August 1, 2006 (Ottawa ON) – The Canadian Cycling Association confirms the names of the athletes nominated to represent Canada at the 2006 mountain bike downhill and cross-country UCI World Championships in Rotorua, New Zealand, August 26-27.

Downhill

Elite women DH
1. Michelle Dumaresq - US
2. Adrienne Miller – Courtenay, BC
3. Claire Buchar – Whistler, BC

Elite men DH
1. Andrew Mitchell – Maple Ridge, BC
2. Luke Kitzanuk – Vancouver, BC
3. Tylor Morland – Whistler, BC
Reserve: Dominick Ménard – Laval, QC
Reserve: Charles-Alexandre Dubé – Loretteville, QC

Junior women DH
1. Micayla Gatto – West Vancouver, BC

Junior men DH
1. Steve Smith – BC
2. Hans Lambert – Saint Bruno de Montarville, QC
Reserve: Dan Csokonay – BC

Cross-country

*** August 5 note:
Michael Mitchnick (ON) has been added as 2nd alternate in the Junior Expert Men XC

Elite women XC
1. Marie-Hélène Prémont – Château-Richer, QC
2. Alison Sydor – North Vancouver, BC
3. Kiara Bisaro - Courtenay, BC
4. Wendy Simms – Nanaimo, BC
5. Catharine Pendrel – Penticton, BC
Reserve: Mical Dyck – Calgary, AB

Elite men XC
1. Geoff Kabush – Victoria, BC
2. Seamus McGrath – Victoria, BC
3. Ricky Federeau – Abbotsford, BC
4. Mathieu Toulouse – Montréal, QC
Reserve 1: Andrew Watson – Barrie, ON
Reserve 2: Kris Sneddon – Sechelt, BC

U23 women XC
1. Jean-Ann McKirdy – Valemount, ON
2. Meghan Kindree – Garibaldi Highlands, BC
3. Catherine Vipond – Oshawa, ON

U23 men XC
1. Neal Kindree – Garibaldi Highlands, BC
2. Max Plaxton – Victoria, BC
3. Raphaël Gagné – Lac Beauport, QC
4. Martin Lazarski – Toronto, ON
5. Derek Zandstra – Trenton, ON

Junior women XC
1. Emily Batty – Brooklin, ON
2. Alexandra Gélinas-Hamelin – QC
Reserve: Kaitlin Mitchener – ON

Junior men XC
1. Cody Canning – AB
2. Francis Morin – Valcourt, QC
3. Alex Harvey – St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, QC
Reserve 1: Jeff Clarkson – BC
Reserve 2: Michael Mitchnick - ON

Among the CCA staff on site: Sean O'Donnell, Manager, High Performance programs and Michel Leblanc, CCA Mountain Bike Coach.

For further information, contact:

Florence Bourg
Communications Manager
Canadian Cycling Association
Cell.: 418-558-4559
florence.bourg@canadian-cycling.com