Canada take gold medal in team pursuit at World Cup in Cali, silver for USA and bronze for Great Britain
Canada’s women’s team pursuit squad captured the gold medal in the opening UCI Track World Cup held in Cali on Friday. The team included Jasmin Glaesser, Allison Beveridge, Kristi Lay and Stephanie Roorda. The team was ranked third in the world heading into the event and recently won the gold medal at the Pan American Games held in Toronto in July, where they beat teams from USA and Mexico.
In Cali, the Canadian team won the team pursuit in 4:21, beating USA’s team that included Sarah Hammer, Kelly Catlin, Jennifer Valente and Ruth Winder. The bronze medal went to Great Britain’s team; Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, Ciara Horne and Joanna Rowsell. They defeated the Chinese quartet by less than two-tenths of a second in 4:26.
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Australia’s Meares and Morton take silver in the team sprint, set new Australian record
Australian sprint duo Anna Meares and Stephanie Morton took silver in the team sprint at the World Cup in Cali, and set a new Australian Record in the process, according to a team press release.
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