DAY 6 HIGHLIGHTS: 2023 UCI CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Canada saw its first rainbow jersey of the year on Aug. 8 at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, GBR.
Para-cycling Track
2022 World Champion Mel Pemble successfully held onto her title for another year in the Women C3 Omnium. The Victoria, BC, native secured the rainbow jersey after crossing the finish line second after Xiaomei Wang (CHN) in the Women C3 Scratch Race, bringing home the silver medal in that event, as well.
Mel Pemble
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Earlier in the day, Canada’s Mixed C Team Sprint squad – comprised of Tarek Dahab of Belœil, QC, Kate O’Brien of Calgary, AB, and Pemble – fell shy of a spot in the final, placing 10th in qualification 7.510s behind leader China’s time of 48.507s.
BMX Freestyle Flatland
BMX freestyle flatland competition kicked off with Elite Men Qualifying, in which Jean William Prévost of Montreal, QC’s score of 76.90 earned him 12th place and a spot in tomorrow’s semi-finals. Also riding for the red and white was fellow Montrealer, Jean-François Boulianne, who scored 57.93 for 27th.
Jean William Prévost
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Track
In the Women Elite Sprint 1/8 Finals, Kelsey Mitchell of Sherwood Park, AB, just missed out in her heat against Mathilde Gros (FRA) by 0.007s. Lévis, QC’s Lauriane Genest won her heat against Yufang Guo (CHN) by 0.017s to move on to the quarter finals, where she lost to Emma Finucane (GBR).
Other Canadian efforts at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome included James Hedgcock of Ancaster, ON, in the Men Elite Keirin (5th in his Round 1 heat; 4th in his Round 1 Repechage heat), Ryan Dodyk of Lloydminster, AB, in the Men Elite 1km Time Trial Qualifying (16th) and Ariane Bonhomme of Gatineau, QC, in the Women Elite Points Race (12th).
Ryan Dodyk
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BMX Racing Challenge
It was the third day of the BMX Racing World Challenge, which is open to riders eight and above. Brady Mitschke (Boys 12) and Dallen Brereton-Stiles (Boys 14) made it to the finals for Canada, while Zakary Kaiser (Boys 15) also reached the semi-final.
In addition to the continuation of BMX, track and para-cycling track, tomorrow will also see Canadian competition in e-mountain bike, road and para-road.
Full results from the sixth day of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships can be found here and detailed information about the event can be found here.
