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Track World Cup Round 1 - CDM
Moscow, Russia, February 13-15, 2004
Finals Schedule
- Day 1 - February 13: Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit, Men's Scratch Race, Men's Keirin, Men's 1000m Time Trial, Women's Sprint, Women's Points Race
- Day 2 - February 14: Men's 4000m Team Pursuit, Women's 500 m TT, Women's 3000m Individual Pursuit, Men's Madison, Women's Keirin, Men's Sprint
- Day 3 - February 15: Women's Scratch Race, Women's 1000m Team Sprint, Men's Points Race, Men's 1000m Team Sprint
Preview
The first round of the UCI Track World Cup will be held between February 13-15 at the Krylatskoye velodrome in Moscow. The three day meet is one of four rounds of the World Cup that will culminate in Sydney between May 14-16. The Track World Championships will follow in Melbourne at the end of May, with the Olympic Games in Athens finishing the season in August.
2004 and 2005 marks a shifting of the track calendar to the European winter months. As such, the first round of the 2004-2005 Track World Cup will be held in November, with the World Championships set to take place in March 2005. Each World Cup round comprises 16 events, and they are important races for qualification for the World Championships.
Photography
Images by AFP Photo
- Karin Thurig (Swi) on her way to winning the women's individual pursuit in Moscow
- Robert Bartko (Ger) was too strong in the men's individual pursuit
- Theo Bos (Ned) flew around the track to win the men's kilo TT
- Marion Clignet (Fra) was too fast for the camera in the women's points race
- Jens Fiedler (Ger) won the men's sprint title
- Olga Slioussareva (Rus) battles in the women's pursuit
- Olga Slioussareva (Rus) won the women's points race
Images by James Broder
- The Lithuanian pursuit team accepts gold medals
Images by Moscow World Cup
- Florian Rousseau (France) just edges out Barry Forde (Barbados) in the 7-12 ride off of the men's keirin.
