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Junior World Championships - CM Jr

Cape Town, South Africa, July 12-16, 2008

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Stage 2 - July 13: Women team sprint, women pursuit, men team pursuit, men keirin

Australia nabs four more medals

The second day of the 2008 UCI Junior World Championships at the Bellville Velodrome saw an increase in pace and excitement levels. The climax of the evening was the Men's Keirin final where the six finalists engaged in a fierce battle for the championship title. The gold went to Charlie Concord (France) in a tight finish, the Silver to Sotirious Bretas (Greece) and the bronze to Paul Fellows from Australia.

It was an all Australian final in the Women's Individual Pursuit with Ashlee Ankudinoff taking gold and Sarah Kent completing her hat trick of silver medals in her last three major international championships. New Zealander, Gemma Dudley added a bronze to the silver she won in the Scratch race last night.

The Womens' Team Sprint final was won by French duo, Magalie Baudacci and Olivia Monauban, with the silver medal going to Aleksandra Drejgier and Kornelia Maczka of Poland and the bronze medal going to Russia's pair of Victoria Baranova and Galina Streltsova.

The Men's Team Pursuit was just as tight with favourites Australia going head to head against Russia and New Zealand and France fighting for the bronze. The Australian quartet of Luke Davison and Rohan Dennis (who took silver in the Men's Individual Pursuit on Saturday) Luke Durbridge, Thomas Palmer pipped the Russians at the post for the gold medal (4:17.933). Russian team of Konstantin Kuperasov, Artur Ershov, Viktor Shmalka and Matvey Zubov took the silver medal ( 4:20.024) and New Zealand's team taking the bronze medal in a time of 4:24.290.

449 Riders from 59 nations are competing for podium finishes and world records in the Junior Worlds. If it is indeed the incubator for future elite champions, then the performances over the last two days promise some future cycling superstars. Today was the second of five days of intensive track racing, a highlight being the Men's Kierin, considered the most spectacular of the day's events.

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Results

Men's team pursuit  
   
Qualifying  
   
1 Australia                               4.20.10  (55.361 km/h)
 Luke Davison                                      
 Rohan Dennis                                      
 Luke Durbridge                                    
 Thomas Palmer                                     

2 Russian Federation                      4.22.00  (54.957 km/h)
 Konstantin Kuperasov                              
 Artur Ershov                                      
 Viktor Shmalko                                    
 Matvey Zubov                                      

3 New Zealand                             4.24.40  (54.46 km/h)
 Jason Christie                                    
 Ruaraidh Mcleod                                   
 Aaron Gate                                        
 Michael Vink                                      

4 France                                  4.25.60  (54.219 km/h)
 Julien Duval                                      
 Romain Guillemois                                 
 Julien Morice                                     
 Jeremie Souton                                    

5 Germany                                 4.25.90  (54.162 km/h)
 Nikias Arndt                                      
 Johannes Kahra                                    
 Theo Reinhardt                                    
 Jakob Steigmiller                                 

6 Switzerland                             4.29.90  (53.355 km/h)
 Silvan Dillier                                    
 Gregory Hugentobler                               
 Claudio Imhof                                     
 Cyrille Thierry                                   

7 Belgium                                 4.29.90  (53.355 km/h)
 Moreno De Pauw                                    
 Jeroem Lepla                                      
 Julien Paquet                                     
 Gijs Van Hoecke                                   

8 Netherlands                             4.29.90  (53.344 km/h)
 Jesper Asselman                                   
 Yoeri Havik                                       
 Barry Markus                                      
 Nick Stopler                                      

9 Italy                                   4.30.10  (53.315 km/h)
 Eugenio Alafaci                                   
 Ivan Balykin                                      
 Luca Pirini                                       
 Dario Sonda                                       

10 Spain                                  4.30.60  (53.223 km/h)
 Ramon Domene Reyes                                
 Sergi Esteve Roca                                 
 Fernando Reche Manzano                            
 Albert Torres Barcelo                             

11 Czech Republic                         4.35.70  (52.239 km/h)
 Marek Benda                                       
 Roman Furst                                       
 Jakub Novak                                       
 Ondrej Vendolsy                                   

12 Colombia                               4.36.10  (52.159 km/h)
 Ayel Duvan Arevalo Delgadillo                     
 Daniel Alexande Jaramillo Diez                    
 Hugo Sebastian Salazar Castaneda                  
 Jefferson Rueda Tobon                             

