CANADA TO SEND FIVE RIDERS TO UCI TRACK JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | Cycling Canada Cyclisme
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CANADA TO SEND FIVE RIDERS TO UCI TRACK JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Small Canadian team to focus on Men’s Team Pursuit and Men Omnium

(Ottawa, ON – June 10, 2014) Cycling Canada is pleased to announce its selections for the 2014 UCI Track Junior World Championships, scheduled to take place in Seoul, South Korea, from August 8 to 12 2014.

The main objective of the Junior World Track Championships is to provide a developmental opportunity to a competitive group of identified Canadian track cyclists. The Canadian group has the potential to finish with a Top 8 performance in the Team Pursuit.

As a feeder into the Elite Track Program, these World Championships are a crucial step in an athletes’ developmental pathway. In 2014, the primary focus remains tightly aligned with those of the Elite Track Program, which in this case will be the Team Pursuit and Omnium: the two track endurance presented at the Olympic Games.

TEAM CANADA – 2014 UCI TRACK JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

JUNIOR MEN

  • Evan BURTNIK (17, Edmonton, AB) [Men’s Team Pursuit]
  • Connor BYWAY (16, Ottawa, ON) [Men’s Team Pursuit]
  • Alexander COWAN (17, Calgary, AB) [Men’s Team Pursuit]
  • Adam JAMIESON (18, Barrie, ON) [Men’s Team Pursuit]
  • Bayley SIMPSON (16, Lindsay, ON) [Men’s Team Pursuit]

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