June 20, 2014 (Montréal, QC) – Cycling Canada is pleased to have received an invitation from race organizer Serge Arseneault to race at the Grands Prix cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal, a set of UCI WorldTour races, and will be looking to field a powerful team for the event.

The Grands Prix cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal are the only UCI WorldTour races in the Americas, On an annual basis, these events attract the best professional cyclists in the world.

For the event, Cycling Canada will select riders to fill the eight-man roster on the merit of performances throughout the season.

“The presence of these two World Tour events that take place annually in our back yard gives us an opportunity to race against the best in the world on our streets, with fans routing for the maple leaf, which gives our cyclists a great psychological boost. Through these races our Canadian athletes get a taste of the highest level of competition and therefore gives us a chance to assess their gaps against the best in the world,” said Jacques Landry, High Performance Director and Head Coach at Cycling Canada.

The Quebec race is slated for Friday, September 12, while the Montreal race will be held September 14.

In addition to racing the UCI WorldTour races, Team Canada is also expected to field one rider, along with five other Canadian cyclists, to the Challenge Sprint Pro on September 11 in Québec city.