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NATIONAL TEAM SENDS SEVEN ATHLETES TO GRANDS PRIX CYCLISTES

Ottawa, ON (Sept. 7, 2023) – Cycling Canada has announced a team of seven riders for the 2023 Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal (GPCQM) on Sept. 8 (Quebec City, QC) and Sept. 10 (Montreal, QC).

Pier-André Côté, Nicholas Rivard and Quentin Cowan will line up for the second year in a row after successful participation in the 2022 edition. Fresh off the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, Côté and Benjamin Perry will look to better their performances. They will be joined by Quebec riders Matisse Julien, Felix Hamel and Robin Plamondon.

“We’re excited to again field a development team at the GPCQM, North America’s premier professional men’s road race,” said Nigel Ellsay, National Team Coach (Road Lead). “We have a diverse group of athletes. 19-year-old Felix, who last year raced with us at Junior Worlds, and his Ecoflo teammate, 20-year-old Matisse, will look to learn alongside veteran Ben and his Human Powered Health teammate, Pan American Champion Pier-André Coté. GPCQM is a unique opportunity for Canadian men to try new things, make mistakes and gamble at the highest level of the sport. As a coach, I’m really looking forward to seeing how they respond to this new challenge.”

Several Canadians will also be contesting GPCQM with their professional team: Guillaume Boivin, Derek Gee, Hugo Houle and Michael Woods will be attending with Israel Premier-Tech.

Woods will also take the opportunity to auction off his team kit worn during his Tour de France Stage 9 win in support of Cycling Canada’s HopOn program, helping more kids discover the joy of cycling.

Racing will start on Friday, Sept. 8 in Québec City and will continue Sunday, Sept. 10 in Montréal. For more details, click here.

Team Canada

Pier-André Côté – Lévis, QC
Quentin Cowan – Calgary, AB
Félix Hamel – Sainte-Julie, QC
Matisse Julien – Laval, QC
Benjamin Perry – St. Catharines, ON
Robin Plamondon – Montréal, QC
Nicholas Rivard – Bois-des-Fillions, QC

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HALEY SMITH AND ANDREW L’ESPERANCE WIN CANADIAN XCM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ottawa, ON (Sept. 5, 2023) – The first Canadian XCM Champions after a three-season hiatus were determined in Whitehorse, YK, on Sept. 3, 2023.

Athletes from across the country traveled north to experience Cycling Canada’s first-ever event in the Yukon. Haley Smith and Andrew L’Esperance, both of Maxxis Factory Racing, brought their recent experience from the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships to bear to win the Elite Women and Elite Men categories, respectively.

“It feels great to win a national title in the XCM and super happy that this event is back on the calendar,” commented L’Esperance. “It came back in a special way with the cycling community of Whitehorse and the Yukon welcoming us to their corner of the country. Aside from the racing, it was an incredible experience to get to visit a northern territory, learn about the culture, meet so many people and enjoy the incredible trails and scenery. Overall, a top-notch weekend.”

The celebratory feel of the weekend was enhanced with the premiere of Together on the Trail: Mountain Biking in the Land of the Midnight Sun. The short film, presented by Cycling Canada and Yukon’s airline, Air North, shines a light on the territory’s unique mountain bike community. It can be viewed online here.

Geof Harries, President of event organizer, Cycling Association of Yukon, summarized, “This weekend and the entire week will be a legacy for Yukon cycling and cycling in the Canadian north as a whole.”

The full list of results from the Canadian XCM Championships can be found here. Next up on the Canadian Championships calendar is the BMX Freestyle Championships, which will be held on Oct. 27 in Markham, ON. The full calendar of national events can be found on the Cycling Canada website.

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THE YUKON WELCOMES MARATHON MOUNTAIN BIKE CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ottawa, ON (Aug. 30, 2023) – The Yukon is about to welcome athletes from all over Canada to Whitehorse for the 2023 Canadian XCM MTB Championships on Sept. 1-3 for the first time ever.

“We’re thrilled to be seeing an event up in the Yukon,” said Jolène Dupuis, Cycling Canada Events and Officials Manager. “We cannot be more excited to showcase this beautiful territory during our Canadian XCM MTB Championships as part of their Yukon Bike Fest. With activities planned all around the Championships, we have no doubt that this will be a memorable event and adventure for all involved and participating.”

Fresh off participation at the mountain bike marathon competition at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, GBR, Haley Smith and Andrew L’Esperance are hoping to step on the podium in Whitehorse. They will be joined by fellow Canadian National Cycling Team athlete Ruby West and Canadian Cyclo-cross Championship bronze medallist Hannah Simms.

