Paralympic triathlon in Paris was a mix of joy and pain for Canadians when races finally did get underway.

Winnipeg91裸聊视频檚 Leanne Taylor became the first Canadian woman to win a Paralympic triathlon medal with a bronze in the women91裸聊视频檚 class Monday.

Calgary91裸聊视频檚 Stefan Daniel was leading his men91裸聊视频檚 race when he crashed his bike into a barricade and was knocked out of contention.

The veteran won silver when para triathlon made its Paralympic debut in Rio in 2016, and was a bronze medallist three years ago in Tokyo.

The five-time world champion, who was born with club hands, is ranked world No.1 in his PTS5 classification.

After a schedule shuffle and then delays because of the Seine River91裸聊视频檚 water quality, races in 11 different classes got underway 91裸聊视频� with multiple classes on course simultaneously 91裸聊视频� at the ornate Pont Alexandre bridge.

Para triathlon is a 750-metre swim, 20-kilometre bike and 5k run.

Taylor pumps a handcycle during the bike leg. Her run is a wheelchair race.

The 32-year-old stepped onto the podium six years after she was paralyzed from the waist down in a mountain biking accident.

91裸聊视频淐oming to the Games was always the goal I set for myself in the hospital when I was injured six years ago,91裸聊视频� Taylor said.

91裸聊视频淏eing here felt like the big deal, what we were aiming for. In the last year, it started to look like it was possible for me to be on the podium.91裸聊视频�

With eventual winner Lauren Parker of Australia and silver medallist Kendall Gretsch of the United States well out front, Taylor girded herself to hunt down Brazil91裸聊视频檚 Jessica Ferreira for a medal after the transition to the wheelchair race.

But Ferreira91裸聊视频檚 crash after the transition to the wheelchair race put Taylor in medal position.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 an absolute heartbreak to see that the Brazilian crashed,91裸聊视频� Taylor said.

91裸聊视频淭he sad thing is that91裸聊视频檚 triathlon. She and I have both given medals in some ways to each other by making a mistake or having a crash. This has sort of happened back and forth.

91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 one of the things about triathlon and why you have to keep fighting on even if you91裸聊视频檙e not in the place you expect to be. You never know what91裸聊视频檚 going to happen. It worked in my favour this time and maybe not next.91裸聊视频�

Fortune did not favour Daniel.

Fifth after his Seine swim, Daniel had charged to the front with just over 5k remaining on the bike when he misjudged a hairpin turn and flew into the barricades.

The 27-year-old continued to race once he knew his bike was still operational, but his bid for another Paralympic medal was over.

Daniel91裸聊视频檚 face crumpled as he near the finished line.

91裸聊视频淵ou don91裸聊视频檛 get to go to too many Paralympics in a lifetime,91裸聊视频� the Canadian said. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e always held the strong belief if you91裸聊视频檙e physically able to finish a race, you do it. No matter what.91裸聊视频�

He was composed after he was treated for scrapes in the medical tent.

91裸聊视频淩ight before the last lap, I went too fast into a U-turn and just went into the barricades,91裸聊视频� Daniel said. 91裸聊视频淚 just miscalculated it. Lapse of judgment. I was down before I knew it.

91裸聊视频淚t hasn91裸聊视频檛 really hit me. A little disbelief, shock. It would have been worse if I didn91裸聊视频檛 finish. I91裸聊视频檓 glad that I finished and I got across the line. I91裸聊视频檒l take some comfort in that in a little bit here.

91裸聊视频淩ight now, yeah, I91裸聊视频檓 gutted.91裸聊视频�

His teammate Kamylle Frenette of Dieppe, N.B., was fourth among PTS5 women.

91裸聊视频淚 was hoping for the podium, but fourth place in the world is really good,91裸聊视频� Frenette said.

91裸聊视频淪itting on the pontoon, I was overlooking the Eiffel Tower. It91裸聊视频檚 such a beautiful venue, so really thankful for that.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 always a bit nervous on the bike and I unfortunately saw my teammate crash, so that was a bit emotional to see that.

91裸聊视频淭he run, I was pretty solidly in fourth at that point so I just let myself enjoy and look around.91裸聊视频�

Seine91裸聊视频檚 water quality headaches that plagued Olympic triathlon continued into the Paralympics.

Taylor91裸聊视频檚 race initially schedule for Monday was shifted to Sunday and then back again.

Daniel and Frenette saw their start times shuffled Sunday and ultimately their triathlons delayed a day.

Athletes awoke wondering if they would race, or if their triathlons would be reduced to a duathlon of a bike and a run.

91裸聊视频淚t would be a lie if I said it wasn91裸聊视频檛 a challenge,91裸聊视频� Taylor said. 91裸聊视频淜nowing it could be anything and trying to be prepared for everything was honestly very difficult.

91裸聊视频淥nce we got into the water, it was doing the thing we knew how to do and at that point, I was OK.91裸聊视频�

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Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press