2012 Tour de Formosa Ralph Fernandez (ICSD TD for Cycling) would like to share with you about an email that the Chinese Taipei Sports Association for the Deaf had sent out internationally.  Good news about what it said!  Taiwan has confirmed that it will be hosting the third around-the-island Tour de Formosa!  This tour can be compared as a smaller version of the Tour de France. The Tour de Formosa will be held in November, an ideal time when the weather is cooler.  It will consist of seven stages, meaning a week-long race around the island.  Really awesome! Taiwan will cover all of the costs (flight, transportation, meals, rooming, etc.) for cyclists who had won gold in the road cycling events at the recent World Deaf Cycling Championship (WDCC) in Canada.  As for the rest of cyclists, including teams, from any country, Taiwan will cover the costs of meals and rooming.  That is still quite a great deal! Now, if any of you are wondering if the tour is worth being part of . . . ABSOLUTELY!  I must tell you more about it while showing a few pictures.  See those beautiful mountains in the background as the peloton pedals by.  The next picture is of the cyclists riding at the edge of the island above the crashing sea.  Quite a mind-blowing experience being there.  In the last picture, see all of those support vehicles following the peloton.  Their service is just as superb as those aiding the Tour de France.  You must come and do it! For further information about the Tour, please click on the links below for more details.  If you have any other questions, please contact the CTSAD.  See you there! Tour de Formosa winners: 2012 - ? 2010 – ROZANOV Dmitry (RUS) 2008 – SCHREIBER Nicholaus (USA) Invitation | Competition Rules Posted on March 6, 2012 by dVELO via Ralph Fernandez Status of the 2013 Deaflympics at Hungary In this video, Ralph Fernandez uses internatioinal signs to share an update on the status of ICSD’s role working closely with the Hungary, the only country open to hosting the 2013 Deaflympics despite its current economic uncertainty.  ICSD is expecting to find out by the end of February regarding Hungary’ economic viability to host.  If not, then ISCD expects to get the final answer by the end of May about the fate of 2013 Deaflympics.  For more details please refer to the letter from the ISCD President.  Apparently what he had written is also in response to a letter it had received from German Deaf Sports Federation.  GDSF had included recommendations to ISCD on the importance of securing a host site for 2013 Deaflympic as well as for other future Summer and Winter Deaflympics host sites. Letter from German Deaf Sports Federation – 25 January 2012 Letter from ICSD President – 30 January 2012 Posted on February 3, 2012 by dVELO via Ralph Fernandez 2011 World Deaf Cycling Championships Accomplished The 50-kilometer Points Race concluded the last of 7 cycling events during the week of June 10-15, 2011 at the Mont Tremblant about two hours northwest of Montreal.  We hailed the Canada for making this world deaf cycling championships possible for the deaf cycling community around the world.  18 countries participated in the seven events.  Everything was well prepared. Of this photo, two Russians worked together to capture the gold and silver in the 50K point race.  Dimitry Razanov (RUS) jumped into first place quickly when he broke away from the pack in the middle of the event and stayed solo for 16 laps, earning eight consecutive 5-point awards that assured him the gold medal. Please click Gallery and WDCC Results at the left panel. Posted on June 18, 2011 2011 World Deaf Cycling Championships Update ICSD TD Ralph Fernandez would like to share some information about the 2011 World Deaf Cycling Championships, confirmed for June 10-15.  The Canadian host organization has distributed information about the WDCC such as lists of individual races, hotel and transportation information, etc.  For further information, please go to the following links at: dVELO and ASSQ Website Posted on March 22, 2011 2011 World Deaf Cycling Championships Update Hello and Happy New Year! Plans for the World Deaf Cycling Championships this coming June 10-15, 2011 are coming along well.  Members of the organization for the deaf hosting the WDCC, the Association Sportive des Sourds du Quebec (ASSQ), have been working with the Fédération québécoise des sports cyclistes (FQSC) to plan the daily schedule of races.  They anticipate completing this shortly and as soon as the schedule is ready, it will be shared with you all. Please continue to encourage females to participate in the WDCC.  Some females have indicated interest, and we are still seeking more. Also, please send your audiograms in as soon as possible.  This is a key requirement for participation in the WDCC, and the sooner you send your audiogram in, the better. See you there! ICSD TD Ralph Fernandez Posted on January 13, 2011 2011 World Deaf Cycling Championships Time is drawing near for the 13th World Deaf Cycling Championships in Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada.  It will take place on June 10-15, 2011.  Please find more information at the ASSQ Website. Posted on January 7, 2011 2010 Tour de Formosa Ralph Fernandez, ICSD Technical Director, compiled an excellent result of the Tour de Formosa on October 31 - November 6, 2010 at http://www.deafworld.com/sports/cy/?gameid=1569. He also gave a journal of what happened during the stage race at http://dvelo.com/. Posted on December 31, 2010 Preliminary Registration for WDCC in Canada Note:    The form is to be filled out by the Deaf Sports Federation only. Friendly Reminder - Preliminary Registration Form for country PDF Form to fill out here Deadline Date: September 30th, 2010 Rappel Amical - Formulaire d'inscription Préliminaire pour les Pays PDF Form to fill out here Date Limite: 30 Septembre 2010 Alain Turpin Chairperson WDCC 2011 Responsable du Comité Organisateur CMVS2011 Venue Inspection at Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada Ralph Fernandez, Technical Director for the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf, gives a summary of his site inspection of the 2011 World Deaf Cycling Championships site in Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada. For more information about the championships, go to www.assq.org. New Technical Director Appointed Congratulations to Ralph!  We are so pleased to hear of ICSD's new appointed Technical Director for Cycling and he is Ralph Fernandez.  He has excellent background and knowledge about cycling due to his experience as a member of cycling team and coach for a long time.  His willingness to volunteer his time and effort, as well as knowledge, will no doubt be of assets to the post.  He is ready to do his duty as the Technical Director in disciplines; road cycling and mountain biking at the upcoming 13rd World Deaf Cycling Championships at Montreal, Canada this June 2011. 2010 Tour de Formosa Dear ICSD's fellow members Hello, everybody! Please read information on "2010 Tour de Formosa" below again.  There are links of application and rules.  We still plan to have it for you from October 29 to November 7, 2010 at Taiwan.  Try to get things moving on with your plan for this excellent tour. You can view the race route and map at the following link: Routes and Maps Please contact Jao Jui-Huang at  taisignlanguage@gmail.com  for questions. Kind regards Jao Jui-Huang 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 and the exact date will be announced.  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! 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.     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. Remind you to bookmark this homepage! View My Stats

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