‘August 28, 1994 44 pages

A grim find

GGOD SCENTS

Aromatherapy oils
are used to help
deafblind children.

Cycling sponsorship lacking, Commonwealth winners. say

COMMONWE.ALTH MEDALLISTS
Alison Sydor and ‘-esley Tomlinson, both
of North Vancouver. regard the past week

“as an opportunity Hlown,

: > By Kate Zimmermar
TNews Reporter
Not by the Cars rar Women's Cycling
“Sean, avhich pickec 22 3 caver medal in the 30
Son adan Gime id? Soe aciped win Sydor a
bronze i ihe 100-42. oud race, but by national
businesses which could have won themselves
“some high-profiie exposure through sponsor-
ships.
“This was a realls

Fe ere i

perfect, ripe opportunity

for any corporation in Canada or North
America.” said Tomlinson, 34.

“| think that we had a really. really yg good

product i sell in terms of the women’s national

cycling team.” she ¢ explained. The teams has won
medals at every major competition in recent
yeurs, But, she said, the Canadian Cycling
Association didn’t make the effort required to
atfract sponsors.

Aso result, said 27-veareole Sydur OW:
dida’t really Teed in some ways that we were
competing ona level playing field with the
Australians.”

While the Aussie team —- which won golds
in both races —- had the support of the
Australian institute of Sport. millions of dollars

in corporate sponsorships and state-of-the-art

Tean

equipment, the Canadian women’s team didn’t
even have a spare wheel on hand for the
Commonwealth Games. The difference in quali-
ty of equipment may have meant the difference
hetween the silver und the gold medal. Sydor
suid

There's a marked contrast between the scant
support offered the racing team (which also con-
sistea ol Clara Hughes ana anne Sampronus:
ane tha Showa whe anadnme Movatus Biking
o which the ove Edgemon, Village ress
dents ire uisa menibers. Sydor said that unlike
the generaél perception of the national cycling
team as amateur and fow-profile, mountain-bik-
ing is considered ta be a modern sport in which

See Cyclist page 10

UGToen

REACHING EVERY DOOR ON THE NORTH

HIKE RIGHT

John Moore offers some
useful tips on buying the
right hiking boots.

NEWS photo Terry Peters

NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP probed a Cates Park site Thursday and Friday where human remains were found in a wooded
area, Forensic tests were coriducted at the scene. See story page 11.

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