UCI Track World Cup Classic – Manchester – Day 2

Author: Chris Maher, Pictures courtesy of: Chris Maher | Photography

Saturday 20th February: Session 1, 09.30 – 16.00

Women’s Sprint 200m TT Qualifying Top 10

WR Holder – Lithuania – Simona Krupeckaite 10.793

Anna Meares Australia 11.001
Shuang Guo China 11.068
Olga Panarina Belarus 11.130
Victoria Pendleton Great Britain 11.143
Lin Junhong China 11.208
Clara Sanchez France 11.222
Kaarle McCulloch Australia 11.300
Sandie Clair France 11.314
Jessica Varnish Great Britain 11.319
Yvonne Hijgenaar Netherlands 11.375

Men’s Keirin Round 1 – Winners

Heat 1 Azizulhasni Awang Malaysia

Heat 2 Chris Hoy Great Britain

Heat 3 Gregory Bauge France

Heat 4 Edward Dawkins New Zealand

Heat 5 Rene Endes Germany

Heat 6 Kamil Kuczynski Poland

Women’s Omnium 1 – Flying Lap

Sarah Hammer USA 14.467
Leire Olaberria Esp 14.481
Kirsten Wild Ned 14.481
Chao Mei Wu GPC 14.673
Malgorzata Wojtyra Pol 14.693

12. Lizzie Armitstead Gbr 14.985

Men’s Omnium 4 – Individual 4000m Pursuit

Shane Archbold Nzl 4.23.074
Michael Freiberg Ger 4.23.998
Ho-Sung Cho Kor 4.27.851
Ioannis Tamouridis Gre 4.28.560
Martyn Irvine Ire 4.28.589
Ben Swift Gbr 4.29.432

Saturday 20th February: Session 2, 19.00 – 23.00

Women’s Omnium 2 – 20Km Points Race

Jarmila Machacova Cze
Sarah Hammer USA
Lisa Brennauer Ger
Malgozata Wojtyra Pol
Kirsten Wild Ned

9. Lizzie Armitstead Gbr

Men’s Omnium 5 – 15Km Scratch Race

Ho Ting Kwok Hkg
Ho-Sung Cho Kor
Tristan Marguet Sui
Nicky Cocquyt Bel
Shane Archbold Nzl
Ben Swift Gbr

Women’s 10Km Scratch Race Finals

Gold Anastasiya Chulkova Russia
Silver Jennie Reed Ouch – USA
Bronze Amy Cure Australia

15^th Laura Trott Gbr

Women’s Omnium 3 – Elimination Race

American, Sarah Hammer once again dominated the racing to take first place. Italian, Marta Taguaferro claimed second place with Czech Jarmila Machacova taking third. Great Britain’s Lizzie Armitstead claimed 10^th position.

Men’s Keirin Finals

Gold Chris Hoy Gbr
Silver Jason Niblett
Bronze Azizulhasni Awang

Spain’s Juan Peralta Gascon was relegated to 6^th after causing a major pile up on the final bend. All riders except Chris Hoy who had charged round the final two hundred metres were brought down. Jayco’s Jason Niblett managed 2^nd place & Malaysia’s Awang, the current World Cup Leader, realising there was still a medal & a Championship to win dashed across the line & collapsed to the floor. It became evident that Awang have picked up a severe injury in the way of an 8” splinter clean through his right hand leg. Taken to hospital immediately, a successful operation to remove the splinter was performed the following day. Luckily there was no major damage done, but a disappointed Awang will not be fit to ride the World Track Championships in Holland.