April 14/24 8:20 am - Four More Titles Awarded on Day 2 of Milton Nations Cup

Posted by Editoress on 04/14/24
 

There were no medals for Canada on Day 2 of the Nations Cup at the National Cycling Centre in Milton, but numerous strong performances helped Canadian athletes gain Olympic ranking points. Dylan Bibic, after winning gold in the Elimination Race, took fourth overall in the Omnium, while Nick Wammes had a career best fifth in the Keirin.

Bibic finished second in the Scratch race, ninth in the Tempo race and fourth in the Elimination race during his participation in the cumulative Omnium event. Heading into the final event of the day, the Points race, Bibic was in fourth place with a total of 96 points. Although he was able to collect a further 21 points, it wasn't enough to dislodge Ethan Hayter (GBR, 163 points), Kazushige Kuboki (JPN, 150 points) and Benjamin Thomas (FRA, 143 points) from the podium. "I tried to catch them throughout the race and score points, but they were much fitter than me, hats off to these three riders," said Bibic. "I'm so close and I know that with the right training and preparation, I can get a medal. I've never been as confident of getting a medal as I am now."


Dylan Bibic


In the Keirin, Wammes was strong throughout the competition, winning both his qualification and semi-final rides to make it to the six rider medal final. He was aggressive in the final, but all the best were there, with reigning world champion Harrie Lavreysen (Ned) taking gold, his teammate Jeffrey Hoogland in silver and Jack Carlin (GBr) winning bronze. Ryan Dodyk made it to the semi-finals via the Repechage, and competed in the 7-12 final, where he was fifth, finishing tenth overall. James Hedgcock was unable to reach the final rounds. Both Dodyk and Hedgcock were part of the bronze medal winning Team Sprint squad from Friday.



Nick Wammes

"Winning the qualifiers and the semi-final is more than I could have asked for," said Wammes. "I know the form is coming back, and I wanted to focus on the individual events this weekend, so racing well today gave me confidence. I've been lucky enough to compete in six home races since joining the national team and it's always a privilege to be in front of your home crowd, especially this final week when it's an Olympic qualifying event, so it's even more special."



Nick Wammes, the gold medal final

The Canadian women sprinters competed in the individual sprint, although none of them reached the final rounds. Both Kelsey Mitchell and Lauriane Genest finished in the top four of the Flying 200 metres qualifier. Sarah Orban and Jackie Boyle also qualified for the heats. Both Orban and Boyle were knocked out in the first round, with Mitchell going out in the eighth finals. Lauriane Genest made it to the quarterfinals before losing to eventual silver medalist Ellesse Andrews (NZL). Mathilde Gros (FRA) won the gold in two straight rides over Andrews, Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez (MEX, Bronze) taking bronze.


Lauriane Genest vs Ellesse Andrews

Ariane Bonhomme and Lily Plante took part in the Madison race, but were unable to finish. Great Britain took gold, followed by France and the USA with silver and bronze.

Women Sprint Qualifying

Women Sprint: 1/16, 1/8/ 1/4

Men Keirin: First Round and Repechages

Day 2 results

Canada Opens Milton Nations Cup with Two Medals