April 23, 2012 (Guatemala City, Guatemala) – The Canadian team of Junior track cycling athletes arrived in Guatemala, with all luggage and bikes arriving on time. Fourteen of the 16 Canadian athletes had no international experience prior to the trip. The squad had a tough day on the velodrome Saturday, so with jet lag and travel in their legs, the post-flight light spin was a welcome relief. There is much anticipation among the team to get on the 250m concrete track in Guatemala City.

Eric Johnstone (Alberta) commented, “This experience so far has been very valuable. Just to see all the countries here arriving at the track and seeing how fast they can go is a real eye opener. In my events we have a real shot at medals this week. It makes all the hard work training over the winter worth the effort.” Johnstone competes in the Individual Pursuit (IP) on the first day of competition, Monday.

Also on Monday’s schedule is the always popular Men’s Team Sprint. The team of Adrian George, Joakim Albert, and Vincent DeHaitre are expecting big things as the sprint events ramp up early in the week. DeHaitre, said, “The team is 110% committed to winning a medal here in Guatemala. We have been working together for a week and everything is coming together. Now is the time to execute.”

Four events kick off the 2012 competition on Monday at 9:00 a.m.: Men’s individual Pursuit (Adam Reddy & Eric Johnstone), Women’s 500m TT (Audrey Labrie & Kristen Sears), Men’s Scratch Race (Alex Pinard & Mark-Antoine Noel), as well as the Men’s Team Sprint (George, Albert & DeHaitre).

Stay tuned for race results and reports as they become available.

Find up-to-date results at www.edosof.com.