Seventeen year-old Rocky Mountain/Business Objects rider Micayla Gatto, who took bronze medal in the Junior Women's downhill race in Livigno, Italy in September 2005 after bursting onto the Canadian National scene, has been awarded the "Russ Copeland" Canadian Cycling Associations award for best performance by a Junior Athlete in 2005.
Gatto set a string of progressive results in the junior and senior races, culminating in her performance at her first ever World Championships. This award is given to the junior with the most significant performance of the year in any cycling discipline.
