that Audrey has been given permission by her Colavita/Cooking Light Cycling Team to join the Canadian National Team for the road race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She represents the next generation of young cyclists in Canada and this will be a tremendous opportunity for her to take part in her first major games."
Lemieux will race on Sunday March, 26. She is very pleased with her selection and will arrive in Australia on Thursday March 23.
CONTACT
Florence Bourg
Communications Manager
Canadian Cycling Association
2197 Riverside Drive, bureau 203
Ottawa, ON, K1H 7X3
Tel. 1-418-824-9207
Fax. 1-418-824-3499
Cell. 1-418-558-4559
florence.bourg@canadian-cycling.com
www.canadian-cycling.com
www.commonwealthgames.ca
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