{"id":738,"date":"2011-04-16T21:43:52","date_gmt":"2011-04-16T20:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=738"},"modified":"2011-04-17T21:09:44","modified_gmt":"2011-04-17T20:09:44","slug":"pointing-towards-london-2012-%e2%80%93-track-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=738","title":{"rendered":"Pointing Towards London 2012 \u2013 Track Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0Author: Chris Maher, Pictures courtesy of: Chris Maher | Photography<\/pre>\n
\u00a0The first part of the Olympic Track Cycling Qualification Events are now complete. And we are halfway through the 2 year Qualifying Period. A collective table has been produced by the UCI showing the Countries, whom have succeeded in collecting points towards entry to each event & the top five Nations are shown below (see table 1). \u00a0It is no longer possible for a Nation to gain more than one medal per Event, this time round, as had been in previous Olympics. So we will have to look the times\/ performances of individual Athletes to gauge their form & choose the most likely one to gain a Medal.<\/p>\n
There are five Events for the Men & the same five Events for the Women.<\/p>\n
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  1. Individual Sprint<\/li>\n
  2. Team Sprint<\/li>\n
  3. Team Pursuit<\/li>\n
  4. Keirin<\/li>\n
  5. Omnium<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \u00a0\u00a0The first four Events are traditional Track Cycling Events, but the Omnium, introduced this year has a 6 part schedule. A qualifying round, followed by the 5 elements of racing. So a strong overall performance will be required to take the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/col>\n<\/col>\n<\/col>\n<\/col>\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Men<\/td>\nID Sprint<\/span><\/td>\nTeam Sprint<\/span><\/td>\nTeam Pursuit<\/span><\/td>\nKeirin<\/span><\/td>\nOmnium<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/td>\nFra: 2780<\/td>\nFra: 2295<\/td>\nAus: 2540<\/td>\nGbr: 1680<\/span><\/td>\nNzl: 1370<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/td>\nGbr: 2298<\/span><\/td>\nGbr: 1905<\/span><\/td>\nRus: 2460<\/td>\nAus: 1630<\/td>\nGbr: 1110<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/td>\nAus: 1240<\/td>\nGer: 1575<\/td>\nEsp: 2300<\/td>\nNzl: 1073<\/td>\nAus: 970<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/td>\nJap: 1000<\/td>\nAus: 1425<\/td>\nGbr: 2300<\/span><\/td>\nMas: 1073<\/td>\nCan: 930<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/td>\nGer: 940<\/td>\nNzl: 1365<\/td>\nNzl: 2180<\/td>\nFra: 1010<\/td>\nEsp: 738<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Women<\/td>\nAus: 1870<\/td>\nChn: 1410<\/td>\nNzl: 2175<\/td>\nFra: 2060<\/td>\nCan: 1330<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/td>\nGbr: 1690<\/span><\/td>\nGbr: 1190<\/span><\/td>\nAus: 1815<\/td>\nAus: 1930<\/td>\nUSA: 1080<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/td>\nFra: 1470<\/td>\nAus: 1110<\/td>\nGbr: 1785<\/span><\/td>\nChn: 1390<\/td>\nEsp: 980<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/td>\nGer: 985<\/td>\nFra: 1050<\/td>\nUSA: 1380<\/td>\nGbr: 1116<\/span><\/td>\nPol: 950<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/td>\nLtu: 813<\/td>\nGer: 890<\/td>\nGer: 1290<\/td>\nUkr: 663<\/td>\nNed: 915<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
    Table 1: Points collated at the end of the 1st Qualifying Period<\/pre>\n
    Olympic Points<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n
    We started off gaining Olympic Points with the UCI European Track Championships in Portugal.<\/p>\n
    We then moved onto the 4 rounds of the UCI Track World Cup, Firstly in Melbourne Australia, then in Cali Columbia, Then in Beijing China, before finishing in the UK at Manchester in February 2011.<\/p>\n
    The final Points Event were offered at the UCI Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Holland.<\/p>\n
    Judging from the Points gained so far, there is a strong possibility that Team GB will contend most Medals on offer. That said, between now & the start of the Olympics, every Nation is expected to notch up a gear or two. Our weakest Medal hope, looks to be the Women\u2019s Omnium, but don\u2019t rule us out of the equation yet! Having the Games in our own back garden will boost the determination & confidence to deliver beyond their every expectation. After all… Britain’s still got Talent!<\/p>\n
    Olympic Track Cycling Schedule<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
    The Olympic schedule has now been released & the first round of tickets made available.<\/p>\n
    02 August 2012<\/span><\/p>\n
    Men\u2019s Team Pursuit Q, Men\u2019s Team Sprint, Women\u2019s Team Sprint.<\/p>\n
    03 August 2012<\/span><\/p>\n
    Men\u2019s Team Pursuit, Women\u2019s Keirin, Women\u2019s Team Pursuit Q.<\/p>\n
    04 August 2012<\/span><\/p>\n
    Men\u2019s Omnium Q, Men\u2019s Sprint Q.<\/p>\n
    04 August 2012<\/span><\/p>\n
    Men\u2019s Omnium 1 & 2, Men\u2019s Sprint Minor Placements, Women\u2019s Team Pursuit.<\/p>\n
    05 August 2012<\/span><\/p>\n
    Men\u2019s Omnium 3, Women\u2019s Sprint Q.<\/p>\n
    05 August 2012<\/span><\/p>\n
    Men\u2019s Omnium 4 & 5, Men\u2019s Sprint 1\/4s, Women\u2019s Sprint Minor Placements.<\/p>\n
    06 August 2012<\/span><\/p>\n
    Men\u2019s Sprint, Women\u2019s Omnium Q 1 & 2, Women\u2019s Sprint 1\/4s.<\/p>\n
    07 August 2012<\/span><\/p>\n
    Men\u2019s Keirin Q, Women\u2019s Omnium 3.<\/p>\n
    07 August 2012<\/span><\/p>\n
    Men\u2019s Keirin, Women\u2019s Omnium 4 & 5, Women\u2019s Sprint<\/p>\n
    Britain<\/span><\/strong>\u2019s most likely contenders are\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n
    Men\u2019s Sprint\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sir Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny or Matt Crampton<\/p>\n
    Men\u2019s Team Sprint\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sir Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny & Matt Crampton<\/p>\n
    Men\u2019s Team Pursuit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Bradley Wiggins, Steven Burke, Andrew Tennant or Ben Swift.<\/p>\n
    Men\u2019s Keirin\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sir Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny or Matt Crampton<\/p>\n
    Men\u2019s Omnium\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ed Clancy, Sam Harrison or Pete Kennaugh<\/p>\n
    Women\u2019s Sprint\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Victoria Pendleton, Rebecca James or Jessica Varnish<\/p>\n
    Women\u2019s Team Sprint\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Victoria Pendleton, Jessica Varnish or Shanze Reade<\/p>\n
    Women\u2019s Team Pursuit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wendy Houvenaghel, Lizzie Armistead, Jo Rowsell, Sarah Storey, Dani King, Rebecca Romero\u00a0or Laura Trott<\/p>\n
    Women\u2019s Keirin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Victoria Pendleton, Jessica Varnish or Rebecca James<\/p>\n
    Women\u2019s Omnium\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lizzie Armitstead or Laura Trott<\/p>\n
    The official Team GB Track Cycling Athletes won\u2019t be revealed till around May 2012 having completed the 2nd<\/sup> Qualifying Sessions that ends with the UCI Track World Championships from Melbourne, Australia. In the mean time, I will be following the progression of all possible contenders & reporting here from time to time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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