Adding to the weekend’s excitement, Cycling Canada will debut a short film, Together on the Trail: Mountain Biking in the Land of the Midnight Sun, on Sept. 2. The film shines a light on the Yukon’s unique mountain bike community and participants are encouraged to attend the premiere generously hosted by Yukon’s airline, Air North.

Details on the film premiere, the full technical guide and important event information can be found on the Events Page of the Cycling Canada website.

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CANADA EARNS THREE MEDALS AT 2023 UCI JUNIOR TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ottawa, ON (Aug. 28, 2023) – The Canadian National Cycling Team concluded five days of racing at the 2023 UCI Junior Track World Championships in Cali, COL, held from Aug. 23-27.

With 10 athletes selected to compete across endurance and sprint events, the maple leaf had a strong presence with three medals won, including a World Champion and a new Canadian record.

The Men’s Team Pursuit set the tone early, with Ethan Powell, Charles Bergeron, Kaden Colling, Albert Taylor and Justin Roy establishing a new Canadian record in the event, earning the first Canadian medal of the weekend with the bronze. Powell went on to win his first-ever World Champion title in the Men Points Race after lapping the field twice. On Aug. 26, sprinter Cole Dempster breezed through the qualifying heats to win the Men Sprint bronze medal against Nicolas Olivera Madrid of Columbia in a nail-biting finish.

Ethan Powell
Photo Credit: Alex Whitehead/SwPix.com

“It has been a fantastic learning experience for Canada’s up-and-coming athletes,” said Coach Kinley Gibson. “These results are a testament to the people and teams that support these athletes on a year-round basis. My favourite part of the past few weeks has been watching the team come together – the pit atmosphere has been wonderfully positive through the highs and lows of racing. These juniors showed grit, camaraderie, and incredible support for one another.”Other Canadians results to note are the Women’s Team Pursuit, comprised of Nora Linton, Anabelle Thomas, Taylor Tompkins and Anika Brants finishing in sixth position, while Brants crossed the line in fourth place in the Women Scratch Race.

Full results from the 2023 UCI Junior Track World Championships can be found here.

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ETHAN POWELL WINS GOLD AT 2023 UCI JUNIOR TRACK CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ottawa, ON (Aug. 25, 2023) – Ethan Powell of Waterloo, ON, nabbed his first-ever World Champion title in the Junior Men Points Race on Aug. 25 at the 2023 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships.

“I spent the first half of the race conserving as much as possible, waiting for everyone else to tire out,” said Powell. “In the third quarter of the race, I gave my all and once I knew I was in contention it was all or nothing to the end, so I just held on and I was able to make it work. I’m super stoked for this win, it’s unbelievable. I’m thankful to everyone in Canada, especially my home team KW Cycling for all the help throughout the past few years.”

Using the momentum of the bronze medal he won in the Men Team Pursuit on Aug. 24 with his teammates, Powell lapped the field twice earning a total of 53 points. He was joined on the podium by Juan David Sierra (ITA) with 50 points in the silver medal position and Danill Kazakov (ANA) in bronze with 41 points.

Full results from the 2023 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships can be found here.

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CANADIAN ATHLETES ON THEIR WAY TO JUNIOR TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ottawa, ON (Aug. 18, 2023) – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the team representing Canada at the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Cali, COL, on Aug. 23-27, 2023.

Fresh off successful participation in the road events at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, GBR, Nora Linton, Charles Bergeron and Ethan Powell will look to better their performances on the track. They will be joined by a handful of 2023 Track Canadian Champions crowned earlier this year in Bromont, QC.

The racing will start on Aug. 23 with the Team Pursuit and continue with individual events over the week. Results and the full detailed schedule of the event can be found here.

Team Canada
Charles Bergeron – Oakville, ON (Team Pursuit, Madison, Individual Pursuit, Omnium)
Anika Brants – Strathroy ON (Team Pursuit, Scratch, Elimination, Madison)
Kaden Colling – Cochrane AB (Team Pursuit, Elimination)
Cole Dempster – Milton, ON (Sprint)
Nora Linton – London, ON (Team Pursuit, Omnium, Madison, Individual Pursuit, Time Trial)
Ethan Powell – Waterloo, ON (Team Pursuit, Points, Madison)
Justin Roy – Carignan, QC (Team Pursuit)
Albert Taylor – Cambridge, ON (Team Pursuit, Scratch)
Anabelle Thomas – Calgary, AB (Team Pursuit)
Taylor Tompkins – Peterborough, ON (Team Pursuit, Points)

Coaches
Kinley Gibson
Tanya Dubnicoff

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CANADA TOTALS 19 MEDALS AT 2023 UCI CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ottawa, ON (Aug. 14, 2023) – The Canadian National Cycling Team concluded 11 days of fierce competition at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, GBR, held from Aug. 3-13.

