July 19, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the athletes who have been selected to represent Canada at the BMX World Championships in Zolder, Belgium, on July 23-27, with a total of nine riders representing Canada in the Elite and Junior classes.
Adam Muys, National BMX Coach, said “I’m looking forward to good performances from our athletes; we have been working on several skills and tactics over the last few months to help us achieve our performance goals. The team trained on this track earlier this spring and are familiar with the facilities, which will be an asset.”
The team will be joined by a number of additional Challenge class athletes.
2019 BMX World Championship Team – Elite and Junior
Elite Men
Gaby Malenfant – Drummondville, QC
James Palmer – North Vancouver, BC
Elite Women
Daina Tuchscherer – Calgary, AB
Drew Mechielsen – Langley, BC
Junior Men
Curtis Krey – Etobicoke, ON
James Hedgcock – Ancaster, ON
Junior Women
Lauren Webber – Ottawa, ON
Molly Simpson – Red Deer, AB
Violet Cejavlo – Langley, BC
NextGen Athletes competing in Challenge World Championships:
Cole Zufelt – Trenton, ON
Edouard Proulx – Saint-Valérien, QC
Teigan Pascual – Squamish, BC