Address: Ontario Cycling Association
3 Concorde Gate, Suite 307
Toronto, Ontario
M3C 3N7
telephone: (416) 426-7416
fax: (416) 426-7349
office hours: Monday-Friday 9-4
email: info at ontariocycling.org
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Membership Coordinator
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Chris Baskys
416-426-7017
info at ontariocycling.org
- Licencing inquiries
- Licence processing
- Category Selection
- Payment Inquiries
- Website Inquiries
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Special Projects Coordinator |
Laura Hagerman
416-426-7416
adminsupport at ontariocycling.org
-Funding
-Development support
-Clubs |
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Development Coordinator |
Josh Verch
416-426-7241
events at ontariocycling.org
- Rules
- Insurance Questions
- Payment Inquiries (event related)
- Event applications and support
- Clubs
- Officials |
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Manager, High Performance |
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 |
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BMX Coordinator |
Nicky Pearson
416-426-7247
bmx at ontariocycling.org
- BMX Licences
- BMX Club Affiliation
- BMX Track Inquiries
- BMX Commissaires
- BMX Coaching/Clinics
- Forest City Velodrome
- Downhill
- OCA Publications
- Team Ontario BMX |
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Provincial Coaching Director |
Denise Kelly
416-426-7401
provcoach at ontariocycling.org
- Provincial Team
- Coach Mentoring
- Canada Games Team
- Team Ontario |
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Executive Director |
Jim Crosscombe
416-426-7243
execdir at ontariocycling.org |
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Board of Directors |
board at ontariocycling.org
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Duncan Vipond
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For Duncan, cycling activities span 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 in 2007.
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. |
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Vice President of High Performance
Glenn Meeuwisse
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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. |
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Vice President of Administration and Finance
Malcolm Eade
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Malcolm is currently employed by Allergan Canada as Vice President Sales and Marketing (Allergan Medical Division) and have been so for 3 years. For over 20 years he as been working
in various sales and marketing roles in Health Care, including 15.5 years with Johnson & Johnson.
Malcolm's management and leadership experience is extensive, and he have served on various volunteer boards.
For 6 years Malcolm has raced road. He enjoys helping out with the development of young Ontario cyclists and looks forward to the Development Camps every year.
Malcolm and his wife Anne Guzman (also a bike racer) live in Carlisle Ontario with their dog Winston.
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Vice President of Development
Matthias Schmidt
Matthias has been involved in the competitive side of the sport since the mid '80's starting out doing the novice race at the Woodstock Criterium on his brothers bike and then manning the feed zone for his brother at races like the Niagara Classic. Since then he has been active as rider, official, within various clubs and on the OCA board. Favourite memories include road trips with racing buddies to Quebec and the US that included sleeping on floors, buying gas $10 at a time, hot plates to cook pasta, and hotels without air conditioning but lots of character!
Matthias has a young family and loves to spend time with them at the park, pool, playing soccer, playing Wii, or riding around local trails with the bike buddy. Matthias works in the Telco industry and supports projects.
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Club Liaison
Sue Morrow
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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.
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STAFF
Executive Director
Jim Crosscombe
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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. |
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Development Coordinator
Josh Verch
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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. |
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Manager, High Performance Programs
Brendan Arnold
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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 3 certified BMX coach 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 competes in both XC and BMX - mostly just for fun.
Brendan's slogan "success does not rest" shows his passion for the sport and his enthusiam about all disciplines of cycling. |
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BMX Growth & Development Coordinator
Nicky Pearson
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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 races 16 expert so the sport seems to be in the entire 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 of the OCA. Nicky loves the sport, loves the people she works with and also loves to laugh. |
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Membership Coordinator
Chris Baskys
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Born and raised in Scarborough, Chris is a products of the 3 year Sport Management Program at Durham College. After completing two co-op terms at the OCA, and an 8-month term as Administrative Assistant, Chris has incresed 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 also enjoys playing a variety of other sports including Tennis, Baseball and Hockey. |
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Provincial Coaching Director
Denise Kelly
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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. For a Complete, please click HERE
Pay n' Display Visitor Parking Lot
- 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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