With more than 130 athletes selected to compete across a dozen disciples, the maple leaf had a strong presence with 19 medals won during cycling’s first-ever championship mega-event.

“This was one of Canada’s strongest World Championships on many different levels,” said Dan Proulx, Cycling Canada Head Coach. “It was our first time competing in the new ‘super worlds’ format and I think it was successful. We had so many medal performances as well as three World Championship titles. We also had so many personal best performances. I’m really optimistic about where we’re headed as a National Team. We’re pleased with what we’ve done here and looking forward to raising our game for the Olympics and Paralympics next summer.”

Three Canadians emerged from the week’s competition with new rainbow jerseys: Mel Pemble held on to the Women C3 Omnium Championship for a second year running; Paralympian Nathan Clement nabbed his first-ever World Champion title in the Men T1 Individual Time Trial; and Isabella Holmgren earned her second title of the year as Women Junior Cross-country Olympic (XCO) Champion.

The para-cycling contingent contributed heavily to Canada’s medal tally, showing exciting promise for the upcoming Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games. The combined efforts of Pemble, Clement and experienced Paralympians Shelley Gautier, Kate O’Brien, Michael Sametz and Keely Shaw resulted in 11 medals across both para-cycling road and track.

The country’s growing talent in mountain bike was on display with Juniors Ian Ackert (XCO), Bodhi Kuhn (downhill) and Marin Lowe (XCO) all earning new hardware. Canada was also represented on the podium in the Gran Fondo by Esta Bovill, Michelle Gagnon and Pascal Herve, as well as in track with Dylan Bibic in the Men Elite Elimination Race.

Canadians also showed incredible ability and fortitude outside of the medal placings. After suffering a mechanical failure at the start line, Carter Woods fought his way through a competitive Men U23 XCO field of more than 85 entries for a remarkable 11th-place finish. Track athletes earned valuable points towards qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, particularly the Men Team Pursuit squad of Bibic, Michael Foley, Derek Gee, Mathias Guillemette and Carson Mattern, whose sixth-place finish helped solidify Canada’s current top-eight ranking.

Highlight reports from each day can be found at cyclingcanada.ca/news. Full results from the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships can be found here and detailed information about the event can be found here.

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DAY 11 HIGHLIGHTS: 2023 UCI CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Aug. 13, 2023
The Canadian National Cycling Team wrapped up 11 days of racing at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, GBR, on Aug. 13.Para-Road
After a busy week, Canada’s best racers in the handcycling (H) category took on the team relay. The group comprised of Alexander Hyndman (H3) of Blenheim, ON, Joey Desjardins (H3) of Hawkesbury, ON, and Matthew Kinnie (H2) of Riverview, NB, raced together for a seventh-place finish, 2:23m behind the winning team of France.

Alex Hyndman
Photo Credit: Zack Williams/SWPix.com
Road
Road concluded with the U23 and Elite Women taking on the 154.1km road race. Despite being caught in a crash halfway through the race, Olivia Baril of Rouyn-Norance, QC, and Simone Boilard of Québec City, QC, rode their way to 32nd and 34th place, respectively, while Alison Jackson of Vermilion, AB, crossed the line in 33rd.
Alison Jackson, Maggie Coles-Lyster, Sara Poidevin, Sarah Van Dam, Simone Boilard and Olivia Baril.
Photo Credit: Alex Whitehead/SWPix.com
BMX Racing
After making through the qualification rounds yesterday, Molly Simpson (Elite Women) of Red Deer, AB, Curtis Krey (U23 Men) of Etobicoke, ON, and Keira Murphy (Junior Women) of Nanaimo, BC, were in action in the quarter finals today, where Krey’s journey came to an end. Simpson and Murphy moved up to the semi-finals but were not able to reach the finals.
Keira Murphy in the Junior Women quarter finals 
 Photo Credit: Alex Broadway/SWPix.com
Full results from the final day of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships can be found here and detailed information about the event can be found here.
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DAY 10 HIGHLIGHTS: 2023 UCI CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Aug. 12, 2023

The action continued in Glasgow, GBR at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, GBR, on Aug. 12.

BMX Racing
It was the first day of official competition for BMX Racing, where Keira Murphy (Junior Women), of Nanaimo, BC, and Molly Simpson (Women Elite) of Red Deer, AB, both qualified through Round 1 and will race the quarter finals tomorrow. On the men’s side, Ryan Tougas (Elite Men), of Pitt Meadows, BC, Dylan Tremel (Men U23), of Calgary, AB, and Curtis Krey (Men U23), of Etobicoke, ON, all went through the last chance qualifiers and rode the 1/8 Finals, where Krey was the only rider making it to the quarter finals.

