December 23/22 14:14 pm - BTG Announces Final Standings for 2022 Canadian Cup

Posted by Editoress on 12/23/22
 

Bridge the Gap has announced the final standings for the first edition of their Canadian Cup (road) program. The winners of
each category get a $1,000 bursary from BTG and a jersey custom made by Specialized was made specially for the winners of this new initiative.

The Canadian Cup lasted five months and included all the provincial championships, in addition to The Canada Summer Games. BTG launched this pilot project at the start of 2022 with the aspiration to create a sense of community for Canadian riders, to showcase the races that are important for the development of athletes and raise the level of Canadian racing. By giving a grant to the winners, BTG helps support young athletes and helps bring excitement to cycling in Canada. This national initiative enables the identification of Canada's most promising young
talent.

The winners are:

• Anabelle Thomas, Junior women
• Félix Hamel, Junior men
• Laury Milette, Elite (U23) women
• Philippe Jacob, Elite (U23) men

Complete results can be found on the Bridge the Gap website or downloaded Here

"It was a lot more complicated to compile results from events all over Canada than I expected going in. We learnt so much along the way about the races, organizers and especially the racers. It was super cool to see the same names popping back up in the results over and over again. Some names were known and others were new which is really great. At the end of the season I think the champions of each category deserved their win. I'm already looking forward to the next season," says Shawn Clarke, co-founder of the Canadian Cup classification.

"In 2023, we would like to grow the Canadian Cup by adding races that unfortunately have been cancelled this year. We would also like to include races in the Atlantic provinces and in the prairies for the purpose of making this initiative more accessible to all Canadian athletes," adds Karol-Ann Canuel, co-founder and pilot program lead of the Canadian Cup.