August 03, 2019 ( Lima, Peru) – Canada’s Kelsey Mitchell followed up her silver medal in the Team Sprint with a new Pan Am record in the Women’s Flying 200m Sprint qualifications as the only rider to break the 11-second mark. The previous record, 10.992, was set at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto by fellow Canadian Monique Sullivan.

Mitchell went on to win her 1/8th Final heats in two straight and advances to the semi-finals tomorrow against Jessica Salazar of Mexico. The talented Canuck is guaranteed a shot at a medal. Fellow Canuck, Amelia Walsh, who won Team Sprint silver with Mitchell, qualified 6th but was eliminated in the 18th Finals.

Maggie Coles-Lyster raced to seventh overall in the women’s Omnium – she placed 5th in the Scratch Race, 7th in the Tempo, 6th in the Elimination Race and was 7th in the final Points Race ti finish seventh overall.