September 17/24 18:06 pm - Canada Sends 29 Riders to Road Worlds - UPDATED

Posted by Editoress on 09/17/24
 

The 2024 Road World Championships opens this weekend in and around Zurich, Switzerland, and Canada has selected a total of 29 riders for Junior women (4) and men (4), Under-23 men (4) and Elite women (7) and men (4), as well as three Para women and seven Para men. [Note: since we posted this story, Cycling Canada has released an amended list with a couple of changes, which we have identified below]

The Worlds will open on Saturday with the Para Team Relay, followed by Individual Time Trials from Sunday to Tuesday. Wednesday, the road races begin for Para, as will as the Mixed Team Relay. Thursday to Sunday are the rest of the road races, culminating with the Elite Men's and Para men's H4/H5 road race on Sunday, September 29th.

Canada has a number of Olympians racing, including Paula Findlay (TT and Mixed Team Relay), Olivia Baril (both RR and TT), Alison Jackson (RR), Mike Woods (RR) and Derek Gee (RR and TT). All the Para riders will do both the TT and RR, including Paralympians Mel Pemble, Nathan Clement, Alexandre Hayward, Charles Moreau and Joey Desjardin. Mike Sametz is listed for the C3 men's events, however, he suffered a serious injury pre-Paralympics, and is unlikely to race [Note: this is now confirmed]. The Tandem squad of Lowell and Veal is also not racing, but were on the original selection list.


Elite Women
Paula Findlay: ITT, Relay
Olivia Baril: Road Race, ITT, Mixed Relay
Magdeleine Vallières Mill: Road Race
Alison Jackson: Road Race
Clara Emond: Road Race
Mara Roldan: Road Race [replaces Simone Boilard]
Ava Holmgren: Road Race, Mixed Relay

Sarah van Dam: Alternate 2
Isabella Holmgren: Alternate 3

Elite Men
Mike Woods: Road Race
Derek Gee: Road Race, ITT
Guillaume Boivin: Road Race
Pier-André Côté: Road Race, ITT, Mixed relay
Nickolas Zukowsky: Alternate 1
Carson Miles: Alternate 2

U23 Men
Michael Leonard: Road Race, ITT, Mixed Relay
Jonas Walton: Road Race, ITT, Mixed Relay
Jérémie la Grenaden: Road Race
Quentin Cowan: Road Race
Jerome Gauthier: Alternate 1
Leonard Peloquin: Alternate 2

Junior Women
Sidney Swierenga: ITT, Road Race
Alexandra Volstad: ITT, Road Race
Naomie Juliene: Road Race
Addison Frank: Road Race
Abigail Fortier: Alternate
Florence St. Onge: Alternate

Junior Men
Adam Smith: ITT, Road Race
Jayden McMullen: Road Race
Mikael Guilbault: ITT, Road Race
Tristan Drews: Road Race
Jonathan Hinse: Alternate
Carl Truffer: Alternate

Para Women
Mel Pemble: ITT, Road Race
Jessica Law: ITT, Road Race
Kara Douville: ITT, Road Race

Para Men
Nathan Clement: ITT, Road Race
Alexandre Hayward: ITT, Road Race
Charles Moreau: Relay, ITT, Road Race
Joey Desjardins: Relay, ITT, Road Race
Marteen Duif: Relay, ITT, Road Race

Declined Selection
Keely Shaw
Shelley Gauthier
Matthew Kinnie