Canadian team for Road Worlds announced
No Hesjedal or Barry for World Championships, but CCA looking for solid results
The Canadian Cycling Association named its 13-rider roster for the 2010 UCI Road World Championships in Melbourne, Australia taking place Sept. 29 to Oct. 3. On the women’s side Joëlle Numainville (Montreal, QC) will lead the way in the road race and Tara Whitten (Edmonton, AB) will be looking for a big result in the time trial. Numainville will be one of the Canadians with a chance of a podium finish at these championships. Her season included wins at the road nationals in Edmonton, as well as the Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau and the Tour of White Rock. Whitten, double World Track Cycling Champion and five-time 2010 Canadian champion, finished eighth at the Worlds time trial last year. She also finished second behind Numainville in the road race this year.
On the men’s side, the team will be highlighted by Dominique Rollin (Boucherville, QC), Svein Tuft (Langley, BC) and Christian Meier (Sussex, NB), three cyclists with regular international exposure. Tuft is the current Canadian Champion in the time trial and will be a strong contender for a Canadian medal in the race. Tuft, a ProTour rider who was with Garmin-Transitions this year, finished fifth overall at the UCI ProTour Eneco Tour and second at the Tour of Denmark. At the 2008 World Championships, he scored an impressive silver medal in the time trial.
Four riders will be entered in the U23 category, including David Boily (Québec, QC) and Guillaume Boivin (Longueuil, QC), who represented Canada at the recent Grand Prix Cycliste UCI ProTour races in Québec and Montréal. Canadian road cycling Team Head Coach Vincent Jourdain will be at the helm of the team, assisted by Denise Kelly for the women’s group.
CANADIAN CYCLING TEAM (WOMEN) – 2010 UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
CANUEL, Karol-Ann (Amos, QC) – Road Race
NUMAINVILLE, Joëlle (Montréal, QC) – Road Race
RAMSDEN, Denise (Yellowknife, NT) – Road Race
SAMPLONIUS, Anne (Montréal, QC) – Road Race, Time Trial
WHITTEN, Tara (Edmonton, AB) – Road Race, Time Trial
WILLOCK, Erinne (Vancouver, BC) – Road Race
CANADIAN CYCLING TEAM (MEN) – 2010 UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
MEIER, Christian (Sussex, NB) – Road Race
ROLLIN, Dominique (Boucherville, QC) – Road Race
TUFT, Svein (Langley, BC) – Road Race, Time Trial
BOILY, David (Québec, QC) (U23) – Road Race, Time Trial
BOIVIN, Guillaume (Longueuil, QC) (U23) – Road Race
HOULE, Hugo (Sainte-Perpétue, QC) (U23) – Road Race, Time Trial
PAPILLON, Arnaud (Longueuil, QC) (U23) – Road Race
CANADIAN TEAM STAFF
Team Manager: Matthew Knight
Head Coach: Vincent Jourdain
Women’s coach: Denise Kelly
Mechanics: Dave Drumm, Sean Kelly
Soigneurs: Michel L’Hoest, Kelly Linake