Olympic mountain bike pools unveiled
Pendrel, Batty, Kabush, and Plaxton all in the mix
Cycling Canada Cyclisme has announced the pools from which Olympic mountain bike contestants will be chosen. Canada has qualified two women and two men for the race at Hadleigh Farm, Essex. The final selection will be made on June 20.
Women’s pool
Catharine Pendrel (Kamloops, BC/Luna Pro) UCI rank 1st
Emily Batty (Brooklin, ON/Subaru-Trek) 10th
Marie-Helene Prémont (Chateau Richer, QC/Rocky Mountain) 20th
Catharine Vipond (Oshawa, ON/Norco Factory) 82nd
Jean-Ann Berkenpac (Valemount, BC/Xprezo-Borsao) 87th
Amanda Sin (Collingwood, ON/Scott-3rox Racing) 47th
Sandra Walter (Vancouver, BC/Xprezo-Borsao) 86th
Men’s Pool
Geoff Kabush (Courtenay, BC/Scott-3rox Racing) UCI rank 31st
Max Plaxton (Victoria, BC/Specialized) 43rd
Derek Zandstra (Trenton, ON/Scott-3rox Racing) 58th
Matthew Hadler (Mount Hope, NB/Xprezo-Borsao) 110th
Cameron Jette (Toronto, ON/Scott-3rox Racing) 167th
Adam Morka (Toronto, ON/Trek) 134th
The women’s mountain bike cross country race is August 11 and the men’s is scheduled for August 12.
