The road season is almost done, and \u2018cross is definitely here\u2013but there\u2019s also lots of track racing going down. Including the world champs. Canada will send a 10-rider team to the 2026 UCI track world championships in Shanghai. Racing gets underway Oct. 14 at the Shanghai Velodrome.<\/p>\n
The squad includes Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell, who returns to track competition after representing Canada in bobsleigh at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Mitchell will race the sprint and keirin alongside Lauriane Genest. If you follow her Instagram, she\u2019s been putting in some big training sessions at the track.<\/p>\n
The Canadian men\u2019s sprint team includes James Hedgcock, Cole Dempster and Tyler Rorke. The trio will race in the team sprint, with Hedgcock also entered in the time trial.<\/p>\n
Canada\u2019s sprint team<\/p>\n
Lauriane Genest, L\u00e9vis, Que. \u2014 sprint, keirin
Kelsey Mitchell, Sherwood Park, Alta. \u2014 sprint, keirin
James Hedgcock, Ancaster, Ont. \u2014 team sprint, time trial
Cole Dempster, Milton, Ont. \u2014 team sprint
Tyler Rorke, Baden, Ont. \u2014 team sprint<\/p>\n
On the endurance side, Matthias Guillemette returns to the national team after spending much of the 2026 road season racing with Tudor Pro Cycling. Guillemette was part of Canada\u2019s Olympic team in Paris in 2024 and will race the team pursuit in Shanghai.<\/p>\n
He\u2019ll be joined in the team pursuit by Chris Ernst, Campbell Parish and Jonathan Hinse. Ernst will also race the individual pursuit, while Parish is entered in the time trial. Carson Mattern will race the individual pursuit.<\/p>\n
As you probably know by now, there will be no women\u2019s team pursuit team racing.<\/a><\/p>\n Ashlin Barry, who lives in Toronto, Ont. and races for USA Cycling is also racing\u2013notably part of a strong team pursuit team, along with the unretired (and another son of two famous ex-pro cyclists) Taylor Phinney.<\/a><\/p>\n Canada\u2019s endurance team<\/p>\n Matthias Guillemette, Trois-Rivi\u00e8res, Que. \u2014 team pursuit
Chris Ernst, Kitchener, Ont. \u2014 team pursuit, individual pursuit
Campbell Parish, Vancouver, B.C. \u2014 time trial, team pursuit
Jonathan Hinse, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que. \u2014 team pursuit
Carson Mattern, Ancaster, Ont. \u2014 individual pursuit<\/p>\n