Gina Grain

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Gina Grain
Personal information
Born (1974-07-16) July 16, 1974 (age 49)
Lachine, Quebec, Canada
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad, track
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-around
Professional teams
1999Physical Culture
2001800.com
2002Atlanta Velo
2003–2004Victory Brewing
2006Giant Pro Cycling
2007Team Express Copy
2008–2010Webcor Builders Cycling Team
Major wins
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Bordeaux Scratch

Gina Grain (born June 16, 1974, in

Bordeaux, France, and later represented Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2] Before retiring to focus on her personal life and kinesiology
career in 2010, she raced with a number of Canadian, American and Hong Kong road teams.

Racing career

Grain started her professional road cycling career as part of her mountain bike fitness training program with the British Columbia Provincial Team. She rapidly began excel at it and later received an invitation to join the 800.com pro cycling teams in 2001, following her short stints on Atlanta Velo and Victory Brewing for the next two seasons.[3] Grain flourished her first career success at the Grand Montreal Cycling Tour (French: Tour du Grand Montréal), where she officially earned a first stage triumph.[4]

In 2004, Grain emerged as one of the world's top road sprinters, and mounted consistent podium finishes and a limited number of triumphs to earn the U.S. Pro Tour Championships titles and other cycling tournaments. On that same year, she turned her sights to and took up seriously in track cycling.

kinesiologist in exercise therapy and rehab programs at Saanich Commonwealth Place.[2]

At the start of the 2006 season, Grain returned to her professional cycling career when she signed an exclusive contract with Hong Kong's Giant Pro Cycling. She capped a successful season by taking home the silver medal in the women's elite 8 km

Tour de Gastown title on that same year, the first being done in 2005.[7]

In 2007, Grain granted license by the

Vancouver, British Columbia.[11]

Grain qualified for her first Canadian squad, as a 34-year-old, in the

Burnaby, British Columbia.[16]

Upon returning to Webcor Builders Cycling Team for another season in 2009, Grain started her stint by edging out New Zealand rider and 2008 Olympian

Catherine Cheatley on a blazing sprint road race to score a second stage triumph at the Tour of the Gila in southwestern United States.[17][18]

Career highlights

2002
2nd Stage 2,
Tour de Toona
, United States
3rd Stage 5, Tour de Toona, United States
2003
1st Stage 1,
Montréal, Québec
(CAN)
2nd Manhattan Beach Grand Prix, United States
2nd Stage 2, Tour de Toona, United States
2004
1st CSC Invitational, United States
2nd Liberty Classic, Philadelphia (USA)
3rd Stage 4, Pomona Valley Stage Race, Pomona Valley, California (USA)
3rd Stage 4, Redlands Bicycle Classic, United States
2005
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pan American Championships (Scratch), Mar del Plata (ARG)
3rd Stage 1, McLane Pacific Classic, United States
3rd Stage 2, Tour de Toona, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (USA)
3rd Stage 5, Tour de Toona, Martinsburg, Pennsylvania (USA)
2006
1st
Tour de Gastown
, Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) UCI World Championships (Scratch), Bordeaux (FRA)
3rd CSC Invitational, United States
3rd Criterium, Bank of America Invitational, United States
3rd Stage 2, Joe Martin Stage Race, United States
3rd Stage 2, Tour de Toona, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (USA)
4th Commonwealth Games (Road), Melbourne (AUS)
4th Commonwealth Games (Scratch), Melbourne (AUS)
13th UCI World Championships (Points race), Bordeaux (FRA)
2007
1st Canadian Championships (Road), Saint-Georges, Quebec (CAN)
2nd Criterium, Bank of America Invitational, United States
2nd Stage 7, Tour de Toona, United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pan American Championships (Road), Valencia
(VEN)
3rd Liberty Classic, Philadelphia (USA)
3rd Stage 3, Tour of the Gila, United States
9th UCI World Championships (Points race), Palma de Mallorca (ESP)
2008
1st Tour de Gastown,
Vancouver, British Columbia
(CAN)
2nd Canadian Track Cycling Championships,
Burnaby, British Columbia
(CAN)
2nd Stage 2, Cascade Cycling Classic, United States
2nd Stage 4, Cascade Cycling Classic, United States
3rd Stage 6, Cascade Cycling Classic, United States
9th Olympic Games (Points race), Beijing (CHN)
13th UCI World Championships (Points race), Manchester (GBR)
2009
1st Stage 2, Tour of the Gila, United States
2nd Canadian Championships (Road), Saint-Georges, Quebec (CAN)
2nd San Jose Cycling Classic, San Jose, California (USA)
2nd Stage 4, Tour of the Gila, Silver City, New Mexico (USA)
3rd Wellington Women's Race, Wellington (NZL)
3rd Stage 2,
Nature Valley Grand Prix, Saint Paul, Minnesota
(USA)
3rd Stage 3, Joe Martin Stage Race, United States

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gina Grain". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  2. ^
    Canwest News Service. Canada.com. Archived from the original
    on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "Ofoto, Victory Brewing-Amoroso's 2003 line-ups". Velo News. December 9, 2002. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  4. ^ Scrymgeour, Kristy (June 2, 2003). "Grain's Victory Brewed". Velo News. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "3 named to Canada's Olympic track cycling team". Toronto Star. July 3, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  6. ^ "Impressive Bos takes a second gold". Sports Illustrated. CNN. April 16, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  7. ^ "Victoria B.C.'s Gina Grain Eager to Defend Her Gastown Title". Canadian Cycling Magazine. May 2, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  8. ^ Christie, James (December 6, 2006). "Canada granted licence for women's pro cycling team". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  9. ^ "Grain, Meier, Roy collect titles at Canadian road nats". Velo News. July 10, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  10. ^ Westermeyer, Susan (January 8, 2008). "Webcor announce roster". Cycling News. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  11. Canwest News Service. National Post. 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2013.[permanent dead link
    ]
  12. ^ "Three athletes named to Canada's Olympic track cycling team". The Sports Network. June 3, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  13. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original
    on August 19, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  14. Canwest News Service. Canada.com. Archived from the original
    on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  15. ^ Perkins, Dave (August 19, 2008). "Canadian lucky to avoid pileup". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  16. ^ "Whitten upsets Olympian Gina Grain for cycling gold". The Globe and Mail. August 30, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  17. ^ Brown, Gregor (January 27, 2009). "Webcor women's team ramps up for 2009". Cycling News. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  18. ^ "Haedo and Grain win stage 2 at Gila; no changes in GC". Podium Insight. April 30, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2013.

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