World Track Championships - CM

Melbourne, Australia, May 26-30, 2004

Event program and results    Qualifying    First round    Second round   Quarter Finals    Semi Finals    Finals

Women's Sprint Quarter Finals - May 28, 2004

Photography

Images by Mark Gunter

• Jennie Reed (USA) was fastest US qualifier in ninith
• Tanya Lindenmuth (USA) was mid-pack in sprint qualifiers
• Anna Meares (Australia) was second-fastest qualifier
• Svetlana Grankovskaya (Russia) set the fastest time in qualifying

Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com

• Lori-Ann Muenzer (Canada) goes for it in the women's sprint qualifiers
• Svetlana Grankovskaya (Russia) makes 60km/h look easy
• Anna Meares & coach Martin Barras in a reflective moment
• Jennie Reed (USA) waits for the women's sprint

Images by Mark Gunter

• Natallia Tsylinskaya (Bielorussia) takes a tumble in her ride against Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain). Happily, Tsylinskaya was only bruised.

Results

Quarter finals - May 28, 2004

Heat 1
 
1 Svetlana Grankovskaya (Russia)     13.027 12.547
2 Oxana Grishina (Russia)
 
Heat 2
 
1 Anna Meares (Australia)            11.917 12.348
2 Jennie Reed (USA)
 
Heat 3
 
1 Lori-Ann Muenzer (Canada)                 12.206 12.192
2 Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania)     12.298
 
Heat 4
 
1 Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) 12.520        12.030
2 Natallia Tsylinskaya (Bielorussia)   DNF  12.216

Following the quarter-finals, the following riders progress to the semi-finals: Queenslander Anna Meares looks in powerful form winning through to a semi-final match up against Lori Ann Muenzer of Canada. Russian Svetlana Grankovskaya (Russia) will meet Victoria Pendleton of Great Britain.

Start list

Heat 1
 
52 Svetlana Grankovskaya (Russia)
53 Oxana Grishina (Russia)
 
Heat 2
 
6 Anna Meares (Australia)
65 Jennie Reed (USA)
 
Heat 3
 
41 Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania)
9 Lori-Ann Muenzer (Canada)
 
Heat 4
 
7 Natallia Tsylinskaya (Bielorussia)
24 Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain)