September 14/11 18:34 pm - CCA Announces Final Road Worlds Squad

Posted by Editor on 09/14/11
 

The Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) has announced the list of cyclists selected to represent Canada at the upcoming 2011 UCI Road World Championships to be held on September 19-25 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Head coach Vincent Jourdain is pleased with the selection: "I am confident that we will have a competitive team competing for Canada in Denmark. With less than one year prior to the Olympic Games, we will have some chances to make some final evaluations and adjustments. The programs in place at the Canadian Cycling Association have never been this healthy, and this is very encouraging. The entire team is now ready to surpass the challenges ahead."

In 2010, Guillaume Boivin won the bronze medal for Canada in the U23 road race. In 2008, Svein Tuft won the silver medal in the Elite Time Trial.

Elite Women

Clara Hughes (Glen Sutton, QC / Independant) Time Trial & Road Race [2011 Canadian Champion, Time Trial]

Leah Kirchmann (Winnipeg, MB / Colativa-Forno D’Asolo) Road Race [2011 Canadian Champion, Criterium]

Joelle Numainville (Montréal, QC / Team Tibco-To-The-Top) Road Race

Denise Ramsden(Yellowknife, NWT / Team Juvéderm-Specialized) Road Race

Rhae-Christie Shaw (Seattle, WA / Independant) Time Trial & Road Race

Tara Whitten (Edmonton, AB / Team Tibco-To-The-Top) Time Trial s& Road Race

Erinne Willock (Victoria, BC / Team Tibco-To-The-Top) Road Race

Elite Men

Dominique Rollin (Boucherville, QC / Française-Des-Jeux) Road Rrace

Svein Tuft (Langley, BC / Team SpiderTech) Time Trial & Road Race [2011 Canadian Champion, Road Race/Time Trial]

David Veilleux (Cap Rouge, QC / Team EuropCar) Road Race [2011 Canadian Champion, Criterium]

Michael Barry (Toronto, ON / Team Sky) [Alternate]

U23 Men

Guillaume Boivin (Longueuil, QC/Team SpiderTech) Road Race

Hugo Houle (Ste Perpétue, QC/Team SpiderTech) Time Trial

Stuart Wight (Riverview, NB/C4RC-Roanne) Time Trial

Junior Women

Allison Beveridge (Calgary, AB) [2011 Canadian Juniors Champion, Criterium]

Alizée Brien (Morin Heights, QC)

Annie Ewart (Brentwood Bay, BC) [2011 Canadian Juniors Champion, Road Race/Time Trial]

Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin (Neuville, QC)

Junior Men

Alex Cataford (Ottawa, ON) [2011 Canadian Juniors Champion, Time Trial]

Adam de Vos (Victoria, BC)

Émile Jean (Trois-Rivières, QC) [2011 Canadian Juniors Champion, Road Race]

Yohan Patry (St-Jérome, QC)

Ben Perry (St. Catharines, ON)