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“My aerobic capacity was really strong, but my sprint was lacking a little bit. . . I think coming off the London Olympic test event in February, I didn’t recover enough and get that speed back. It’s not too hard to go back and get that for the Olympics.”
The two-time world champion from Edmonton finished with 39 points over the six-discipline event, three points shy of a bronze medal.
“For sure, fourth is disappointing,” Whitten said. “There were definitely some highs and lows today. I did a (personal best) in my individual pursuit.
“I’ll have to go back, see if there are any changes I can make and learn from this in preparation for London.”
Calgary’s Monique Sullivan was 13th in the women’s keirin.
