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2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - CM
France, April 13-16, 2006
Men's individual pursuit
Bartko on track for another gold
By Mal Sawford in Bordeaux
French rider Damien Monier was the first under four and a half minutes for the four kilometres; his time of 4.27.042 would eventually be good enough for eighth. Next to impress was Mark Jamieson, who lowered his Commonwealth Games performance by an impressive five seconds: but his 4.25.273 saw him miss the medal round in fifth position.
Racing for bronze will be Paul Manning (Britain), who missed the main final by just over a tenth of a second, and local hope Fabien Sanchez. The gold medal match sees world cup overall champion Jens Mouris (Netherlands) take on defending champion Robert Bartko (Germany). Bartko set the fastest time of 4.23.115 and has a chance to claim his third win in the event since 1999.
Results
Qualifying 1 Robert Bartko (Germany) 4.23.115 (54.728 km/h) 2 Jens Mouris (Netherlands) 4.24.045 3 Paul Manning (Great Britain) 4.24.198 4 Fabien Sanchez (France) 4.24.780 5 Mark Jamieson (Australia) 4.25.324 6 Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukraine) 4.26.076 7 Alexander Serov (Russia) 4.26.489 8 Damien Monier (France) 4.27.042 9 Vasily Khatuntsev (Russia) 4.28.106 10 Sergio Escobar Roure (Spain) 4.29.596 11 Dominique Cornu (Belgium) 4.31.098 12 Jason Allen (New Zealand) 4.31.854 13 Jorge Soto (Uruguay) 4.32.283 14 Zach Bell (Canada) 4.32.369 15 Levi Heimans (Netherlands) 4.32.396 16 Michael Friedman (USA) 4.34.424 17 Antonio Tauler Llul (Spain) 4.34.809 18 Vitaliy Shchedov (Ukraine) 4.35.061 19 Ondrej Sosenka (Czech Republic) 4.35.410 20 Ian Stannard (Great Britain) 4.35.422 21 Karl-Christian König (Germany) 4.38.106 Finals For gold and silver 1 Robert Bartko (Germany) 4.23.473 (54.654 km/h) 2 Jens Mouris (Netherlands) 4.24.480 For bronze 3 Paul Manning (Great Britain) 4.20.902 (55.193 km/h) 4 Fabien Sanchez (France) 4.29.014
