CANADA READY TO WELCOME THE WORLD AT THE 2024 TISSOT UCI TRACK NATIONS CUP
Ottawa, ON (April 3, 2024) – 29 athletes from across Canada have been selected to suit up in the maple leaf on April 12-14 at the 2024 Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup in Milton, ON.
This will be the last opportunity for track athletes to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, to be held from July 26 to August 11.
Canada will welcome over 300 athletes to this final round of the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup, the first two stages of which took place in Australia and China earlier this year.
“We have a strong team for this Nations Cup,” said Dan Proulx, Cycling Canada Head Coach. “We have a performance team and a development team entered: our current best riders and the riders of the future. It’s an honour to race in the maple leaf in front of a home crowd. With Paris 2024 in sight, it’s important for us to do well. It will be an intense competition as many other nations are also trying to secure points.”
The Canadian team, one of the largest delegations at the event, will be made up of well-known athletes such as Tokyo 2020 Olympic medallists Kelsey Mitchell, crowned champion in the sprint, and Lauriane Genest, who won bronze in the keirin. They will be joined by fellow Olympians Ariane Bonhomme, Michael Foley and Nick Wammes. The 2022 world scratch race champion, Dylan Bibic, will also be on hand, along with a development team made up of athletes seeking international peloton experience.
“We are looking forward to hosting over 40 nations for the final round of the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup series here in Milton, for what is about to be an electrifying competition,” said the Event Director, Jolène Dupuis. “Our organizing committee has been working hard to make this event possible, and we are eager to make it another successful international event with the help of our wonderful volunteers joining our workforce. Events like these could not happen without them, and we are so excited to show them off to the world while setting the stage for amazing performances from the athletes!”
Crowned Olympic champions at Tokyo 2020, Harrie Lavreysen (NED), Jeffrey Hoogland (NED), Francesco Lamon (ITA), Katie Archibald (GBR) and Jennifer Valente (USA) will be on hand, promising an electric atmosphere in the velodrome.
Tickets are still available to witness the strength of some of the best cyclists in the world. General admission, family packs and VIP tickets can be purchased here. Important information regarding schedule, program and volunteering opportunities for the event are available here.
Team Canada:
Women Track Endurance
Erin Attwell – Victoria, BC
Ariane Bonhomme – Gatineau, QC
Anika Brants – Strathroy, ON
Devaney Collier – Edmonton, AB
Maggie Coles-Lyster – Maple Ridge, BC
Skylar Goudwaard – Grimsby, ON
Fiona Majendie – Vancouver, BC
Jenna Nestman – Sunshine Coast, BC
Lily Plante – Sutton, QC
Sarah Van Dam – Victoria, BC
Men Track Endurance
Dylan Bibic – Mississauga, ON
Chris Ernst – Kitchener, ON
Cameron Fitzmaurice
Michael Foley – Milton, ON
Daniel Fraser-Maraun – Anmore, BC
Mathias Guillemette – Trois-Rivières, QC
Carson Mattern – Ancaster, ON
Campbell Parrish – Vancouver, BC
Sean Richardson – Vancouver, BC
Zach Webster – Toronto, ON
Women Track Sprint
Jackie Boyle – Toronto, ON
Lauriane Genest – Lévis, QC
Kelsey Mitchell – Sherwood Park, AB
Sarah Orban – Calgary, AB
Men Track Sprint
Cole Dempster – Milton, ON
Ryan Dodyk – Edmonton, AB
Jame Hedgecock – Ancaster, ON
Tyler Rorke – Baden, ON
Nick Wammes – Bothwell, ON
Cycling Canada thanks Sport Canada for the valuable support provided by the International Single Sport Events (ISSE) – Hosting Program. The ISSE aims to enhance high performance sport development as well as the profile of Canadian sport organizations through the domestic hosting of international single sport events.
For more information on the 2024 Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup Milton, visit www.tncmilton.com.
