Age: 19

Years Racing: 4

Category: Senior 1/2; Espoir Women

Racing Team: NRC Elite

Residence: Vancouver, BC

Hometown: Yewllowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Education: 2nd year Biology at University of British Columbia

Occupation: Student/ Cyclist

Personal Notes:
Hi, I'm Denise and this will be my second year on Kenda! It will be my fourth season racing and my second in the Espoir ranks. Last year I got to do a lot more Elite racing, raced my first World Cup and had my first UCI European racing experience. This year I am looking forward to building on that, getting more exposure to racing with the team and getting the chance to work with all the other girls.

Growing up in Yellowknife (northern Canada) I was introduced to endurance sports at an early age. I started cross-country skiing when I was 3 and short track speed skating when I was four. I raced as a short track speed skater competitively for 12 years but then I decided I needed a change and cycling was the answer. I have grown to love everything about the sport from the training to the intensity and excitement of racing. I've always been an endurance athlete and cycling has been an amazing way to test that.

The past two years I have had the chance to race at Junior Worlds and that has been an amazing experience. Again last year I had some more international exposure with the Canadian National Team and that helped to open my eyes to the larger world of cycling. I hope to be able to compete at Elite Worlds some where along the line and representing Canada in the Olympics is something I've always dreamed of. This year I am hoping to get into the Elite race scene a little more and see what happens!!

Career Highlights:

2008

• 7th, Joe Martin Stage Race
• 4th, Tour de PEI, ITT (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Canada)
• 15th, GC Tour de PEI (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Canada)
• Top Canadian Jersey for 2 days, Tour de PEI (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Canada
• 2nd, Tim Hortons Road Nationals, Canadian National TT Championships (St George de Beauce, Quebec - Canada)
• 1st, Canadian Junior National Road Champion, Tim Hortons Road Nationals  (St George de Beauce, Quebec - Canada)
• 16th, Junior Worlds TT (Cape Town, South Africa) 
• 22nd,  Junior Worlds Road  Race (Cape Town, South Africa)
• 2nd,  Sturbridge Road Race
• 1st, Ontario Junior Road Champion
• Canadian Junior National Team Member

2007

• Canadian Junior National Road Champion
• Canadian Junior National Team Member
• Ontario Cycling Association Female Road Athlete of the Year
• 18th at Junior Road Worlds (Aguas Calientes, Mexico) 

2010 Results:

• 21th - Redlands Bicycle Classic; Redlands CA
• 37th - Ronde van Drenthe World Cup; Netherlands
• 35th - Fleche Wallonne; Belgium
• 8th - Pan Am Championships; Aguascalientes, Mexico
• 4th - Niagara Classic; Niagara Falls
• 13th - Liberty Classic; Philadelphia
• 24th - Nature Valley Stage One; Minneapolis
• 4th - Canadian Nationals Time Trial- U23; Edmonton, Alberta
• 5th - Canadian Nationals Road Race - U23; Edmonton Alberta

2009 Results:

• 3rd - Niagara Classic; Niagara, Ontario Canada
• 9th - Tour de PEI- UCI 2.2; Prince Edward Island, Canada
• 2nd - Canadian National Espoir Time Trial; Beauce, Quebec
• 2nd - Canadian National Espoir Road Race; Beauce, Quebec
• 7th - Tour de Bretagne, Young Riders Classification; Bretagne France
• 2nd - Le Tour de Terra Cotta; Terra Cotta, ON
• 1st - Canada Summer Games TT; Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada