Day 2 of the the third round of the Track World Cup in Milton, Canada, saw six titles awarded to six different nations.
In the women's events, Canada took a very popular win in the Team Pursuit, catching the New Zealand team in the gold medal race, with France beating Japan for bronze.
Kristina Vogel of Germany continues to dominate the women's sprint events, decisively winning the Sprint competition ahead of Dutch riders Shanne Braspennincx and Laurine van Riessen, giving her three wins in three rounds for the Sprint, and a total of seven wins when the Team Sprint and Keirin are included.
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Japan took their first win of the season in the women's Omnium, with Yumi Kajihara leading from start to finishing, impressively winning all four events. Remarkably, Canada's Allison Beveridge rode the Team Pursuit final for gold and then less than 30 minutes later competed in the Omnium Points Race to take silver ahead of Great Britain's Eleanor Dickinson.
The men's medal competition began with the Team Sprint, won by reigning world champions New Zealand in a close final against Great Britain, with the Czech Republic beating France for bronze.
In the Keirin, Harrie Lavreysen gave the Netherlands their first gold medal, as he rode away from Lewis Oliva (Team Wales) and Joachim Eilers (Germany).
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