CANADA’S WOMEN’S TEAM PURSUIT SQUAD WINS SILVER AT LIMA 2019

Lima, Peru (August 3, 2019) – Team Canada took their second silver medal in cycling at the Pan Am Games in as many days, in the women’s Team Pursuit on Friday. The Canadian squad of Erin Attwell, Miriam Brouwer, Maggie Coles-Lyster and Laurie Jussaume recorded a time of 4:27.799 for the gold medal race against the USA, a personal best for the NextGen squad. The American team recorded 4:24.099 for the win.

“I mean being a development team athlete, it’s pretty incredible especially coming to my first Pan Am Games, and coming away with a medal is something I would not have been able to say that we are going to do that beforehand. It just shows that the amount of work that we put in is really paying off and the puzzle pieces are slowly coming together. I feel this group has a whole lot more to offer, but it’s a good starting point. It’s just an amazing learning experience and I’m looking forward to more opportunities like this,” said Erin Attwell.

In other competitions, Kelsey Mitchell finished fifth in the women’s Keirin after winning her first heat earlier in the day. Competition continues on Saturday with the women’s Sprint and Omnium events.