December 9, 2010 – Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Cervelo) is among 16 athletes nominated for sportsnet.ca’s reader’s choice Canadian Athlete of the Year competition. Hesjedal, who brought the country to its feet when he finished seventh at this year’s Tour de France, is up against big names like gold medal goal scorer Sidney Crosby and Joannie Rochette, who won Olympic figure skating bronze only days after the death of her mother. Check out this amazing shortlist of Canadian athletes and cast your vote here.