World Junior Track Cycling Championships - CDM

Australia, August 21-25 2002

Photography

Photos by Tom Balks

Day 5 - Women's Scratch

• The Women's Scratch prior to the crash
• Bikes, bike bits and bodies.
• French rider Emilie Jeannot in a world of hurt
• Medical staff treat Emilie Jeannot before taking her to hospital
• Sung Eun Gu (Korea) and Anna Webb (USA)
• Australian Belinda Goss managed Bronze in the Women's Scratch

Photos by Justin Britt

• Belinda Goss (Aus) in second wheel
• The crash in the Women's Scratch race
• Riders down and sliding
• Camera crews and reporters scuttle as the mayhem comes to a stop

Day 5 - Men's Sprint

• The Australian team pose for photos
• Michael Seidenbecher (Ger) pulled Silver in the Sprint
• Francois Pervis (Fra) and Ahmed Lopez (Cuba) fight for Bronze
• Francois Pervis on the way to Bronze
• Top place riders in the Men's Sprint
• Mark French and Ahmed Lopez rub shoulders during the sprint
• Ahmed Lopez being closely followed by Mark French
• Gold medal winner in the Men's Sprint, Mark French

Photos by Justin Britt

• Tsubasa Kitatsuru (Jpn) and Mark French (Aus) do battle in the quaterfinals of the sprint competition
• Michael Seidenbecher (Ger) in the Sprint heats
• Francois Pervis (Fra) watches Michael Seidenbecher (Ger) in the sprint semi finals
• Mark French (Aus) and Michael Seidenbecher (Ger) in the sprint final
• A focused Mark French at the start of the sprint
• Mark French is congratulated by family & friends after winning back to back Sprint titles

Day 5 - Men's Madison

• Chris Sutton gets a 100 Francs fine and a Silver medal
• Mathiew Ladagnous, half the French Madison team
• The other half of the French Madison team, Tom Thiblier
• Madison gold to the French
• The French team in the process of a handsling

Photos by Mikkeli Godfree

• Chris Sutton checks his lead
• Chris Sutton in the last turn
• Riders slinging, peeling off and heading for home
• Jonny Clarke heading for Silver
• The Aussies change over in the Madison

Photos by Justin Britt

• I'm watching you
• Christopher Sutton looks for Jonny Clarke in the Madison
• Christopher Sutton and Jonny Clarke on the rollers before the Madison
• Tim Gudsell and Peter Latham of New Zealand change with the handsling
• Jonny Clarke hands over to Christopher Sutton
• French Madison Winners Mathieu Ladagnous and Tom Thiblier
• Jonny Clarke in the chase in the Madison
• The Americans Andrew Lakatosh and Ryan Luttrell perform the sling
• French Riders Matthieu Ladagnous and Tom Thiblier winners of the Madison
• Aussies slinging in the madison

Day 4 - Men's and Women's Points Race

• The riders in action during the women's points race
• The riders in action during the women's points race
• Sung Eun Gu (Korea) in the women's points race
• Miranda Vierling leads the pack in the women's points race
• Miranda Vierling (Ned) on her quest for a lap in the women's points race
• Dutchwoman Miranda Vierling was the winner of the women's points race
• Ouch! Manuel Hermann (Liechtenstein) goes down in the men's points race
• Sebastian Frey (Germany) was one of four riders to gain a lap in the men's points race
• Russian Mkhail Ignatiev on his way to victory in the men's points race
• Mikhail Ignatiev (Russia) waves the flag after winning the men's points race
• Miranda Vierling (Ned) shows off her Gold medal

Photos by Justin Britt

• A lone rider tries a break in the Mens Points Race

Day 4 - Men's and Women's Sprint

• Rachel Herring (USA) gets ready for combat. Are swords allowed?
• Rachel Herring (USA) and Ekaterina Merzlikina (Russia) face off in the women's sprint
• Jennifer Strohschneider (Germany) rides during the women's sprint
• Jennifer Strohschneider (Germany) looks behind her during the women's sprint
• Elisa Frisoni (Italy) gets some advice from her coach before the final of the women's sprint
• Elisa Frisoni (Italy) on her way to winning the women's sprint
• Mark French (Australia) gets ready for a sprint match in the men's sprint
• Francois Pervis (France) focuses before the men's sprint

Day 3 - Women's IP

• Luise Keller (Ger) just missed a bronze medal
• Australian Alexis Rhodes looking very happy with herself
• Aussie Alexis Rhodes took home the gold
• Julia Kurtzte of Germany took silver.
• Miranda Vierling of the Netherlands, bronze medal winner

Photos by Justin Britt

• Belinda Goss start womens Individual Pursuit
• Belinda Goss Bronze

Day 3 - Women's Sprint

• Jenni Strohscheider of Germany concentrates
• Chulkova & Frisoni fight it out in the Women's Sprint
• Elisa Frisoni powers home
• Jenni Strohscheider (Ger) being closely followed
• Rachel Herring (USA) just leads Lucy Stewart (Australia)
• Jenni Strohscheider starts off

