November 30, 2018 (Berlin, GER) – Team Canada kicked off Round 3 of the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Berlin with double bronze performances as Allison Beveridge, Ariane Bonhomme, Annie Foreman-Mackey, Stephanie Roorda and Kinley Gibson won over Italy in the Women’s Team Pursuit bronze medal final.

The squad qualified fourth and caught the Italian team en route to claiming the bronze, their first medal this season. In the gold medal final Great Britain defeated Australia.

“We were pretty disappointed in our first ride,” said Foreman-Mackey. “We didn’t execute in the way that we knew we could. We mixed things up a bit for the next round and the Finals, gaining five seconds. That’s the fastest that we have gone since Rio [Olympics], and I think that we can be encouraged with how things are trending. There’s still lots of work to do, heading towards Worlds, but I think we can be encouraged to be on the podium.”

 

In the men’s final for bronze it was Jay Lamoureux, Derek Gee, Aidan Caves, Michael Foley and Adam Jamieson claiming the victory for Canada over Huub Watt Test Team. In their First Round ride against Russia the men set a new Canadian record of 3:54.682 besting their previous fastest time of 3:56.352 set on their home track in Milton, Ont. Australia won gold as Denmark settled for silver.

“This was a really big achievement for our program,” said Jay Lamoureux. “I think it’s a huge stepping stone for what we need to do over the next few years. We are all really excited over what’s to come.”

Results here.