OVER 25 NATIONAL TITLES WON BETWEEN DOWNHILL AND CROSS-COUNTRY AT MOUNTAIN BIKE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ottawa, ON (July 25, 2022) – Athletes from across the country raced for the coveted maple leaf jersey on both west and east coasts of Canada. Downhill athletes took to the mountains in Golden, British Columbia where six national titles were awarded; in Oro Station, 20 new national champions were named over two days of racing in both XCO and XCC races.

With over 40 athletes competing for top spot in downhill racing, there was a strong presence of racers including familiar names like Rachel Pageau (Elite), Gracey Hemstreet (Junior), Tegan Cruz (Junior) and Seth Sherlock (Elite) were all rearing to get to the line in the fastest time. It was ultimately, it was Hemstreet (Junior), Jon Mozell (U17), Teagan Cruz (Junior), Bailey Goldstone (Elite) and Gabriel Neron (Elite) who would take some of the national titles of the weekend.

The Downhill races also had the addition of the adaptive category after its innagural year in 2021 at the national championships with riders racing the Dunbar Summer series across both men’s and women’s categories with Samson Danniels taking the Expert men’s E Assist classification and Amanda Timm taking the women’s.

Racing wrapped up in Oro Station at Hardwood Bike and Ski with 16 national titles awarded across categories. On the third and final day of racing athletes raced the Team Relay with over 30 teams fighting for the top spot, with Team Ontario taking the gold. Full race recaps for XCC and XCO can be found here.

Full Downhill and Cross-Country results for all categories are available.

Top Finishers – Downhill:
Men U17: Jon Mozell
Junior Men: Tegan Cruz
Junior Women: Gracey Hemstreet
Women Elite: Bailey Goldstone
Men Elite: Gabriel Neron
Men Adaptive Sport: Samson Danniels
Women Adaptive: Amanda Timm
Men Master (35-44): Tom Power
Men Master (45-54): Robert Venables
Men Master (55+): Donald Van Eesteren