Day 3 - Team Pursuit

• The Australian team await the start
• Russian coach Victor Manakov promts his team on
• An Australian going high in the Team Pursuit
• The Russian team head for gold
• The Aussies getting into line

Photos by Justin Britt

• French Team Pursuit up on the bank
• Aussie Team Pursuit, deep in the bend
• The Aussie Mens Team Pursuit grouping in the first bank

Day 3 - Individual Time Trial

• Elisa Frisoni recieves her medal, hidden behind her National flag
• Yarra Primary School enjoy the free entry offered to school groups
• Just some of the crowd who came to watch the racing
• Ahmed Lopez and his coach meet NZ track superfan Bert McConnell

Day 2 - Team Pursuit

• Serguei Ulakov helped to take third place in the Team Pursuit qualifier, without a seat
• Coach Gary Sutton looking over his team
• The German team cruise into second place

Day 2 - Individual Time Trial

• Francois Pervis powers home to a silver medal
• The Smokin' Cuban, Ahmed Lopez
• Lopez powering his way to a third place time of 1.04.394
• Wade Cosgrove controlling his bike with The Force
• Anastasia Chulkova of Russia dissapointed after twice pulling her foot from the pedal
• Wade Cosgrove took an unexpected gold medal
• Wade Cosgrove flew home in a time of 1.04.154
• Emilie Jeannot added a silver medal to her "items to declare" list
• Elisa Frisoni on her way to Gold
• An elated Elisa Frisoni finds out she has won
• Francesco, ho vinto! Elisa Frisoni calls home

Photos by Justin Britt

• Ahmed Lopez of Cuba starts the 1000mm TT
• Ahmed Lopez of Cuba in the 1000mm TT
• Mens Kilo podium

Day 2 - Men's Scratch

• Sebastian Frey managed a silver medal
• Riders jockeying for the best position
• Wim Stroetinga managed to bust out of the group for a gold medal
• Wim Stroetinga knows he has won
• Alex Rasmussen looking at a Bronze medal

Day 1 - Men's and Women's Keirin

• Shi Wenya sitting in behind the Americans. Shi then went on to win silver
• Riders select start lane positions with a game of cards.
• The finalists follow the derney
• Mark French is congratulated by his family and friends
• An ecstatic Mark French crosses the line
• Mark French took gold with a time of 11.064
• Lakatosh and Sanchez duke it out.
• Andrew Lakatosh took home the silver in the Keirin
• Elisa Frisoni took the first Womens gold in the Keirin
• Alexey Hamachev took the bronze in the Keirin
• And when the race was over, the dancing began
• A track star of the future?

Photos by Justin Britt

• Mark French in the Keirin Final
• Mark French's legs before the start. Just in case he forgets who he's riding for
• Mark French heads for another win
• Mens Keirin Final podium
• Mens Kieren semi final, Mark French leads the way

Day 1 - Individual Pursuit

• Serguei Ulakov pulled in the bronze
• Mkhail Ignatiev on his way to a silver medal
• Go for gold son, go for gold
• A calm Mark Jamieson on the rollers
• Mark Jamieson now wears gold after winning the Men's Individual Pursuit
• A very shiny Mark Jamieson receives his medal
• Mark Jamieson looks very happy with his result
• Coach Gary Sutton encourages Mark Jamieson to ride harder

Photos by Justin Britt

• Andrew Lakatosh (USA) pusuit start
• Mark Jamison starts off
• MarkJamison gives the thumbs up after the pursuit
• A birds eye view of Mark Jamison
• Mark Jamison in the pursuit
• Mark Jamison dismounts after winning the pursuit title
• Mark Jamison and his national flag

Pre-Championships practice

Photos by Tom Balks

• Elisa Frisoni goes through the motions before the real thing
• Gregory Bauge looking very dapper
• Christian Frey in slight discomfort, motorpacing behind the derny bike
• Jonathan Mouchel practices the teams pursuit
• Micheal Seidenbecher keeps the legs turning over
• Des Dickie on the Derny with the USA team.
• Ahmed Lopez having a stretch
• The "Smokin' Cuban" Ahmed Lopez
• The Dutch pursuit team throw down some practice laps
• The Belgian squad get some pointers from Michel Vaarten

Australian Junior Track Team Presentation dinner

Photos by Tom Balks

• Commonwealth Games gold medalist Stephen Wooldridge looks to have lost his gold medal
• Belinda Goss and Kevin Nichol
• The Junior Track team
• The Junior Team watch some of the Friday night racing at Dunc Gray.
• Olympic medalist Lionel Cox and Junior Team member Mark French
• Sean Eadie and members of the Junior Track team

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