On Thursday, Dat 1 of the 2026 Candian road nationals began. Elite men and women, under-23 men and women, junior men and women, under-17 men and women and Para were going for maple leaf jerseys and hardware. Under sunny skies, lots of new champions were crowned.
For the elite men, it was Derek Gee-West, who adds another national title to his very extensive palmarès. Pinarello Q36.5’s Nick Zukowksy, who has been having a great season but unfortunately crashed out of the Giro, showed he’s back, finishing second.
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And in the elite women it was Nadia Gontova (Team logoLiv AlUla Jayco) having a great ride beating multiple national champion, Paula Findlay. It’s another terrific result for the 25-year-old pro, who just came off a solid ride at the Giro d’Italia Women.
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The under-23 men’s race went to Jonas Walton, who continues to have a great season. Last year he finished 6th at the world championships in the TT. Former world pursuit Carson Mattern took silver.
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The under-23 women’s was won by Alexandra Volstad
EF Education-Oatly.
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In the junior men’s race, it was Mitchell Williams taking the maple leaf jersey.
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In the junior women’s, Quebec’s Elodie Malois is the 2026 champ. She had a sizable gap on Ontario’s Elly Moore. Molly Flynn was third.
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Under-17 men
Under-17 women
Para cyclisme MH1-2
1. Maarten Duif — 25:24.12
2. Étienne Mayer — 43:03.41
Para cyclisme MT2
1. Louis-Albert Corriveau Jolin — 34:42.98
Para cyclisme WH3-4
1. Camille Rene — 42:32.60
2. Nancy Kawaja — 47:50.98
DNF: Christine Molnar
Para cyclisme MH3
1. Joseph Vachon — 39:41.26
2. Daniel Bigu — 47:11.62
Para cyclisme MC3
1. Michael Sametz — 23:31.40
2. Hicham Boufekane — 47:57.27
Para cyclisme MC4-5
1. John Sonnenschein — 27:25.05
2. Luka Senfner — 28:44.87
3. Justin Marc Salomon Grigy — 29:21.07
4. Lachlan Hotchkiss — 29:53.60
Para cyclisme WC3
1. Mel Pemble — 32:14.41
Photo: Mike Moore
Check back later for photos from the race, and don’t forget there’s the crit and road races coming up too!