Silver for Cuba in the Pan American Cycling Championships
- Submitted by: Luis Manuel Mazorra
- Sports
- 03 / 06 / 2012
In the neck of the young Marlies Mejias wears the silver medal which is the second achieved by Cuba in the Pan American Championships Track Cycling and route to be held in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
On the day Saturday, the sprinter won the first Lisandra War unquestionably the triumph in the 500 meters individual time trial.
Marlies today was only surpassed by the veteran of Colombia, Maria Luisa Calle, Olympic and world medalist, while the bronze medal to the U.S. accounted Elizabeth Newell, who beat Mexican Ingrid Drexel, José Luis Basulto reported in the newsletter COPACI.
The other Cuban involved in this event, Yumari Gonzalez, finished fifth in this mode that is not his forte, but it helps you prepare for your favorite event, the Scratch (10 km group), which will run on Tuesday.
Also that day, multiple world medalist Lisandra as Yumari-Polet return to velodrome in July to compete in speed, while Marlies will in the omnium (three tests on Tuesday and a similar amount on Wednesday).
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