May 19, 2011 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) is pleased to announce the athletes selected for the 2011 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup races in Yorkshire-Dalby Forest, GBR on May 21-22, and Offenburg, GER on May 28-29. Led by Head Coach Dan Proulx, a total of 10 riders will compete under the Team Canada banner, including Andrew Watson, the 2010 Canada Cup winner, Max Plaxton, the current leader of the USA Pro XC Tour, and Evan McNeely the Canadian Junior National Champion, as well as women elite riders Amanda Sin and Mical Dyck to name a few.

In addition to the Canadian team member, other Canadians will be racing with their respective pro teams, such as Catharine Pendral (Team Luna), Marie-Hélène Prémont (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain), Geoff Kabush (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) and Emily Batty (Subaru-Trek) and Francis Morin (BH-Suntour-Peisey Vallandry).

Canadian Delegation, 2011 UCI Mountain Bike World Cups (Dalby Forest & Offenburg)
– Derek Zandstra (Trenton, ON)
– Andrew Watson (Barrie, ON)
– Max Plaxton (Victoria, BC)
– Raphaël Gagne (Lac Beauport, QC)
– Amanda Sin (Collingwood, ON)
– Mical Dyck (Victoria, BC)
– Antoine Caron (Stoneham, QC) U23
– Evan McNeely (Kingston, ON) U23
– Mikaela Kofman (Toronto, ON) U23
– Laura Bietola (Greenwood, ON) U23

Schedule – UCI World Cup, Yorkshire-Dalby Forest (GBR)
May 21 – M/W Junior, M U23
May 22 – M/W Elite, W U23
More info HERE.

Schedule – UCI World Cup, Offenburg (GER)
May 28 – M/W Junior, M U23
May 29 – M/W Elite, W U23
More info HERE.