“I thought before the race I still would be happy with my career if I didn’t have an Olympic medal, but I’m sure happy that I do. “I’m happy with the way I rode. It was a complete race,” said Pendrel, who also grabbed gold at the 2007 Pan Ams in Rio. Pendrel won Canada’s 22nd medal in Rio, 16 of which have come from women. It’s definitely been momentum for us coming in, just seeing how dominant we are, particularly the women,” Pendrel said.

Source: thestar August 20, 2016 17:15 UTC