by pedalmag.com

July 26, 2009 (Tlaxcala, Mexico) - Alberta's Tara Whitten has won gold in the Pursuit on Day 1 of the Track competition at the Pan American Track Championships in Mexico on Sunday. Alberta's Monique Sullivan placed 4th in the 500m Sprint won by Cuba's Lisandra Guerra.

Results (brief)

Women's Pursuit

1. Tara Whitten (Canada)
2. Dalila Rodriguez (Cuba)
3. Yudelmis Dominguez (Cuba)

Women's 500m Sprint

1. Lisandra Guerra (Cuba) 33.879 (53.130 km/hr)
2. Maria Diana Garcia (Colombia) 34.559
3. Cari Higginis (USA) 35.428
4. Monique Sullivan (Canada) 35.898