The maple leaf national championship jersey was up for grabs at Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops, BC, as over 300 riders from across the country registered for the 2024 Canadian National Downhill Championships and the fourth & final round of the Dunbar Summer Series from August 9th to 11th.
Congratulations to all the event participants and a big thank you to the event volunteers who were instrumental in making the event happen.
Here are your 2024 Canadian National Downhill Champions:
UCI U17 Women
1. Cameron Bragg (Instinct Development)
2. Éliane Blais
3. Luella Jones (Instinct Development)
UCI U19/Junior Women
1. Geza Rodgers
2. Megan Bedard (ZEP Racing)
3. Natasha Miller
UCI U17 Expert Men
1. Ryder Wilson (Corsa Cycles/Dunbar Cycles)
2. Mateo Quist
3. Noah Milner
UCI U19/Junior Expert Men
1. Jon Mozell (We Are One – Momentum Project)
2. Dane Jewett (Pivot Factory Racing)
3. Michael Delesalle (Instinct Cycling Club)
UCI Master 35-44 Women
1. Julie Colk
2. Doris Gomes
UCI Master 35-44 Men
1. Rob Davis (Rippers Lounge Racing)
2. Jeffery Bryson (C4 Racing pb Norco & Corsa Cycles)
3. Kristopher McMechan
UCI Master 45-54 Men
1. Jason Lorenz (Corsa Cycles)
2. Craig Wilson
3. Kal Bragg
UCI Master 55+ Men
1. Donald Van Eesteren (Rippers Lounge Racing)
2. Michael Mooney (Rippers Lounge Racing)
UCI Elite Women
1. Emmy Lan
2. Gracey Hemstreet
3. Andréane Lanthier Nadeau
UCI Elite Men
1. Jakob Jewett (Pivot Factory Racing)
2. Kasper Woolley
3. Johnathan Helly
Congratulations to all the newly crowned 2024 Canadian Downhill Champions. For full results, go to: https://zone4.ca/event/2024/lBMW7x/
Rider photos available from Roots and Rain
The National Championships have concluded, but there is still plenty of downhill racing action happening in BC. The BC Cup and Canada Cup Downhill race series will resume on the weekend of August 24-25 for the Steve Smith Memorial Race at the Mount Washington Bike Park on Vancouver Island. This will be followed by the penultimate BC Cup race at Big White on August 31-September 1, and the season series finale at Coast Gravity Park from September 13-15.
For additional information, please visit cyclingbc.net/bccup.