13 Japan                                  4.36.30  (52.125 km/h)
 Yu Motosuna                                       
 Masanori Noguchi                                  
 Ryu Sasaki                                        
 Shota Takahashi                                   

14 Argentina                              4.39.90  (51.441 km/h)
 Alexander Emanu Caselles                          
 Cristian Andres Martinez                          
 Alan Ramirez                                      
 Eduardo Sepulveda                                 
   
Final  
   
1 Australia                               4.17.93  
 Luke Davison                                      
 Rohan Dennis                                      
 Luke Durbridge                                    
 Thomas Palmer                                     
   
2 Russian Federation                      4.20.02  
 Konstantin Kuperasov                              
 Artur Ershov                                      
 Viktor Shmalko                                    
 Matvey Zubov                                      
   
3 New Zealand                             4.24.29  
 Jason Christie                                    
 Ruaraidh Mcleod                                   
 Aaron Gate                                        
 Michael Vink                                      
   
4 France                                  4.24.71  
 Julien Duval                                      
 Romain Guillemois                                 
 Julien Morice                                     
 Jeremie Souton                                    
   
Women's team sprint  
   
Qualifying  
   
1 France                                  0.36.39  (49.464 km/h)
 Magali Baudacci                                   
 Olivia Montauban                                  
   
2 Poland                                  0.36.62  (49.157 km/h)
 Aleksandra Drejgier                               
 Kornelia Maczka                                  
   
3 Russian Federation                      0.37.05  (48.588 km/h)
 Victoria Baranova                                 
 Galina Streltsova                                 
   
4 Korea                                   0.37.18  (48.407 km/h)
 Won Gyeong Kim                                    
 Ah Reum Na                                        
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5 Japan                                   0.38.93  (46.233 km/h)
 Yoshiko Kondo                                     
 Kayono Maeda                                      
   
Final  
   
1 France                                  0.36.12  (49.835 km/h)
 Magali Baudacci                                   
 Olivia Montauban                                 
   
2 Poland                                  0.36.53  (49.278 km/h)
 Aleksandra Drejgier                               
 Kornelia Maczka                              
   
1 Russian Federation                      0.36.78  (48.937 km/h)
 Victoria Baranova                               
 Galina Streltsova                                
   
2 Korea                                   0.36.82  (48.882 km/h)
 Won Gyeong Kim                                    
 Ah Reum Na                                      
   
Men's keirin  
   
Round 1  
   
Heat 1   
1 Thomas Bonafos (France)                 0.11.55  (62.338 km/h)
2 Paul Fellows (Australia)                         
3 Joachim Eilers (Germany)                         
4 Federico Agusti Villalta (Argentina)             
5 Samir Felipe Cambindo Alomias (Colombia)         
6 David Torres (Ecuador)                           
7 Cristopher Mansilla (Chile)                      
   
Heat 2   
1 Ben Sanders (Australia)                 0.11.41  (63.103 km/h)
2 Rafal Sarnecki (Poland)                          
3 Vladislav Talyshev (Russian Federation)          
4 Sam Webster (New Zealand)                        
5 Christian Leand Tamayo Saavedra (Colombia)       
6 George Stroebel (South Africa)                   
   
Heat 3   
1 Grzegorz Drejgier (Poland)              0.12.23  (58.872 km/h)
2 Victor Hermida (Ecuador)                         
3 Daniele Neroni (Italy)                           
4 Florian Karge (Germany)                          
5 Sam Steele (New Zealand)                         
6 Kazuki Amagai (Japan)                            
   
Heat 4   
1 Charlie Conord (France)                 0.11.60  (62.069 km/h)
2 Sotirios Bretas (Greece)                         
3 Sergey Litvinenko (Russian Federation)           
4 Tomohiro Fukaya (Japan)                          
5 Andrea Prati (Italy)                             
6 Evan Carstens (South Africa)                     
   
Repechage  
   
Heat 1   
1 Joachim Eilers (Germany)                0.12.04  (59.801 km/h)
2 Sam Steele (New Zealand)                         
3 Tomohiro Fukaya (Japan)                          
4 George Stroebel (South Africa)                   
5 Cristopher Mansilla (Chile)                      
   
