February 14, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – Canada will be represented by a strong team of 13 athletes at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Pruszkow, Poland, from February 27th to March 3rd. This will be the first track world championships to take place during the qualifying period for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
The women’s endurance team includes two members of Canada’s Rio Olympic bronze medal squad – Allison Beveridge and Georgia Simmerling. Both will compete in the Team Pursuit, joined by Ariane Bonhomme, Annie Foreman-Mackey and Kinley Gibson. Beveridge will also compete in the Omnium and Madison (where she will be joined by Gibson). Foreman-Mackey will race in the Individual Pursuit, an event in which she is a former world championship silver medalist.
Women’s Endurance
– Allison Beveridge – Calgary, AB [Team Pursuit, Omnium, Madison]
– Ariane Bonhomme – Gatineau, QC [Team Pursuit]
– Annie Foreman-Mackey – Kingston, ON [Team Pursuit, Individual Pursuit]
– Kinley Gibson – Edmonton, AB [Team Pursuit, Madison]
– Georgia Simmerling – Vancouver, BC [Team Pursuit]
Women’s Sprint
– Lauriane Genest – Levis, QC [Sprint, Keirin]
Men’s Endurance
– Aidan Caves – Vancouver, BC [Team Pursuit]
– Michael Foley – Milton, ON [Team Pursuit]
– Derek Gee – Ottawa, ON [Team Pursuit, Omnium]
– Adam Jamieson – Barrie, ON [Team Pursuit]
– Jay Lamoureux – Victoria, BC [Team Pursuit]
Men’s Sprint
– Joel Archambault – Ste-Christine, QC [Sprint, Keirin]
– Hugo Barrette – Iles-de-la-Madeleine, QC [Sprint, Keirin]