June 5/08 7:54 am - CCA Announces Team for MTB World Championships

Posted by Editoress on 06/5/08
 

CCA Announces First Wave Of Selections For 2008 Mtb Worlds
Courtesy CCA

The Canadian Cycling Association is pleased to announce today the first wave of selections to the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, which will take place June 17-22, 2008 in Val di Sole, Additional athletes may be announced on Monday, June 9, 2008 following the completion of the Cup event in Fort William, GBR.

Elite Men XCO
Geoff Kabush – top 12 World Cup performance
Seamus McGrath – top 12 World Cup performance

Elite Women XCO
Marie-Helene Premont – top 12 World Cup performance
Catharine Pendrel – top 12 World Cup performance

U23 Men XCO
Neal Kindree – medal at Pan Am Championships (injured and unable to attend)
Raphael Gagne – two best Canada Cup results

U23 Women XCO
Emily Batty – two best Canada Cup results

Junior Men XCO
Evan Guthrie – two best Canada Cup results
Tyson Wagler – committee choice selection
Jonathon Boucher – committee choice selection

Junior Women XCO
Leah Kirchman – two best Canada Cup results
Bianca Adolf - committee choice selection

Elite Men DH
Steve Smith – top 16 World Cup performance
Andrew Mitchell - two best Canada Cup results
Mathieu Laurin – committee choice selection
Charles -Alexandre Dube – committee choice selection

Elite Women DH
Claire Buchar - top 12 World Cup performance
Micayla Gatto - top 12 World Cup performance
Denise Uyesugi – two best Canada Cup results
Kim Huard – committee choice selection
Marie-Eve Marcotte – committee choice selection

Junior Men DH
Yann Gauvin – two best Canada Cup results
Rob Fraser – committee choice selection
Trenton Zoobkoff – committee choice selection
Alex Prochazka – committee choice selection
Philippe Cyrenne Blanchard – committee choice selection
Simon Garstin – committee choice selection

Junior Women DH
Miranda Miller – two best Canada Cup results

Trials Men
James Barton – automatic selection
Jeff Anderson – committee choice selection