Canada claims bronze in Olympic track cycling team pursuit
LONDON — Canada won bronze in women’s team pursuit at the Olympic Velodrome on Saturday, beating Australia in a thrilling back-and-forth race.
Tara Whitten of Edmonton, Gillian Carleton of Victoria and Jasmin Glaesser of Coquitlam, B.C., finished in three minutes 17.915 seconds for an average speed of 54.52 kilometres per hour. Australia was timed in 3:18.096.The Canadians started fast but Australia came on. There were several lead changes before the Canadians clawed back the lead for good.
