M1 Pro Cycling advisory team adds sports doctor Jack Taunton
The advisory team of M1 Pro Cycling, the wing of M1 Sports Management that is working to bring a new continental team and pro continental or World Tour team to Canada, has gained a medical expert. Jack Taunton, who was the medical officer at four Olympic Games and the chief medical officer at the Vancouver Games in 2010, will bring his expertise to the team. According to a release, Taunton will assist with "talent identification initiatives, athlete rehabilitation needs and sport medical requirements that will guarantee the athletes [of the future team] the best support available during their professional career."
The advisory team of M1 Pro Cycling, the wing of M1 Sports Management that is working to bring a new continental team and pro continental or World Tour team to Canada, has gained a medical expert. Jack Taunton, who was the medical officer at four Olympic Games and the chief medical officer at the Vancouver Games in 2010, will bring his expertise to the team. According to a release, Taunton will assist with “talent identification initiatives, athlete rehabilitation needs and sport medical requirements that will guarantee the athletes [of the future team] the best support available during their professional career.”
“It’s an honour to have Dr. Taunton reach out to us after hearing about our initiative and wanting to support the project by offering his expertise,” said Mark Ernsting, who is the head of M1 Sports Management and M1 Pro Cycling project. “This is a perfect example of how we want to continue to bring great minds and talent in Canada under one umbrella for this professional road cycling program.”
“After being at four Olympics with cycling, I know the value of full sports medicine and sports science support,” said Taunton. “I have always had a lifelong passion in the sport of running, but have also always loved the sport of cycling. Over the past 10 years, the sport awareness has grown tremendously and I believe that this vision is being developed at a perfect time.
“Working in partnership with Cycling Canada for a long-term vision to have a rider on the podium at future Games is now more than possible. I look forward to the opportunity to be involved and supporting this plan.”
Taunton was at the Games in Los Angeles (1984), Seoul (1988), Barcelona (1992) and Sydney (2000). At the Vancouver Games, he managed emergency healthcare, doping-control programs and planning for large-scale gatherings. Taunton has a clinical practice in sports medicine at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre, and Fortius Sport and Health. He is a professor in the Faculty of Medicine and School of Human Kinetics at the University of British Columbia.
