08.12.10 - Alex Cataford Breaks Canadian Record At Track World Jr Championships

Alison Beveridge places 6th in Points race, sustaining two crashes in the 20km race

(Montichiari, Italy – August 12, 2010) Canadian cyclists hit the track for the second day of the 2010 UCI Track World Junior Championships in the recently built velodrome in Montichiari, Italie.

In the 200m Time Trial race, Scott Mulder (Vancouver, BC) posted the 17th fastest qualifying time of 10.76 seconds. A total of 55 cyclists took the start, and the Top 24 moved on to the first sprint round. Mulder won his first sprint match up, and then conceded defeat in the second round against a speedy German cyclist.

In the Women’s individual pursuit, Allison posted a time of 2:33.89, finishing in 15th position of the qualifying round. The Top 4 fastest cyclists advanced to the Final round.

In the Women’s Team Sprint, the duo of Florence Laplante-Lamarche (Ottawa, ON) and Allison Beveridge finished 7th with a qualifying time of 37.551 seconds in the three laps race.

DAY 1
In the first day of competition, wwo Canadians, Alex Cataford (Ottawa, ON) and Florence Laplante-Lamarche, competed as the World Junior Championships opened.

Cataford placed 14th of the Men’s Individual pursuit event with a time of 3:26.240 in the qualifying heat, breaking the Canadian record of the discipline. Cataford defeated his own record of 3.26.940, set in the spring at the Pan-American Junior championships.

In the Men’s 10 kilometre Scratch race, Cataford placed 20th.

In women’s racing, Florence Laplante-Lamarche finished 22nd with a time of 38.208 seconds in the 500m Time Trial.

In the Points race, Allison Beveridge (Calgary, AB) displayed sheer grit and determination as she came back from two crashes, with the first happening just 10 laps into the 80 lap (20km) race.

“It was tough to come back from the first crash,” said Beveridge. “It took me a few laps to refocus, but after that I felt the adrenaline! I’m content with my race, and definitely happy to be injury-free,” said Beveridge.

She would not only return but also make an impact on the race as she went on to take a lap with four other riders and take home a well-deserved 6th place. Beveridge finished with 23 points, just 4 points outside of the bronze medal.

Full results of the 2010 UCI Track World Junior Championships can be found on http://www.tissottiming.com/sports/cycling/track/cmt2010_juniors/index.htm

SCHEDULE – 2010 UCI TRACK WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday, August 13
Team Pursuit (W)
Points race 25k (M)
Sprint (M)

Saturday, August 14
Scratch 7.5k (W)
Keirin (M)
Sprint (W)
Omnium (M)

Sunday, August 15
Kilometre Time Trial (M)
Madison 30k (M)
Omnium (W)
Keirin (W)

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