Central Saanich product Annie Ewart, 18, rode into second place and Oak BayB次元官网网址檚 Adam de Vos, 18, was ninth in the womenB次元官网网址檚 and menB次元官网网址檚 under-23 Canadian Road Championships in Lac-Megantic, Que.
ItB次元官网网址檚 an impressive pair of results for the teenagers, who both raced with the nationB次元官网网址檚 best, part of the Canadian Cycling Association sanctioned event, June 21 to 24.
Ewart was the fifth overall among elite Canadian women, four back of Olympic-bound Clara Hughes. De Vos was 17th overall among the elite men, which was won by Tour de France veteran Svein Tuft, who is 17 years de VosB次元官网网址� major.
Ewart, a StellyB次元官网网址檚 secondary school graduate, went pro in late 2011 with team Optum Pro Cycling/Kelly Benefit Strategies out of U.S.A. and has been having a successful year since. This year Ewart was selected by the Canadian national team to compete in the International Cycling Union-sanctioned womenB次元官网网址檚 cycling road and time trial races in Gatineau, Que.
De Vos recently finished second in the elite menB次元官网网址檚 category of the Bastion Square Grand Prix and was third overall among the elite men in that weekendB次元官网网址檚 general classification of the Robert Cameron Law series.
- With files from Devon MacKenzie
