Second member of Cycling Canada board of directors addresses resignation

On Saturday, Canadian Cycling Magazine broke the news that Becka Borody would be resigning from the board of directors at Cycling Canada. In a statement to Canadian Cycling Magazine, she confirmed that she had stepped down.

“I resigned from the Board of CC recently. There were a lot of ongoing reasons, but the way in which the communication, and then lack of transparency around recent decisions made it clear that my values no longer aligned with leadership of the board and the organization,” she said.

There may be some valid reasons for cancelling the women’s team pursuit program, but there’s more to it

The news came right after a controversial decision by the National Sports Organization (NSO) about the women’s team pursuit. Essentially, the program was being shuttered and plans to send a squad to the 2026 world championships in Shanghai were shelved.

The appeal after ongoing backlash

Skyler Goudswaard, Fiona Majendie, Jenna Nestman, Lily Plante and Justine Thomas have since filed an appeal with the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada after the announcement.

They are represented by Amanda Fowler and Dr. Emir Crowne.

“As reflected in public reporting, the athletes received no meaningful notice before an entire program was cut. This eliminated a critical Olympic pathway,” their representatives, Amanda Fowler and Dr. Emir Crowne, said in a statement.

Following the news of the appeal, Mathieu Boucher told the CBC, “At this stage we are not aware of any formal appeal being filed. However, we will respect the appeal process if and when that occurs.”

The second member to resign from the board

Soon after Borody resigned, another board member, New Brunswick’s Marc Gaudet, did the same. In a statement to Canadian Cycling Magazine, he explained his reasoning in both English and French. You can read it below:

“I resigned from the Board of Directors of Cycling Canada on May 13, shortly after the announcement of the cancellation of the Women’s Team Pursuit program. While that decision was not the sole reason for my resignation, it became clear to me that my values were no longer aligned with the leadership and direction of both the Board and the Organization.”

“J’ai démissionné du conseil d’administration de Cyclisme Canada le 13 mai, peu après l’annonce de l’annulation du programme de poursuite par équipes féminine. Bien que cette décision n’ait pas été la seule raison de ma démission, il est devenu clair…