August 31, 2018 (Aguascalientes, Mexico) – Team Canada continued to win medals at the Pan American Track Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico, with gold and bronze medal performances on Thursday, the second day of competition, to add to the bronze medal won on the first day. The Continental Championships offer valuable points for nation ranking in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Hugo Barrette of Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, won the men’s Keirin competition, defeating two Colombian riders in the final. Unfortunately, Canada’s other competitor in the race, Stefan Ritter of Edmonton, crashed in his semi-final race and had to be taken to hospital for observation.

Kris Westwood, High Performance Director at Cycling Canada, said, “Hugo put together some fantastic rides to win gold in the Keirin on a difficult day for the Canadian team. Everyone’s thoughts are, of course, with Stefan Ritter after his crash this afternoon. Fortunately, it appears his injuries are not as severe as initially feared and the medical staff expect him to recover fully. We will share updates on his condition when appropriate.”

Canada also won a bronze medal in the women’s Team Pursuit. Canada sent a development squad to Aguascalientes, comprised of Maggie Coles-Lyster, Laurie Jussaume, Devaney Collier, Erin Attwell and Miriam Brouwer. The team caught the Chilean team in the race for the bronze medal.

In other competition, the men’s Team Pursuit squad finished fourth, Evan Burtnick was seventh in the men’s Scratch Race, and in women’s Sprint qualifying, Lauriane Genest was second and Amelia Walsh was seventh. Genest advanced to the semi-final with her second place, and is guaranteed to ride for a medal.

Results

Men’s Keirin

Final 1-6
1. Hugo Barrette (Canada)
2. Santiago Ramirez (Colombia)
3. Kevin Quintero (Colombia)
4. Kwesi Browne (Trinidad & Tobago)
5. Nicholas Paul (Trinidad & Tobago)
6. Kacio Freitas (Brazil)

Final 7-12
7. Jair Tjon (Surinam)
8. Brandon Umberto Pineda (Guatemala)
9. Leanardo Bottasso (Argentina)
10. Edgar Ismael Verdugo (Mexico)
11. Joe Christiansen (USA)
DNS Stefan Ritter (Canada)

Team Pursuit

Women’s Final
1. USA
Jennifer Valente
Cristina Birch
Kimberly Geist
Kelly Catlin

2. Mexico
Lizbeth Yarely Salazar
Ana Teresa Casas
Jessica Bonilla
Brenda Santoyo

3. Canada
Maggie Coles-Lyster
Laurie Jussaume
Devanay Collier
Miriam Brower

4. Chile
Anany Munoz
Constanza Paredes
Paula Villalon
Scarlet Cortes

Men’s Final
1. USA 3:53.868
Eric Young
Gavin Hoover
Ashton Lambie
Colby Lange

2. Colombia 3:56.302
Juan Esteban Arango
Marvin Angarita
Carlos Andres Tobon
Brayan Sanchez

3. Mexico
Ignacio de Jesu Prado
Ignacio Sarabia
Jose Alfrado Aguirre
Edibaldo Maldonado

4. Canada OVL (caught)
Tristan Guillemette
Evan Burtnik
Vincent de Haitre
Chris Ernst

Men’s Scratch Race
1. Adrian Hegyvary (USA)
2. Ivan de Jesus Carbajal (Mexico)
3. Antonio Cabrerra (Chile)
4. Pedro Sebastian Rodriguez (Ecuador)
5. Carlos Andres Tobon (Colombia)
6. Ricardo Pereira (Brazil)
7. Evan Burtnick (Canada)
8. Leandro Marcos (Cuba)
9. Horacio Gallardo (Bolivia)
10. Adrian Nunez (Dominican Republic)
11. Julio Padilla (Guatemala)
12. Akil Campbell (Trinidad & Tobago)
13. Alain Quispe (Peru)
14. Ivan Gabriel Ruiz (Argentina)
DNF Angel Pulgar (Venezuela)
DNF Anthony Sanchez (Costa Rica)

Women’s Sprint

Qualifications
1. Martha Bayona (Colombia) 10.415
2. Lauriane Genest (Canada) 10.493
3. Madalyn Godby (USA) 10.555
4. Mandy Marquardt (USA) 10.697
5. Jessica Salazar (Mexico) 10.700
6. Daniela Gaxiola (Mexico) 10.744
7. Amelia Walsh (Canada) 11.006
8. Yuli Paola Verdugo (Mexico) 11.046
9. Dahlia Palmer (Jamaica) 11.141
10. Natalia Vera (Argentina) 11.144
11. Lizandra Guerra (Cuba) 11.185
12. Jhoane Nicole Rodriguez (Guatemala) 11.275
13. Daniela Coulef (Chile) 11.422
14. Carolina Barbosa (Brasil) 11.462
15. Mirtha Garcia (Cuba) 11.514
16. Mirianna Diaz (Argentina) 12.245
17. Genesis Hedy Lozano (Ecuador) 12.429
18. Renata Urritia (Chile) 12.566