Oakland, CA - Matt Crane and Ryder Hesjedal of the Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis will represent the United States and Canada respectively at this weekend's UCI World Cycling Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.

Hesjedal, the current time trial champion of Canada, will compete in that discipline Thursday on a challenging 44.9 km course.

On Saturday, Crane will join his U23 teammates for the 172 km U23 road race. The road circuit, which the U23 race will cover nine times, is 19.1 km long, with nearly 407 meters of climbing per lap.