Overview

• The Oct. 6 ruling by arbitrator Praveen Sandhu directs immediate inclusion ahead of the Oct. 22 worlds in Santiago, Chile.
• Cycling Canada had amended omnium selection on Dec. 16, 2024 to exclude 2024 track results, a change applied only to that event.
• Bibic, ranked seventh globally in men’s track endurance, earned Canada’s omnium quota through his 2024 results but was initially left off the roster.
• Sandhu cited a reasonable perception of bias, a lack of meeting records explaining the change, and a failure to provide a clear rationale.
• Bibic’s Aug. 12 SDRCC complaint alleged a 135th‑ranked rider was chosen after he filed a 2024 safe‑sport complaint, and his lawyers noted arbitrators seldom make selections except in urgent fairness cases.