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2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - CM
France, April 13-16, 2006
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Day 4 - April 16: Women's scratch 5 km qualifying & 10 km final; Women's keirin 1st round, repechages, 2nd round, 7 to 12 & final; Men's sprint 1/2 finals & finals; Men's Madison 50 km final ,
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- Isaac Galvez (Spain) leads the pack during the men's Madison
- Action from the Madison
- Friedman and Huff (USA) during the Madison
- Gilmore and Keisse (Bel) during the Madison
- Ladagnous and Neuville (Fra) during the Madison
- Llaneras and Galvez congratulate each other after winning the Madison
- The madison podium: Ukraine (2nd), Spain (1st) and Argentina (3rd)
- Craig Maclean (GBr) focuses before his ride against Theo Bos
- Theo Bos (Netherlands) powers to the line ahead of Craig Maclean
- Theo Bos (Netherlands) is the men's sprint world champion
- Theo Bos (Netherlands) celebrates his win over Craig Maclean in the final of the men's sprint
- Theo Bos (Netherlands) is world champion in the sprint again
- Theo Bos (Netherlands) smiles with his gold medal
- Jennie Reed (USA) wins a heat of the women's keirin
- Christin Muche (Germany) gives it all she's got in the final
- Christin Muche (Germany) can't believe it
- Germany's Christin Muche celebrates on the podium after winning the women's keirin
- Maria Luisa Calle Williams (Colombia) competes in the women's scratch race
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- Action from the women's keirin heats
- Action from the women's scratch race
- Canada’s Gina Grain tries to get away in the scratch race
- Annalisa Cucinotta (Italy) in the scratch race
- Gina Grain (Canada) and Maria Luisa Calle Williams (Colombia) rejoin the pack after taking a lap.
- Cuba’s Yoanka Gonzalez Perez leads the scratch race field, but Colombia's Williams (in white) is one lap up
- Maria Luisa Calle Williams (Colombia) looks moe relieved than jubilant after her win.
- Gina Grain (Canada) flies the flag after taking silver in the scratch race
- Aussie sandwich - the Meares sisters flank Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez
- Celine Nivert leads the way in the keirin
- The boys from the Netherlands get pinned.
- Jennie Reed leads the way in the keirin
- Theo Bos leads the way for Craig MacLean
- A happy Theo Bos salutes the crowd
- Riding the blue line - Christin Muche races with Clara Canchez, Jennie Reed and China’s Shuang Guo and Di Mu
- Christin Muche waves to the crowd
- A teary-eyed Christin Muche celebrates her win.
- The keirin winners with the representative of the Japan Keirin Federation.
- The hand over to the organisers of next year's World Championships to be held in Majorca, Spain.
Day 3 - April 15: Men's sprint 200m qualifying, 1/16 final , 1/8 final, repechages, 1/4 finals & 5th to 8th; Men's team pursuit qualifying & finals; Men's scratch 7.5 km qualifying & 15 km final; Women's sprint 1/2 finals & finals,
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- Kazunari Watanabe of Japan rode to 18th fastest in sprint qualifying
- Italy’s Roberto Chiappa as 17th fastest on the day
- Josiah Ng had a bad day not qualifying
- Denmark did not make the team pursuit final
- Ukraine will ride for the bronze in the final tonight
- New Zealand missed the show by not getting into the top 4
- The Aussie train hard at work
- The Netherlands will ride for the bronze
- The team of Great Britain will race for the gold against Australia
- Teun Mulder (Ned) leads out Roberto Chiappa and Lukasz Kwiatkowski in the 1/8 repechage
- Craig Maclean (GBr) handles Teun Mulder (Ned)
- Roberto Chiappa of Italy
- German heat race in the quarter finals, Stefan Nimke and Maximillan Levy
- Shuang Guo and Victoria Pendleton in the semi finals race
- Victoria Pendleton (GBr) rode to a silver medal
- Hamming it up for the cam: Natallia Tsylinskaya bites the gold
- Jerome Neuville (Fra) leads Miles Olman and Unai Elorriaga Zubiaur and Taiji Nishitani in the scratch race
- Scratch race action with Angel Colla leading Ioannis Tamouridis, Vasili Kiryienka and winner Neuville
- The scratch race podium: Angel Colla (2nd), Jérôme Neuville (1st), Ioannis Tamouridis (3rd)
- Did you know that Tissot made a bell?
