Victoria Velasco

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Victoria Velasco
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Velasco in 2019
Personal information
Full nameVictoria Velasco Fuentes
Born (2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 (age 21)
Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
Team information
Discipline
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Lima Madison
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Lima Team Pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Lima Scratch race
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Lima Omnium

Victoria Velasco Fuentes (born 5 August 2002) is a Mexican cyclist. [1]

In June 2021, Velasco won the madison with Acevedo Mendoza at the Pan American Track Cycling Championships in Lima, Peru. [2] Prior to that, on 29 May 2021, Velasco also won the omnium at the Mexican Olympic trials in Guadalajara. [3] However, a registration error by the Mexican federation made her ineligible to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics and was discovered just days before the opening ceremony. [4] Velasco won the bronze medal at the 2022 Pan American Track Cycling Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2022, in the Omnium. [5]

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References

  1. "Victoria Velasco". www.procyclingstats.com.
  2. "Mexico bag two golds on day four of Pan American Track Cycling Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 28 June 2021.
  3. COPACI, Prensa. "Victoria Velasco won the selective against Tokyo at the Guadalajara velodrome | COPACI".
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  5. "Sarah Van Dam reachesSarah three golds in Lima, Canada reigns and reigns". copaci.org. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.