Jastrab and Walker Claim Bronze Medals on Day Three of 2026 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships

By: Angelina Palermo October 31, 2026

Team USA adds two more medals in Apeldoorn, with Jastrab earning bronze in the Men’s C4 Scratch Race and Walker taking third in the Women’s C5 Sprint.

Team USA added two more medals to its tally on day three of the 2026 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Ryan Jastrab (Apple Valley, Calif.) earned bronze in the Men’s C4 Scratch Race, while Katie Walker (Chula Vista, Calif.) sprinted to bronze in the Women’s C5 Sprint.

Scratch Race

In the Men’s C4 Scratch Race, a 10-kilometer race consisting of 40 laps, Jastrab rode to a third-place finish to secure the bronze medal. Racing alongside fellow Americans Jason Macom (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and John Terrell (Colorado Springs, Colo.), the group averaged 49 kilometers per hour throughout the race. Macom finished sixth, with Terrell crossing the line in eighth.

Sprint

Walker delivered a strong performance in the Women’s C5 Sprint. She qualified eighth with a time of 12.840 seconds, securing one of the nine spots available in the semifinals. In the semifinal, Walker won her three-lap heat by 0.417 seconds to advance to the medal rounds. She carried that momentum into the final, sprinting across the line in third to claim her second bronze medal of the championships.

In the Men’s Tandem Sprint, Michael Stephens (Huntington, W.Va.), alongside pilot Joe Christiansen (Lyons, Colo.), qualified seventh with a time of 10.349 seconds to advance to the quarterfinals. The American duo faced Australia in a their matchup. After a closely contested first ride, Australia took the win by just 0.718 seconds before securing the second ride to advance.

Hannah Chadwick (Arcata, Calif.), with pilot Hayley Bates (Long Beach, Calif.), narrowly missed qualifying for the Women’s B Sprint. The duo clocked 11.923 seconds in the 200-meter qualifying effort, finishing ninth overall and just 0.03 seconds outside the top eight needed to advance.

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