US National Track Championships - CN

Lehigh Valley Velodrome, PA, August 26-30, 2003

2002 results Schedule Detailed program

Elite Track Nationals in Trexlertown

By USA Cycling

Track racers from across the country are set to converge at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome beginning Tuesday, August 26 for the 2003 USCF Elite Track National Championships in Trexlertown. The action-packed five-day event promises to deliver national champions in 16 events including the team sprint and tandem sprint.

Competition begins on Tuesday, August 26 with men's and women's pursuit qualifications at 9:00a.m. Tuesday's evening session begins at 7:00 p.m. and will include men's keirin heats, repecharge heats, and finals as well as women's pursuit finals, women's sprint qualifying, and awards ceremonies.

Several reigning national champions will be in Trexlertown to defend their titles. Fresh off a successful Pan Am Games, Tanya Lindenmuth (Allentown, Pa.) and Jamie Carney (Boulder, Colo.) will look to add more hardware to their collection. Lindenmuth most recently won the women's sprint and keirin in Santo Domingo giving the four-time national champion (sprint and 500 m) a boost of confidence heading into the National Championships.

Lindenmuth commented on her Pan Am performances with Nationals on deck. "I'm excited to bring some hardware home," said Lindenmuth. "The energy that I've felt all week at the Pan Am Games will really propel me towards Nationals. I'm excited to go home and defend my titles."

2003 New York Cycling Championship winner and 2000 Olympic Gold Medallist Marty Nothstein (Trexlertown, Pa.) will also get back on the track in eastern Pennsylvania. The Navigators road rider will look to defend his title in the 10-mile scratch race as well as contend for medals in several other events during the five-day national contest.

Christian Stahl (Bethany, Conn.) will look to clinch the stars and stripes jersey in the men's kilo. The resident-athlete set a personal record of 1:04.810 at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany in early August and most recently won the silver medal in the kilo at the Pan Am Games in Santo Domingo.

Schedule

Day 1 - August 26: Women Pursuit, Men Pursuit, Men Keirin
Day 2 - August 27: Team Pursuit, Men Kilometer TT, Women Sprint
Day 3 - August 28: Women 500m TT, Men Points Race
Day 4 - August 29: Men Madison, Women Keirin, Women 5-Mile, Men Sprint
Day 5 - August 30: Team Sprint, Women Points Race, Tandem Sprint, Men 10-Mile

Detailed Program

Day 1 - Tuesday, August 26: Morning Session

Men Pursuit Qualification
Women Pursuit Qualification

Day 1 - Tuesday, August 26: Evening Session

Men Keirin Heats
Women Pursuit Final
Men Keirin Repechage
Women Sprint Qualification (Top 12)
Men Keirin Round 2
Women Sprint Round 1
Men Pursuit Final
Women Sprint Repechage
Men Keirin
Awards

Day 2 - Wednesday, August 27: Morning Session

Team Pursuit Qualification
Women Sprint 1/4 Final Ride #1
Women Sprint 9th-12th Final
Women Sprint 1/4 Final Ride #2
Women Sprint 1/4 Final Ride #3

Day 2 - Wednesday, August 27: Evening Session

Women Sprint Semi Final Ride #1
Women Sprint 5th - 8th Final
Women Sprint Semi Final Ride #2
Team Pursuit Final
Women Sprint Semi Final Ride #3
Awards
Men Kilometer TT Final
Women Sprint Final Ride #1
Awards
Women Sprint Final Ride #2
Women Sprint Final Ride #3
Awards

Day 3 - Thursday, August 28: Morning Session

Men Sprint Qualification
Men Sprint Round 1
Men Sprint Repechage
Men Points Race Qualification
Men Sprint 1/8 Finals
Men Sprint Repechage

Day 3 - Thursday, August 28: Evening Session

Men Sprint 1/4 Final Ride #1
Women 500m TT Final
Men Sprint 1/4 Final Ride #2
Awards
Men Sprint 9th-12th Final
Men Sprint 1/4 Final Ride #3
Men Points Race Final
Awards

Day 4 - Friday, August 29: Morning Session

No Morning Session

Day 4 - Friday, August 29: Evening Session

Women Keirin Heats
Men Sprint Semi Final Ride #1
Men Sprint 5th-8th Final
Women Keirin Repechage
Men Sprint Semi Final Ride #2
Women Keirin Round 2
Men Sprint Semi Final Ride #3
Men Madison Final
Women Keirin Final
Men Sprint Final Ride #1
Awards
Men Sprint Final Ride #2
Women 5-Mile Final
Men Sprint Final Ride #3
Awards

Day 5 - Saturday, August 30: Morning Session

Team Sprint Qualification
Men 10-Mile Qualification
Tandem Sprint Qualification

Day 5 - Saturday, August 30: Evening Session

Tandem Sprint Semi Final Ride #1
Team Sprint Final
Tandem Sprint Semi Final Ride #2
Awards
Tandem Sprint Semi Final Ride #3
Women Points Race Final
Tandem Sprint Final Ride #1
Awards
Tandem Sprint Final Ride #2
Men 10-Mile Final
Tandem Sprint Final Ride #3
Awards