August 13/15 16:04 pm - Cycling Canada Announces Team for Mountain Bike Worlds

Posted by Editor on 08/13/15
 

Cycling Canada has announced team of 24 cross-country riders and 11 downhillers for the world championships in Andorra at the beginning of September. The majority of the team will head to Europe next week to compete at the World Cup Final in Val di Sole, Italy, before heading to the Worlds.

Cross-country Team (* denotes Current Canadian Champion)

Elite Men
Léandre Bouchard (Alma, QC)
Raphaël Gagné * (Québec, QC)
Geoff Kabush (Courtenay, BC)
Derek Zandstra (Trenton, ON)

Elite Women
Emily Batty (Brooklin, ON)
Mikaela Kofman (Toronto, ON)
Catharine Pendrel * (Kamloops, BC)
Sandra Walter (Coquitlam, BC)

U23 Men
Peter Disera (Barrie, ON)
Marc-André Fortier (Victoriaville, QC)
Marc-Antoine Nadon (Timmins, ON)
Alexandre Vialle * (Prévost, QC)

U23 Women
Catherine Fleury (Alma, QC)
Maghalie Rochette (St-Jérome, QC)
Haley Smith * (Uxbridge, ON)
Frederique Trudel (Breakeyville, QC)

Junior Men
Raphael Auclair * (Québec, QC)
Rhys Verner (Squamish, BC)
Quinton Disera (Barrie, ON)
Sean Fincham (Squamish, BC)

Junior Women
Soren Meeuwisse (Orillia, ON)
Laurie Arsenault * (Terrebonne, QC)
Emily Handford (West Vancouver, BC)
Mackenzie Myatt (Musquodoboit Harbour, NS)

Downhill Team (* denotes Current Canadian Champion)

Elite Men
Matt Beer *(North Vancouver, BC)
Steve Smith (Cassidy, BC)
Mark Wallace (Duncan, BC)

Junior Men
Jack Almond (West Vancouver, BC)
Henry Fitzgerald (West Vancouver, BC)
Magnus Manson * (Sechelt, BC)

Elite Women
Casey Brown (Revelstoke, BC)
Claire Buchar (Whistler, BC)
Miranda Miller * (Garibaldi Highlands, BC)
Vaea Verbeek (Grandby, QC)

Junior Women
Georgia Astle *(Whistler, BC)