May 19th - Virtual Speaker Series: Cindy Devine
Cindy Devine: “Ticket to Ride” - Cultivation of a Champion
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 - Begins at 6:30 pm
The presentation will be virtual on Zoom (please RSVP to receive a registration link)
Synopsis:
Join world champion mountain biker Cindy Devine as she reflects on her journey to becoming a world class athlete. Cindy will recall how her active childhood set her up so well to become a world champion, the ways that mountain biking has changed over her years in the sport, and her experience of being a female racer in the early mountain biking scene throughout North America. Cindy is a living legend, and we're lucky that she's chosen Rossland as her home!
Cindy Devine (photo by Chelsea Novak/Rossland News)
About Cindy Devine:
Cindy Devine - “Queen of the Downhill” - is a local legend. By accident, she found herself in the heart of the Canadian mountain biking scene in Deep Cove, BC and quickly realized she had a knack for the sport. After only 3 years on a mountain bike (and many wins already to her name), Cindy won the first official World Championship downhill title in 1990!
By 1992, Cindy had captured one Gold and two Bronze World Championships Downhill medals, three Kamikaze Downhill titles, 3 Canadian Downhill National Championship titles, and the classic “Desert to Sea” 150-mile mountain bike race win (Palm Springs to San Diego). To this day, Cindy is celebrated for her role as a racer, mentor, ambassador, and for elevating the sport of mountain biking in Canada.
Fellow Canadian mountain biker Elladee Brown wrote that “Cindy’s world-class accomplishments, professionalism, and sheer talent provided inspiration and motivation for many other successful Canadian mountain bikers […] Ask anyone in this country about Cindy Devine – everyone, and I mean everyone, will agree that she was the first mountain biker from this country to bring the sport to another level. Her notoriety as a racer and ambassador has influenced so many people to experience the sport in this country…she is an integral part of the history of mountain biking in Canada. Her career will forever be remembered in Canada, and throughout the world.”
Cindy retired from racing in 1994 as 5-time undefeated Canadian National Downhill Champion. She continues to stay involved in mountain biking and has also returned to her rehabilitation medicine career with a successful consulting company here in Rossland.