July 17, 2007 – The Canadian Cycling Association has issued the following release regarding Canada’s 2007 team selections for the BMX Worlds from July 27-29 in Victoria, BC, the Para Worlds from August 19-27 in Bordeaux, France, and the Junior Road and Track World Championships from August 4-12 in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Canadian Team for the BMX World Championships

The Canadian Cycling Association is proud to announce the full team for the elite and junior classes at the 2007 BMX World Championships in Victoria, BC, which will take place from July 27 to 29.

The Canadian team is spearheaded by medal-favorite Samantha Cools of Airdrie, Alberta, who leads a group of 10 athletes chosen through the published selection criteria and evaluation by National BMX Coach Tanya Dubnicoff. These athletes will receive full support from the CCA’s coaches, sport scientists and medical staff for the world championships:

Elite Women
– Samantha COOLS – AB
– Christine MILLER – AB
– Danielle BRISSON – BC

Junior Women
– Layne NYHAUG — BC
– Kaila SWEENEY – AB

Junior Men
– James BROWN – AB
– Michael IRWIN – BC

Elite Men
– Patrick LEBEL – AB
– Scott ERWOOD – BC
– Nick GOERTZEN – BC

In addition, another 21 Canadians met the minimum performance standards and will be part of the worlds team. These athletes will receive a more limited level of support from the national team:

Elite Women
– Rosemary ADAMS
– Lee RYCKMAN

Junior Women
– Lindsay HARRINGTON
– Jocelyn RUTKO
– Michilla NEGENMAN
– Karin NEWCOMBE
– Pascale ROUSSEAU

Junior Men
– Karsten MILLMAN
– Scott BERNACKI
– Jean-Sebastien DUFRESNE
– Brian MARTEL
– Joey TRUDEAU
– Tyler SIMPSON

Elite Men
– Kevin HILL
– Kyle MICHELL
– Damian LACHANCE
– Adam MUYS
– Aaron LEPP
– Cory BANKS
– Mischa PARTRIDGE
– Christopher DASILVA

A further 461 Canadians, ranging in age from 5 to 54 will compete in the challenge classes in Victoria. A full list of registered Canadians can be found at here.

The team will be supported by the following staff:

– Sean O’Donnell — manager
– Tanya Dubnicoff — head coach
– John Cools — assistant coach
– Brendan Arnold — assistant coach
– Ben Sporer — sports physiologist
– Richard Robinson — chiropractor
– Cara Ewert — doctor
– Bruce Pinel — mental trainer
– Troy Woodburn — mechanic
– Sue Morrow — challenge class manager
– Chantale Philie — challenge class assistant manager
– Deborah Negenmann — challenge class assistant manager
– Karen Benetti — challenge class assistant manager


Para Worlds Selection

The Canadian Cycling Association is pleased to announce the composition of the Canadian team for the Para-Cycle world championships, to be held in Bordeaux, France, from August 19th to 27th.

Selections were based on performances at the national championships and international rankings.

– Daniel Chalifour / Alex Cloutier (QC) — men’s tandem (road race, time trial, pursuit, kilo)
– Stéphane Côté / Pierre-Olivier Boily (QC) — men’s tandem (road race, time trial, pursuit)
– Brian Cowie (BC) / Devon Smibert (AB) — men’s tandem (time trial, pursuit, sprint, kilo)
– Gene Della Siega (BC) / Craig DeVeer (ON) — men’s tandem (road race, kilo)
– Jean Quévillon (QC) — men’s CP3
– Braydon McDougall (AB) — men’s CP3
– Eric Bourgault (QC) — men’s LC2
– Mark Beggs (QC) — men’s HCB
– Rico Morneau (QC) — men’s HCB
– Lisa Stowe (AB) — women’s LC1

The team will be accompanied by the following support staff:
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– Vincent Jourdain — head coach / manager
– Eric van den Eynde — assistant coach
– Susan Labrecque – doctor
– Sylvie Trudel — soigneur
– TBD — soigneur
– Sam Thibodeau — mechanic
– TBD – mechanic


Junior Road and Track Worlds Selection

The Canadian Cycling Association is pleased to announce the composition of the Canadian team for the junior road and track world championships, to be held in Aguascalientes, Mexico, from August 4th to 12th.

Selections were based on performances at the national championships in the road and track events.

The following athletes have been selected for the men’s road race:

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– Matt Potma – BC
– Guillaume Boivin – QC
– Spencer Smitheman – AB

The two time trial athletes will be nominated from among Potma, Boivin and Smitheman by the coach closer to the date of competition.

Two athletes have been nominated as reserves: Simon Lambert-Lemay (QC) and Cody Campbell (BC).

The following athletes have been selected for the women’s road race and time trial:

– Danielle Kenney – AB
– Denise Ramsden — ON (pending recovery from a broken wrist)

The following athletes have been selected for the track competitions:

– Stéphane Cossette — QC (men’s sprint events)
– Matt Potma — BC (men’s endurance events)

– Monique Sullivan — AB (women’s sprint events)

The team will be supported by the following staff:

– Vincent Jourdain — head coach
– Andrew Feenstra — assistant coach
– Jonathan Boisvert — mechanic
– Martin Zollinger — soigneur

About CCA
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