Maintient du Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve pour l’entraînement des cyclistes / Keep Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit for Cyclist Track–

We, the undersigned, oppose the new devices installed on the Gilles-Villeneuve circuit to restrict the speed of cyclists. The Gilles-Villeneuve circuit is the only place in Montreal where competitive cyclists can train. This decision hinders the development of local athletes in cycling and in triathlon. Furthermore, this decision jeopardises the safety of road users and of these athletes because it forces them to relocate their training to busier roads or bike paths that are used by leisure cyclists.

Winnipeg’s Randy Plett was recently injured in a mountain biking accident. He suffered a broken neck (C 6 & 7). Thankfully he is expected to make a full recovery. He underwent surgery and is now in recovery.

Roller Sports Canada and the entire Canadian roller community would like to extend to Randy best wishes for a prompt recovery.

Read more using the following links-

• Randy Plett
• Randy Plett Injured in Bike Accident

Randy Plett- photo by Herb Gayle, shared by InlineSkateMpls

Sarah Hopkins and Peter Doucet set new Canadian records in the 15km elimination races at this past weekend’s Roller Sports Ontario Outdoor Speed Championships.

In the women’s 15km elimination race, Sarah Hopkins and Morgane Echardour traded leads and pushed the pace. Leaving the finish to a sprint at the end of the race, Echardour looked poised to take the win and the record, but Hopkins put enough pressure on Echardour so that the inside line would open up. Hopkins claimed the win and the record. Hopkins’ time was about 28-minute 40-seconds.

Sarah Hopkins was also part of the weekend’s record setting women’s relay team with Morgane Echardour & Dominique Lalonde.

Peter Doucet set the15km elimination race make by setting a fast speed from the gun. He pushed the pace & lapped the entire field. He came in with a time of 25-minutes 35-seconds.

The two-day weekend competitiong took place in Harriston at the Canadian Inline Training Centre. The RSO Outdoor Speed Championships served as Ontario skaters’ qualifier for the upcoming Roller Sports Canada Outdoor Speed Championships.

• Day 1 report, results, & pictures (SpeedSkateWorld.com)
• Day 2 report, results, & pictures (SpeedSkateWorld.com)

Travis Shaw leads Camilo Echeverri and Jade Pauley in the Senior World Class 500-meter heats. Echeverri and Shaw finished 1-2 in the heat as well as in the A-final- photo SpeedSkateWorld.com Peter Doucet

Race officials- photo SpeedSkateWorld.com Peter Doucet

Morgane Echardour leads Sarah Hopkins in the Senior World Class Women’s 10km points/ elimination race. Echardour and Hopkins traded wins in the long races, with Echardour winning the 10km and Hopkins winning the 15km- photo SpeedSkateWorld.com Peter Doucet

MS Run & Roll Half Marathon is taking place in Thunder Bay, Ontario on July 19th. Registration is now open.

Click here to download the schedule of events for this weekend’s Roller Sports Ontario Outdoor Speed Championships.

The Ottawa Inline Skating Club was recently featured on local radio show In Town and Out.

Read about the interview here; In Town and Out Interview.

You can download the podcast interview here: http://cbc.ca/ottawa/media/audio/intownandout/20090515Fit.ram

Hey, local radio program In Town and Out:

http://www.cbc.ca/intownandout/fitatfifty.html (May 16th Ottawa Inline Skating Club)

Dd a great interview with our skating club. The Podcast is here:

http://cbc.ca/ottawa/media/audio/intownandout/20090515Fit.ram

Its a good listen, and worth sharing with your friends who are on the fence about getting into skating.

Last weekend, 200 skaters took part in the Marathon de Montreal. The day’s racing included 42km, 21km, and 8km races. The marathon was part of the NROC series.

The race was held in cold & windy conditions.

Mississauga’s Peter Doucet & Morgane Echardour were victorious in the men’s & women’s marathon.

For full results, click here.

Women 42km
1- Morgane Echardour
2- Sarah Hopkins
3- Sophia Buckaloo

Men 42km
1- Peter Doucet
2- William Bowen
3- Sergio Almeralla

Men 21km
1- Guillaume Alary
2- Philippe Clement
3- Youri Juteau

Women 21km
1- Marie-Eve Leblanc
2- Catherine Methot
3- Annick Forgues

Make sure you check the results & pictures page for reports, pictures, and videos.

Photo by Marc-Antoine L. Dorais

42km winner Peter Doucet- photo by Mihai Ghita

Women’s winner, Morgane Echardour, tucked in 3rd place- photo by Mihai Ghita

Click here to download Montreal’s ‘Le Taz’ schedule from May to September. The Taz is Canada’s newest indoor skate park featuring a 200-meter indoor track with integrated electronic timing.

You can also check out Alliance Roller Vitesse and Le Taz’s website for additional information.