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Ontario Cycling Association
3 Concorde Gate, Suite 307
Toronto, Ontario
M3C 3N7

(416) 426-7416
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Monday to Friday 9 am - 4:00 pm
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General Inquiries 416-426-7416
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Chris Baskys
416-426-7017
info at ontariocycling.org
- Licencing inquiries
- Licence processing
- Category Selection
- SIDF Donation Program
- Payment Inquiries (non club related)
- Website Inquiries
- Event Support



Josh Verch
416-426-7241
events at ontariocycling.org
- Rules
- Insurance Questions
- Category Selection
- Event Applications or questions
- Payment Inquiries (event/club related)
- Website Inquiries
- Event Support
- Clubs, Officials

Brendan Arnold
416-426-7401
racing at ontariocycling.org
- Team Ontario
- Coaching Inquiries
- High Performance Camps
- Ontario/Canada Summer Games
- CAN-BIKE
- OMBI
- BMX Inquiries
- Event Support



Nicky Pearson
416-426-7247
bmx at ontariocycling.org
- BMX Licences/Memberships
- BMX Club Affiliation
- BMX Track Inquiries
- BMX Commissaires
- BMX Coaching/Clinics
- OCA Publications
- Team Ontario BMX


Denise Kelly
416-426-7401
provcoach at ontariocycling.org
- Provincial Team
- Coach Mentoring
- Canada Games Team
- Team Ontario


Jim Crosscombe
416-426-7243
execdir at ontariocycling.org




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OCA Biographies

Executive Director
Jim Crosscombe

Jim has been involved in outdoor recreation and the cycling scene since 1991. He earned his diploma in Outdoor Recreation  from Seneca College. After starting as a member of the Beaver Valley Mountain Bike Club, he quickly became involved in organizing mountain bike events up to and including Provincial Chamionships, instructing Learn To Ride clinics as an Ontario Mountain Bike Instructor (OMBI). It was shortly after this that he accepted a position on the Ontario Mountain Bike Council. Now a Level 2 OMBI, Jim was also instrumental in the establishment and continuation of the Trail Ranger program for cyclists at Algonquin Park.

Jim was elected President of the OCA in 1998 and has been at the cornerstone of its re-organization.  It is as OCA President that Jim has made his greatest contribution to cycling. Jim accepted the daunting task of returning the OCA from the edge of bankruptcy to the stable position it holds today. Under his superb leadership the Association and sport of cycling is again on the rise in Ontario. The OCA has welcomed back BMX racing, has had major sponsorship agreement for its two Ontario Cup Series, a formalized Cyclocross Series and is continuing to see increasing participation in Road racing.

Jim lives in Toronto with his wife Carolyn, and their 2 children. In his spare time, Jim can be found enjoying the outdoors, hiking and camping with his family.

 

President
Duncan Vipond

For Duncan, cycling spans many decades. Early races were on the road in Kingston when a group from Queen’s would challenge a team from RMC. He has competed in Alpine and Nordic skiing and sailing Windsurfer, Albacore and recently a Laser. He has coached  Nordic Skiing and Cross Country Running at the High School level and currently does some Nordic Ski Instruction.

 

In the 90’s he took up Mountain biking and raced the O cup series, then became a commissaire in 2004 and joined the Board in2007.

 

Currently, he rides with his wife Elizabeth recreationally, his children on their recovery days, and friends for coffee. He still competes with the “Boiling Frogs” in the 24 hour at Albion.

 


Vice President of High Performance
Glenn Meeuwisse

Glenn's involvement in the sport of cycling spans over 20 years and in that time he has seen much success. Glenn started racing Mountain Bike in 1984 and from 1986-1994 was an Elite racer in the sport. In 1990 he was a competitor in the triathlon at the Commonwealth games in Auckland, New Zealand. 

Glenn is currently a NCCP Level 3 MTB Coach and Level 1 & 2 Course Conductor. He was an OCA Mountain Bike Committee Member from 1988-2000 and has been the VP of High Performance ever since.
Glenn has also been a Mountain Bike race organizer for such events as Hardwood Hills, Wednesday Night Series, High School Championships, Canada Cup, National Championships, Enduro Races and Provincial Championships.

He currently races MTB as a Master and lives with his wife Lea and their two kids Carter and Soren.

 


Vice President of Administration and Finance
Malcolm Eade

 COMING SOON!!!

 


Vice President of Development
Matthias Schmidt

Coming Soon!  

Club Liaison
Sue Morrow

Sue has been in BMX for over 10 years, as a rider, volunteer and announcer. As a rider, she is a two-time national champion in women's cruiser, and raced many years in the US on the NBL circuit, where in her best season she placed second in overall points. She also has several wins and top 5 finishes in the US. As a volunteer, Sue was previously the president of NBL Ontario, then brought BMX through the integration process with the OCA in 2002. She has been on the former CCA National BMX Committee, and has been the Team Canada manager at the 2001 and 2002 World Championships, which was one of her most memorable BMX memories.
 
