THREE NEW CANADIAN RECORDS SET ON DAY 1 OF THE U17/JUNIOR CANADIAN TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS
Milton, ON (April 8, 2022) – Athletes from around the country returned to Milton’s Mattamy National Cycling Centre on Friday to compete at the 2022 U17/Junior Canadian Track Championships in the hopes of taking home one of the coveted national champions’ jerseys. Riders were more competitive than ever, with eight riders claiming multiple medals and three athletes setting new Canadian records in the Individual Pursuit.
Nora Linton (Attack Racing) kicked off the championships by establishing a new U17 women’s Canadian Record with a time of 2:31.640, which was immediately followed by another record set by Ashlin Barry (Mariposa Racing Team) in the men’s category, with both athletes smashing the previous records by over one second.
As anticipated, Junior Scratch Race world champion Carson Mattern proved to be unbeatable in the Junior men’s races, the 18-year-old setting a new Canadian Record of 3:10.159 in the Individual Pursuit and almost breaking the world record in the process. The second-year Junior went on the win the Scratch Race by lapping the field in the latter half of the race to claim his second gold of the day.
“I’m especially excited about winning the Scratch Race; it’s been a huge goal to win a national title in the rainbow jersey,” said Mattern. “I was pretty disappointed it didn’t happen at last nationals so I’m really glad I was able to bring it home here at my last Junior nationals. There’s a lot of riders here that we haven’t seen and a lot of people that have done a lot of work over the winter, so my plan was just to be smart about it and look for an opportunity to really make my mark on the race and that’s what I did.”
Racing resumes tomorrow morning with athletes tackling the Points Race, the Elimination Race and the Individual Sprint competitions. Full results can be found here throughout the weekend.
Results
Individual Pursuit
U17 Women: 1- Nora Linton 2- Alexandra Volstad 3- Alexandra Fangeat
U17 Men: 1- Ashlin Barry 2- Jonathan Hinse 3- Albert Taylor
Junior Women: 1- Vanessa Montrichard 2- Peneloppe Primeau 3- Taylor Tompkins
Junior Men: 1- Carson Mattern 2- Gavin Hadfield 3- Campbell Parrish
Keirin
U17 Women: 1- Alexandra Volstad 2- Geza Rodgers 3- Anika Brants
U17 Men: 1- Cole Dempster 2- Ashlin Barry 3- Jonathan Hinse
Junior Women: 1- Peneloppe Primeau 2- Vanessa Montrichard 3- Eloise Camire
Junior Men: 1- Noah Rubuliak 2- Cam McCallum 3- Hudson Lubbers
Scratch Race
U17 Women: 1- Anika Brants 2- Alexandra Volstad 3- Geza Rodgers
U17 Men: 1- Ashlin Barry 2- Albert Taylor 3- Lucas Goertz
Junior Women: 1- Vanessa Montrichard 2- Kiara Lylyk 3- Eva Gabelier
Junior Men: 1- Carson Mattern 2- Gavin Hadfield 3- David Olejniczak
