September 03, 2015 (Santiago, Chile) – Team Canada continued to bring home the hardware on Day 2 of the 2015 UCI Pan-American Championships winning four more medals – the same colour as on Day 1 – three silver medals and one bronze.
Sean MacKinnon qualified fastest on his way to silver in the Men’s Individual Pursuit while teammate Ed Veal captured the bronze. The Canadian Women’s Team Pursuit squad qualified second to the USA and in the battle for gold settled for the silver. Meanwhile Aidan Caves turned heads in the men’s Scratch race winning silver. In the men’s Keirin Hugo Barrette and Joe Veloce won their respective heats in the first Round.
Results (brief)
Men’s Individual Pursuit
Qualifications
1. Sean MacKinnon (Canada) 4:24.579
2. Jhonatan Restrepo (Colombia)
3. Ed Veal (Canada) 4:27.376
4. Victor Moreno (Venezuela)
Top 2 Ride for Gold
3rd and 4th Ride for Bronze
Final
1. Jhonatan Restrepo (Colombia)
2. Sean MacKinnon (Canada)
3. Ed Veal (Canada)
Women’s Team Pursuit
Qualifications
1. USA 4:24.265
2. Canada 4:24.762
3. Chile 4:39.328
Top 2 Ride for Gold
3rd and 4th Ride for Bronze
Final
1. USA
2. Canada
3. Chile
Men’s Scratch Race
1. Ignacio Prado (Mexico)
2. Aidan Caves (Canada)
3. Cristopher Mansilla (Chile)
Men’s Keirin
Round 1
Heat 1
1. Fabian Puerta (Col)
2. Freitas Da Silva (Bra)
3. Edgar Verdugo (Mex)
4. Pablo Perruchoud (Arg)
5. David Espinoza (USA)
Heat 2
1. Matthew Baranoski (USA)
2. Njisane Phillip (Ttb)
3. Leandro Bottasso (Arg)
4. Silva Andres (Chi)
5. Angel Pulgar (Ven)
Heat 3
1. Hugo Barrette (Can)
2. Hersony Calelon (Ven)
3. Santiago Ramirez (Col)
4. Jair Tjon En Fa (Sur)
5. Erwin Martinez Pilia (Esa)
Heat 4
1. Joseph Veloce (Can)
2. Flavio Vagner Cipriano (Bra)
3. Victor Espinoza (Chi)
4. Quincy Alexander (Ttb)
5. Roberto Serrano (Mex)