Yellowknife cyclist Denise Ramsden will ride for Canada in her fourth road World Championships next week.
Ramsden, 24, has been selected in the seven-strong elite Canadian women’s team for the week-long event in Richmond, Virginia, which begins on Sunday.
Her previous best finish in a world road race was 55th, in Denmark four years ago. She failed to finish at the Worlds in New Zealand, in 2010, and in Italy two years ago.
Official website:Â 2015 Road World Championships, Richmond
Ramsden was born in Hay River and spent most of her early years in Yellowknife before moving to Ontario as a teenager.
This season, she placed 14th in the Canadian national women’s road race – an event she won in 2012, finishing 27th at the London Olympics of the same year.
In Richmond, this year’s women’s road race will take place over a cobbled, technical 130-kilometer course on Saturday, September 26.
