DYLAN BIBIC WINS BRONZE AT UCI 2024 TRACK CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ottawa, ON (Oct. 21, 2024) – Dylan Bibic won the bronze medal in the elimination race at the UCI 2024 Track Cycling World Championships held October 16-20 in Ballerup, DEN.
On the final day of competition, Bibic, who had been world scratch race champion in 2022, was able to hold off the world’s best almost until the end, finishing third in the elimination race. Denmark’s Tobias Aagaard Hansen took the honours, being the very last man left on the track, while Italy’s Elia Viviani took silver.
Photo Credit: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com | Elia Viviani (ITA), Tobias Aagaard Hansen (DEN), Dylan Bibic (CAN)
The team pursuit quartet of Ariane Bonhomme, Kiara Lylyk, Fiona Majendie and Lily Plante finished just off the podium, losing out to the Italians in the bronze final. The Canadian squad had clocked 4 minutes 21.095 seconds in the first elimination round, enough to beat the Belgians and advance to the final.
“We saw this race against Belgium almost as a final. We executed our run superbly and even improved on our qualifying run, so it was really great,” Plante told Sportcom in an interview. “We gave it our all against the Belgians, and made a few changes compared to qualifying. I rode a few more laps to allow the girls to relax longer in my wheel and it’s a strategy that worked,” Bonhomme added.
Great Britain took gold, Germany silver and Italy bronze.
Photo Credit: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com | Women’s Team Pursuit Final for Bronze – Lily Plante, Kiara Lylyk, Ariane Bonhomme, Fiona Majendie
The men’s quartet, composed of Campbell Parrish, Chris Ernst, Mathias Guillemette and Sean Richardson also did well in the team pursuit, finishing sixth. The men’s team sprint trio, of Ryan Dodyk, James Hedgcock and Tyler Rorke finished ninth.
Full results from the UCI Track Cycling World Championships are available here.
Canadian Results
Dylan Bibic – Elimination Race (3), Omnium (14), Scratch Race (18), Madison (DNF)
Ariane Bonhomme – Team Pursuit (4), Individual Pursuit (11)
Ryan Dodyk – Team Sprint (9), Sprint (17)
Chris Ernst – Team Pursuit (6), Individual Pursuit (16)
Mathias Guillemette – Team Pursuit (6), Points Race (13), Madison (DNF)
James Hedgcock – Team Sprint (9), Keirin (16)
Kiara Lylyk – Team Pursuit (4), Elimination (21), Madison (DNF)
Fiona Majendie – Team Pursuit (4), Individual Pursuit (15)
Sarah Orban – Sprint (19)
Campbell Parrish – Team Pursuit (6)
Lily Plante –Team Pursuit (4), Omnium (17), Points Race (17), Scratch Race (18), Madison (DNF)
Sean Richardson – Team Pursuit (6), Individual Pursuit (17)
Tyler Rorke – Team Sprint (9), Sprint (14)
