Coaching Partners

Steve Bauer

Coach Consultant

Steve Bauer was born in St. Catharines and raised in Fenwick, Ontario where like many young Canadians he grew up playing hockey. It wasn’t until the age of 16 that he began to pursue cycling as a sport. In the spring of 1977 he joined the Canadian National Track Cycling team as a junior. After racing at the Track World Cycling Championships in Vienna, Austria and San Cristobal, Venezuela as a senior Steve fully committed to a professional career in cycling. Between 1981-1984 Steve road with GS Mangonie where he was mentored and trained like a pro by founder Fred Mengonie. In 1985 Steve made his debut riding at the Tour de France as a first year pro with the La Vie Claire Team.

Throughout his career Steve has brought recognition to Canada on the international cycling stage. He’s won a silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games Road Race, and a bronze at the Professional Road World Championship in Barcelona, Spain. Over his career Steve has participated in 11 Tours from 1985 to 1995. In 2005 he was inducted to the Canadian Olympic Sport Hall of Fame and Canadian Sport Hall of Fame.

After retiring in 1996 Steve has remained an active member of the cycling community. He co-founded Steve Bauer Bike Tours, based in St. Catharines and along with Josee Larocque founded Cycle Sport Management, which built Canada’s first ever continental professional road men’s cycling team from 2008 to 2012. Currently Steve heads the Astana-Premier Tech UCI World Tour Team.

Chantal Thompson

Coach

Chantal began a lifelong interest in cycling at 11 years old when she first started road riding. She is a Provincial Commissaire in Road, Track and Cyclo-Cross and has worked National and International events including the 2015 Pan/Para PanAm games, 2017 Invictus Games and 2017 Track World Cup.

Chantal started working at the Milton Velodrome when it first opened and has helped develop and implement a full program of track cycling programing.  An NCCP Competition Development level coach she is known as one of the best derny drivers at the track!

Murray Solem

Coach

Murray Solem is the Ontario Paracycling Coach.  Murray is a multiple medalist on the track in all disciplines from keirin to madison.  Murray attended the Athens Paralympics as Pilot for Team Canada.  Murray is also a CrossFit Coach.

Roy Till 

Coach

Roy is an NCCP Intro to Competition Triathlon and Cycling Coach. He is involved in coaching all of the various programs at the NCIM.  He has been a Triathlon Coach at McMaster University since 2006 and has been recognized as the “Instructional Coach of the Year” on two occasions. He is a Youth Development and Race Cycling coach for a local cycling club. In another life he directed a multi-disciplinary medical assessment clinic and consulted to the Minister of Finance on auto insurance related issues.

Richard Froner

Coach

Richard has been involved in cycling for as far back as he can remember, starting with spectating and cheering his father on in bike races in Ontario in the 1970’s. He began his racing career in 1979, racing for 17 years as a top level cadet, junior and elite until 1995, including a short stint on the Canadian National Team in 1989. A former junior and elite, Provincial and National Champion on the road and track, he has a wealth of experience and knowledge in the sport. After a short layoff spent building a successful small business, Richard has returned to the sport that has been his passion since childhood. He has spent time recently, managing and racing for one of Toronto’s longest active cycling clubs, as well as coaching on one of Ontario’s premier youth cycling teams. He is currently a NCCP Trained, Intro to Competition coach and is working on his final certification.

Shari Pay

Coach

Shari trained as a British Cycling (BC) Level 2 Coach when living in the UK.  As a volunteer coach, Shari was invited to participate in several National and Regional talent youth camps including:  BC Track Sprint Schools (Newport & Manchester velodromes) and BC Regional Schools of Racing (track, MTB and Road).  She was a team assistant at Revolution – the UK’s elite track cycling series held at Manchester velodrome.  Shari managed a youth MTB race team for 3 years representing central region at the 2011 Youth School Games.  Shari also helped organize races and worked as a volunteer judge and timer.

Shari rode with West Drayton MTB Club in London, England and competed in mountain bike, cyclo-cross, road time trials and sportives.   She won the women’s open Southern XC MTB series in 2012.

Shari’s family moved back to Canada in 2015 and she continues to work as a fitness, spin and yoga instructor, personal trainer and track cycling coach.  Shari is also a level C Track Commissaire.

Martin Honsberger

Martin is an NCPP certified Intro to Competition cycling coach.

He started racing competitively on a BMX bike at 11 years old and hasn’t looked back!  A cyclist for life, who was inspired to get more involved in the sport about 4 years ago because of the great community at the Mattamy Cycling Centre.  In addition to coaching with NCIM, Martin also coaches and supports the Milton Revolution youth cycling club.

Willing to try racing almost anything, including road, TT, track, cross and mountain bikes.

Best racing result?  Second in a semi-pro elimination race at Lexus Velodrome.  “I got on the wheel of a confused rider who thought it was a tempo race, and it was almost good enough for the win!”

Miriam Brouwer

Coming Soon!

Ryan Macdonald

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Scheherazade Haque

Gary Wright

Michael Kolesar

Erin Watchman

Amy Maher

Jackie Boyle

Josee Larocque

Andrew Scott

Richard Ugalde

Alyssa Hagley