Dear Friends,

It is a tremendous honour for me, and it is with great pride, that I welcome you all once again to the 2008 Women's Cycling World Cup. Thanks to the support from the towns involved, the provincial and federal governments and our sponsors, I am proud to welcome the cream of the crop of the women's cycling world to Montreal. I would also like to draw attention to the remarkable support we have received from our honorary president, Mrs. Francine Senécal, Vice-president of the executive committee, officer for sports, leisure and scientific equipment.

 

 Last chance to accumulate points for the Olympic games

 

This year the Montreal World Cup will be the last event on UCI’s calendar before the Olympic games.  It will be the last chance for athletes to increase their ranking before the Olympic selection.  We are expecting a large group of participants.

 

Circuit

 For a second year, the Montreal World Cup circuit will depart from and finish at Park Avenue. Like last year, the circuit will skirt around Jeanne-Mance park. The route will give the public the opportunity to follow the race from various places. The configuration will enable spectators to watch the peloton pass by from our superb site on Mont-Royal to Jeanne-Mance park. This choice of finish site on Park Avenue will enable more people to watch the spectacular race finish after 12 circuit laps of 10 km each for a total distance of 110 km.

 

Tour du Grand Montréal, the most important tour in the Americas:

Quebeckers can be proud of the cycling reputation Quebec has earned over the years. The Tour du Grand Montreal has become the largest road cycling tour in North America. Champions such as Marianne Vos (first in world rankings for 2008) Nicole Cooke (first in  general rankings in 2007), Judith Arndt (winner of the Montreal World Cup event in 2006) and Oenone Wood (World Champion in 2005, winner of The Greater Montreal Tour in 2007), attest to the quality of athletes who come to race in the greater metropolitan area.

The Greater Montreal Tour has the highest level of international endorsement. This prestigious will hold five stages.

 

Don't miss it!

Whether you are a sponsor of one of our events, volunteering for race day, taking part in the cyclosportive, involved in the youth challenges, or simply a spectator at an event, you are playing your part in helping women's cycling progress towards greater equality of the sexes, as well as improving the mental and physical well-being of children throughout the province of Quebec.

 

Daniel Manibal

President, Chief Executive Officer