Chloe Black
Professional Road & Track cyclist What makes Chloe Black a high performance road
and track competitive cyclist on the pro circuit in Canada and her winter home in Tucson, Arizona? Growing up in Peterborough, she raced for 27 years and retired in July 2013. She was inducted in the Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame in 2019. Chloe was a member of the National Team from 19952000. She won a bronze medal while representing Canada in Cuba in 1999. She was the 1994, 95, 96 Ontario Sprint Points Race and Pursuit Champion. In 2013, she won the Elite Women’s 37.9 km race at the Ontario Criterium Cycling Championship in Toronto. She was the Chair of Ontario Cycling Association Development Committee from 2005 to 2007. She coached the Team USA Men’s Paralympics Tandem team to a World Championship and to a spot on the London 2012 Paralympics Team. Chloe has dedicated her life to the sport of cycling and in retirement, has transitioned from a pro cyclist to sharing her love and passion for the sport. As a certified instructor with the League of American Bicyclists, she gives back to the sport by providing skills programs and as a coach and mentor to cycling. I asked Chloe about her first and last race wins. “My first win was the Tour of Robertsonville in Quebec. It was just east of Montreal and was an 88 km race. In my head I knew I wanted to win, but it was the first time I realized you have to have a plan. It may not work, but you have to have one. I got dropped on the first hill, chased back on and had so much momentum I went right through the field and won. My thought was that I don’t know how this is happening. I felt unqualified even though I had won the race. There were women on the National team there, so I felt like a fraud”, said Chloe. She continued, “My last win was in Toronto in the one hour race at CNE CHIN Picnic in 2013. It was the last time I raced. It’s one of my favourite races. My dad asked to come with me and he had a great time. I remember being on the line and realizing that I was the oldest woman on the field at 44 years of age. I also remember thinking there are women there racing Masters that were youngPage 30
By Guest Contributotor Steven Ryder
