THE CANADIAN PRESS
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina — Rhae-Christie Shaw pedalled to silver in the road individual time trial race Friday to extend Canada’s success at the 2012 UCI Pan-American cycling championships.
Shaw posted a time of 27 minutes 47.38 seconds on the 20-km course stretching the Atlantic coast. The riders enjoyed a tailwind on the first 10-kilometre stretch, and battled a strong headwind on the way back to the finish line.
"I’m really excited to have brought home the silver medal back to Canada. It’s my first international championship medal," Shaw said. "It was really windy out on the course, a very difficult ride and I gave it my all. For my first time trial of the year, it’s a good indicator that training is going well and we learned a lot today to continue to improve."
American rider Amber Neben claimed the gold in a time of 26:50.86, while Clemencia Da Silva of Brazil won bronze in 27:57.00.
Denise Ramsden of Yellowknife was sixth in 29:37.94.
Shaw’s silver comes on the heels of five medals won at the velodrome by the Canadian track cycling team.