July 12/13 14:38 pm - Cycling Canada Announces Road Worlds Athlete Pool for Women

Posted by Editoress on 07/12/13
 

Cycling Canada is proud to announce list of ten women chosen to the selection pool for the 2013 UCI Road World Championships, which will be held in September, in Toscana, Italy.

Notably, the list includes the two-time Canadian Road Champion and 2012 Olympian, Joëlle Numainville (Laval, QC) and 2012 Canadian Road Champion and Olympian Denise Ramsden (Yellowknife, NWT), both of Optum-Kelly Benefits.

The list also includes 2012 Olympic medallists Gillian Carleton (Victoria, BC) and Jasmin Glaesser (Coquitlam, BC), who competed in track cycling at the last Olympic Games.

The women's team at the World Championships will be led by Head Coach Denise Kelly.

The final selection will be announced at a later date, as well as the Men Elite and Espoir selection pools.

Women
Lex Albrecht (26; Barrie, ON)
Karol-Ann Canuel (25; Amos, QC)
Gillian Carleton (23; Victoria, BC)
Véronique Fortin (33; Gatineau, QC)
Jasmin Glaesser (21; Coquitlam, BC)
Leah Kirchmann (23; Winnipeg, MB)
Véronique Labonté (32; Montréal, QC)
Joelle Numainville (25; Laval, QC)
Denise Ramsden (22; Yellowknife, NWT)
Anika Todd (23; Victoria, BC)

Cycling Canada press release (edited)