May 14, 2004 – The Canadian Cycling Association would like to announce a change to the published selection procedure for the 2004 junior track world championships, which will be held July 28-August 1 in Los Angeles, California.
The worlds pre-qualification event originally scheduled in Dieppe, N.B., on June 12-13 will instead be held in Bromont, Que., on the same dates. Event information can be found on the FQSC website www.fqsc.net. The other pre-qualification events remain the same (see below).
The second change to the selection process is the time standards, which have been loosened slightly to allow the CCA's coaches to identify a bigger pool of potential worlds athletes (see time standards below). The target size of the worlds team remains six athletes (two women and four men), but this may be adjusted based on the competitiveness of the athletes.
The basic selection process remains the same and is outlined below. For further information, please contact National Development Coach Kris Westwood at 613-248-1353 ext. 2607, or at coach@canadian-cycling.com.
2004 World Junior Track Championships PreQualification Standards2004
Track: Bromont Michigan Calgary Burnaby
200m Men 12.05 12.30 12.40
200m Women 13.35 13.55 13.55
1,000m Men 1:12.30 1:13.00 1:14.00
500m Women 40.30 40.70 40.75
IP men (3,000m) 3:47.00 3:51.00 3:52.94
IP women (2,000m) 2:49.21 2:50.91 2:53.36
2004 World Junior Track Championships PreQualification Process
Junior-age athletes (born in 1986 or 1987) meeting published CCA time
standards at the following events will be nominated to the worlds pool:
– Bikeshevic GP, Calgary, Alta., May 29-30
– Pre-selection Event, Bromont, Que., June 12-13
– B.C. Track Championships, Burnaby, B.C., June 18-20
– Ontario Track Championships, Michigan USA, June 18-20
Athletes in the worlds pool will be invited to the American Velodrome Challenge event in Victoria, B.C., on July 9-11. All travel and accommodation costs to this event are the athletes' own responsibility.
Final selection to the worlds team will be made based on performances in Victoria. The CCA will arrange accommodation for the selected athletes in Victoria from July 12 to July 24, when the team departs by car for Los Angeles. The athletes will participate in a preparation camp in Victoria from July 19-23. Athletes will be responsible for their own food.
The target size of the worlds team is six athletes (two women, four men). This may be altered based on the competitiveness of the athletes.
Selected male athletes wishing to compete in the Tour de l'Abitibi (July 20-25) may do so by arrangement with the National Development Coach, but they will be responsible for their own travel. They should arrange to arrive in Los Angeles on July 26 and depart on August 2.
Worlds travel from Victoria and accommodation during the trip and in Los Angeles will be covered by the CCA. Athletes will be responsible for their own food.
The team will return to Victoria on August 3 at the latest.