Teammate Max Plaxton quickly added a second medal, earning silver in the men's mountain bike, the first events contested at the Games. , captured bronze in women's mountain bike Saturday, pulling the pin to open the figurative floodgates of Canada's expected medal haul in Guadalajara, Mexico. American Heather Irmiger won the women's gold in one hour 34 minutes nine seconds, while Mexican Laura Lorenza Morfin finished second. Beginning of Story Content Amanda Sin put her head down and pedalled furiously 10 minutes up a backbreaking path of rocks and mud, one final climb that propelled the cyclist to Canada's first medal at the Pan American Games. 2-kilometre loops of the course in Tapalpa, a gut-busting section that was exactly the way she likes it. "It's very steep with a lot of cobble, rocky, technical and some muddy sections," Sin said. Sin was 3:05 back for third while Toronto native Kofman was fourth, 3:59 off the pace. "It's really exciting to win the first medal of the Games, so I'm happy to do that for our country. 12, pulling away from Plaxton at the top of the final climb to edge the Canadian by 17 seconds.
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