Weekly Media Advisory – August 8-14
Cycling Canada – News & Results
Pan American Games
Competition ended on August 11 with the BMX Freestyle event, which was included in the Games program for the first time. Canadian cyclists brought back a total of 5 medals, winning 4 on the track and 1 on the road
- Laurie Jussaume wins a bronze medal in the Individual Time Trial and Miriam Brouwer finishes 5th
- BMX Freestyle – Jaden Chipman finishes 7th at his first Pan American Games
- BMX Supercross – James Palmer takes 5th, Drew Mechielsen 7th and Daina Tuchscherer 8th after all qualifying for the final
Canada closes off the final World Cup of the season with a total of 7 medals
Mountain Bike XCO World Cup #7 & DH World Cup #8
Catharine Pendrel stepped on the podium for the first time in two years with a fifth place. Seth Sherlock won his first World Cup in the Junior DH category
Photo credit: Rob Jones | Canadian Cyclist
Upcoming events
Frankfurt, Germany
August 14-18
Tour de l’Avenir
France
August 15-25
Kentville Canada Cup XCO
Kentville, NS, Canada
August 17-18
Crankworx Canadian Open DH
Whistler, BC, Canada
August 17-18
Calgary BMX Canada Cup
Calgary, AB, Canada
August 17-18
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