Los Angeles Cycling Classic - IM

Carson, CA, August 13, 2006

Results

Aussies dominate in LA

Olympic and Commonwealth Games champions Ryan Bayley (Australia) defeated team-mate Mark French in two straight heats in the men's sprint while Shane Perkins did the same to Canadian Travis Smith.

French had qualified fastest in 10.62sec but Bayley (10.71sec) proved too strong in the head to head competition racing from the front to post two emphatic wins. Perkins qualified in 10.78.

Bayley again took the front position in the men's keirin but French pipped him on the line by a narrow margin to clinch the victory. 2005/06 World Cup keirin champion Malaysia's Josiah Ng was third.

In the women's events Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anna Meares (QLD) was the stand out clinching both the sprint and the keirin events.

Meares secured the top seeding in the sprint with her qualifying ride of 12.11sec and made light work of her rivals to move into a final match up with team mate and fellow Queenslander Chloe McPherson (12.62sec).

Meares then showed her class to down McPherson in two straight heats. In the keirin Meares again dominated to collect her second win ahead of McPherson.

"Anna was the emphatic winner in both events and was clearly the strongest rider out there," said Australian Coach, Martin Barras.

Photography

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Spencer Hartfield was first man on the track and was 11th fast at 11.20.
Shane Perkins was third fastest in the 200m at 10.85.
French was the fastest man at 10.69 in the flying 200m.
Travis Smith was fourth fastest.
Ryan Bayley at speed rode to second fastest time.
Chloe MacPherson up and going.
Anna Meares was the fastest women at 12.15 in the 200m.
Heat action as Josiah NG and Giddeon Massie track stand.
Josiah Ng track stands.
Josiah Ng just beats Giddeon Massie in their heat.
Mike Blatchford leads Adam Duvendeck off the line.
Anna Meares.
Lang leads MacPherson and Reap.
Reap leads Dunne and Lang.
Mark French at speed.
Shane Perkins leads Mike Blatchford.
Shane Perkins leads Ryan Bayley in the ride for gold.
Meares comes around Reap for the win in semi action.
MacPherson looks back to see where the other rider is.
Meares and MacPherson in the final ride up near the boards.
Meares drops down as MacPherson tries to get on her wheel.
Josiah NG takes off from the SPIKE Team riders (Blatchford, Massie and Barczewski) in the 5-8 ride.
Anna Meares gets ready to ride .
Reap and Dunne ride for the bronze.
French leads Perkins and Smith in Keirin Heat one.
Giddeon Massie and Spencer Hartfield in Keirin Reps action.
Mike Blatchford leads the way in Keirin action.
Team Malanada Malaysia and Canada ride the Team Sprint Exhibition.
Anna Meares has a new fan in the USA in Tara McCormick an up and coming Jr rider .
Giddeon Massie leads Mike Blatchford and Selker in the team sprint.
Aussie team sprint Perkins, French and Bayley set fast time at 46.63.
New Yamaha electric bike is very cool.
New Raleigh Track Bikes for the SPIKE team.
Raleigh has a cut-out for the wheel and braces to make the bike stiffer.

Results

Final Classification Men
 
1 Mark French (Australia)         
2 Ryan Bayley (Australia)         
3 Josiah Ng (Malaysia)            
4 Shane Perkins (Australia)       
5 Adam Duvendeck (USA)            
6 Giggeon Massie (USA)            
7 Travis Smith (Canada)           
8 Kevin Selker (USA)              
9 Matt Barlee (USA)               
10 Ben Barczewski (USA)           
 
Final Classification Women
 
1 Anna Meares (Australia)         
2 Chloe MacPherson (Australia)    
3 Anna Lang (USA)                 
4 Liz Reap (USA)