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Gay cowboys hope to be pride of Central Alberta

Two gay cowboys are hoping to be the pride of Central Alberta when they compete for $250,000 in Amazing Race Canada starting on July 15 on CTV.
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Pierre Cadieux of Innisfail and Jamie Cumberland of Airdrie

Two gay cowboys are hoping to be the pride of Central Alberta when they compete for $250,000 in Amazing Race Canada starting on July 15 on CTV.

Pierre Cadieux of Innisfail and Jamie Cumberland of Airdrie, formerly of Red Deer, were the latest team to make the cut for the Canadian version of the long-running American adventure series. CTV announced three more teams on Tuesday. Five teams have been announced and another four will be added for a total of nine competing in the race.

The two men are best friends who met through an Alberta Rockies Gay Rodeo Association fundraising dance about 15 years ago.

They were not giving away any details as to what happened during the race in May. Cadieux said viewers will just have to wait until next month to see how the team fared. The teams raced across Canada as opposed to the American version where teams race around the world.

Cadieux said they have always dreamed about competing but couldn’t because the show was only open to United States residents.

So when Cumberland, 47, called to say a Canadian version was in the works, Cadieux said, “I clutched my pearls. I grabbed my chest and said, ‘Oh my god, girl we have to apply.’ ”

Cadieux, 38, is a general manager at ATB Financial and Cumberland, 47, a Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School graduate, works in human resources in Airdrie.

The guys found out they were on the show in April and raced for most of May.

Amazing Race Canada is scheduled to play on CTV on Mondays staring on July 15.

crhyno@www.reddeeradvocate.com