Canada's Gunnar Holmgren stands on the podium after winning a gold medal in the men's mountain biking race at the Pan Am Games on Saturday in Santiago, Chile.
Gunnar Holmgren of Orillia, Ont., has a Pan Am gold medal to add to his Canadian titles in mountain biking.
The 24-year-old earned Canada's first podium finish in Santiago, Chile, beating Martin Vidaurre Kossmann and Brazil's Jose Gabriel Marques De Almeida to the finish line in one hour 17 minutes 59 seconds. Vidaurre Kossmann was 53 seconds behind. Holmgren moved into the lead on the third of seven laps and held it on the course at the Catholic University Sports Club northeast of the city.
Holmgren is part of the first family of Canadian mountain biking: mother Lisa was an elite racer, father Rob is a coach, sister Isabella is 2023 XCO and XC junior world champion and sister Ava is also a regular fixture on the medal podium. Orillia's 2021 athlete of the year began mountain biking at age 5, joined Quebec-based Pivot Cycles in 2020 and has picked up a pair of top-10 finishes in the U23 division and four, top-30 elite results at the World Cup level.Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson serve as Canada's flag-bearers for Pan Am opening ceremony
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