‘The ribs didn’t make it’ – Derek Gee-West withdraws from time trial at his home World Championships

One of the main hopes for a home victory at the upcoming Road World Championships, Derek Gee-West has been ruled out of Sunday’s time trial, with his road race participation uncertain.

Gee-West crashed out of last weekend’s GP Cycliste de Montréal, going down with around 40km to go and riding back to the Lidl-Trek tea hotel having suffered injuries to his ribs.

Cycling Canada are yet to announce a replacement for the 29-year-old in either event; the country’s only representative in Sunday’s TT will be 2025 national champion, Michael Leonard.

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Gee-West is still slated to start as part of Canada’s six-man team in the road race on Sunday, September 27, but his comments must surely cast at least some doubt on his participation in a race where again he would have started as an outside hope for a medal.

While Gee-West is a triple Canadian TT champion, he has never performed brilliantly in the World Championships, with 17th place in 2023 his best result.

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