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 06.21.06 - Tim Hortons Canadian national road championship: a not-to-be-missed event in Québec City June 29-July 2!
Québec,QC, June 21, 2006 - The cream of the crop of the Canadian cyclists will compete in the streets of Québec City and Lévis at the Tim Hortons Canadian national road championship, June 29 to July 2, 2006.
"The Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) in collaboration with Podium Québec, feels proud to introduce the major road cycling event in Canada leading to the selections to the World Championships, back in the region of Québec after 15 years", said Pierre Blanchard, CCA President. "We would like to thank all of our partners, especially Tim Hortons, which has been supporting this prestigious event for 10 years, and M. Louis Garneau, for accepting to be the event' spokesperson."
The Tim Hortons Canadian National Road Championship will crown Canada's top male & female road cyclists who will represent Canada in the 2006 Road World Championships in Salzburg (Austria) in September.
Competitions will start on Thursday June 29 from 9am with the time-trial (all categories) in the city of Lévis (south shore ).
The day after, the championship will move to Québec City with the road race event (junior, master and women elite categories). The Grande-Allée will be closed at this occasion, with the road race start ing at 9 am.
On July 1st, Canada Day will showcase the road race for the handisport, U23 and men elite categories.
The criterium race will be presented the last day of the event (all categories), Sunday July 2, from 8:30 am. This spectacular event will be set up around Québec's Parliament. In the afternoon, at 2:30 pm, spectators will have the chance to cheer up the young hopefuls of cyclism. Children from 4 to 9 will ride in the elite's steps on the criterium race course, leaded by some members of the National Cycling Team for great fun shared together at the TimBits Challenge.
The Organizing Committee wishes to thank warmly all the volunteers for their passionate involvment in the Tim Hortons National Road Championship.
About CCA
The CCA is the national governing body for Canadian cycling. Representing its members (individuals, clubs and trade teams) through provincial and territorial cycling associations, its mission is to lead and support the development and growth of cycling in Canada, through high performance programs, cycling development centres, national and international events, and the national introduction to cycling program for young people, known as Sprockids. Founded in 1882, it is Canada's oldest sports governing body. For more information: www.canadian-cycling.com
About Podium Québec
Podium Québec Inc. is a Québec-based company, created in June 2004, offering event management expertise on a local, regional, provincial, national and international scale. Podium Québec results from the fruitful association of three visionary people, who are very active in the event management field: Louis Bonenfant, Sylvain Deschamps and Jean-Sébastien Porlier.
Podium Québec has been involved in the organization of such events: Concours Hippique de Québec (which earned the Grand Prix du Tourisme "2005 Touristic Event of the Year" award), the 2004 Haywood NORAM Cup, the Circuit International de Canot ŕ Glace, and Québec' Snocross event. For more information, visit: www.podiumquebec.com
Picture from left to right: Charles Dionne, National Cycling Team athlete of Sainte-Foy (QC), businessman and cyclist Louis
Garneau, Tim Hortons National Road Championships event spokesperson, and David Veilleux National Cycling Team
athlete of Cap Rouge (QC).
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