TEAM CANADA HEADS TO EUROPE FOR TRACK CYCLING SEASON OPENER
Ottawa, ON (April 14, 2022) – After many months of training and preparation, the Canadian National Team is heading to Europe to kick off the international track cycling calendar with the Belgium Open Track Meeting in Ghent, Belgium on April 15-17, followed by the first Track Nations Cup of the season from April 21-24 in Glasgow, Great Britain.
The endurance squad comprised of Maggie Coles-Lyster, Mathias Guillemette, Jackson Kinniburgh and Ethan Ogrodniczuk will be joined by Olympian Ariane Bonhomme, Track World Cup medallists Devaney Collier and Chris Ernst, as well as former Canadian champion Ngaire Barraclough at the C1 competition in Belgium. The team will then head to Glasgow for the first Track Nations Cup of the year, where they will be met by the Sprint squad led by Olympians Kelsey Mitchell, Lauriane Genest and Nick Wammes.
With only three Track Nations Cup this season, the sprint team will be looking to gain as many qualification points as possible for the Track Cycling World Championships, where the squad is aiming to qualify for the Team Sprint events. Under the leadership of coach Franck Durivaux, the sprint program is currently more competitive than ever and hungry for personal best performances at upcoming events, including the Milton Tissot UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup, from May 12-15, as well as the Commonwealth Games from July 29 – August 1 in London, England.
Team Canada – Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup I
Women’s Sprint
Kelsey Mitchell – Sherwood Park, AB [Team Sprint, Keirin, Sprint]
Lauriane Genest – Lévis, QC [Team Sprint, Keirin, Sprint]
Sarah Orban – Calgary, AB [Team Sprint]
Men’s Sprint
Ryan Dodyk – Edmonton, AB [Sprint, Keirin]
Je’Land Sydney – Georgetown, ON [Keirin]
Nick Wammes – Bothwell, ON [Sprint]
Women’s Endurance
Maggie Coles-Lyster – Maple Ridge, BC [Omnium, Elimination Race]
Men’s Endurance
Mathias Guillemette – Trois-Rivières, QC [Omnium, Elimination Race]
Jackson Kinniburgh – Calgary, AB [Madison, Individual Pursuit]
Ethan Ogrodniczuk – Vancouver, BC [Madison, Individual Pursuit]