- Kind of nice to hear English over the speakers at the race, and here he is, the voice of track and six day racing
- The start of the team pursuit for the Netherlands
- Bronze medal winners Ukraine
- Britain's team pursuit going for it in a close final against the Aussies
- The Aussie train is hard to catch at times
Day 2 - April 14: Men's individual pursuit qualifying & finals; Men's keirin 1st round, repechages, 2nd round, 7 to 12 & final; Men's kilometre TT final; Women's points race 10 km qualifying & 25 km final; Women's sprint 200m qualifying, 1/16 final, repechage, 1/8 finals, 1/4 finals & 5th to 8th,
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- France’s Clara Sanchez rode to fourth fast in the 200m
- Shuang Guo of China was 2nd fast on the day
- Natallia Tsylinskaya (Belarus) was the fastest women in the 200 with a time of 11.052 at 65.146 Km/h
- Kerrie Meares (Australia)
- Anna Meares (Australia)
- Tamilia Abassova of Russia
- Mike Friedman of the USA
- France’s Fabien Sanchez was 4th fast in pursuit qualifying
- Keirin heat action
- Shuang Guo (China) and Christin Muche (Germany) in 1/8 finals
- The DUTCH way to carry all your wheels
- Kerrie Meares (Australia) warming up
- Keirin action
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- Chris Hoy's last lap on the way to the Kilo Win. Every split was faster
- Chris Hoy (Great Britain) celebrates the kilo win
- Chris Hoy (Great Britain) grabs a flag from the crowd
- Chris Hoy (Great Britain) flies the Union Jack high
- One last cheer in the team colors
- God save the Queen
- Ben Kersten (Australia), Chris Hoy (Great Britain), Francois Pervis
- Ben Kersten (Australia), Chris Hoy (Great Britain), Francois Pervis a little closer
- Chris Hoy (Great Britain) takes one final bow
- Mickaël Bourgain (France) and Arnaud Tournant (France) pair up while Teun Mulder (Netherlands) and Theo Bos (Netherlands) sit behind José Antonio Escuredo Raimondez (Spain)
- Theo Bos (Netherlands) took off and left everyone in the dust
- Theo Bos (Netherlands) finished
- Then the rest finished (José Antonio Escuredo Raimondez (Spain) and Arnaud Tournant (France) in second and third)
- Theo Bos (Netherlands) celebrates the win
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- Dana Gloess (Germany) and Natallia Tsylinskaya (Belarus)
- Jennie Reed (USA) leads Shuang Guo of China
- Cuba’s Lisandra Guerra Rodiguez
- Natallia Tsylinskaya (Belarus) leads Gloess at the start
- Andie Vasser (Netherlands) tried to get away early but was realed in
- Point race action
- Russia’s Olga Slyusareva trying to get back to Vera
- New Zealand rider Joanne Kiesanowski adjusts her glasses
- Cuba rider Yoanka Gonzalez Perez also goes after Carrara
- World Champ Vera Carrara of Italy digs deep to get away
- A happy Vera Carrara (Italy) gets the Italian flag
- Vera Carrara (Italy) with one of the team guys that has the new Vera Shirt on check out the logo
- Vera Carrara (Italy) with the Italian Flag
- Vera Carrara (Italy) gets lifted by Elisa Frisoni, Annalisa Cucinotta and Lisa Gatto
- Fighting for 2nd place as Theo Bos (Netherlands) is gone
- Chris Hoy (Britain) at speed
- A happy Chris Hoy (Britain)
- Chris Hoy (Britain) bites the gold as Ben Kersten (Australia) looks on
Day 1 - April 13: Women's individual pursuit qualifying & final; Men's points race 15 km qualifying & 40km final; Men's team sprint qualifying& final; Women's 500m TT final,
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- (from L) The Netherlands' Peter Schep, Poland's Rafal Ratajczyk and Australia's Sean Finning compete in the 15 km men's points race qualifier.
- France's Mathieu Ladagnous (R) and USA's Charles Bradley Huff compete in the 15 km men's points race qualifier.
- Ukraine's Volodymyr Rybin competes in the men's points race qualifier.
- A rider from Japan rolls up the banking in the men's points race qualifier.
- Riders a blur during the 15 km men's points race qualifier.
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- Marin Gilbert (CAN) leads out USA rider Brad Huff and France’s Mathieu Ladagnous
- Bill Ron, one of the best track mechanics in the world
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- Chris Newton (GBR) warming up for the points race heats
- Chris Newton on the rail before points race heat #1
- Chris Newton beside Ladagnous (FRA) in his points race heat
- Chris Newton in points race heat #1
- Chris Newton on Alexander Aeschbach (SUI) before winning the first sprint
- Chris Newton in points race heat #1
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- Cuba’s Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez gives it her all to finish third in the 500m TT
- Kerrie Meares (Australia) finished the day down the standings
- Italy’s Elisa Frisoni had an off night
- Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) ended the night with a fourth place
- Anna Meares (Australia) took silver in the 500m TT
- Natallia Tsylinskaya (Belarus) won the women's 500m TT
- A happy Natallia Tsylinskaya realises she's the world champion
- Elisa Frisoni of Italy takes some downtime
- The Russian men in the team sprint
- Japan's crew in the team sprint
- The Aussie train in the team sprint
- France on their way to the win
- A very happy Gregory Bauge after the win by France in the team sprint
- Katie Mactier (Australia) was a medal hope in the IP and finished with bronze
- Karin Thürig (Switzerland) finished the IP in fourth
- USA’s Sarah Hammer on her way to a gold medal
- Andy Sparks celebrates with Sarah Hammer after her win in the IP
- World champ Sarah Hammer bites her medal to make sure it's all real
- Belgian Sara Peeters
- American Kristin Armstrong
- Olga Slyusareva’s son cheers her on
- Russia’s Olga Slyusareva
- American Sarah Hammer at speed
- Aussie Katherine Bates
- Karin Thurig (Switzerland) going hard
- Jarmila Machacova (Czech Republic) starts off
- Jarmila Machacova (Czech Republic) shows the effect of her ride
- Italy’s Lisa Gatto
- Kristin Armstrong (USA) chats with Colby Pierce
- Sarah Hammer (USA) after her ride
Women's IP
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- Katie Mactier (Australia) was a medal hope in the IP and finished with bronze
- Karin Thürig (Switzerland) finished the IP in fourth
- USA’s Sarah Hammer on her way to a gold medal
- Andy Sparks celebrates with Sarah Hammer after her win in the IP
- World champ Sarah Hammer bites her medal to make sure it's all real
Men's team sprint
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- The Russian men in the team sprint
- Japan's crew in the team sprint
- The Aussie train in the team sprint
- France on their way to the win
- A very happy Gregory Bauge after the win by France in the team sprint
