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2023 Canadian national track championships, day 1

2023 Canadian national track championships, day 1

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The Canadian track nats started off hot, with the ususal suspects delivering fantastic performances. The event is back, just a few months after the 2022 edition, with plenty of maple leaf jerseys up for grabs.

Women’s 500 m TT

Kelsey Mitchell took the win, ahead of her national teammates Lauriane Genest and Sarah Orban.

1. Kelsey Mitchell (AB) Juventus Cycling
2. Laurianne Genest (QC) Equipe du Quebec
3. Sarah Orban (AB) Watt Riot Team

Men’s kilo TT

Ontario’s James Hedgcock had a blistering kilo, only 0.59 seconds from breaking a minute.

1. James Hedgcock (ON) Ontario
2. Ryan Dodyk (AB) Juventus Cycling
3. Dylan Bibic (ON) Israel-Premier Tech

Men’s scratch race

There were two qualifying races for the men’s scratch race. Mathias Guillemette took the win, lapping the field in the first group. 2022 multiple junior world champion Carson Mattern, in his new Israel Cycling Academy kit, took the win, beating Wesley Hill and world champion Dylan Bibic (Israel – Premier Tech.)

Qualifier 1

1. Mathias Guillemette (QC)
2. Wesley Hill (ON) KW Cycling Academy –
3. Evan Burtnik (AB) Toronto Hustle

Qualifier 2

1. Carson Mattern (ON) Israel Cycling
2. Jean-michel Lachance (QC) Independent
3. Dylan Bibic (ON) Israel – Premier Tech

Women’s team sprint

The battle royale in the women’s team sprint was a veritable clash of the titans with super-stacked Quebec and Jack beating Kelsey Mitchell’s Juventus squad.

1. Quebec and Jack (Emy Savard, Jackie Boyle, Sarah Orban)
2. Juventus Cycling Club (Erin Watchman, Erica Rieder, Kelsey Mitchell)

Men’s team sprint

Hedgecock took another national champ jersey with Team Ontario taking the win.

1. Team Ontario (James Hedgcock, Nick Wammes, Tyler Rourke)
2. Baby Got Track (Alex Brugger, Ryan MacDonald, Dustin Brooks)

Women’s scratch race final

Ariane Bonhomme lapped the field, beating Erin Attwell and Kiara Lylyk.

1. Ariane Bonhomme Roxo Racing
2. Erin Attwell (BC)
3. Kiara Lylyk Cyclery

Men’s scratch race final

Surprise, surprise! The current world scratch race champion took the maple leaf jersey. Too bad he won’t be able to wear it–unless he wears it under his rainbow kit.

1. Dylan Bibic (ON) Israel – Premier Tech
2. Mathias Guillemette
3. Michael Foley Toronto Hustle

For full results check out TrackTiming.ca

Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Canadian Cycling Magazine…

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