Photo Credit: Craig Dutton/SWpix.com
Para-Road
On the last day of para-cycling individual racing, Alexandre Hayward (Men C3) of Quispamsis, NB, and Mel Pemble (Women C3) of Victoria, BC, scored the best Canadian results with Hayward in fifth and Pemble in sixth in their respective road races. After a bronze medal in the Individual Time Trial on Thursday, Keely Shaw (Women C4) got a ninth-place finish in the road race. Canadian riders Carla Shibley and Meghan Brown (Women B) crossed the line in 10th, while Lowell Taylor and Ed Veal (Men B), of Lethbridge, ON, and Queensville, ON, were 11th.
Keely Shaw
Photo Credit: Ed Sykes/SWpix.com
Mountain Bike Cross-Country
Jenn Jackson, of Barrie, ON, and Gunnar Holmgren of Orillia, ON, were Canada’s top contenders in the Moutain Bike Cross-Country (XCO) Elites races, where Jackson was able to reach the top-25 with a 24th place finish. After a solid race in the Team Relay earlier in the week, Gunnar Holmgren made it to a 42nd place after 8 laps, 4:47m after winner Tom Pidcock (GBR).
Gunnar Holmgren
Photo Credit: Thomas Maheux/SWpix.com
Road
The U23 Men were also in action today, where Riley Pickrell of Victoria, BC, and Philippe Jacob of Terrebonne, QC, were the only Canadian riders to make it to finish line. They ended respectively in 48th and 58th position.
Riley Pickrell with the U23 Men peloton
Photo Credit: Pauline Ballet/SWPix
Cycle-Ball
Benoît Fisch and Patrice Lavoie of Montreal, QC, continued their League B group games for cycle-ball. Playing their final match against Hungary, Canada was not able to score any points, bringing the team in sixth place.Full results from the tenth day of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships can be found here and detailed information about the event can be found here.

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DAY 9 HIGHLIGHTS: 2023 UCI CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Canadian para-cycling athletes raked in the medals for another consecutive day at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, GBR, on Aug. 11.

Para-Road
Nathan Clement of West Vancouver, BC, and Shelley Gautier of Niagara Falls, ON, found themselves back on the podium with bronze finishes in the Men and Women T1 Road Race, respectively. After claiming the rainbow jersey in the time trial, Clement stopped the clock after the 31.2km road race 7:58m after Rongfei Lu’s (CHN) leading time of 56:30m. Meanwhile, Gautier crossed the finish line 12:59m after winner Pavlina Vejvodova’s (CZE) time of 1:15:30h for her second bronze of the week.

Nathan Clement
Photo Credit: Ed Sykes/SWpix.com

Other Canadian results included Kara Douville (WH4) of Calgary, AB, placing sixth, Matthew Kinnie (MH2) of Riverview, NB, placing seventh and Louis-Albert Jolin Corriveau (MT2) of Sainte-Claire, QC, placing 14th. Three athletes also contested the Men H3 category for the red and white: Alex Hyndman of Blenheim, ON (17th); Joey Desjardins of Hawkesbury, ON (19th); and Charles Moreau of Victoriaville, QC (22nd).

Mountain Bike Cross-Country Olympic (XCO)
Emilly Johnston of Comox, BC, finished just shy of the Women U23 XCO podium, completing the seven-lap course 1:54m behind leader Samara Maxwell (NZL). Ella MacPhee of Squamish, BC, also cracked the top 25, placing 24th. Carter Woods of Cumberland, BC, was Canada’s top finisher for the men, finishing 11th 3:14m after leader Charlie Aldridge of Great Britain (1:13:53m).

Emilly Johnston
Photo Credit: Thomas Maheux/SWpix.com

Road
Two Canadians rode to top-20 finishes in the Men Individual Time Trials. For the Juniors, Matthew Ney of Victoria, BC, rode at an average speed of 45.801km/hr to finish with a final time of 29:52.11m for 12th. Meanwhile in the Elite category, Derek Gee of Osgoode, ON, placed 17th riding an average of 49.206km/hr for a final time of 58:17.17m.

Derek Gee
Photo Credit: Zac Williams/SWpix.com

Cycle-Ball
Benoît Fisch and Patrice Lavoie of Montreal, QC, began their League B group games for cycle-ball. Canada won its match against Great Britain and Lavoie recorded additional goals against Romania, Hong Kong and Japan, putting them in sixth place before their final match tomorrow against Hungary.

Benoît Fisch, Patrice Lavoie
Photo Credit: Ian MacNicol/SWpix.com

Full results from the ninth day of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships can be found here and detailed information about the event can be found here.

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