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MILTON, Ont. — Canadian track cyclists Kelsey Mitchell and Lauriane Genest raced together in a World Cup women's team sprint for the first time on Friday night.Mitchell and Genest thrilled the crowd at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre by winning gold in 33.012 seconds. A Polish duo was just over a quarter-second behind in second place in 33.285.
The Canadians led by a 10th of a second at the midway point as Genest, from Levis, Que., set an impressive early pace. She gave way to Mitchell, from Sherwood Park, Alta., for the final push. This was Genest's lone event of the three-day competition. Mitchell plans to race in two more sprint events this weekend.
Canada held off Belarus by about a half-second in the men's race. Edmonton's Evan Burtnik, Chris Ernst of Kitchener, Ont., Victoria's Amiel Flett-Brown and Calgary's Jackson Kinniburgh came back over the last two laps to finish in 4:00.945.
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