KAZ World Cup - Race Report

           

Photo by Steve Sleep

Last week, I flew halfway around the world to attend the first UCI Track World Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan with the Canadian National Track Team. The Canadian squad for this competition was comprised mainly of development riders, and as I had never attended a World Cup, I was eagerly awaiting the chance to step out onto the track and brush elbows with the worlds' best.

KAZ World Cup - Women's Points Race Final

Photo courtesy of the CCA

Victoria's own Gillian Carleton finished fourth in the Points Race this morning at the 2011 Astana Track Cycling World Cup - even after a crash took her out off of the podium (along with a significant portion of her skin and new CCA skinsuit). Bad-ass.

KAZ World Cup - Team Canada, Day 1

Photo lifted from pedalmag.com via the CCA

Pedalmag.com just posted a report with photos from Team Canada's first day of racing at the Astana World Cup. Check it out here.

Gillian competes in the Points Race next. Stay tuned for updates.

(Check out this 360 degree panorama photo of the Astana velodrome: http://360.io/4r8ZUX via @cycling_tweets)

KAZ World Cup - Women's Team Pursuit Start List

The Canadian women take the line sometime between 3am-4am PST.
Wake up early and get the results here.

I will be dreaming of Gillian, Jasmin and Julia tearing the legs off of the world!

Canada’s Track Cycling Team Kicks off World Cup Season in Kazakhstan

Image by Velodrome.org

October 31, 2011 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Track Cycling Team is prepared and ready for the start of upcoming 2012 UCI Track World Cup season, which starts next weekend in Astana, Kazakhstan.

via Pedal Mag.com