January 16, 2014 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Track Cycling Team is in Guadalajara, Mexico, this weekend (January 17-19) for the third and final stop on the UCI Track Cycling World Cup circuit.

Canada will be represented by six athletes – four women and two men, and looking to add to the three medals (1 gold, 2 silver) it earned in the opening World Cup of the season in Manchester, and the two medals (2 silver) it earned at the second World Cup in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

On the women’s side, the team is aiming for a Top 2 finish in the Team Pursuit and a Top 6 in the Omnium. The men will be looking to place in the Top 16 in the Sprint and qualify to the second round of the Keirin.

This will be the team’s final racing opportunity to assess and sharpen athletes for the upcoming UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Cali, Colombia, February 26th to March 2nd.
The competition in Guadalajara starts on Friday and ends on Sunday.

Results can be found here.

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Canadian Team
2014 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
Guadalajara, Mexico

Women’s Events:

– Laura Brown – Team Pursuit
– Steph Roorda – Team Pursuit
– Jasmin Glaesser – Team Pursuit
– Allison Beveridge – Team Pursuit, Omnium

Men’s Events:

– Hugo Barrette – Sprint, Keirin
– Joseph Veloce – Sprint