World Track ChampionshipsGermany, October 20-24, 1999 |
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Men Ind. Pursuit Men
1 km
Day 1 - October 20France had a good start to the World Championships with their top sprinter, Félicia Ballanger, qualifying fastest for the Women's sprint. Ballanger improved her sea level record, stopping the clock at 11.131 in her flying 200m. Second placed qualifier was a surprise though - China's Wang Yan recorded a time some 8 thousandths of a second quicker than Australian Michelle Ferris. Although 23 year-old Yan has been on the scene for a few years (8th in the Barcelona Olympics), she has never achieved such a good result in the senior competitions. The Asian games gold medallists is one of China's big hopes for the 2000 Olympics. Another Chinese sprinter, Jiang Cuihua qualified in 5th spot behind Canada's Tanya Dubnicoff. On the Australian front, Michelle Ferris easily won her 1st round heat and made it into the final 12. 11th qualifier, Lyndelle Higginson was beaten by Germany's Katherine Freitag in her heat but made it through to the top 12 via the repechage. Results Qualification (200 m flying TT):
1 Félicia Ballanger (Fra) 11.131 (64.684 km/h)
2 Wang Yan (Chn) 11.253
3 Michelle Ferris (Aus) 11.261
4 Tanya Dubnicoff (Can) 11.277
5 Jiang Cuihua (Chn) 11.466
6 Magali Faure (Fra) 11.474
7 Oksana Grishina (Rus) 11.528
8 Kathrin Freitag (Ger) 11.530
9 Tatiana Malianova (Rus) 11.557
10 Szilvia Szabolcsi (Hun) 11.626
11 Lyndelle Higginson (Aus) 11.668
12 Jennie Reed (USA) 11.695
13 Katrin Meinke (Ger) 11.707
14 Daniela Larreal (Ven) 11.822
15 Tanya Lindenmuth (USA) 11.827
16 Iryna Yanovych (Rus) 11.976
17 Fiona Ramage (NZL) 12.002
18 Rebecca Quinn (USA) 12.540
19 Mira Kasslin (Fin) 12.653
1st Round:
1 Felicia Ballanger (Fra) bt Rebecca Quinn (USA) 12.504
2 Wang Yan (Chn) bt Fiona Ramage (Nzl) 12.767
3 Michelle Ferris (Aus) bt Iryna Yanovych (Ukr) 12.169
4 Tanya Dubnicoff (Can) bt Tanya Lindenmuth (USA) 12.780
5 Jiang Cuihua (Chn) bt Daniela Larreal (Ven) 12.168
6 Magali Faure (Fra) bt Katrin Meinke (Ger) 12.298
7 Oksana Grishina (Rus) bt Jennie Reed (USA) 12.356
8 Kathrin Freitag (Ger) bt Lyndelle Higginson (Aus) 12.159
9 Szilvia Szabolcsi (Hun) bt Tatiana Malianova (Rus)12.421
Repechages:
Katrin Meinke (Ger) 12.719
beat Tatiana Malianova (Rus) and Rebecca Quinn (USA)
Jennie Reed (USA) 12.384
beat Daniela Larreal (Ven) and Fiona Ramage (NZL)
Lyndelle Higginson (Aus) 12.635
beat Tanya Lindenmuth (USA) and Iryna Yanovych (Ukr)
1/8 finals:
Félicia Ballanger (Fra) 12.901
beat Lyndelle Higginson (Aus)
Wang Yan (Chn)
beat Jennie Reed (USA) Disqualified
Michelle Ferris (Aus) 12.591
beat Katrin Meinke (Ger)
Tanya Dubnicoff (Can) 12.074
beat Szilvia Szabolcsi (Hun)
Katrin Freitag (Ger) 12.646
beat Jiang Cuihua (Chn)
Oksana Grishina (Rus) 12.324
beat Magali Faure (Fra)
1/8 final repechages:
Magali Faure (Fra) 12.307
beat Lyndelle Higginson (Aus) and Szilvia Szabolcsi (Hun)
Katrin Meinke (Ger) 12.932
beat Jiang Cuihua (Chn) and Jennie Reed (USA)
Through to quarter finals:
Félicia Ballanger (Fra)
Wang Yan (Chn)
Michelle Ferris (Aus)
Tanya Dubnicoff (Can)
Magali Faure (Fra
Oksana Grishina (Rus)
Kathrin Freitag (Ger)
Katrin Meinke (Ger)
Men's Individual
Pursuit
The 1999 World Track Cycling Championships began with an upset in the men's 4,000m individual pursuit, with title holder Philippe Ermenault (Fra) being eliminated along with compatriot Francis Moreau after the qualification round. Host nation Germany were the winners though, scoring a gold and silver in the event, providing a great start to their World Championships. German 23 yr old Robert Bartko was the fastest qualifier in 4.18.188, almost catching Ermenault in their match up, surprising them both. Ermenault has won two gold medals in the event (1997 and '98), but his time of 4.24.951 was only good enough for him to qualify in 6th, nearly four tenths of a second slower than 4th qualifier Mauro Trentini (Ita). Francis Moreau was the other big loser for