Canada's Hayward finishes 5th in road race on penultimate day of Para road cycling worlds

Two Canadians secured top-10 finishes in the men's C3 road race on Saturday at the Para road cycling world championships in Dumfries, Scotland.

Alexandre Hayward of Quispamsis, N.B., finished fifth with a time of 1:33:46, 47 seconds back of defending champion Finlay Graham of Great Britain.

It's the best international result at worlds for the 26-year-old Hayward after finishing sixth in the road race event in his world championship debut last year in Baie-Comeau, Que., along with identical sixth-place results at the 2022 and 2023 time trial events.

Finlay Graham edged France's Thomas Peyroton-Dartet for gold by just two seconds with a time of 1:32:59 in the 22-competitor final to defend his world title. Graham's teammate Benjamin Watson won bronze.

Finlay Graham