Canada opened their bid for the 2006 Road World Championships with Anne Samplonius (Montreal, QC) having the best Canadian performance, placing 20th in the elite women's time trial. One of the two Canadian women racing the 26km time trial, Alex Wrubleski (Regina, SK), had a terrible crash on a left turn and went straight into the security fence. She was immediately taken to the hospital as a precaution, but escaped with only a deep bruise to her knee. She should have sufficient time to recover in time for Saturday’s road race.
