SaanichB次元官网网址檚 Riley Pickrell and VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Sarah van Dam led a group of locals to another successful Junior Track Nationals in Milton, Ont., April 12 to 14.
The crafty Pickrell, 17, won four gold medals and two silvers. Van Dam, also 17, won a gold, two silvers, and three bronze.
Pickrell won individual gold medals in the keirin, points race and elimination, and won gold with Team B.C. in the pursuit final. He also won silver in the team sprint and the madison (with Ethan Ogrodniczuk). Van Dam won gold with Team B.C. in the team pursuit (Elizabeth Gin, Annabella Stoll-Dansereau, Caitlin Wallin), two silvers in the keirin and elimination finals, and three bronze, two in the scratch and points races, and one with VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Casey Garrison in the two-person team madison.
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B次元官网网址淭his yearB次元官网网址檚 national championships were a lot more competitive than years before,B次元官网网址� Pickrell said. B次元官网网址淲inning four gold medals was a really good result for me.B次元官网网址�
Pickrell qualified for the national team selection camp to race at the , Aug. 14 to 18 in Frankfurt, Germany, while van Dam has already confirmed a spot on the junior national team. Last year Pickrell attended worlds and came close to the podium with a fourth place scratch race finish. This year heB次元官网网址檒l be one year older, and stronger, as itB次元官网网址檚 the final year of junior for Pickrell who will turn 18 later this year.
B次元官网网址淚 love track racing,B次元官网网址� said Pickrell, who was just as successful as a 14-year-old at the U17 national championships. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 faster and more intense than road racing. Even without the different courses road racing offers, the many different races on the track always produces fun and exciting racing.B次元官网网址�
Racing for Team CanadaB次元官网网址檚 road team in 2018 he embraced the sprinter role and won three stages of the Tour de lB次元官网网址橝bitibi (a seven stage junior race in Quebec) in bunch sprints. He also finished second twice.
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In late January van Dam joined CanadaB次元官网网址檚 Next Gen U23 womenB次元官网网址檚 cycling team including SaanichB次元官网网址檚 Erin Attwell (20) at the final round of the Track Cycling World Cup event in January. The experience was immensely beneficial, said van Dam, who is finishing Grade 12 at Oak Bay High.
B次元官网网址淐ompeting against the best in the world, it was the most amazing experience and the most fun IB次元官网网址檝e ever had on the bike,B次元官网网址� van Dam said. B次元官网网址淚 enjoyed being pushed at that level. And I was able to [share] what I learned in Hong Kong with others in Milton.B次元官网网址�
Both Pickrell and van Dam started in Tripleshot Cycling ClubB次元官网网址檚 youth program and the FastTrack program at the Greater Victoria Velodrome and credit them for their development. TheyB次元官网网址檙e now the youngest two riders on the Trek Red Truck cycling team and will compete in the Cat. 1-2 elite races this spring and summer. Both will also compete for Team B.C. in all three categories B次元官网网址� the criterium, road race and time trial B次元官网网址� at the Junior Road Nationals held June 28 to July 1 in Beauce, Que.
B次元官网网址淚 love track and road equally, I donB次元官网网址檛 want to make a decision between them yet,B次元官网网址� van Dam said. B次元官网网址淚 think itB次元官网网址檚 something that, if you do it right, you can balance both.B次元官网网址�
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