Ottawa, ON (Sept. 24, 2024) – Nathan Clement of Vancouver, British Columbia, won his second career rainbow jersey after dominating the T1 men’s individual time trial on Sept. 24 at the 2024 UCI Road Cycling and Para-cycling World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland.
The 29-year-old, who won silver in the same discipline at the Paralympic Games in earlier this month, completed the 11.3-kilometer course in 18 minutes 38 seconds and 16 thousandths, more than a minute and 25 seconds ahead of silver medalist Giorgio Farroni of Italy. Uzbek Aziz Atakhodjaev completed the podium.
Also in para-cycling, Quispamsis, New Brunswick native Alex Hayward added a bronze medal to his collection by finishing third in the C3 men’s time trial, completing the 18.8-kilometer course in 23 minutes, 34 seconds and 76 thousandths, 4.75 seconds behind first place, held by France’s Florian Bouziani. Britain’s Finlay Graham (+2.11s) took silver.
Riders in other categories were also in action. Among the Canadian results, Sidney Swierenga finished in the top-10 in the junior women’s race, Paula Findlay finished 18th in the elite women’s race, while Pier-André Côté achieved the best result in the elite men’s race with a 19th position. Kara Douville (women’s C4), Joey Desjardins (men’s H3), Mel Pemble (women’s C3) and Jessica Law (women’s C5) also finished in the top 10 of their respective categories.
Competition continues in Zürich all week, with the team time trial on Sept. 25 and the road races starting for Canadian athletes on Sept. 26. Full details, including a detailed schedule and complete results, are available on the official UCI Road Cycling and Para-Cycling World Championships 2024 website.
Time trial results:
Nathan Clement (men T1) – 1st
Alexandre Hayward (men C3) – 3rd
Kara Douville (women H4) – 4th
Joey Desjardins (men H3) – 5th
Mel Pemble (women C3) – 6th
Jessica Law (women C5) – 7th
Sidney Swierenga (junior women) – 10th
Charles Moreau (men H3) – 12th
Paula Findlay (elite women) – 18th
Olivia Baril (elite women) – 30th
Pier-André Côté (elite men) – 19th
Derek Gee (elite men) – 22nd
Adam Smith (junior men) – 34th
Jonas Walton (U23 men) – 36th
Alexandra Volstad (junior women) – 36th
Mikaël Guilbault (junior men) – 47th
Michael Leonard (U23 men) – 55th
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