2 BC athletes named to mountain biking team
Posted on Sunday, June 29th, 2008 | 0 Comments | Category: - Olympics, Mountain Biking, News and HappeningsFrom CBCSports…
Olympic silver medallist Marie-Hélène Prémont topped the list of four athletes named Friday to Canada’s mountain biking team for the Beijing Games. Prémont, 30, from Chateau Richer, Que., placed second in the women’s cross country race in Athens in 2004. She finished fourth at last Sunday’s world championships in Italy, and has posted three World Cup top-10 finishes this season.
The other riders named Friday were Catharine Pendrel of Kamloops, B.C., (sixth at this year’s worlds), along with Victoria’s Geoff Kabush (14th) and Seamus McGrath of Carlisle, Ont., (24th).
An article on AskMen.com, included in the list are BC athletes Jon Brown of Victoria (marathon), Tyler Christopher of Chilliwack (400m sprint) and Brent Hayden of Maple Ridge (swimming).