2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - CM

Spain, March 29-April 1, 2007

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Day 4 - April 1: Men's sprint 1/2 finals & final; Women's keirin 1st round, repechages, 2nd round, 7th-12th & final; Women's points race 10km qualifying & 25km final; Men's 1km TT final, Men's 50km Madison final; ,  

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• Gregory Bauge leads Michael Bourgain
• Craig MacLean and Theo Bos
• The women race the keirin. Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez leads the way.
• Victoria Pendleton, Christin Muche, and Helena Casas Roige go for it in a Keirin heat.
• Anna Blyth races the keirin.
• Annalisa Cucinotta in the women's keirin.
• Jennie Reed in keirin action
• Anna Meares hammers in the women's keirin.
• Madison world champions Franco Marvulli and Bruno Risi.
• Kate Bates (Aus) shows off her new medal.
• Two time world champ Victoria Pendleton (GBr).
• Chris Hoy (GBr) on his way to Gold.
• The crowd got into the racing in Spain.
• Peter Schep and Danny Stam got Silver.
• New world madison champions Marvulli and Bruno.
• If you build it they will come! Sold out racing at the Spanish velodrome.
• Sarah Hammer (USA) leads the way early on.
• Adrie Visser (Ned) makes her way to the front of the pack.
• Adrie Visser (Ned) breaks free from the group early in the women's points race.
• Riders in the women’s point race come around for another lap.
• Italy’s Vera Carrara in the women's points race.
• Vera Carrara (Ita) tried to bring back the riders
• Kate Bates gets a hug after her points race victory.
• Theo Bos waves the Netherlands flag after taking victory from France's Gregory Bauge in the men's sprint.

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• Kate Bates (Aus) was a happy winner of the points race.
• Points race podium: Mie Bekke Lacota (Den), Kate Bates (Aus) and Catherine Cheatley (NZl).
• Anna Meares (Aus), Victoria Pendleton (GBr) and Shuang Guo (CHN) follow the derny in the keirin final.
• Keirin podium: Shuang Guo (CHN), Victoria Pendleton (GBr) and Anna Meares (Aus).
• Victoria Pendleton leads the way in the keirin second round.
• Riders line out behind the derny in the keirin.
• Christin Muche (Ger) was pleased to qualify for the final in the keirin behind Pendleton.
• Pendleton on the way to the final.
• Yumari Gonzalez Valdivieso (Cub) was an early leader in the points race.
• Kate Bates (Aus) rode a very controlled points race.
• Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Esp) tried a couple of times to get away in the points race.
• Pascal Schneider (Sui) pulled her foot whilst avoiding the crash, although she was not in contention by then anyway.
• Sarah Hammer (USA) was not able to repeat her Saturday victory.
• Vera Carrara (Ita) in the points race.
• Olga Slyusareva (Rus) chased down a couple of breaks.
• Gina Grain (Can) at speed.
• Catherine Cheatley (NZl) digs deep in the closing stages of the points race.
• Kate Bates (Aus) prepares to celebrate her win.
• The points race World Champion waves to the crowd.

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• Danny Stam and Peter Schep exchange on their way to winning silver
• Marvulli salutes after winning the Madison
• Risi and Marvulli after winning the Madison
• Marvulli ecstatic with Risi and his win
• The men's madison podium Stam, Risi, Marvulli, Kanovsky and Lazar (Peter Schep not shown)
• Danny Stam, Bruno Risi, Franco Marvulli and Alois Kankovsky show their medals for the Madison
• Llaneras congratulates Marvulli on the Swiss win
• Iljo Keisse (Belgium) gives Kenny de Ketele a hand
• Czech riders Alois Kankovsky and Petr Lazar in the Madison
• Spanish pair Joan Llaneras and Carlos Torrent make an exchange in the Madison

Day 3 - March 31: Men's sprint 200m qualifying, 1/16 finals, 1/8 finals, repechages, 1/4 finals & 5th-8th; Women's sprint 1/2 finals & final; Women's 5km scratch race qualifying & 10km final; Men's points race 15km qualifying & 40km final;,  

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• All smiles for Maria Luisa Calle Williams
• Scratch top 3 L-R Silver medalist Maria Luisa Calle Williams, Gold medalist Yumari Gonzalez Valdivieso, Bronze Medalist Adrie Visser
• World Champ and World Record holder Anna Meares
• Michael Bourgain
• Theo Bos
• Anna Meares and Shuang Guo
• Germany’s Miriam Welte
• Michael Creed did not have a good day, as he did not make the final
• Daniel Oss
• Point race heat action
• Anna Meares on Record speed
• Anna Meares talks to the press
• The British staff seems to take it easy at times
• Joan Llaneras Rosello on his way to Gold
• Points race final action
• A happy Joan Llaneras Rosello
• Yumari Gonzalez Valdivieso just won
• Yumari gets a hug and kiss from her Team
• A happy team CUBA

