About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Alex Stieda, Alison Sydor, Andreas Hestler, Brian Walton (cyclist), Catharine Pendrel, Clara Hughes, Curt Harnett, Denise Ramsden, Doug Peace, Emily Batty, Eric Wohlberg, Genevieve Brunet, Genevieve Jeanson, Geoff Kabush, Gianni Vignaduzzi, Gillian Carleton, Gord Fraser (cyclist), Jacques Landry, Jasmin Glaesser, Jocelyn Lovell, Joelle Numainville, Joseph Veloce, Kelly-Ann Way, Linda Jackson (cyclist), Lori-Ann Muenzer, Louis Garneau, Marie-Helene Premont, Martin Gilbert (cyclist), Max Plaxton, Michael Barry (cyclist), Monique Sullivan, Pierre Harvey, Roland Green (cyclist), Ron Hayman, Ryder Hesjedal, Samantha Cools, Sara Neil, Steve Bauer, Svein Tuft, Tanya Dubnicoff, Tara Whitten, Tory Nyhaug, Zachary Bell. Excerpt: Marie-Helene Premont (born October 24, 1977 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian cross-country mountain biker with the Rocky Mountain Bicycles factory team for 2012. For the 2009-2011 seasons she rode for the Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Team. From June 2004 through 2008 she rode for the Rocky Mountain Bikes race team. She rode for Oryx/Procycle from 1999-2004, and Mont-Velo/Liken prior to that. She's been a member of the Canadian National team since 2000. She has won the Canadian National Elite Women's Championship in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. She won a bronze in the 2003 World Cup circuit in Kaprun, Austria. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won a silver medal. She won three silver medals in the 2004 World Cup Circuit in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Fort William, Scotland and Livigno, Italy. She won two gold medals in the 2005 World Cup circuit in Spa Francorchamps, Belgium and Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec. She won two gold medals in the 2006 World Cup circuit at Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec and Schladming, Austria, and a bronze medal in the 2006 World Championships in Rotorua, New Zealand. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, she won the gold medal. She won 3 silver medals in the 2007 World Cup season at Offenburg, Germany, St.Felicien, Quebec, and Maribor, Slovenia, and finished the 2007 World Cup season in 2nd place overall. She had her best season ever in 2008 with two gold medals at Fort William and Mont-Sainte-Anne, three silver and three bronze medals and claiming first place overall after eight of the nine races of the 2008 WC season. She was the only woman to win a medal in every World Cup race she entered. At the 2008 Beijing Games, she was forced to retire from the race due to hyperventilation. She decided to postpone retirement and race again in 2009. By Madrid she was back to her usual pace, finishing second just 4 seconds back after swapping the lead with Marga Fullana throughout the race. At Mont-Sainte-Anne in the 5th race of 2009, Marie was the
