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.
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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.
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
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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).
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
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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
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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.
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.
