Bobby Skedsmo will maintain this web site to raise public awareness of programs for the international cycling. For more information about the ICSD organization, please click into its own homepage found somewhere on this page.
New Technical Director Being Sought
The Taipei Games is already behind us. Bobby Skedsmo decided not to apply for another term as the TD position. He remembers how much he was looking forward to the Belgrade Games when he was a cyclist after the Washington Games as the runner. Time has passed many Summer Deaflympics since then. It has been 44 years since he became involved in the Deaflympics movement. He has seen and known many different leaders and delegates during my tenure as the athlete, coach and technical director. He enjoys this experience very much. He is grateful to have an unprecedented support from the old AAAD and now USADSF, Belsky, Scoggins and Fleischer with Lamberton. He has informed everyone but like to make this official that he does not wish to continue the role of technical director at the 22nd Summer Deaflympics in Athens. Come to think of it he has never had the experience of being a spectator at any Summer Deaflympics. He thinks it will be a good time for him to sit back and enjoy himself at any venue.
2010 Tour de Formosa
2009 Deaflympic Games has been successfully concluded, and everyone would go back to their respective homes safely. Chinese Taipei continued hearing-impaired movement on the global community to provide services and continuous contribution to the effort, it was decided in 2010 October 29 to November 7, organized by Tour de Formosa tournament race, welcomed the hearing-impaired cyclist countries to attend. More . . .
2011 World Deaf Cycling Championships Update
The 13th World Deaf Cycling Championships will take place at the Mount-Tremblant about 75 miles northwest of Montreal, Quebec in Canada. The event will take place during the month of June 2011 (not in July) and the exact date will be between June 3rd and 12th. More information will come later.
Three Crowns for France
Three Crowns is a national emblem of Sweden that present in the Coat of Arms and the Swedish Air Force roundel, but this time I am talking about three French cyclists who have won three consecutive Summer Deaflympics in the road race event. I consider that the road race is the most prestigious race of any other cycling events because it has powerful display of vigor, along with the drive, determination and the skill tactics that have all key qualities of paramount to triumphing in the most prestigious cycling race. Out of the Blue, Bernard Barugola won the road race at the Rome Deaflympics. And again, David Cloux won the road race at the Melbourne Deaflympics. And this time, Steeve Touboul won it at the Taipei Summer Deaflympics. What secret did they have to accomplish this feat? Here is a big congratulation to the country, France.
Terence Parkin of South Africa
Terence Parkin had won the silver medal in his 200-meter breaststroke swimming event and finished fifth in the 400-meter individual medley at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He had finished third place at the 2006 World Deaf Cycling Championships in San Francisco. And again he could manage his strategy to win the bronze medal at the Summer Deaflympics in Taipei for his feat as the cyclist right after he had won the gold medal at his swimming event. It is something about him. He had the stamina and knew how to win two different sports. Here is high five for Terence with thunderous applause!
2011 World Deaf Cycling Championships
Canada Deaf Sports Federation's bid to host the 13rd World Deaf Cycling Championships has been approved by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. It will take place in Montreal, Canada in June 2011. For more information, please click on this link: 13rd World Deaf Cycling Championships.
Venue Inspection at Taipei
Bobby Skedsmo, ICSD Technical Director, visited Taipei, Taiwan for a cycling venue inspection on October 5-10, 2008. Note the mascot of 2009 Taipei Games. For more information, please click on this link: Report of the venue inspection.
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