Team SpiderTech Powered by C10 becomes the first Canadian Team ever to reach the UCI Professional Continental Status
St. Catharines, December 13th - Cycle Sport Management is proud to announce that Team SpiderTech powered by C10 is the very first Canadian cycling team to earn a Professional Continental licence from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) on Friday December 10 in Aigle, Switzerland. Thanks to this status, Steve Bauer’s team is eligible to participate in the highest ranked UCI races in the world.
SpiderTech Inc. will continue to be the lead sponsor of the team powered by C10, a consortium of leading Canadian corporations. C10 “made in Canada” is the newly branded message the team wishes to communicate to the world. “Our strength and continuity of our financial support for the Team has always come from a collaboration of top Canadian companies. We continue to grow stronger in this regard and we are proud of this unique relationship with our sponsors,” says Bauer.
SpiderTech, BlackBerry, NRS Brakes, PineTree Capital, Planet Energy and Saputo are the initial members of C10 Made in Canada.
The team roster for 2011 will be comprised off 13 Canadians and 3 North-American athletes. Returning from the 2010 formation are Mark Batty, Lucas Euser (USA), Martin Gilbert, Keven Lacombe, Bruno Langlois, François Parisien, Andrew Randell and Ryan Roth, and the three under 23 riders David Boily, Flavio De Luna (MEX) and Guillaume Boivin, who has won a bronze medal at the World Cycling Championships in Australia last October. “We are very happy to be building our team with big talents such as Guillaume. His performance in Australia will give the entire team confidence in our new challenges ahead next season.” underlined team manager Josée Larocque.
New additions to the 2011 roster are Canadian road Champion Will Routley, Australia track World Cup Silver medallist Zach Bell and Ryan Anderson, all three from British Columbia. Rounding out the roster are the Canadian U23 Time Trial Champion, Hugo Houle from Québec and Pro Tour veteran Pat (Jonathan) McCarty from Texas. Now that the team has been registered by the UCI; more riders are being considered for additions to the current roster.
The most exciting benefit of the team’s new status will be to compete in the two UCI World Tour events of Canada alongside the top 18 Pro Tour teams of the world. The team has already received an official invitation from Serge Arsenault, the race organiser of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal. “Giving to Canada its first Professional Continental team is a historical page in the cycling book of this wonderful sport.” wrote Mr. Arsenault to the team.
For the spring, a three month campaign in Europe debuting in February is currently being planned. The team will complete this campaign with the Presidential Tour of Turkey from which an invitation has already been secured. The team returns to North-America with the goal to race the Amgen Tour of California, TD Bank International Classic Philadelphia, and Tour de Beauce. “It has been a challenging mission for our company to gain division two status, however it is a critical step forward in our long term goals to compete on the World Tour and the Tour de France” reveals Bauer.
2011 Team SpiderTech powered by C10 Roster
St. Catharines, December 13th - Cycle Sport Management is proud to announce that Team SpiderTech powered by C10 is the very first Canadian cycling team to earn a Professional Continental licence from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) on Friday December 10 in Aigle, Switzerland. Thanks to this status, Steve Bauer’s team is eligible to participate in the highest ranked UCI races in the world.
SpiderTech Inc. will continue to be the lead sponsor of the team powered by C10, a consortium of leading Canadian corporations. C10 “made in Canada” is the newly branded message the team wishes to communicate to the world. “Our strength and continuity of our financial support for the Team has always come from a collaboration of top Canadian companies. We continue to grow stronger in this regard and we are proud of this unique relationship with our sponsors,” says Bauer.
SpiderTech, BlackBerry, NRS Brakes, PineTree Capital, Planet Energy and Saputo are the initial members of C10 Made in Canada.
The team roster for 2011 will be comprised off 13 Canadians and 3 North-American athletes. Returning from the 2010 formation are Mark Batty, Lucas Euser (USA), Martin Gilbert, Keven Lacombe, Bruno Langlois, François Parisien, Andrew Randell and Ryan Roth, and the three under 23 riders David Boily, Flavio De Luna (MEX) and Guillaume Boivin, who has won a bronze medal at the World Cycling Championships in Australia last October. “We are very happy to be building our team with big talents such as Guillaume. His performance in Australia will give the entire team confidence in our new challenges ahead next season.” underlined team manager Josée Larocque.
New additions to the 2011 roster are Canadian road Champion Will Routley, Australia track World Cup Silver medallist Zach Bell and Ryan Anderson, all three from British Columbia. Rounding out the roster are the Canadian U23 Time Trial Champion, Hugo Houle from Québec and Pro Tour veteran Pat (Jonathan) McCarty from Texas. Now that the team has been registered by the UCI; more riders are being considered for additions to the current roster.
The most exciting benefit of the team’s new status will be to compete in the two UCI World Tour events of Canada alongside the top 18 Pro Tour teams of the world. The team has already received an official invitation from Serge Arsenault, the race organiser of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal. “Giving to Canada its first Professional Continental team is a historical page in the cycling book of this wonderful sport.” wrote Mr. Arsenault to the team.
