photos from Canadian Sports Hall of Fame/2013 Inductees and Order of Canada websites
An Olympic silver medalist (1996), a three time World Champion (1994, 1995, 1996), a ten time medalist at the World Championships, bronze medalist at the Individual Road Race World Championships, 17 career World Cup Mountain Bike Victories, medalist at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, and a three time medalist at the Pan American Games, Alison Sydor has demonstrated the consistency to win in nearly every discipline of cycling, all the while staying injury free throughout her career, a feat in itself.
Her transition from a successful professional cycling career has resulted in her being a mentor to many up and coming women cyclists. She has continued to dedicate and volunteer her time to growing the sport through cycling camps and clinics.
Induction into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame (CSHOF) is the highest sporting honour in Canada. Each year, a class of the country’s most influential and inspiring athletes and sport builders are inducted. The Class of 2013, made up of nine athletes and two builders, will be officially inducted to the Hall during the Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame 2013 Induction Celebrations presented by the Canada Games on October 16, 2013 at the Sheraton Center Toronto, ON.
2013 CSHOF Inductees List:
Alison Sydor – Cycling Olympian
Joe Sakic – Hockey Olympian
Russ Howard – Curling Olympian
Andre Vigor – Track Paralympian
Kirsten Barnes – Rowing Olympian
Brenda Taylor – Rowing Olympian
Jessica Monroe-Gonin – Rowing Olympian
Kay Worthington – Rowing Olympian
Jennifer Walinga – Rowing Olympian
Murray Costello – Hockey “Builder”
Dr. Jean-Guy Ouellet – Sports “Builder”
Reposted from C.S.H.O.F. website: Canadian Sports Hall of Fame article
List of Achievements:
2013 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame Inductee
2007 British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (Class of 2008)
2007 Mountain Bike Hall of Fame Inductee
2004 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Bronze Medalist
2003 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Silver Medalist
2003 Pan Am Games Gold Medalist (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
2002 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Relay Race Medalist (Kaprun, Austria)
2001 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Silver Medalist
2000 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Silver Medalist
1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Silver Medalist
1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Relay Race Bronze Medalist
1999 Pan Am Games Silver Medalist (Winnipeg, MB, Canada)
1998 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Bronze Medalist
1996 Summer Olympics Mountain Bike Cross Country Silver Medalist (Atlanta, GA, USA)
1996 UCI Mountain Bike Cross Country World Championships Gold Medalist (Cairns, Australia)
1996 Velma Springstead Trophy Winner (Canada’s top female athlete)
1995 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Cross Country Gold Medalist (Kirchzarten, Germany)
1995 Velma Springstead Trophy Winner (Canada’s top female athlete)
1995 Pan Am Games Gold Medalist (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
1994 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Cross Country Gold Medalist (Vail, Colorado)
1994 Commonwealth Games Team Time Trial Silver Medalist (Victoria, BC, Canada)
1994 Commonwealth Games Cross Country Bronze Medalist (Victoria, BC, Canada)
1992 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Cross Country Silver Medalist (Bromont, QU, Canada)
1991 UCI Road World Championships (Stuttgart, Germany)
Additional Notes:
Sydor, a 1989 graduate of biochemistry from the University of Victoria, started racing at the age of 20.
Sydor has won 17 World Cup (cross-country) races in her career, and for 13 consecutive years (1992-2004) never finished outside of the top-5 at the world championships.