The Academy.
Photo: Masa HiguchiThree tiers
Development — Learning to Train
Building the engine and the fundamentals. For riders moving from recreational into structured, purposeful training.
Performance — Learning to Compete
A Provincial-team focus: racing craft, structured blocks, and competition experience.
High Performance — Training to Win
The national pathway — NextGen and Team Canada aspirations, with full high-performance support.
Integrated support
Academy riders get more than track time. The program plugs into an integrated support team, using the wider Coronation facility:
- Strength and conditioning in the Coronation weight room
- Nutrition guidance
- Mental performance support
Meet the coaches
Tanya Dubnicoff, General Manager of the Alberta Velodrome Association, is one of the most decorated riders in Canadian track history: 1993 sprint world champion — the first Canadian woman ever to win the sprint world title — three-time Olympian, four-time Pan American Games gold medallist, and two-time Commonwealth Games champion. As a coach, she led Canada's women's team pursuit to Olympic bronze in London 2012.
Head coach Alex Ongaro raced the sprint for Canada at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and won Commonwealth Games silver in 1986, spending seven years on the national team. As Canada's sprint coach at the 2016 Junior World Championships, he guided Edmonton's Stefan Ritter to Canada's first-ever junior world track title. He has led coaching at Argyll since 2015.
Selection
Entry to the Performance and High Performance tiers is based on time standards and application. Selection criteria and standards are published by the Alberta Bicycle Association — see the Team Alberta selection criteria.