Coles-Lyster, Wammes, Genest shine at Nations Cup at UCI Track Nations Cup

Canadian Maggie Coles-Lyster, riding for the Switzerland-based Roland Cycling team, finished sixth overall on Sunday in the Women's Omnium points race at the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup in Milton, Ont.

Coles-Lyster, born in Maple Ridge, B.C., finished with 95 points. British-Scottish cyclist Katie Archibald was first with 131 points, followed by Letizia Paternoster of Italy with 111 and Jennifer Valente of San Diego, Calif., with 107.

Coles-Lyster was eighth in the temp race.

Accumulating top 10s in every race of the cumulative omnium event, Coles-Lyster was in fourth place going into the final points race. The two points she accumulated there were not enough to improve her overall position, finishing sixth with 95 points.

Tokyo 2020 Olympian Nick Wammes of London, Ont., was eighth overall in the men's sprint qualifying races on Sunday with a +0.241 clocking. He then beat Jimenez Elizondo Ekain of Spain in the first round of showdowns, but lost to Vigier Sebastien of France in the round of 16. He also reached the keirin final.

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Lauriane Genest of Montreal added a bronze medal to the Canadian team's tally on the final day of competition.

In search of redemption after her fourth-place finish in the team sprint and fifth-place finish in the individual sprint, the Olympic bronze medallist in the keirin was looking for a podium finish on the final day of competition at home.

She accomplished her mission brilliantly, taking bronze 0.133s behind reigning world champion Ellesse Andrews f New Zealand. Steffie van der Peet took silver. "I had to be really patient in the final," commented Lauriane Genest.

Kelsey Mitchell of Brandon, Man., said she was