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August 15/13 17:34 pm - Canada Adds to MTB Worlds Team


Posted by Editoress on 08/15/13
 

Cycling Canada announced it has added riders to the Canadian cross-country team that will compete at the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

"Cycling Canada has expanded its capacity at the World Championships and we're pleased to use this opportunity to build the best team possible for the World Championships. We have a lot of depth in our program and these additions will help to insure that Canada's development program is a world leader," said National Team Head Coach, Dan Proulx.

"In the first two years of this Olympic quadrennial leading into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, it is important to continue to identify and develop our talent pool so as to continue being one of the top mountain bike cycling nations in the world. The addition [of] athletes to our Worlds team roster is aligned with the philosophy of exposing our development athletes to top international competition like the World Championships," said Jacques Landry, High Performance Director & Head Coach of Cycling Canada.

Team Additions:

Elite Men
Cameron Jette (Toronto, ON) Scott-3 Rox Racing

Elite Women
Mikaëla Kofman (Toronto, ON) Scott-3 Rox Racing
Andréanne Pichette (Québec, QC) Opus-OCG

Espoirs (U23) Men
Léandre Bouchard (Alma, QC) Cyclone d'Alma
Evan Guthrie (Peachland, BC) Norco Factory Team
Jérémy Martin (Boischatel, QC) Rocky Mountain Bicycles Factory Team

Espoirs (U23) Women
Laura Bietola (Greenwood, ON) RealDeal Gears/Fieldgate

Junior (U19) Men
Marc-André Fortier (Victoriaville, QC) National Team

Junior (U19) Women
Gabrielle April (Québec, QC) National Team

 


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