CYCLING CANADA AND COACH TANYA DUBNICOFF PART WAYS

CYCLING CANADA AND COACH TANYA DUBNICOFF PART WAYS

(Ottawa, ON – March 28, 2013) The former track cycling World Champion and three-time Olympian Tanya Dubnicoff and Cycling Canada have parted ways.

As of the end of this month, Women’s Team Pursuit coach Tanya Dubnicoff will no longer be working with the Canadian Track Cycling Team.

“I’ve had a long successful relationship with Cycling Canada in one form or another for over a decade. This decision came as a mutual one at the end of a long road culminating at this year’s World Championships in Minsk, Belarus”, says Dubnicoff.

“It’s not without sorrow that Cycling Canada’s track program is parting ways with Tanya. Throughout her tenure as Women’s Team Pursuit coach, Tanya was the main contributing actor to the success of our team pursuit; winning a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in London and consistently finishing on the podium at World Cups, World Championships and Pan-American Games,” said Jacques Landry, High Performance Director and Head Coach of the Canadian Cycling teams. “As we look at slight coaching structure changes to adapt to this new reality we wish to ensure continuing the momentum that Tanya has created.  We celebrate Tanya’s past successes and wish her all the best in her future endeavors.”

The Women’s Team Pursuit program has seen tremendous growth in the last two years with the team winning Canada’s only cycling medal, a Bronze, at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

A big part of the program’s success was the centralization around the indoor facility in Los Angeles, USA.

“Being in LA was great for our program but living outside of Canada was exhausting and took its toll by not being around family or support services,” added Dubnicoff.  “I believe Cycling Canada is gaining momentum with good people in place, not to mention fantastic support by its funding partners and stakeholders; it’s hard to believe planning is already in place for 2016! I am excited to see the buildup for the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto with a new velodrome facility in Milton in late 2014 ultimately fuelling the team’s prospects for Rio”.

Tanya believes Cycling Canada will continue to grow in many ways, but now is the time for her to step away and focus on other opportunities.