5 National Records Set at Ontario Track Provincial Championships
by Ben Andrew
March 10, 2017 (Milton, ON) – The 2017 Ontario Track Cycling Provincial Championships were held from March 3-5 at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton, Ontario. A record number of racers attended the event with 211 cyclists from across the province riding the boards. The racing was fast, with five national records being set over the course of the three days of competition.
Madison Dempster set a new U17 Women’s 200m record with a time of 12.555, while Sydney Flageole-Bray set a U17 Men’s 2000m Pursuit record with a time of 2:18.893.
Flageole-Bray bested his own record of 2:20.732 which he set in early February of the Eastern Challenge also held at the National Cycling Centre – check out our interview with him
here.
Master A rider James McLean set a new Men’s 200m record with a time of 11.697, while Steve McKee established a Master B Men’s record in the 3000m Pursuit with a time of 3:30.974.
Finally, in the Master D Men’s category, Lorne Falkenstein rode a record-breaking time of 2:30.624 in the 2,000m Pursuit.
With high attendance and fast times being record, the state of track cycling in Ontario seems to be healthy and growing.
Release by Ontario Cycling here.
- Elite Men overall Sprint podium © Peter Kraiker
- Elite Men provincial scratch race podium © Peter Kraiker
- Elite Women overall scratch race podium © Peter Kraiker
- Elite Women overall Sprint podium © Peter Kraiker
- Kalisto's Je'land Sydney and Nick Wammes © Peter Kraiker
- Junior Men overall scratch race podium © Peter Kraiker
- Junior Men scratch race © Peter Kraiker
- Junior Women provincial scratch race podium © Peter Kraiker
- Junior Women overall Sprint podium © Peter Kraiker
- Junior and Elite Women scratch race © Peter Kraiker
- Kalisto dominated the Junior Men provincial Sprint racing © Peter Kraiker
- Master A and Elite Men scratch race © Peter Kraiker
- Master A men provincial scratch race podium © Peter Kraiker
- Master B Men provincial scratch race podium © Peter Kraiker
- Master C/D Men provincial scratch race podium © Peter Kraiker
- Master Women get ready to start their scratch race © Peter Kraiker
- Master Women Sprint podium © Peter Kraiker
- Michael Foley beats Justin Butsavage to the line © Peter Kraiker
- Rob Good and Joe Veloce support riders in numerous ways over the weekend © Peter Kraiker
- Scratch race action © Peter Kraiker
- Steve McKee keeps an eye on Andy D'Angelo as commissaire Steve Head keeps an eye on them both © Peter Kraiker
- Tegan Cochrane and Julia Sante get ready to launch their sprints © Peter Kraiker
- Track stand sprint tactic © Peter Kraiker
- Trevor O'Donnell solos to victory © Peter Kraiker
- U15 Women provincial scratch race podium © Peter Kraiker
- U17 Men provincial scratch race podium © Peter Kraiker
- U17 Men provincial Sprint podium © Peter Kraiker
- U17 Women overall Sprint podium © Peter Kraiker
- U17 Women provincial scratch race podium © Peter Kraiker
- Madison Dempster © Peter Kraiker
- James McLean © Peter Kraiker
- Steve McKee © Peter Kraiker
- Lorne Falkenstein © Peter Kraiker
- Sydney Flageole-Bray © Peter Kraiker
- Sydney Flageole-Bray © Peter Kraiker
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