Junior Road World Championships NZ road team announced

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BikeNZ has named the team to represent New Zealand at the 2007 UCI Junior Road World Championships...

BikeNZ has named the team to represent New Zealand at the 2007 UCI Junior Road World Championships in Mexico, as well as the team for the prestigious Tour de l'Abitibi in Canada.

For the Junior Road World Championships (Aguascalientes, Mexico), August 9-12, the team will be James Williamson (Alexandra), Tom David (Auckland), James Dobson – (Palmerston North), Alex Cull (Auckland), Shane Archbold (Timaru) and Rachel Mercer (Raumati South).

For the Tour de l'Abitibi (Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada), July 16-22, the team will consist of James Williamson (Alexandra), Tom David (Auckland), James Dobson (Palmerston North), Josh Brown – (Palmerston North), Simon Honour (Rotorua) and Wade Mangham (Rotorua).

The Tour de l'Abitibi in Canada will be used as preparation for the Junior World Championships. Mercer will compete at various events in Europe as part of her build up programme while Archbold and Cull will prepare with the junior track team.

Laura Weislo
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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.