Heat 2   
1 Florian Karge (Germany)                 0.12.18  (59.113 km/h)
2 Christian Leand Tamayo Saavedra (Colombia)       
3 Vladislav Talyshev (Russian Federation)          
DSQ David Torres (Ecuador)                         
   
Heat 3   
1 Sam Webster (New Zealand)               0.12.02  (59.9 km/h)
2 Daniele Neroni (Italy)                           
3 Samir Felipe Cambindo Alomias (Colombia)         
4 Evan Carstens (South Africa)                     
   
Heat 4   
1 Kazuki Amagai (Japan)                   0.12.00  (59.999 km/h)
2 Andrea Prati (Italy)                             
DSQ Federico Agusti Villalta (Argentina)           
DNF Sergey Litvinenko (Russian Federation)         
   
Round 2  
   
Heat 1   
1 Charlie Conord (France)                 0.11.01  (65.411 km/h)
2 Thomas Bonafos (France)                          
3 Joachim Eilers (Germany)                         
4 Sam Webster (New Zealand)                        
5 Victor Hermida (Ecuador)                         
6 Rafal Sarnecki (Poland)                          
   
Heat 2   
1 Ben Sanders (Australia)                 0.11.32  (63.604 km/h)
2 Paul Fellows (Australia)                         
3 Sotirios Bretas (Greece)                         
4 Kazuki Amagai (Japan)                            
5 Florian Karge (Germany)                          
6 Grzegorz Drejgier (Poland)                       
   
7-12 Final  
1 Grzegorz Drejgier (Poland)              0.12.72  (56.604 km/h)
2 Rafal Sarnecki (Poland)                          
3 Victor Hermida (Ecuador)                         
4 Sam Webster (New Zealand)                        
5 Florian Karge (Germany)                          
DSQ Kazuki Amagai (Japan)                          
   
Final    
1 Charlie Conord (France)                 0.11.23  (64.114 km/h)
2 Sotirios Bretas (Greece)                         
3 Paul Fellows (Australia)                         
4 Joachim Eilers (Germany)                         
5 Ben Sanders (Australia)                          
6 Thomas Bonafos (France)                          
   
Women's individual pursuit  
   
Qualifying  
   
1 Ashlee Ankudinoff (Australia)           2.31.89  (47.402 km/h)
2 Sarah Kent (Australia)                  2.32.19  (47.309 km/h)
3 Gemma Dudley (New Zealand)              2.32.77  (47.129 km/h)
4 Jolien D'hoore (Belgium)                2.33.19  (47 km/h)
5 Amy Pieters (Netherlands)               2.33.42  (46.931 km/h)
6 Maria Mishina (Russian Federation)      2.34.78  (46.517 km/h)
7 Lidia Malakhova (Russian Federation)    2.35.68  (46.248 km/h)
8 Agnieta Francke (Netherlands)           2.36.29  (46.069 km/h)
9 Ah Reum Na (Korea)                      2.36.70  (45.946 km/h)
10 Margot Ortega (France)                 2.37.97  (45.579 km/h)
11 Franziska Ruschke (Germany)            2.38.54  (45.415 km/h)
12 Stefania Vecchio (Italy)               2.38.73  (45.359 km/h)
13 Hye Rim Kim (Korea)                    2.39.59  (45.116 km/h)
14 Rossella Callovi (Italy)               2.39.61  (45.11 km/h)
15 Laura Dittmann (Germany)               2.40.31  (44.914 km/h)
16 Ana Usabiaga Balerdi (Spain)           2.40.87  (44.756 km/h)
17 Laurie-Anne Dupont Renaud (Canada)     2.41.06  (44.704 km/h)
18 Jessica Kisell (Canada)                2.41.51  (44.58 km/h)
19 Michelle Corbett (South Africa)        2.44.95  (43.65 km/h)
20 Chiang Chia Wen (Chinese Taipei)       2.56.63  (40.763 km/h)
   
Final  
   
1 Ashlee Ankudinoff (Australia)           2.32.30  (47.277 km/h)
2 Sarah Kent (Australia)                  2.33.34  (46.953 km/h)
3 Gemma Dudley (New Zealand)              2.34.39  (46.634 km/h)
4 Jolien D'hoore (Belgium)                2.35.53  (46.293 km/h)