Ottawa, ON (October 1, 2024) – The Canadian contingent at the UCI 2024 Para-Cycling and Road World Championships, which won two medals in the time trial events, added two medals and an array of top-10 finishes to its tally at the competitions, which took place from September 21 to 29, 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Paracyclist Nathan Clement, who hails from Vancouver, B.C., and became a two-time world champion on September 24, added another world title to his collection after finishing the road race in a sprint against Italy’s Giorgio Farroni. The two riders clocked a time of one hour, one minute and 20 seconds over the 38.1-kilometer course. Uzbekistan’s Aziz Atakhodjaev (+2:47) took bronze.
“Completing the double rainbow jersey in Zurich feels surreal.” said Clement. “From winning a Paralympic medal at the start of the month and now ending it with a World Championship title in both the Time Trial and Road Race leaves me with immense gratitude towards my teammates, coaches, Cycling Canada staff, and Canadians across the country. This major accomplishment would not have been possible without the support of each and every person.”
Like his Canadian compatriot, men’s C3 rider Alexandre Hayward won a second bronze medal in the road race, after finishing third in the time trial. The Quispamsis, New Brunswick native finished one minute 28 seconds behind the race leader, Finlay Graham of Great Britain (1:55:24h). Benjamin Watson (+13s), also from Great Britain, took silver.
Mel Pemble, Kara Douville, Jessica Law and Joey Desjardins reached the top-10 in their races, all in the para categories.
In her very first year with the U23s, Ava Holmgren, of Orillia, ON, who won bronze in the short circuit at the Mountain Bike World Championships, took fourth place in her category after finishing 22nd in the elite women’s category. Her Canadian teammate Magdeleine Vallières-Mill, from Sherbrooke, QC, was the best result in the elite women’s category, with a 14th place. The junior women also put in a solid performance, placing Alexandra Volstad and Addison Frank in the top 20, finishing 12th and 17th respectively.
In the other categories, Pier-André Côté (elite men), Adam Smith (junior men) and Michael Leonard (U23 men) achieved the best Canadian results in their respective categories.
Full results from the UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships are available here. Next up on the UCI World Championships calendar are the UCI Track World Championships, to be held in Ballerup, Denmark, on Oct. 16-20.
CANADIAN RESULTS
Para
1 – Nathan Clement (MT1) – Vancouver, BC
3 – Alexandre Hayward (MC3) – Quispamsis, NB
5 – Mel Pemble (WC3) – Victoria, BC
6 – Kara Douville (WH4) – Calgary, AB
6 – Maarten Duif (MH1) – Carleton-Place, ON
7 – Jessica Law (WC5) – Vancouver, BC
8 – Joey Desjardins (MH3) – Hawkesbury, ON
DNF – Charles Moreau – Victoriaville, QC
Elite & U23
4 – Ava Holmgren (WU23) – Orillia, ON
14 – Magdeleine Vallières-Mill (WE) – Sherbrooke, QC
41 – Olivia Baril (WE) – Rouyn-Noranda, QC
44 – Pier-André Côté (ME) – Saint-Henri-de-Lévis, QC
51 – Clara Emond (WE) – Québec, QC
54 – Mike Woods (ME) – Ottawa, ON
64 – Alison Jackson (WE) – Vermillion, AB
77 – Michael Leonard (MU23) – Oakville, ON
87 – Jonas Walton (MU23) – Surrey, BC
DNF – Mara Roldan (WU23) – Whitehorse, YK
DNF – Quentin Cowan – Montréal, QC
DNF – Guillaume Boivin – Montréal, QC
DNF – Derek Gee – Ottawa, ON
DNF – Jérémie La Grenade – Gatineau, QC
Junior
12 – Alexandra Volstad (WJR) – Calgary, AB
17 – Addison Frank (WJr) – Ottawa, ON
30 – Adam Smith (MJr) – Winnipeg, MB
35 – Jayden McMullen (MJr) – St-Thomas, ON
67 – Mikaël Guilbault (MJr) – Montréal, QC
78 – Naomie Julien (WJr) – Laval, QC
81 – Sidney Swierenga (WJr) – Vancouver, BC
DNF – Tristan Drews (MJr) – Victoria, BC
