WOMEN TEAM PURSUIT SQUAD STILL IN GOLD MEDAL HUNT
Canada’s team posts third fastest time, to face Australia in semi-finals
(London, GBR – December 5, 2014) The Canadian Women Team Pursuit squad posted the third fastest time of the qualifiers on Friday at the second edition of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in London, despite finishing the race minus one rider as Kristy Lay crashed at the 3km mark into the 4-kilometer race.
Represented by Jasmin Glaesser, Stephanie Roorda, Allison Beveridge and Kristy Lay, Canada posted a time of 4:28.208. Lay was shaken during the high-speed crash, but she may still be able to compete in the semi-finals.
The local riders from Great Britain came from behind in the last few laps to post the fastest time, 4:23.406, less than one-tenth of a second faster than Australia’s time of 4:23.498.
Canada will face Australia in the semi-finals. The winner of the semi-finals will race in the gold medal showdown. The semi-finals will take place tonight evening session, starting at 7pm local time.
In the men’s team pursuit, Canada finished 13th, with its squad represented by Remi Pelletier-Roy, Ed Veal, Sean McKinnon and Aidan Caves posting a time of 4:09.054. The four-man team improved their final result by three positions from the first World Cup in Guadalajara, where they finished 16th.
The men’s team sprint squad finished 14th with Hugo Barrette, Joe Veloce and Evan Carey taking the start. Joel Archambault crashed in training on Thursday and did not participate.
In their second World Cup race as a team, Monique Sullivan and rookie Kate O’Brien continued their progression in the discipline, finishing in 13th place of the women team sprint qualifying round.
Competing in a C1-class women’s scratch race, Annie Foreman-Mackay finished in 21st position.
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