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• Shanaze Reade (GBr) starts her first ever World Championship 500m test - she came fifth.
• France's Virginie Cueff was tenth in the time trial.
• Willy Kanis (Ned) powers her way from the start of the 500m.
• Anna Blythe (GBr) gives it everything in the 500m.
• A big starting effort from Yvonne Hijgenaar.
• Sandie Clair (Fra) pulls hard on the bars at the start of her 500m test.
• Simona Krupeckaite (Ltu) rode standard handlebars in the 500m.
• Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (Cub) checks her time as she finishes.
• Anna Meares rides away from the start in the 500m.
• Meares shows the emotion of breaking another World Record and taking gold.
• With one rider to go, Meares is helped from the track by coach, Martin Barras whilst photographers and TV surround her.
• Perhaps the hardest ride of the night to make - Natalya Tsylinskaya (Blr) started after Meares' record breaking ride.
• Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (Cub) prepares to ride for bronze against Anna Meares (Aus).
• Victoria Pendleton (GBr) leads off in her first ride-off for gold.
• Anna Meares (Aus) secures bronze in the sprint and allows herself a smile.
• Victoria Pendleton (GBr) prepares for the second race in the gold ride-off.
• Victoria Pendleton (GBr) watches out for Shuang Guo (Chn) in the ride for gold.
• The new World Champion in the sprint - Victoria Pendleton (GBr).
• Pascal Schneider (Sui) concentrates in the scratch race.
• Iona Wynter (Jam) made several attempts to break away in the scratch race.
• Katie Curtis (GBr), another of the new recruits to the British track team.
• Yumari Valdivieso (Cub) (left) alongside Olga Slyusareva (Rus) at the front of the race.
• Belinda Goss (Aus) in her first ever World Championships.
• Yvonne Hijgenaar (Ned) and Rebecca Quinn (USA) on the bell lap.
• The scratch race podium, Maria Calle Williams (Col), Yumari Valdivieso (Cub) and Yvonne Hijgenaar (Ned).
• Anna Meares (Aus) waves to fans in the crowd after being crowned 500m World Champion.
• A happy podium, Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (Cub), Anna Meares (Aus) and Natalya Tsylinskaya (Blr).
• With tears of joy in her eyes, Anna Meares (Aus) shows off her medal.
• The sprint podium - Shuang Guo (Chn), Victoria Pendleton (GBr) and Anna Meares (Aus).

Day 2 - March 30: Men's team pursuit qualifying & final; Women's sprint 200m qualifying, 1/16 finals, 1/8 finals, 1/4 finals, repechages & 5th-8th; Men's keirin 1st round, repechages, 2nd round, 7th-12th & final; Men's scratch 7.5km qualifying & 15km final;,  

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• The Brits at speed in the Team Pursuit Qualifying
• Ukraine will ride for gold verse the brits
• British fans in Spain
• The Aussies had a bad day in Team Pursuit
• Clara Sanchez
• Shuang Guo
• Sarah Hammer gets support from Andy
• Oksana Grishina and Clara Sanchez show how to track stand
• Jennie Reed and Anna Blyth
• Josiah Ng goes down in the Keirin
• Josiah Ng goes down in the Keirin
• Keirin Action
• Manchester will hold the 2008 Track World Cup as Pat McQuaid and the mayor Manchester shake hands
• Katie Mactier
• Sarah Hammer waits to ride
• Anna Meares looks ready to race
• 2-time world Champ Sarah Hammer
• Brad Huff
• Sarah Hammer at speed
• Rebecca Romero
• Sarah Hammer with the flag
• Hammer gets a hug from her dad
• Sarah and Andy are very happy she just became World Champ!
• Shuang Guo and Christin Muche go for it
• The Best Track announcer; Marc Bercon
• Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez just gets Simona Kprupeckaite at the line
• Denmark grabbed the bronze in the Team Pursuit
• The Brits are off to becoming World Champs!
• Chris Hoy and Ross Edgar lead the way in Keirin final
• Steve Schets and Franco Marvulli in the Scratch final

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• The Danish team pursuiters
• The Spanish team pursuiters were 9th in the qualifier
• Brad Wiggins leads the British pursuit team
• Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) in the sprint
• Spain's Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro celebrates after beating a Spanish record
• Sarah Hammer (USA) feels the pain of the individual pursuit qualifier - she finished first
• Malaysia's Josiah Ng falls during the Men's Keirin
• France's Kevin Sireau leads the men's keirin
• China's Jinjie Gong (R) holds off Venezuela's Daniela Larreal in the women's sprint
• Josiah Ng on the stretcher after the crash in the keirin
• France's Mickael Bourgain leads during the Men's Keirin first round
• Argy-bargy in the men's keirin round one
• Anna Blyth (Great Britain) goes up against USA's Jennie Reed
• China's Qi Tang lies injured after his crash in the keirin
• Canada's Travis Smith crashed in the keirin and got a neck brack as precaution
• France's Clara Sanchez takes on Svetlana Grankowskaja during the Women's sprint event
• Josiah Ng (Malaysia) took a tumble in round 1 of the keirin

