Giant Canada launches three rider junior team
B.C. and Alberta athletes will race road, cross country and cyclocross
Three of Canada’s growing group of promising junior riders have a new team for 2019. Giant Bicycle Canada has launched a junior development team, covering mountain, cyclocross and road racing.
Jacob Rubuliak and Cody Scott join the team from B.C., while Ryan Maclean will represent Giant at home in Alberta and ind at races around the world.
While the trio are all junior racers, they come to the team with years of experience. All three are provincial champions that have represented their home provinces at national level events, or even internationally.
“We are very excited to be supporting Jacob, Cody and Ryan with the equipment they need to reach their goals,” said Paul Mc Carthy, Event Coordinator, Giant Bicycle Canada. “With the Family support and Coaching they have we know they are on the right path to success”
Ryan Maclean
Edmonton’s Ryan Maclean brings his European cyclocross experience to the Giant team, having joined Cycling Canada’s Christmas Cross program for the 2018-2019 campaign. At home in Alberta, Maclean rides with the Juventus program, but has his sights set on returning to race overseas again this winter.
Jacob Rubuliak
Rubuliak joins Giant’s grassroots development program after years of racing with Cyclepath Kelowna. He mixes a busy calendar road, track and cyclocross racing, and will be targeting National and world championships in 2019. Rubuliak is working with former national chaoch Richard Wooles to achieve these goals.
Cody Scott
Vancouver’s Cody Scott has already represented the new Giant squad at two cross country US Cups in 2019, where the first year junior worked his way up through the packed junior men’s fields. Scott joins Giant after years of racing with Vancouver’s Devo Racing Program. He will continue working with coach Ben Chaddock as he pursues a calendar or cross country and cyclocross racing, including looking to represent Canada at the UCI mountain bike world championships when they return to Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que. this September.
