07.25.08 - Canadian Cycling Association and Louis Garneau unveil Jersey for the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Teams

Beaupré, Québec – Louis Garneau - the Canadian Cycling Association’s (CCA) 24-year supplier of Canadian Team competitive wear - today launched the official jersey for the 2008 Olympic Team and Paralympic Teams headed to Beijing.

The special edition was designed and produced by the Louis Garneau Team in St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec. CCA is proud to partner with Louis Garneau for the 100% Canadian made quality product which highlights the expertise and technology of its long-standing partner Louis Garneau Sports. The jersey was created with ultra-light Carbon Ion, exclusive Louis Garneau material, which reduces the temperature variation by three times. The design includes the words Canada, inscribed on the sides of the jerseys, out of respect for the host country, China. The shorts are designed with Airgel shamois for comfort including detailed bands for optimum muscular support. Louis Garneau Sport highly structured design will enable Canada’s cyclists to focus solely on their performance.

Canadian Cycling Association and Louis Garneau unveil Jersey for the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Teams, featured here with Olympic team members Catharine Pendrel (Kamloops, BC), Geoff Kabush (Victoria, BC) and Seamus McGrath (Millgrove, ON).		Canadian Cycling Association and Louis Garneau unveil Jersey for the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Teams, featured here with Olympic silver medalist and 2008 hopeful Marie-Hélene Prémont (Château Richer, Quebec).

The Canadian Cycling Team will include 15 athletes at the Olympic Games in Beijing, August 8th – 24th. The track cycling nominees are Gina Grain of Burnaby, B.C., on the women’s side and Zach Bell of Watson Lake, Yukon and Martin Gilbert of Chateauguay, Que., for the men. The mountain bike nominees are Marie-Hélène Prémont of Chateau-Richer, Que., and Catharine Pendrel of Kamloops, B.C., for the women and Seamus McGrath of Millgrove, Ont., and Geoff Kabush of Victoria for the men. The road cycling nominees are Alex Wrubleski of Regina, Leigh Hobson of Cambridge, Ont., and Erinne Willock of Victoria for the women and Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria, Michael Barry of Toronto and Svein Tuft of Langley, B.C., for the men. The BMX riders are Scott Erwood of Surrey, B.C., and Samantha Cools of Airdrie, Alta.

The Para-Cycling Team headed to Beijing for the Paralympic Games (6th-17 September) include 13 athletes : Alexandre Cloutier – Guide for Daniel Chalifour (Saint-Antoine-De-Tilly, Québec), Brian Cowie (Burnaby, C-B.), Daniel Chalifour (Lac-des-Écorces, Québec), Devon Smibert – Guide for Brian Cowie (Calgary, Alberta), Eric Bourgault / Orford, Québec), Geneviève Ouellet (Amos, Québec), Jean Quevillon (St-Adèle, Québec), Mark Beggs (Montréal, Québec), Mark Breton (Charlesbourg, Québec), Mathilde Hupin – Guide for Geneviève Ouellet (Bromont, Québec), Pierre-Olivier BOILY – Guide for Stéphane Côté (Roberval, Québec), Rico Morneau (Ste-Martine, Québec), Shauna Maria Whyte (Hinton, Alberta), and, Stéphane Coté (Québec, Québec).

Louis Garneau and the Canadian Cycling Association have been partners since 1984 after Canada’s illustrious cyclist – Louis Garneau – retired from competition following the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. It was for the LA Games that Garneau’s wife, Monique Arseneau, produced the four jerseys and shorts for the Canadian Cycling Team, when Steve Bauer won the silver medal in the road race. Following LA, the couple became entrepreneurs and manufacturers of cycling wear.

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