July 10/05 12:35 pm - CCA Announces Junior Team for Road Worlds and Abitibi

Posted by Editoress on 07/10/05
 

The CCA High Performance committee has announced the Junior riders selected for the 2005 World Championships team in Madrid Spain as well as the riders to represent team Canada at the 2005 Tour de L'Abitibi .

World's Team

Women

Road Race
Joelle Numainville (Quebec)
Karol-Ann Canuel (Quebec)
Naomi Cooper (BC)
no alternates were named

ITT
Joelle Numainville (Quebec)
Karol-Ann Canuel (Quebec)

Men

Road Race

Eric Boily (Quebec)
Mark Hinnen (Ontario)
David Veilleux (Quebec)

alternates
Brooke Boocock (Ontario) 1st alternate
Ryan Anderson (Alberta) 2nd alternate

ITT
Mark Hinnen (Ontario)
David Veilleux (Quebec)


Tour de L'Abitibi Team

Eric Boily (Quebec)
Mark Hinnen (Ontario)
David Veilleux (Quebec)
Brooke Boocock (Ontario)
Ryan Anderson (Alberta)
Clovis Auget (Quebec)

alternates
Andrew Nichol (Manitoba)
Neal Kindree (BC)

Other news

• Leslie Tomlinson will not start today's road race, even though her name appears on the start list. Tomlinson leaves tomorrow for the 2005 Trans Alps Challenge and felt that she was better off taking the day off. in preparation to regain the title she held for 2 years (2003 and 2004). Tomlinson finished 2nd in 2004.

• Although the CCA has not yet named the Elite team for Road Worlds, Genevieve Jeanson will be an automatic, by virtue of being the highest ranked Canadian woman in the current UCI rankings.

• Three Junior's have also been selected to compete in the track events in Vienna:

Laurence Leroux (Quebec) - men's sprint
Eric Smith (Alberta) - men's endurance
Naomi Cooper (BC) - women's endurance