Dominique, leading, in front of Martin St-Laurent and Gordon Fraser
photo : The Canadian Championship

Dominique ran in the road race of the The Canadian Championship on July 16. He was among leaders for a great portion of the race but endend 43rd, same time than Eric Wohlberg, fifth in 5 hours 19 minutes 51.

Gordon Fraser and Dominique still in front
photo : The Canadian Cyclist

Here is the comment from The Canadian Cyclist editor about the choice of Wohlberg, instead of Dominique, for the olympic team:
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Fraser and Lukaszewicz were automatics in the men (highest UCI ranked, and national championship win), Walton has both the experience and an agressive ride yesterday, and Wohlberg also has the international experience and power to help set Fraser up in a sprint situation. The only potential different selection we could see was Dominique Perras instead of Wohlberg, if the CCA had wanted to include a young rider for future development. Perras' fine ride yesterday (out at the front for nearly 200 kilometres) was only marred by his cracking at the crucial moment. If he had managed to stay up at the front, it quite possibly would have been him rather than Wohlberg going to Sydney.

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