JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPION CARSON MATTERN CLAIMS NINE NATIONAL TRACK TITLES
Milton, ON (April 11, 2022) – Team Ontario kicked off the last day of the 2022 U17/Junior Canadian Track Championships by sweeping the Team Pursuit event in all four categories, before going on to win three of the four Team Sprint events. U17 Ashlin Barry (Mariposa Racing Team) and Juniors Vanessa Montrichard (Team Hamilton), Kiara Lylyk (The Cyclery Racing) and Carson Mattern (Ascent Cycling) were all part of the dual winning teams, each adding to their growing collection of maple leaf jerseys.
Junior World Champion Carson Mattern proved to be once again unstoppable on the final day of competitions, winning all four events he was entered in and capping off his last Junior championships with a total of nine national titles after opting out of the Keirin competition on Friday.
“Winning all the events was definitely in the back of my mind,” said Mattern. “I knew where I was at with my training, and I knew that my skill and experience would make me very competitive. My goal was to win the IP and set a new time there and I just missed the world record by half a second, but my main priority was really to qualify for the Junior World’s Team. I also really wanted to win the Scratch Race because I won the rainbow jersey for that; once I did both of those goals on the first day, I was just racing because I love it and that’s what got me all those medals.”
Carson Mattern with his nine gold medals
Photo credit: Ivan Rupes
In the women’s field, Kiara Lylyk seemed to find her stride on the two final days of racing, earning her first two titles on Saturday and winning the Team Pursuit, Team Sprint, Time Trial and Madison on Sunday to finish the event with a total of six gold medals.
“I’m originally a mountain biker, but I like to show up to track events once in a while to see where I’m at,” said Lylyk. “I was pretty motivated after Friday, and I just really wanted to get a title. My coach and I talked about my goals and we made a plan for the next days which worked out very well. I’ve been training for the road, so this was a really good weekend to show that I was capable of doing good things on the track.”
Kiara Lylyk & Dylan Baker doing an exchange during the Women’s Madison.
Photo credit: Ivan Rupes
Ontario’s Ashlin Barry continued to dominate in the men’s U17 field, winning a total of seven races throughout the weekend, while Alexandra Fangeat (KW Cycling Academy) and Alexandra Volstad (Team Alberta) both claimed multiple titles in the women’s U17 events.
Next month, the Mattamy National Cycling Centre will play host to the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup from May 12-15. The event will feature some of the world’s top track cyclists, including Canadian Olympic medallists Kelsey Mitchell and Lauriane Genest. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.
Results
Team Pursuit
U17 Women: 1- Team Ontario 2- Cycling BC 3- KW Cycling Academy
U17 Men: 1- Team Ontario 2- KW Cycling Academy 3- No Right Turns
Junior Women: 1- Team Ontario 2- Pursuit of Happiness 3- Équipe du Québec
Junior Men: 1- Team Ontario 2- Cycling BC 3- Équipe du Québec
Team Sprint
U17 Women: 1- Cycling BC 2- Team Ontario 3- Rural Jurors
U17 Men: 1- Team Ontario 2- BC/NCCH 3- KW Cycling Academy
Junior Women: 1- Team Ontario 2- Équipe du Québec 3- Quadzilla
Junior Men: 1- Team Ontario 2- Équipe du Québec 3- Cycling BC
Time Trial
U17 Women: 1- Alexandra Volstad 2- Kimberly Chen 3- Anika Brants
U17 Men: 1- Cole Dempster 2- Jonathan Hinse 3- Oscar Wong
Junior Women: 1- Kiara Lylyk 2- Anabelle Thomas 3- Maxim Lapointe
Junior Men: 1- Carson Mattern 2- Cam McCallum 3- Ethan Powell
Madison
U17 Women: 1- Alexandra Fangeat & Ellie Dowling 2- Kimberly Chen & Isla Rendle 3- Sidney Swierenga & Geza Rodgers
U17 Men: 1- Ashlin Barry & Antoine Bergeron 2- Lucas Goertz & Jayden McMullan 3- Oscar Wong & Monty Rigby
Junior Women: 1- Kiara Lylyk & Dylan Baker 2- Mackenzie Watson & Madeline Lebreton 3- Sophie Bradbury & Vanessa Montrichard
Junior Men: 1- Carson Mattern & Campbell Parish 2- Gavin Hadfield & David Olejniczak 3- Marc Sato & Noah Rubuliak
