February 10/14 12:16 pm - Cycling Canada Unveils 2014 National Team List

Posted by Editoress on 02/10/14
 

Athletes are nominated to the list based on Sport Canada carding status, 2013 results, selection to 2013 world championships and discretionary nominations by the National Coaches.

The list is divided into three tiers, which help determine priority access to National Team coaching, equipment, sport science services and funding.

National Team List status does not guarantee selection to National Team projects, which are open to all eligible Canadian athletes.

The published list shows nominations only. In order to confirm their National Team List status, athletes must share their yearly training plans with the National Coaches, complete the UCI True Champion or Cheat anti-doping education program and commit to Cycling Canada's Code of Conduct. The same requirements will apply to any athlete selected to represent Canada.

The complete list is below.  The one big name missing from Tier 1 is Ryder Hesjedal - Hesjedal is in Tier 3 since he did not compete for Canada in Worlds (or any other major project) in 2013.

The full criteria are:

TIER 1:
• SR carded athletes for the current cycle
• Elite athletes having been selected to compete on Performance team (where applicable) at world championships in Olympic recognized cycling sports
• Elite athletes put forward by HPC having shown competitiveness (Generally top-8 at a world championship) in non-Olympic cycling sports/events

TIER 2:
• D carded athletes for the current cycle
• Athletes having met SR criteria but having not been carded for the present cycle
• Elite athletes having been selected to compete on Development team (where applicable) at world championships in Olympic recognized cycling sports
• U23 - Post Junior transitional and junior athletes having been selected to compete on Performance team at world championships in Olympic recognized cycling sports
• U23 - Post junior transitional athletes put forward by HPC having shown competitiveness (Generally top-8 in a U23 event or top-12 in elite event at a world championship) in non-Olympic cycling sports/events

TIER 3:
• Athletes having met D criteria but having not been carded for the current cycle
• U23 - Post Junior transitional and junior athletes having been selected to compete on Development team (where applicable) at world championships in Olympic recognized cycling sports
• Junior athletes put forward by HPC having shown competitiveness (Generally top-8 in an event at the world championships) in non-Olympic cycling sports/events
• Athletes having been named by the national team coach and approved by High Performance Committee based on the following points:

* Potential to be selected to compete at an ELITE games up to 2016 inclusively
* Potential to be selected to compete at AND be competitive at Elite games up to 2016 inclusively
* Potential to contribute to gaining quota spots towards the 2016 Olympic/Paralympic games
* Potential to be selected to compete at an ELITE world championships from 2013 to 2016
* Potential to be selected to compete at AND be competitive in an ELITE/U23 (Post-Junior transition) world championships up to 2016
* Athletes demonstrated ability to perform at major targeted event

See also previously published Sport Canada to Fund 72 Cyclists