Following in the footsteps of the Waterloo and Jingle Cross World Cups, the 2018 Pan-American Championships in Midland, Ontario will have the Women’s race second in the marquee time slot. This release has more information about the decision.
Since it’s inception in 2014, The Silver Goose Cyclocross in Midland, Ontario has made promoting equality between women’s and men’s cyclocross a focal point of the event.
As the host of Pan-American Cyclocross Championships, the event promoter, CykelHaus Race Promotions, has confirmed their application to the UCI to put the Women’s race as the marquee event of the weekend has been approved.
Early on the break was Katie Compton, Kaitie Keough and Christel Ferrier-Bruneau. 2017 Pan-American Championships. © D. Perker / Cyclocross Magazine
“We’re extremely excited to have the Elite women take the final race of Pan-Am Championships,” says Event Director, John Hauser. “To the best of my knowledge, this may be the first ever Continental Championships in any cycling discipline to have the women in the marquee spot. It wouldn’t have happened without the guidance and assistance of Brook Watts, he’s been a major help in getting us prepared to host Canada’s first Pan-American Cyclocross Championships.”
“Elite women from across the Americas are currently putting in the best results in international cyclocross competition, just look at the World Cup season openers in Waterloo and Iowa. I think this shows that putting women on top for the Pan-Am’s is well deserved”
You can catch the Pan American Cyclocross Championships via live stream on Cyclocross Magazine Saturday, November 3 and Sunday, November 4. The Elite Women’s Continental Championships will start Sunday at 3:45 p.m. EDT. You can also take in the event live in Midland, Ontario (just 1.5 hours North of Toronto) on the shores of beautiful Georgian Bay.at
In addition to hosting Canada’s first ever Pan American Cyclocross Championships and putting women in the top spot for the first time, the event will also host the first-ever Masters Pan-American Championships for athletes age 35+.
More information: silvergoose.ca
