2- Friday. January 3, 1997 ~ Nortn Shore News By Andrew McCredie The CL bean ots othe halt centurs™ eo CP = as Tast vear alo produced for Sports Editor umes the Bubtue Bement aN te . “Canadian pdr an henor few athletes, Award in receumuon of the ‘ let sen bw the se the q 7 fa ALISON Sydor has trak and fick athlete w ho COUNTERS Lop wet chtens ah me ahi’ Picellon’s been named the was dubbed the cathlere of and broadeast os. cereal box cover ~ Canadian Press (CP) female athlete of the year for 1996. FASHIONS ACCESSORIES SHOES | | | NORTH Van's Alison Sydor is Canadian Press’ femate athlete of the year. The 30-vear old North Vancouver mountain biker enjoved her best-ever season on the tratis last vear ay she suceestully defended — her World Championship title jfor the durd straght years, won the World Cup) points. ra (for the first. time: and claimed a silver medal in the : first-ever Olympic cross-coun- FA [ | & W J N T F R try race during, the Atlanta a MERCHANDISE ; Despite the second-place likes....... Bruce Springsteen, a / finish in Atlanta to. Italy's Paolo Pezzo dor was with: f sta, Sy ; £ pa ; basketball, tennis, . : out doubt the best female ? 2360 WEST 4TH AVENUE 732-3523 / PARK ROYAL SOUTH 925-0058 rollerblading, jigsaw puzzles, 3 mountain biker on the planet ; PARK ROYAL SHOES 913-0077 / 785 WiST PENDER STREET 662-7890 4 i io. : y ; ; wWEET * Tu AVENT the outdoors, aerobics S Vf in ; OAKRIDGE CENTRE 266-3613 / 4401 WEST “OTH AVENUE 221-7755 . a ft Sydor dominated the 10 CLEARANCE CENTRE 72 EAST GECOND «VENUE 879-6162 World Cup season, win- [OPENING SOON RICHMOND CENTRE] INTERNET hitp://www.wearelse.com ‘of the eight races she a a ~ ee competed in. ae , ne rs Vey. a 7 9), B I beret