August 21/24 10:37 am - Ten Athletes Named for Junior Track Worlds

Posted by Editoress on 08/21/24
 

Cycling Canada has announced that ten athletes will represent Canada at the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Luoyang, China, on August 21-25.

Jonathan Hinse


Cole Dempster

Fresh off successful participation in the Team Pursuit at the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup in Milton, Ontario back in April, Anika Brants will look to reach success with her Junior teammates. A handful of 2024 Track and Road Canadian Championships will be rounding the team, including Jonathan Hinse, Larissa Pederson, Jayden McMullen and Gabriel Séguin. Sprinter Cole Dempster, winner of a bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships will also be in attendance.

The event will mark the second participation at the World Championships for Albert Taylor, Brants and Dempster, while the rest of team will make their first appearance on the Junior Track World stage.

Racing will start on August 21 with the team sprint and the scratch race and continue with more events over the week. Results and the full detailed schedule of the event can be found here.

Anika Brants - Strathroy, ON
Kimberly Chen - Victoria, BC
Cole Dempster - Milton, ON
Jonathan Hinse - Vaudreuil, QC
Raphaëlle Houde - Candiac, QC
Larissa Pedersen - Kitchener, ON
Jayden McMullan - St.Thomas, ON
Monty Rigby - West Vancouver, BC
Gabriel Séguin - Les Cèdres, QC
Albert Taylor - Cambridge, ON