For the spring, a three month campaign in Europe debuting in February is currently being planned. The team will complete this campaign with the Presidential Tour of Turkey from which an invitation has already been secured. The team returns to North-America with the goal to race the Amgen Tour of California, TD Bank International Classic Philadelphia, and Tour de Beauce. “It has been a challenging mission for our company to gain division two status, however it is a critical step forward in our long term goals to compete on the World Tour and the Tour de France” reveals Bauer.
2011 Team SpiderTech powered by C10 Roster
Ryan Anderson
Mark Batty
Zach Bell
David Boily
Guillaume Boivin
Flavio De Luna
Lucas Euser
Martin Gilbert
Hugo Houle
Keven Lacombe
Bruno Langlois
Jonathan Pat McCarty
François Parisien
Andrew Randell
Ryan Roth
Will Routley
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Mark Batty
Zach Bell
David Boily
Guillaume Boivin
Flavio De Luna
Lucas Euser
Martin Gilbert
Hugo Houle
Keven Lacombe
Bruno Langlois
Jonathan Pat McCarty
François Parisien
Andrew Randell
Ryan Roth
Will Routley
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L’Équipe SpiderTech propulsée par C10 devient la toute première équipe canadienne à obtenir le statut d’équipe Continentale professionnelle de l’UCI
St. Catharines, 13 Décembre, 2010 - Cycles Sport Management est fier d’annoncer que l’équipe SpiderTech propulsée par C10 est devenue la toute première équipe cycliste canadienne à obtenir une licence Continentale professionnelle de l’Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) vendredi le 10 décembre à Aigle en Suisse. Grâce à son nouveau statu professionnel, l’équipe de Steve Bauer sera éligible à participer aux plus importantes épreuves UCI au monde.
Pour une deuxième année, SpiderTech Inc. revient entant que commanditaire titre et supportée par C10, un consortium d’entreprises canadiennes. C10 « made in Canada » est le nouveau message à propager par l’équipe. “La force de l’équipe et la continuité de ses supporteurs financiers sont source de la collaboration d’entreprises leaders au Canada. L’équipe évolue et est fière de cette relation unique avec ses commanditaires.” indique Bauer.
SpiderTech, BlackBerry, NRS Brakes, PineTree Capital, Planet Energy et Saputo sont les premiers membres de l’initiative C10 « Made in Canada ».
L’alignement de l’équipe pour 2011 comprendra de 13 athlètes canadiens et 3 nord-américains. Provenant de l’effectif 2010, la base sera assuré par le retour de Mark Batty, Lucas Euser (USA), Martin Gilbert, Keven Lacombe, Bruno Langlois, François Parisien, Andrew Randell et Ryan Roth, ainsi que les trois espoirs U23 (moins de 23 ans) David Boily, Flavio De Luna (MEX) et Guillaume Boivin, gagnant d’une médaille de bronze aux Championnats du Monde Route en Australie en Octobre dernier. “Nous sommes fiers de pouvoir bâtir une équipe avec tout ce talent et potentiel comme celui de Guillaume. Sa performance en Australie donnera confidence à tous les membres de l’équipe vers les nouveaux challenges de la saison à venir.” souligne la manager de l’équipe Josée Larocque.
Ajouté ce groupe, l’acquisition du Champion sur route canadien Will Routley, Zach Bell le médailliste d’argent de la Coupe du monde sur piste en Australie 2010 et Ryan Anderson, tous trois de la Colombie-britannique. Également le Champion U23 du contre-la-montre canadien Hugo Houle du Québec et le vétéran du Pro Tour Pat (Jonathan) McCarty du Texas. Maintenant que l’UCI a confirmé le statu de l’équipe; l’ajout de quelques coureurs est à venir pour compléter la formation.
Suite au nouveau statu de l’équipe, le bénéfice le plus excitant sera de participer aux deux épreuves UCI World Tour du Canada au coté des 18 équipes mondiales du Pro Tour. L’équipe a déjà reçu l’invitation officielle de la part de Serge Arsenault, l’organisateur du Grand prix cycliste de Québec et Grand prix cycliste de Montréal. “Donner au Canada sa première équipe Continentale professionnelle est une page historique au livre de ce merveilleux sport qu’est le cyclisme” a écrit monsieur Arsenault à l’équipe.
Au printemps, une campagne européenne est au programme débutant dès février. Pour compléter ce projet, l’équipe participera au Présidentiel tour de Turquie pour lequel l’équipe a déjà sécurisé une invitation. L’équipe retournera en Amérique du Nord avec le but de participer à l’Amgen Tour of California, la TD Bank International Classic Philadelphia, et le Tour de Beauce. “L’obtention d’une licence en division 2 a été un mission relevante pour notre entreprise. Par contre c’est une marche importante vers l’avant qui nous rapproche de notre but à long terme, faire part du World Tour et de participer au Tour de France” révèle Bauer.
Formation 2011 de l’équipe SpiderTech propulsée par C10
Ryan Anderson
Mark Batty
Zach Bell
David Boily
Guillaume Boivin
Flavio De Luna
Lucas Euser
Martin Gilbert
Hugo Houle
Keven Lacombe
Bruno Langlois
Jonathan Pat McCarty
François Parisien
Andrew Randell
Ryan Roth
Will Routley
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Twitter : TeamSpiderTech
L'équipe SpiderTech utilise les casques Giro ainsi que les produits Finish Line.
