Several standout British Columbians are among the team of Canadian athletes that Cycling Canada recently announced will represent Canada at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships to be held in Pal Arinsal, Andorra, from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1.
Team Canada – Cross-country (XC)
Juniors
Rafaëlle Carrier – Lac-Beauport, QC
Julien Desjardins – Gatineau, QC
Nicolas Gauthier – Gatineau, QC
Aislin Hallahan – Peterborough, ON
Felix-Antoine Leclair – St-Denis-de-Brampton, QC
Lily-Rose Marois – Lac-Beauport, QC
Jacob Roy – Ste-Gertrude-Manneville, QC
Maude Ruelland – Lac-Beauport, QC
Tristan Taillefer – Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, QC
Eleanor Winchell – Powell River, BC
U23
Ian Ackert – Severn, ON
Owen Clark – King City, ON
Isabella Holmgren – Orillia, ON
Ava Holmgren – Orillia, ON
Emilly Johnston – Comox, BC
Marin Lowe – Squamish, BC
Ella MacPhee – Squamish, BC
Zorak Paillé – St-Sauveur, QC
Cole Punchard – Huntsville, ON
Noah Ramsay – Toronto, ON
Elites
Léandre Bouchard – Alma, QC
Gunnar Holmgren – Orillia, ON
Jenn Jackson – Barrie, ON
Tyler Orschel – Uxbridge, ON
Roxane Vermette – St-Férréol-les-Neiges, QC
Sandra Walter – Coquitlam, BC
Carter Woods – Cumberland, BC
Team Canada – Downhill (DH)
Juniors
Geza Rodgers – Port Moody, BC
Megan Bedard – Whistler, BC
Rebecca Beaton – Pemberton, BC
Dane Jewett – Squamish, BC
Jon Mozell – North Vancouver, BC
Michael De La Salle – Vancouver, BC
Griffin Tulk – Squamish, BC
Ryan Griffith – Squamish, BC
Dylan Marino – Whistler, BC
Jack MacLeod – Squamish, BC
Élites
Gracey Hemstreet – Sechelt, BC
Emmy Lan – Comox, BC
Sophi Lawrence – Whistler, BC
Jakob Jewett – Squamish, BC
Bodhi Kuhn – Rossland, BC
Finn Iles – Pemberton, BC
Mark Wallace – Duncan, BC
Kasper Woolley – Squamish, BC
Johnathan Helly – Kamloops, BC
Kirk McDowall – Port Moody, BC
We wish all the athletes the best of luck as they race at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Andorra.
For full details and schedules, go to https://www.uci.org/competition-details/2024/MTB/70535
Go Canada Go!