August 24/13 10:50 am - Canadian Track Nationals Next Week

Posted by Editoress on 08/24/13
 

The 2013 Canadian Track Championships presented by Mike’s Bike Shop are set to begin on Wednesday (August 28th), and many of Canada's top track stars are expected to race at this year's event.

The Championships, held for the second straight year in at the Dieppe Velodrome in New-Brunswick, will attract some of the biggest stars of the sport, notably three-time World Champion and Olympic medallist Tara Whitten of Edmonton, two-time World Championships medallist Zach Bell of North Vancouver, and Olympic medallist Gillian Carleton of Victoria.

Many other top riders are registered to race, including Hugo Barrette (QC), Joakim Albert (QC), Stuart Wight (NB), Emile Jean (QC), Jean-Michel Lachance (QC), Rémi Pelletier-Roy (QC), Ryan Aitcheson (ON), Stephanie Roorda (BC), Sara Byers (ON), Aidan Caves (BC), Eric Johnstone (AB), Marc-Antoine Noel (QC) and Kinley Gibson (AB), just to name a few.

The event will feature all Olympic events for the Cadet (U17), Junior (U19), Elite and Masters (30+) categories.