big results at Pan-Am Junior Track Champs

Local Ottawa riders Alex Cataford and Nina Nesdoly are attending the Pan-Am Junior track Championships in Argentina. Alex captured the gold medal in the Men's Individual Pursuit and Nina achieved third place in the Women's Team Pursuit.

Read the Day 3 report here, and Nina's Team Canada rider report from Day 4 here on the Canadian Cyclist website. Pedal Mag also has a Day 3 report and photos.

photos from Pedal Mag, by CCA and Rob Good. click to visit webpage

more details and photos from recent events

wheelers and cyclery riders do battle at preston st. photo by Gilles MonvoisinLoyal readers Brent and Gilles submitted two items about recent events.

The first from Brent is about a junior rider competing at the Pan Am Junior Track Championships:

Audrey Labrie is not from Ottawa but when your talking about the World Championships I think all Canadian ears should perk up. Audrey Placed second at the junior worlds in Mexico for the full story and pics visit http://www.piste.ca/joomla/.

Also, Gilles has posted links to all his Flikr pics from the Grande Visite Gatineau weekend and Preston Street crits:

• Grande Visite Gatineau men's and women's time trials
• Grande Visite Gatineau men's criterium
• Grand Prix Gatineau UCI Road Race
• Preston Street criteriums

Thanks guys for your contributions!

more medals for Florence and Alex!

photo courtesy Canadian CyclistCanadian Cyclist reports on the last day at the Junior Pan American Track Championships. Florence Laplante-Lamarche and Alex Cataford had some amazing results:

Florence Laplante-Lamarche (Ottawa, ON) kick started the day by winning the Women's Keirin event, fighting a hard battle to the finish line against Mexico's Frany Maria Fong. Canada's Audrey Labrie (Prévost, QC) came in 7th position.

Alex Cataford (Ottawa, ON) added to Canada's medal tally, winning bronze in the Men's Omnium. Cataford finished the race tied with Maharajh Varun from Trinidad Tobago with regard to points, but he posted the fastest times in the timed events, giving him the advantage on the tie breaker.

Their final medal haul?

Medal tally: 

photo courtesy Canadian Cyclist

• Gold
  • Florence Laplante-Lamarche - Women's Keirin
• Silver
  • Alex Cataford - Men's Points Race
  • Allison Beveridge/Florence Laplante-Lamarche/Audrey Labrie - Women's Team Pursuit
  • Allison Beveridge/Florence Laplante-Lamarche - Women's Team Sprint
• Bronze
  • Alex Cataford - Men's Omnium
  • Florence Laplante-Lamarche - Women's Scratch Race

Check out day 5 photos here on the Canadian Cyclist website.

ottawa cyclists At Junior Pan-American Championships

image courtesy CCASome highlights of results for Alex Cataford and Florence Laplante-Lamarche.

Day one:

Thanks to a team effort by the Canadians, Alex Cataford (Ottawa, ON) took home the silver medal in the 25km Points race, sprinting across the finish line with a total 38 points. In the Points race, there are sprints every 10 laps, where the first four riders to cross the finish line cumulate points. At the end of the 25km, the rider with the most points wins.

In the Women’s 500m Time Trial race Florence Laplante-Lamarche (Ottawa, ON) finished fifth with a time of 37.695 seconds, just ahead of her teammate Audrey Labrie (Prévost, QC) who came in sixth with a sprint of 37.945 seconds. Mexico’s Luz Daniela Gaxiola took home the gold by posting the fastest time of 36.024 seconds.

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