Sue also loves to help out at her local track in Milton, at provincials and national events. However her favorite time spent at the track is with the Riders Ready program, coaching children with special needs.
 
Announcing races is what Sue loves most about her involvement in BMX, getting the riders and fans excited at events and calling the races as they happen. She has announced from local to UCI level events across the country.

 



Development Coordinator
Josh Verch

Josh’s cycling background spans over nine years, including weekly XC races at Camp Fortune and eventually competing in the Ontario Cup Downhill circuit. He has been out of the competitive aspect of the sport for some time but is excited to return in an administrative role and has never lost his passion for all cycling disciplines.

 

Josh graduated from Algonquin College in Ottawa with a diploma in Business Administration, with a concentration in Accounting and a post-graduate certificate in Sport Business Management.

 

While in Ottawa, Josh worked with Speed Skating Canada before moving to Toronto to work with Tennis Canada and the University of Toronto. He also has experience with the Ottawa Senators and FIFA U-20 World Cup.

 

Josh’s other interests include golf, hockey, volleyball, NCAA football and travelling.

 



Manager, High Performance Programs
Brendan Arnold

Brendan's involvement in the sport of cycling spans over 20 years, he has competed nationally and on a world class level finishing as a world cup finalist 2 times and 2 podium finishes at a National level.

 

Brendan is currently a Level 2 certified BMX coach (Australia) and was instrumental in developing and leading the High Performance BMX program in Ontario, Brendan has also recently developed a Talent I.D  squad that will identify talented juniors and hopefully develop them into future High Performance athletes.

 

He has certification in Health Fitness and Sports Training and is currently finishing his Human Resources certification.

 

Brendan is not only an avid cyclist but his other interests include golf, cricket and spending time with his family. Brendan is currently still competing on the Elite circuit.

Brendan's slogan "success does not rest" shows his passion for the sport and his enthusiam about all disciplines of cycling
.

 


BMX Growth & Development Coordinator
Nicky Pearson

Nicky has been involved with BMX racing since 1997 and her Husband Dean was one of the original builders of Track 2000 in Milton. Her eldest son currently races 15 Expert so the sport seems to be in the family.Nicky is not one to just sit around and watch; she wants to be right in there helping out as much as she can.

A native of the UK, Nicky is responsible for starting the Riders Ready Program in 2000 and has held many positions including Vice President of Track 2000, President of Riders Ready and former VP of BMX for OCA. Nicky loves the sport, loves the people she works with at the OCA and also loves to laugh.

 


Membership Coordinator
Chris Baskys
Born in and raised in Scarborough, Chris is a product of the 3 year Sport Managment Program at Durham College. After completing two co-op terms at the OCA, and an 8 month term as Administrative Assistant/General Administrator, Chris has increased his workload by adding Membership Coordinator to his title. 

In addition to his time spent with the OCA, Chris has also enjoyed his stints working with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Argos and Toronto Parks and Recreation.   

Chris is getting into the Cycling mindframe and really enjoys talking and playing all sports with Tennis, Baseball, Hockey and Football being among his favourite.

 


Provincial Coaching Director
Denise Kelly

Denise Kelly has been involved with cycling for over 25 years.  As a former member of the Canadian National Cycling Team, she competed on the road from 1984 until 1991.  Her career highlights include podium finishes in National Championships, World Cup Races, Tour de France and Pan Am Games.  She has also competed in such prestigious events as the Commonwealth Games and World Championships.

 

Denise has been coaching cyclists since the late eighties and is fully certified NCCP Level 4.  Highlights from her coaching career include numerous Provincial, National and Canada Summer Games Champions and members of the National Team and Pro Teams competing internationally.  She began coaching with the Ontario Cycling Association at the Canada Summer Games in 1997 and hasn’t looked back.  With two more Canada Games (01, 05) and many projects later under her belt, Denise will build upon that experience to head up Team Ontario into the 2009 Canada Summer Games.  Her passion for the sport is contagious.  She will strive to build strong bridges across disciplines and coaches within cycling, all the while focusing on the best interests of athletes in Ontario.

 

Denise lives in Glen Williams with her husband Cam and their daughter Maggie.



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Directions to OCA

 

Parking

There are numerous places to park while visiting the OCA.

Pay n' Display Visitor Parking Lot


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Located on the north side of Concorde Gate right across from the OCA office
- Parking is $2.50 /30 mins. to a maximum of $15.00 Monday-Friday
- Flat rate of $10.00 on evenings and weekends.
- Ideal for those attending the office for longer than 3 hours

Pay n' Display Parking on Concorde Place

- There is Pay n' Display parking located on the west side of Concorde Place.
- Parking is $1.50 /hour with a 3 hour Maximum Monday-Saturday 8am-6pm
- Parking is free after 6pm and on Sundays
- Ideal for those just dropping by the office for less than 3 hours

Meter Parking on Concorde Place

- There are parking meters located on the east side of Concorde Place.
- Parking is $1.00 /hour with a 2 hour maximum Monday-Saturday 8am-6pm
- Parking is free after 6pm and on Sundays
- Ideal for those just dropping by the office for less than 2 hours

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