Canadian
Team for
BMX World
Championships
The Canadian Cycling Association is proud to announce the
full team for the elite and junior classes at the 2007 BMX
World Championships in Victoria, BC, which will take place
from July 27 to 29.
The Canadian team is spearheaded by medal-favorite Samantha
Cools of Airdrie, Alberta, who leads a group of 10 athletes
chosen through the published selection criteria and evaluation
by National BMX Coach Tanya Dubnicoff. These athletes
will receive full support from the CCA’s coaches, sport
scientists and medical staff for the world championships:
Elite Women
Samantha COOLS - AB
Christine MILLER - AB
Danielle BRISSON - BC
Junior Women
Layne NYHAUG – BC
Kaila SWEENEY - AB
Junior Men
James BROWN - AB
Michael IRWIN - BC
Elite Men
Patrick LEBEL - AB
Scott ERWOOD - BC
Nick GOERTZEN - BC
In addition, another 21 Canadians met the minimum performance
standards and will be part of the worlds team. These athletes
will receive a more limited level of support from the national
team:
Elite Women
Rosemary ADAMS
Lee RYCKMAN
Junior Women
Lindsay HARRINGTON
Jocelyn RUTKO
Michilla NEGENMAN
Karin NEWCOMBE
Pascale ROUSSEAU
Junior Men
Karsten MILLMAN
Scott BERNACKI
Jean-Sebastien DUFRESNE
Brian MARTEL
Joey TRUDEAU
Tyler SIMPSON
Elite Men
Kevin HILL
Kyle MICHELL
Damian LACHANCE
Adam MUYS
Aaron LEPP
Cory BANKS
Mischa PARTRIDGE
Christopher DASILVA
A further 461 Canadians, ranging in age from 5 to 54 will
compete in the challenge classes in Victoria. A full list
of registered Canadians can be found at http://canadian-cycling.com/cca/2007_BMX/documents/2007_06_06_BMXFINAL_Registrations.pdf.
The team will be supported by the following staff:
Sean O’Donnell – manager
Tanya Dubnicoff – head coach
John Cools – assistant coach
Brendan Arnold – assistant coach
Ben Sporer – sports physiologist
Richard Robinson – chiropractor
Cara Ewert – doctor
Bruce Pinel – mental trainer
Troy Woodburn – mechanic
Sue Morrow – challenge class manager
Chantale Philie – challenge class assistant manager
Deborah Negenmann – challenge class assistant manager
Karen Benetti – challenge class assistant manager
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