No cyclocross worlds for Schooler

Aaron Schooler’s dream of racing at the upcoming cyclocross world championships in Louisville, Ky. came to a screeching halt when he dislocated his shoulder. The Alberta racer crashed while riding just before heading home from a block of racing in Belgium.

“As most people who follow my cycling exploits know, at the tail end of my Belgian campaign, three days before flying home, I crashed while out on an errand, dislocated my shoulder and subsequently had to relinquish my spot on the Canadian team for the world cyclocross championships,” Schooler wrote in his latest blog instalment.

Cycling Canada added Schooler to the world championships roster in December. The elite men’s list also included national champion Geoff Kabush, Mike Garrigan, Chris Sheppard and Craig Richey.

“This was a pretty big deal as it is the first year that worlds will be held outside of Europe since its inception in 1950,” he said. “Not only that, but it was poised to be my first team project with a real Canadian hero, Geoff Kabush.”

Schooler was in Belgium competing in some of the most prestigious races in cyclocross. He intended to use the experience and training overseas as preparation for his debut at the world championships.

Elite Men
Geoff Kabush (Courtenay, B.C.)
Mike Garrigan (St. Clements, B.C.)
Chris Sheppard (Bend, Ore.)
Craig Richey (Smithers/Victoria, B.C.)

Elite Women
Pepper Harlton (Edmonton)
Mical Dyck (Victoria)
Emily Batty (Brooklin, Ont.)
Wendy Simms (Nanaimo, B.C.)
Julie Lefreniere (Oxford Station, Que.)

U23 Men
Evan McNeeley (Ottawa)
Andrew l’Espérance (Halifax)
Michael van de Ham (Edmonton)
Connor O’Brien (Ottawa)

Junior Men
Peter Disera (Barrie, Ont.)
Trevor Pearson (Delta, B.C.)
Isaac Niles (Tuner Valley, Alta.)
Neil Symington (Sussex, N.B.)