August 17/07 4:53 am - Canada to Get Three Spots for Men's RR at Worlds
Posted by Editor on 08/17/07
Canada to Get Three Spots for Men's RR at Worlds
The UCI has released the Nation Standings as of August 15th for Elite Men's Road, and Canada ranks fourth in the Americas continental standings, giving three start spots for the Men's road race at the Worlds in Stuttgart, Germany next month. Canada will receive five start spots for the Espoir Men's road race.
While the CCA has not announced the team yet, it is likely that Symmetrics riders Cam Evans (national champion) and Svein Tuft will take two places. National champion Ryder Hesjedal (Nealth Net - Maxxis) will take one of the time trial spots (and Tuft likely the other), but Hesjedal has been told by the High Performance Committee that he will not be on the road race squad (he missed the Nationals road race due to team commitments).
For the Espoir road race, National road champion Christian Meier (Symmetrics) will take one and time trial champion David Veilleux (Jittery Joe's) the other - these two will do the ITT as well. The CCA is sending a team to the Tour de l'Avenir before the Worlds, so will keep a team over in Europe to field a full five riders for the road race.
| Elite Road Race Qualification | |
| Qualified by ProTour Ranking (14 entered, 9 starters) | |
| 1 Italy | |
| 2 Spain | |
| 3 Australia | |
| 4 Luxembourg | |
| 5 Germany | |
| 6 Russia | |
| 7 Belgium | |
| 8 United States of America | |
| 9 Netherlands | |
| 10 France | |
| Qualified Nations by the UCI Africa Tour | |
| 1 South Africa | 9 enrolled of whom 6 start |
| 2 Tunisia | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| Qualified Nations by the UCI America Tour | |
| 1 Colombia | 9 enrolled of whom 6 start |
| 2 Argentina | 9 enrolled of whom 6 start |
| 3 Brazil | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 4 Canada | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 5 Venezuela | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| Qualified Nations by the UCI Asia Tour | |
| 1 Iran | 9 enrolled of whom 6 start |
| 2 Japan | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 3 Kazakhstan | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| Qualified Nations by the UCI Europe Tour | |
| 1 Poland | 9 enrolled of whom 6 start |
| 2 Slovenia | 9 enrolled of whom 6 start |
| 3 Portugal | 9 enrolled of whom 6 start |
| 4 Ukraine | 9 enrolled of whom 6 start |
| 5 Slovakia | 9 enrolled of whom 6 start |
| 6 Croatia | 9 enrolled of whom 6 start |
| 7 Denmark | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 8 Norway | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 9 Austria | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 10 Belarus | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 11 Estonia | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 12 Czech Republic | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 13 Switzerland | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 14 Latvia | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 15 Serbia | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 16 Lithuania | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| Qualified Nations by the UCI Oceania Tour | |
| 1 New-Zealand | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| Qualified Countries by the UCI ProTour individual ranking: | |
| Nations which have one rider in the first 100 at ProTour: | |
| Great Britain | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| Sweden | 5 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| Nations which have one rider in ProTour ranking: | |
| China | 2 enrolled of whom 1 start |
| Ireland | 2 enrolled of whom 1 start |
| Hungary | 2 enrolled of whom 1 start |
| Nations qualified by the individual ranking of the continental circuits: | |
| Libya | 2 enrolled of whom 1 start |
| Costa Rica | 2 enrolled of whom 1 start |
| Cuba | 2 enrolled of whom 1 start |
| Chile | 2 enrolled of whom 1 start |
| Bulgaria | 2 enrolled of whom 1 start |
| Espoir Road Race Qualification | |
| Qualified Nations by the UCI Africa Tour | |
| 1 Tunisia | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 2 South Africa | 8 enrolled of whom 4 start |
| 3 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 4 Egypta | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| Qualified Nations by the UCI America Tour | |
| 1 Brazil | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 2 Canada | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 3 Ecuador | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 4 Venezuela | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 5 United States of America | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 6 Argentina | 8 enrolled of whom 4 start |
| 7 Bolivia | 8 enrolled of whom 4 start |
| 8 Colombia | 8 enrolled of whom 4 start |
| 9 Cuba | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 10 Costa Rica | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 11 Guatemala | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 12 Mexico | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| Qualified Nations by the UCI Asia Tour | |
| 1 Islamic Republic of Iran | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 2 Republic of Korea | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 3 Malaysia | 8 enrolled of whom 4 start |
| 4 Japan | 8 enrolled of whom 4 start |
| 5 Uzbekistan | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 6 Kazakhstan | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| Qualified Nations by the UCI Oceania Tour | |
| 1 Australia | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 2 New-Zealand | 8 enrolled of whom 4 start |
| Qualified Nations by the UCI Europe Tour | |
| 1 Russia | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 2 Netherlands | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 3 Italy | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 4 France | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 5 Slovenia | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 6 Germany | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 7 Norway | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 8 Belgium | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 9 Poland | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 10 Portugal | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 11 Switzerland | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 12 Slovakia | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 13 Denmark | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 14 Latvia | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 15 Lithuania | 10 enrolled of whom 5 start |
| 16 Belarus | 8 enrolled of whom 4 start |
| 17 Estonia | 8 enrolled of whom 4 start |
| 18 Hungary | 8 enrolled of whom 4 start |
| 19 Republic of Moldova | 8 enrolled of whom 4 start |
| 20 Luxembourg | 8 enrolled of whom 4 start |
| 21 Czech Republic | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 22 Serbia | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 23 Ukraine | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 24 Spain | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 25 Finland | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| 26 Ireland | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| Romania | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| Albania | 6 enrolled of whom 3 start |
| Nations qualified by the Nation's Cup ranking: | |
| China | 2 enrolled of whom 1 start |
| Algeria | 2 enrolled of whom 1 start |
| Kenya | 2 enrolled of whom 1 start |
| Austria | 2 enrolled of whom 1 start |
The five first nations at the final ranking of the Nation's Cup can add one extra rider.
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