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• Katie Mactier (Australia) in her ride for bronze.
• Sarah Hammer (USA) on the way to gold.
• Rebecca Romero (Great Britain) took silver in her first major cycling championships.
• Two in a row for Sarah Hammer (USA).
• Sarah Hammer (USA), surrounded by photographers, shows the USA flag.
• The fans were also shown Sarah Hammer's pride in her nation.
• Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (Cuba) beat Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) in the quarter finals.
• Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) watches for Natalia Tslinskaya (Belarus) in their quarter final.
• Wendy Houvenaghel (Great Britain) was fourth in the 2007 pursuit.
• Hammer heads to gold with some encouragement from her coach
• Rebecca Romero (Great Britain) takes a deep breath during her silver medal ride.
• 'Go, go, go!'
• Natalia Tslinskaya (Belarus) and Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) test each other in the sprint.
• The new women's individual pursuit world champion Sarah Hammer (USA).
• The women's pursuit podium (l-r): Rebecca Romero (Great Britain), Sarah Hammer (USA) and Wendy Houvenaghel (Great Britain).
• Anna Meares (Australia) and Clara Sanchez (Franch) lock arms, then handlebars before Sanchez crashed out of the deciding heat.

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• Grinding it out with one lap to go.
• Wong puts his head down with a half lap lead.
• Kam Po Wong (Hong Kong) attacking with seven laps to go.
• One lap to go and Wong is looking good for the historic win.
• Looking across the track Kam Po Wong (Hong Kong) is in a strong position.

Day 1 - March 29: Men's omnium 200m TT, 5km scratch race, individual pursuit, 15km points race, 1km TT; Women's team sprint qualifying & final; Men's team sprint qualifying & final;,  

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• Everyong was hanging around for the opening evening session of this year's championships.
• Bradley Huff (USA) took Bronze in the men's omnium.
• Anna Mears and Kristine Bayley took Bronze for Australia in the women's team sprint.
• Enrico Peruffo and Alexey Shmidt have a go at each other in the men's omnium.
• Malaysia's Azizulhasni Awang, Josiah Ng and Rizal Tisin Mohd at speed in the men's team sprint.
• France starts its second lap on the way to winning the men's team sprint.
• Brad Wiggins takes off on his way to Gold in the men's pursuit final.
• Briton Brad Wiggins was unstopable in the pursuit final.
• Robert Bartko (Germany) was caught by Wiggins in the pursuit Gold medal final.
• A delighted Wiggins after his pursuit victory.
• Alois Kankovsky (Czech Republic) became the first ever Omnium World Champion in this evening's final.
• Kristine Bayley leads Anna Meares on the way to bronze in the women's team sprint.
• Victoria Pendleton and Shanaze Reade show they are number one.
• French riders celebrate after triumphant evening.
• Brad Huff (USA) in the omnium pursuit he was third after three rounds
• Ben Kersten in the flying 200m for the Omnium
• Team GB Shanaze Reade and Victoria Pendleton will ride for the gold tonight
• Kristine Bayley and Anna Meares in the team sprint
• Yvonne Hijgenaar and Willy Kanis will ride for the gold as well
• Jesse Sergent took the Omnium Pursuit and is 6th overall

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• Anna Meares is focussed on following Kristine Bayley's wheel on the way to finishing third fastest
• Powerful Shanaze Reade creates a small gap for Great Britain team-mate, Victoria Pendleton
• Willy Kanis leads Yvonne Hijgenaar (Netherlands) towards second fastest
• The French pair , Sandi Clair and Virginie Cueff
• Kristine Bayley hands over to Anna Meares for the final Australian lap.
• Shanaze Reade and Victoria Pendleton head off towards a Great Britain gold.
• Willy Kanis leads Yvonne Hijgenaar (Netherlands) in their silver medal ride.
• Victoria Pendleton glances up towards the scoreboard as she finishes her ride.
• The inaugural women's team sprint World Champions - Great Britain's Shanaze Reade and Victoria Pendleton.

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• Men's omnium scratch race action
• Anna Meares puts up her hair before the team sprint
• Alois Kankovsky relaxes between events in the men's omnium
• Wiggins going all out in the qualifier
• Bradley Wiggins smoked the qualifying round
• Germany's Robert Bartko will take on Wiggins in the gold medal final
• Jens Mouris (Netherlands) had a disappointing qualifying time
• Czech rider Alois Kankovsky races during the Omnium individual pursuit event
• France's Michael D'Almeida and Germany's Karl-Christian Konig line up for the men's omnium scratch race
• Victoria Pendleton and Shanaze Reade show their new hardware
• Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) did the unthinkable - and caught former world champion Robert Bartko in the finals
• The British team sprint pair Shanaze Reade and Victoria Pendleton were mobbed by the photographers after winning
• Victoria Pendleton celebrates the team sprint gold
• Alois Kankovsky (Czech Republic) winner of the men's omnium
• The men's omnium podium Walter Fernando Perez (Argentina), Alois Kankovsky (Czech Rep.), Brad Huff (USA)
• Gregory Bauge (France) celebrates their team sprint win by just 0.002 seconds over Great Britain
• France's team sprint effort brought gold