VALLIÈRES-MILL TENTH IN JUNIOR WOMEN’S ROAD RACE

Yorkshire, UK (September 27, 2019) – Canadian Junior women’s champion Magdeleine Vallières-Mill finished just seven seconds off the podium in tenth place, in the Junior women’s road race at the Road World Championships on Friday. Vallières-Mill was part of a chase group that almost caught winner Megan Jastrab (USA) on the line after 86 kilometres of racing. The three other Canadians in the race – Laury Milette, Camille Primeau and Adele Desgagnés – were all caught in the numerous crashes during the race, with Milette and Primeau finishing 84th and 85th, respectively, and Desgagnés not finishing.

“I am super happy with the race,” said Vallières-Mill. “I didn’t really know where I could finish today, so I just focused on being at the front most of the time to not crash and be able to be there if something was getting away. In the last corner there were two girls with a small gap and I just gave everything I had until the finish line. I think the most important part of this race was being well placed because it was a flat course.”