The Canadian Sprint Team had a few days break and then it was back to racing. This time in Grenchen, Switzerland at the Tissot Velodrome for the Track Cycling Challenge 2017.
Wednesday, December 20th was a day of Men Elite sprinting. Stefan steadily raced all day starting with the second fastest qualifying time to ending the day in fourth place after racing against GreΜgory Bauge of France in the Bronze medal match. It was an excellent day of racing for Stefan and one can watch the races by clicking here.
Stefan versus Aleksandr Dubchenko in the quarterfinals. The photographer caught Stefan preparing to throw his bike over the finish line which allowed Stefan to win that heat.
Thursday, December 21st was another great day of racing, this time in the Men’s Keirins. Stefan finished with a SILVER! The main blog picture is of the Final heat going into the last lap.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Ulf Schiller, photographer, caught some behind the scenes at the competition. Stefan’s bike and the numbers used to pull for positions in match sprints and keirins.
posted by Barbara Ritter
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