KELSEY MITCHELL WINS SECOND MEDAL AT THE MILTON TRACK WORLD CUP

Milton, ON (January 26, 2020) – Canadian sprinter Kelsey Mitchell added a silver medal in the women’s Sprint on Saturday to the gold she won a day earlier in the Team Sprint at the Track World Cup in Milton, Ontario. This brings the Canadian tally after three days to four medals – one gold, one silver and two bronze.

Mitchell is the world record holder in the 200 metre time trial that is used in sprint qualifying, and she did not disappoint, qualifying first with a time of 10.624 seconds. Canadian NextGen rider Sarah Orban also had a good result in her first World Cup, qualifying seventh and finishing tenth overall.

Mitchell won her eighth, quarter and semi-final races to move into the gold medal final against Laurine van Riessen of the Netherlands. van Riessen, who qualified second, used her years of experience to hold off the faster Mitchell and win the gold medal in two straight rides.

“Winning the gold medal yesterday alongside my teammate Lauriane Genest was amazing,” said Mitchell. “It was our first time doing the Team Sprint at the World Cup level. I was happy to qualify first for the Sprint this morning, but I still had to ride three rides in my quarterfinal. It was a really good learning experience for me going against van Riessen in the final; I gave it my all but came up short.”