BRONZE FOR MEL PEMBLE AT THE UCI PARA-CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ottawa, ON (March 23, 2024) – Mel Pemble of Victoria, BC, won a bronze medal in the Women’s C3 Omnium on March 23 at the 2024 UCI Para-Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, BRA. Pemble accumulated a total of 138 points, while the gold medal went to Xiaomei Wang of China (160 points) and the silver to Aniek Van den Aarssen of the Netherlands (146 points).

Placing second in the 500m time trial, where she clinched the silver medal on March 20, Pemble went on to score another second position in the 200m flying sprint, before finishing fifth in the individual pursuit and sixth in the scratch race.

Pemble previously held the World Champion title in the discipline.