June 10/08 3:25 am - CCA Announces Final Team Selection for Worlds

Posted by Editoress on 06/10/08
 

The Canadian Cycling Association is pleased to announce today the final selections to the 2008 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, which will take place June 17-22, 2008 in Val di Sole, Italy.

Following the completion of the World Cup event in Fort William, GBR, Kiara Bisaro (Elite Women XCO), Derek Zandstra (Elite Men XCO), Max Plaxton (Elite Men XCO) and Hans Lambert (Elite Men DH) have been named to the team.

Elite Men XCO:
Geoff Kabush – top 12 World Cup performance
Seamus McGrath – top 12 World Cup performance
Derek Zandstra – two-best Canada Cup results
Max Plaxton – wildcard selection

Elite Women XCO:
Marie-Helene Premont – top 12 World Cup performance
Catharine Pendrel – top 12 World Cup performance
Kiara Bisaro – wildcard selection

U23 Men XCO:
Neal Kindree – medal at Pan Am Championships (injured and unable to attend)
Raphael Gagne – two best Canada Cup results

U23 Women XCO:
Emily Batty – two best Canada Cup results

Junior Men XCO:
Evan Guthrie – two best Canada Cup results
Tyson Wagler – committee choice selection
Jonathon Boucher – committee choice selection

Junior Women XCO:
Leah Kirchmann – two best Canada Cup results
Bianca Adolf - committee choice selection

Elite Men DH:
Steve Smith – top 16 World Cup performance
Andrew Mitchell - two best Canada Cup results
Charles -Alexandre Dube – committee choice selection
Hans Lambert – committee choice selection

Elite Women DH:
Claire Buchar - top 12 World Cup performance
Micayla Gatto - top 12 World Cup performance
Denise Uyesugi – two best Canada Cup results
Kim Huard – committee choice selection
Marie-Eve Marcotte – committee choice selection

Junior Men DH:
Yann Gauvin – two best Canada Cup results
Trenton Zoobkoff – committee choice selection
Alex Prochazka – committee choice selection
Philippe Cyrenne Blanchard – committee choice selection

Junior Women DH:
Miranda Miller – two best Canada Cup results

Trials Men:
James Barton – automatic selection
Jeff Anderson – committee choice selection