September 3, 2010 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) is pleased to unveil the eight Elite men cyclists nominated to the pool of athletes seeking selection to the Road Canadian Cycling Team participating at the 2010 UCI Road World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

The 2010 UCI Road World Championships, held September 29th to October 3rd, will feature the road race as well as the individual time trial events. The selected riders will be formally announced on September 14, 2010. Canada can select up to three cyclists for the road race and two racers for the time trial.

The list includes Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria, BC / Garmin-Transitions), who is currently the Top Canadian in the UCI ProTour rankings and ended the 2010 Tour de France in seventh place overall, the best Canadian performance in the prestigious race in over 20 years.

Michael Barry (Toronto, ON/Team Sky), who competed at the 2010 Tour de France, will also have a crack at making the team. A regular cyclist on the UCI ProTour, Barry finished 18th in the road race at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships.

Will Routley (Whistler, BC/Jelly Belly Cycling Team), the 2010 Road Race Canadian Champion has also been named to the selection pool, in company of Svein Tuft, the 2010 Individual Time Trial Canadian Champion, who recently placed 5th overall at the Enoco Tour de Benelux, a UCI ProTour stage race.

The list also includes great Canadian cyclists such as Dominique Rollin (Boucherville, QC/ Cervélo TestTeam), Christian Meier (Sussex, NB/Garmin-Transitions), Ryan Roth (Cambridge, ON/SpiderTech) and Keven Lacombe (Montréal, QC/SpiderTech).

Michael Barry, Svein Tuft and Ryder Hesjedal represented Canada at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland.

The 2010 UCI World Road Championships will be held in Melbourne, Australia, from September 29 to October 3rd, 2010. For more information on the event, please click here.

Riders Named to Selection Pool for 2010 Road World Championships

Road Race
– BARRY, Michael – Toronto, ON (Team Sky)
– HESJEDAL, Ryder – Victoria, BC (Garmin-Transitions)
– LACOMBE, Keven (SpiderTech powered by Planet Energy)
– MEIER, Christian – Langley, BC (Garmin-Transitions)
– ROUTLEY, Will – Whistler, BC (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team)
– ROLLIN, Dominique – Boucherville, QC (Cervélo TestTeam)
– ROTH, Ryan – Cambridge, ON (SpiderTech powered by Planet Energy)
– TUFT, Svein – Langley, BC (Garmin-Transitions)

Time Trial
– HESJEDAL, Ryder – Victoria, BC (Garmin-Transitions)
– TUFT, Svein – Langley, BC (Garmin-Transitions)

*Alphabetical order