Tricyclists Gautier and Croteau win second World Titles at 2011 Para-cycling World Championships
Shelley Gauthier of Toronto, Ont. and Marie-Ève Croteau of
Québec, QC both won the World Titles in their respective categories at
the 2011 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Roskilde, Denmark
on Sunday. Both taking their second rainbow jersey in as many races for
these two Canadian women racing in Tricycle categories.
In the women’s tandem, the defending World Champion tandem of Robbi
Weldon of Thunder Bay, Ont. and Lyne Bessette of Knowlton, Qué. finished
fifth of the women’s tandem race, which ended in a bunch sprint won.
Canada concludes these Para-cycling World Championships with an
all-time high five World titles, as well as a silver medal by
Marie-Claude Molnar of Sainte-Adèle, Que. in the C4 road race, and a
bronze medal by Mark Ledo of Maple, Ont. in the H3 road race.
Canada also ranked as the top nation in the women’s ranking at these Championships, all categories.
Complete results for all categories can be found on www.uci.ch.
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