France, only qualifying 12th after winning the silver in the event last year. In the semi-finals, Bartko was too fast for Trentini, catching him in the 3rd kilometer, while compatriot Jens Lehmann beat Russian 3rd qualifier Alexei Markov in the other. The final was therefore an all-German affair, with German champion Lehmann versus 23 yr old Bartko. Bartko continued his good form and caught Lehmann in the final kilometer and was delighted with his performance on home turf. Lehmann on the other hand was disappointed but philosophical: "Bartko was the best placed in the qualification, and had an easier semi-final. For three years, these World Championships have been my objective. Now, I am looking to the Olympics in Sydney." Mauro Trentini reversed his qualification position by defeating Russian Alexei Markov in the ride off for bronze, despite not rating himself as a chance. "I was surprised to arrive in the semi-final. This bronze medal amazes me." Results: Qualification (fastest 4 through to semis) 1 Robert Bartko (Ger) 4.18.188 (55.773 km/h) 2 Jens Lehmann (Ger) 4.19.806 3 Alexei Markov (Rus) 4.24.198 4 Mauro Trentini (Ita) 4.24.568 5 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) 4.24.820 6 Philippe Ermenault (Fra) 4.24.951 7 Alexandre Simonenko (Ukr) 4.25.440 8 Andrea Colinelli (Ita) 4.26.163 9 Damien Pommereau (Fra) 4.26.732 10 Franco Marvulli (Sui) 4.27.822 11 Robert Hayles (GBR) 4.28.289 12 Francis Moreau (Fra) 4.28.768 13 Santos Gonzalez (Esp) 4.30.540 14 Christian Vandevelde (USA) 4.31.130 15 Paul Manning (GBR) 4.31.374 16 Robert Slippens (PBS) 4.31.617 17 Luke Roberts (Aus) 4.31.823 18 Mariano Friedick (USA) 4.32.261 19 Robert Karsnicki (Pol) 4.32.879 20 Dylan Casey (USA) 4.33.551 21 Hayden Godfrey (NZL) 4.36.553 22 Linas Balciunas (Lit) 4.36.634 Semi-final: Jens Lehmann (Ger) 4.22.343 beat Alexei Markov (Rus) 4.24.953 Robert Bartko (Ger) caught Mauro Trentini (Ita) Final: 1. Robert Bartko (Ger) caught Jens Lehmann (Ger) Bronze: 3. Mauro Trentini (Ita) 4.25.079 4. Alexei Markov (Rus) 4.27.572 The French made up for their individual pursuit "failure" when their current 1 Kilometer title holder, Arnaud Tournant succesfully defended his crown. The rider from Roubaix recorded a time of 1.02.231 to defeat multi-medallist and Australian legend Shane Kelly, by 2 tenths of a second. Tournant had to find something extra to hold off Kelly who was closing in the last 250 meters. "I never felt good", acknowledged Tournant after his exploit. "I had to dig very deeply and it was an incredible effort. I paid for it in the last turn." Always the optimist, Kelly was happy with his result showing that the training he has done over the last year was of good quality. "For the next 11 months we're definitely on an upward movement, " he said. He will have to focus his energies for another year to see if he can capture that magical gold medal at the Olympics in Sydney. Australia's other entrant in the event, Josh Kersten, finished a creditable 8th but was nearly 2 seconds off the pace. However according to an ABC report, after the event he bagged head coach Charlie Walsh, saying that he should have been sacked two years ago. Kersten, Lucy Tyler Sharman and Darryn Hill are all training away from the official team, following a split with Walsh. Never far from controversy, Walsh responded by saying that with Shane Kelly winning silver, team spirit is high. 1. Arnaud Tournant (Fra) 1.02.231 (57.849 km/h) 2. Shane Kelly (Aus) 1.02.436 3. Stefan Nimke (Ger) 1.03.110 4. Herve Thuet (Fra) 1.03.163 5. Soeren Lausberg (Ger) 1.03.455 6. Jason Queally (GBR) 1.03.461 7. Grzegorz Krejner (Pol) 1.03.701 8. Joshua Kersten (Aus) 1.04.197 9. John Giletto (Fra) 1.04.704 10. Garen Bloch (RSA) 1.04.887 11. Telin Mulder (Ned) 1.05.034 12. Carsten Bergemann (Ger) 1.05.354 13. James Fisher (Can) 1.05.567 14. Matthew Sinton (NZL) 1.05.799 15. Neil Campbell (GBR) 1.05.871 16. Nikolaos Agelidis (Gre) 1.06.152 17. Enzo Cesario (Chi) 1.07.048 18. Michael Phillips (Tri) 1.07.409 |