CARSON MATTERN WINS RAINBOW JERSEY IN THE MEN’S INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT AT JUNIOR TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tel Aviv, Israel (August 25, 2022) – On the third day of racing at the Junior Track World Championships in Tel Aviv, Junior endurance rider, Carson Mattern, would win Canada’s first medal of the Championship week in the men’s Individual Pursuit to win his second individual World Champion title.

“It was obviously a really hard final,” said Mattern. “The qualifying was really tight, and I like the fact that I had to lead in the qualifying, which gave me some confidence. I knew that there were some strong competitors. When I saw an opening to strike, I just accelerated the last couple laps and that’s all I needed. I’m very excited, two World Champion wins in two World Championships. It’s another one I can put on the wall, and I can’t wait.”

With a time of 3:10.889 Mattern edged out second place finisher, Theodor Storm of Denmark by just 0.151 seconds, securing his place on the top of the podium. The gold in the Individual Pursuit would mark the Ancaster, Ontario native’s third World Championship medal after winning the men’s Scratch Race and taking bronze in the Madison alongside teammate, Dylan Bibic, at the 2021 Junior Track World Championship in Cairo, Egypt.

Canadians still have one more day of racing at the Sylvan Adams National Velodrome featuring the Omnium for the men and the 500-metre Time Trial and Individual Pursuit on the women’s side. Live streaming of races can be found here and live results and start lists can be found here.