TEAM CANADA ROSTER ANNOUNCED FOR 2024 CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ottawa, ON (Jan. 31, 2024) – Cycling Canada is sending a team of 21 Junior, U23 and Elite athletes to compete at the 2024 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Tabor, CZE, on Feb. 2-4.
An exciting showcase of up-and-coming talent, the roster features five 2023 Canadian Cyclo-cross Champions, including Juniors Rafaëlle Carrier (Women) and Jayden McMullen (Men) and was chosen following a full season of UCI World Cups and Canadian Championships. Seven Junior and U23 riders spent their holidays in Europe competing for the National Team at numerous international races, including two World Cups in Belgium, gaining valuable international experience.
11 National Team veterans – including 2023 Junior Cyclo-cross World Champion Isabella Holmgren, silver medallist Ava Holmgren, 2023 Junior Cross-country Olympic (XCO) bronze medallist Ian Ackert and top-10 World Cup finishers Maghalie Rochette and Sidney McGill – will share their knowledge with their remaining ten compatriots, for whom Tabor 2024 will be their very first World Championships.
“This is probably the strongest group of riders I’ve seen representing Canada at a Cyclo-cross World Championships,” said National Team Coach Michael Van Den Ham. “I’m excited to see what they can accomplish not only this year but with so many new athletes, I’m excited to see how these Championships lay the foundation for the future as well.”
Racing starts on Feb. 2 with the Team Relay and continues with individual races over the weekend. Live timing will be available here.
Team Canada
Junior Women
Rafaëlle Carrier – Lac-Beauport, QC
Aislin Hallahan – Peterborough, ON
Nico Knoll – Calgary, AB
Lily-Rose Marois – Lac-Beauport, QC
Dorothée Perron – Gatineau, QC
Junior Men
Alix Brunelle – Sherbrooke, QC
Lucas Goertz – Waterloo, ON
Felix-Antoine Leclair – St-Denis-de-Brompton, QC
Jayden McMullen – St. Thomas, ON
Tristan Taillefer – St-Denis-de-Brompton, QC
U23 Women
Ava Holmgren – Orillia, ON
Isabella Holmgren – Orillia, ON
Madeleine Pollock – North Vancouver, BC
U23 Men
Cody Scott – Courtenay, BC
Ian Ackert – Severn, ON
Elite Women
Christiane Bilodeau – St. Albert, AB
Katelyn Walcroft – Collingwood, ON
Maghalie Rochette – Sainte-Adèle, QC
Sidney McGill – Edmonton, AB
Elite Men
Tyler Clark – Mono, ON
Evan Russell – Mill Bay, BC
