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Competitive cyclist | University graduate
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English | French | Basic Spanish |
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04 | 14 | 1981
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5'6 | 167cm
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135lbs | 61kg |
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Road | Track | Tandem
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Category 1 Women
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Kappa Cycling Team | Canadian National Team
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My objective for the 2005 season is to gain valuable international racing experience so I can take my cycling career to the next level.
I have been successful over the past six years of competitive cycling. Some of my achievements include:
- Piloting a tandem bicycle and my teammate to sixth-place in the road race at the 2004 Paralympic Games
- Winning the BC Cup overall road title in 2003
- Winning the Canadian national title in the Individual Pursuit in 1999
I am ready to take my racing career to the next level.
My strength on the road would make me an asset to any team. Also, over the year I helped Shawn Marsolais, my visually impaired tandem teammate, realize her Paralympic dreams, I learned vital teamwork skills.
Event Result Category Location Washington State Road Championships 2nd 1,2,3 Nooksack, WA Brockton Criterium 2nd 1,2,3 Vancouver, BC BC Cup #3 Road Race 2nd 1,2,3 Langey, BC National Criterium Championships 3rd 1,2,3 Kamloops, BC Bastion Square Criterium 5th 1,2,3 Victoria, BC Tour de Gastown 5th 1,2,3 Vancouver, BC Tour de Delta Road Race 6th 1,2,3 Delta, BC Tour de Delta Omnium 6th 1,2,3 Delta, BC BC Track Championships Scratch Race 2nd 1,2,3 Burnaby, BC BC Track Championships Points Race 3rd 1,2,3 Burnaby, BC American Track Racing Challenge Miss & Out 3rd 1,2,3 Victoria, BC Paralympic Games Road Race 6th B2 Athens, Greece Paralympic Games Time Trial 7th B2 Athens, Greece Paralympic Games Pursuit 7th B2 Athens, Greece
2003 BC Cup Road Series Overall 1st 1,2,3 Brockton Criterium 1st 1,2,3 Vancouver, BC BC Superweek Omnium 2nd 1,2,3 BC Cup #1 Road Race 2nd 1,2,3 Pitt Meadows, BC BC Cup #2 Road Race 3rd 1,2,3 Langley, BC Blind Sports World Championships Tandem Road Race 3rd B2 Quebec, QC Blind Sports World Championships Tandem Time Trial 5th B2 Quebec, QC IPC Open European Championship Tandem Road Race 6th B2 Czek Republic 2002 BC Criterium Championships 2nd 1,2,3 N. Vancouver, BC Bastion Square Grand Prix Criterium 2nd 1,2,3 Victoria, BC 2001 Canada Summer Games Criterium 2nd U23 London, ON Canada Summer Games Road Race 3rd U23 London, ON 1999 Western Canada Summer Games Road Race 1st U23 Prince Albert, SK National Track Championships Pursuit 1st Junior Calgary, AB National Track Championships Sprint 2nd Junior Calgary, AB
Until now, cycling has always taken second-place to my studies, and yet I have still managed to excel in the sport. Since I have finished my undergraduate degree, I have decided to race full-time in 2005 and take my cycling career as far as I can.
2005
- Gain much-needed international-level experience by racing in Europe
- Achieve a top-10 finish in Europe
- Compete in Canadian National Team Projects
- Compete in the Grand Prix Feminin or other major women's stage race
- Top-15 finish at the Canadian National Road Championships
- Achieve a 4:05 in the 3-km Individual Pursuit time at the Canadian Track National Championships
- Top-five finish in the Points Race at the Canadian Track National Championships
Long-term
- Represent Canada at the World Championships
- Represent Canada at a Major Games
- Compete in the Tour de L'Aude
- Achieve a sub-3:50 time in the3-km Individual Pursuit
In April 2004 I graduated with honors and distinction from the University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry.
- 2004 Canada Athletes Assistance Senior 1 Development Card
- 2002 BC Athletes Assistance Program
This year, I appeared several times on national television in both French and English during the Paralympic Games. I also received a great deal of national and local newspaper and Internet coverage.
I have appeared an all types of media throughout my entire racing career, including newspapers, magazines, radio, TV and Internet. See http://members.shaw.ca/kappa/media.html for examples.
Available upon request.
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