Mandy Poitras
Canadian National Team Member
World Championship Silver Medalist
12 time National Champion and
Multiple World Cup Winner

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

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About Mandy Poitras

2005 GOAL: World Track Championships

I was first introduced to road racing in 1995 and very quickly made the move to track cycling, which gave me my first taste of international success in 1997. As a member of the Canadian National Cycling Team since then, my travels have taken me all over the globe, from Australia, Africa and Europe to North and South America.

Having capped off the 2004 season with a silver medal at the World Championships and two more National Championship titles, I am very excited about the upcoming racing season. While there is only one more step to ascend to the top of the Worlds podium, my goal for the 2005 racing season is to take that final step in both the Points Race and Scratch Race. 2005 will also act as preparation for my 2006 goal of representing Canada at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

The Track World Cup schedule has undergone considerable changes which will now allow me to do a full track and road program. Track World Cups will begin in November 2004 in Moscow and conclude in March 2005 with the World Championships in Los Angeles, California. While I will continue to race on the track throughout the season, my focus will shift slightly more towards the road after the World Track Championships. I plan to be competing in a host of Northwest and East Coast road race events, including Nationals, BC Superweek, Le Tour de Grand Montreal and the Wachovia Classic.

Career Highlights:

  • Silver medal, 2004 World Championships Scratch Race
  • Gold and silver medals 2002 World Cup Scratch Races
  • Second overall, 2002 World Cup ranking in the Scratch Race
  • 7th place finish in the Scratch Race at the 2002 World Championships
  • 8th place finish in the Points Race at the 2001 World Championships
  • Silver medal, 2001 Goodwill Games Scratch Race
  • Victory at the 2001 Montreal World Cup Challenge Criterium
  • 12 National Championship titles
  • 4th place overall World Cup ranking for three consecutive years (1999-2001)
  • A Gold medal, 1999 Track World Cup Points Race

    Target Races For 2005:

  • UCI Track World Cup events, World over
  • World Track Championships, California
  • National Track Championships, Alberta
  • National Road Championship, British Columbia
  • Tour de Delta, British Columbia
  • Tour de Gastown, British Columbia
  • Tour de White Rock, British Columbia
  • Wachovia Classic, Pennsylvania
  • American Velodrome Challenge events, B.C. and U.S.A.

    In addition to these races, I will be competing in a host of other local, national, and international races.

  • Mandy's most memorable and victorious moment in her cycling career was both the best and the worst day in her life. In a World Cup points race in 1999, Mandy was involved in a bad crash with only 10 laps left in the 80 lap race. Not realizing that her helmet was essentially shattered and only being held together by the velcro pads on the inside, Mandy rejoined the race to win the final sprint and capture 1st place overall for her first World Cup victory. Shortly after she was rushed to the hospital, barely conscious with a severe concussion and no feeling in her arms and legs. After 2 months of no racing, she returned to represent Canada at the Pan American Games where she finished 6th.

    MANDY POITRAS
    Born: August 4, 1971 - Montreal, Quebec
    Height/Weight: 5'2"/120lbs
    Current Residence: Langley, British Columbia
    Cycling Disciplines: Road and Track
    Years on the National Team: 9
    Trade Team: Rocky Mountain Bicycles / Powerbar & Symmetrics Cycling
    Coach: Jeremy Storie
    Training Centre: PacificSport - Fraser Valley and Burnaby Velodrome
    Occupation: Professional Cyclist and Full-time high school teacher (September - January)

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