CYCLING CANADA ANNOUNCES TEAM HEADING TO THE 2013 PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
21 athletes to compete for Canada at upcoming Para-Cycling Road World Championships
(Ottawa, ON – August 2, 2013) Cycling Canada is proud to announce the cyclists selected to compete for Canada at the upcoming 2013 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships to be held on Canadian soil, in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, from August 29 to September 1, 2013.
The team is comprised of 21 athletes, who will compete in the individual time trial races and the road races in all para-cycling categories.
“We are going to Baie-Comeau with the main objective to win World Championships titles,” said Arnaud Litou, Canadian Para-Cycling Program Supervisor. “Our secondary objectives will be to develop the athlete’s autonomy in racing situations, looking for areas to fine-tune in preparations for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio.”
Hosting the World Championships on Canadian soil also gives the national team the opportunities to showcase the Canadian talent in para-cycling, and expose the program to the general public.
The team representing Canada at this prestigious event will be relatively the same as the one competing the week prior at the World Cup Finals in Matane, with the exception of the addition of Brayden McDougall in the line-up, and the removal of development athletes Myriam Adam and the tandem of Mathieu Croteau-Daigle and Luc Dionne.
“The Canadian para-cyclists have performed to our expectations in this first year of the new Paralympic cycle. We are hoping to defend our Rainbow jerseys this year,” said Jacques Landry, High Performance Director and Head Coach at Cycling Canada. “Baie-Comeau has hosted these World Championships in 2010, and has demonstrated to be a reliable and dynamic host offering a challenging world-class courses.”
In 2011 at these Para-Cycling Road World Championships, Canada won seven medals, including five World Titles. The powerful tandem of Robbi Weldon and Lyne Bessette won the title in the women’s tandem time trial race, while the two tricycle women, Marie-Eve Croteau and Shelley Gauthier, swept the podium by winning titles in both the road and time trial races. Marie-Claude Molnar (C4) earned the silver medal in the road race, while Mark Ledo (H3) took the bronze medal in the road race.
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CANADIAN DELEGATION – 2013 UCI PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Baie-Comeau, CAN
Women
- Robbi WELDON [B] (37, Thunder-Bay, ON) [ITT & RR]
- Emilie ROY [Pilot] (26, Bromont, QC)
- Marie-Claude MOLNAR [C4] (29, Montréal, QC) [ITT & RR]
- Nicole CLERMONT [C5] (52, Sherbrooke, QC) [ITT & RR]
- Shelley GAUTIER [T1] (44, Toronto, ON) [ITT & RR]
- Marie-Ève CROTEAU [T2] (34, Québec, QC) [ITT & RR]
- Dominique MAINGUY [T2] (35, Quebec, QC) [ITT & RR]
Men
- Braydon McDOUGALL [C1] (25, Calgary, AB) [RR & ITT]
- Jaye MILLEY [C1] (22, Calgary, AB) [ITT & RR]
- Arnold BOLDT [C2] (55, Saskatoon, SK) [ITT & RR]
- Sébastien BOUCHARD [C4] (34, Québec, QC) [ITT & RR]
- Robert LABBE [H1] (47, Québec, QC) [ITT, RR & Team Relay]
- Charles MOREAU [H2] (31, Trois-Rivières, QC) [ITT, RR & Team Relay]
- Mark BEGGS [H2] (37, Montréal, QC) [ITT, RR & Team Relay]
- Jimmy PELLETIER [H2] (36, Quebec, QC [ITT, RR & Team Relay]
- Mark LEDO [H3] (36, Maple, ON) [ITT, RR & Team Relay]
- Louis-Albert JOLIN-CORRIVEAU [T2] (22, Ste-Claire, QC) [ITT & RR]
- Daniel CHALIFOUR [B] (41, Mont-Laurier, QC) [ITT & RR]
- Alexandre CLOUTIER [Pilot] (39, Ste-Antoine-De-Tilly, QC)
- Alexandre CARRIER [B] (24, Bromont, QC [ITT & RR]
- Aroussen LAFLAMME [Pilot] (35, St Augustin des Maures, QC)
