Just four hours after touching down on Peruvian soil, Kelsey Mitchell traveled with the Canadian delegation to the modern velodrome at Videna Legacy headquarters to begin his training sessions, to continue honing his version of the world’s best cyclist. Americas, with one goal. : Win gold at the Lima 2022 Elite Track Pan American Championship.

The competition, which will take place from August 10 to 14, will bring together 200 athletes, men and women, from 19 countries. They will compete in the eleven track events, starting at the impressive Vélodrome Legacy, unique in the country and recognized on the continent since it is approved by the International Cycling Union (UCI).

“We like to come to Latin America and compete with different countries that we are not used to. It will be great because Canada came in with a strong team, looking to win the most medals and add points to the standings,” says Kelsey Mitchell.

After winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, the 28-year-old cyclist will seek to endorse the good sporting moment she is having and, from what she says, she is convinced to conquer Lima again. , three years after climbing to the top step of the podium at the last Pan American Games.

“I love this velodrome, I have great memories here from the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. I’m very excited to be back and racing on the track. This Velodrome is incredible, the place too”, he added.

For his part, the executive director of Legacy, Federico Tong Hurtado, said he was proud that Peru attracted this type of international tournament: “Our country will always have its doors open to welcome sports delegations who come to compete in an atmosphere of brotherhood and great discipline. With these activities, Peru is positioning itself as a global sports hub.”

This international event will be accessible to the public and in the next few days tickets will go on sale from the link https://legado.gob.pe/eventos

Best of Legacy

Without a doubt, the international event will be special for Kelsey Mitchell as she will once again measure her skills against the highest ranked cyclists in the world rankings, such as Colombian Martha Bayona, champion of the Bolivarian Games of Valledupar 2022; Trinidadian Nicholas Paul, gold medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games; among others.

The participating countries of the Pan American Elite Track Lima 2022 are: Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, United States, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Dominican Republic, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.

It should be noted that the delegations of Canada and the United States arrive in Peru for the first time with their complete teams, raising the level of the event organized by the Peruvian Cycling Federation. The various delegations will stay at the hostel at the Atlético stadium, located at the headquarters of VIDENA Legacy, guaranteeing the sanitary bubble and the comfort of the cyclists to travel with their equipment each day of competition.

Canada was the first delegation to take up residence at the Legacy Inn, then the United States joined, with a group of 11 cyclists, led by strategist Erin Hartwell, Olympic medalist at Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996.

Legado offers athletes a first-class infrastructure, both for competitions and training and for the accommodation service. The VIDENA velodrome is one of the most modern on the continent, it was renovated for the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games and can accommodate 1,516 people.

Legado’s mission is to guarantee quality infrastructure and services to citizens. It also works hand in hand with various sports federations and organizations to promote high performance and position Peru as a global sports hub.

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