August 01, 2019 (Lima, Peru) – Canada will race for gold on the track in the Women’s Team Pursuit and the Team Sprint as the 2019 Pan American Games get underway in Lima, Peru.

The Canadian Women’s Team Pursuit squad consisting of Erin Attwell, Miriam Brouwer, Maggie Coles-Lyster and Laurie Jussaume qualified second and will face off against United States for gold. It’s Mexico vs Colombia for bronze.

Fellow Canucks, Kelsey Mitchell and Amelia Walsh, raced to second place in Women’s Team Sprint and will battle Mexico for gold while Colombia and Argentina contest the bronze.

Results

Women’s Team Pursuit

Qualifications
1. United States 4:28.186
2. Canada 4:29.145
Maggie Coles-Lyster
Erin Attwell
Miriam Brouwer
Laurie Jussaume
3. Mexico 4:37.879
4. Colombia 4:39.523
5. Chile 4:46.776
6. Cuba 4:51.742
7. Ecuador 5:04.460
8. Peru 5:09.577

Race Distance: 4000 m
Progression: The eight teams recording the best times in the qualifying round will be matched in the First round as follows: The 6th fastest team against the 7th fastest team. The 5th fastest team against the 8th fastest team. The 2nd fastest team against the 3rd fastest team. The fastest team against the 4th fastest team. The winners of heats 3 and 4 in the First round ride the final for the gold and silver medals. The remaining six teams will be ranked by their times in the First round and will be paired as follows: The two fastest teams ride the final for the bronze medal.

First Round

Heat 1
1. Cuba 4:47.309
Idaris Cervante Trujillo
Iraida García Ocasio
Yumari González Valdivieso
Jeydy Pradera Bernal

2. Ecuador 4:58.333
Dayana Aguilar Garcia
Ariadna Herrera Teran
Miryam Maritza Nuñez Padilla
Leslye Ojeda Rivera

Heat 2
1. Chile 4:46.886
Aranza Villalón Sánchez
Denisse Aracely Ahumada Riquelme
Victoria Martínez Retamal
Paula Villalón Sánchez

2. Peru 5:11.653
A. Paulett Bustamante
Cinthya Dávila Rodríguez
Luddy Fernández Quispe
Romina Medrano Ilizarbe

Heat 3
1. Canada 4:29.145
Maggie Coles-Lyster
Erin Attwell
Miriam Brouwer
Laurie Jussaume

2. Mexico 4:36.673
Lizbeth Salazar Vazquez
Sofia Arreola Navarro
Jessica Bonilla Escapite
Yuli Paola Verdugo Osuna

Heat 4
1. United States 4:28.186
Christina M. Birch
Chloe M. Dygert
Kimberly A. Geist
Lily B. Williams

2. Colombia 4:40.046
Lina Marcela Hernandez Gomez
Jessica Parra Rojas
Lina Mabel Rojas Zapata
Jannie Salcedo Zambrano

Race Distance: 4000 m – Progression: The winners of heats 3 and 4 in the First round ride the final for the gold and silver medals. The remaining six teams will be ranked by their times in the First round and will be paired as follows: The two fastest teams ride the final for the bronze medal.

Women’s Team Sprint

Qualifications
1. Mexico 33.759
2. Canada 34.189
Kelsey Mitchell
Amelia Walsh
3. Colombia 34.437
4. Argentina 36.609
5. Ecuador 37.482
6. Peru 38.830

Race Distance: 2 laps
Progression: Fastest 2 teams race for the gold and silver medals (on 01 AUG at 19:17), and 3rd and 4th teams race for the bronze medal (on 01 AUG at 19:07).

Final for Gold
1. Mexico 33.424 PR
Luz Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez
Jessica Salazar Valles

2. Canada 34.096
Kelsey Mitchell
Amelia Walsh

Final for Bronze
3. Colombia 34.313
Martha Bayona Pineda
Juliana Gaviria Rendon

4. Argentina 35.983
Mariana Diaz
Natalia Andrea Vera

*PR = Pan Am Record