Track World Cup 07-08 Round 2 - CDM

Beijing, China, December 7-9, 2007

Photography

Stage 3 - December 9: Men: Madison, Sprint; Women: Team pursuit, Keirin,

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The men's Madison brought the weekend's events to a close.
Riders take a breather during the Madison.
Denmark and Russia head the field.
Christophe Riblon swings partner Jerome Neuville into action during the Madison.
Frenchman Christophe Riblon celebrates a fine victory.
Chinese hostesses prepare for the medal ceremony of the Madison.
The weekend's event was designed to ensure all will run smoothly in Beijing next summer.

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The French team amid the chaos that is the Madison
The French team of Neuville and Riblon atop the podium, Wiggins/Cavenish and Polatayko and Rybin in second and third
The French pair were elated after winning the men's madison
Cavendish and Wiggins got plenty of practice doing this in the Gent six day
Wiggins exchanges with Cavendish on the pair's way to second in the Madison
The Ukranian pair rides to third place in the Madison
The Dutch pair had an unfortunate crash in the madison

Stage 2 - December 8: Men: Keirin, Team pursuit, Scratch race, Kilometre TT; Women: Points race, 500m TT, Team Sprint,

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Great Britain set the fastest time in qualifying for the team pursuit.
The British quartet flies around the new Laoshan velodrome.
New Zealand lose a rider during their qualification ride in the team pursuit.
Gao Yahui (Hong Kong, L) muscles up against Ricardo Lynch (Jamaica, R) during the men's keirin qualification.
World scratch champion Wong Kam-po during qualification for the men's scratch race.
The Beijing track world cup is part of the 'Good Luck Beijing' test events series where venues are put through their paces before next summer's Olympics.
A qualifying round of the women's scratch race.
The Great Britain team pursuit squad await their start in the final against New Zealand.
Steve Cummings leads as Great Britain ride to victory in the team pursuit final.

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Friedman's attack pulled away Perez and Morkov (Denmark)
Friedman goes on the attack
Walter Fernando Perez (Argentina), Michael Friedman (United States) and Tim Mertens (Belgium) on the scratch race podium in Beijing
Michael "Meatball" Friedman was quite happy with his scratch race win
Mike Friedman was aggressive in the scratch race and his efforts paid off
The lead group of the men's scratch race on their way to lapping the field
Tim Mertens (Belgium) takes third in the scratch race.
Pervis took the win in the kilo
Francois Pervis (France) at full speed
Francois Pervis (France) shows his innovative aero helmet in the kilo
Wen Hao Li (China) rides to third in the kilo
Yevgen Bolibrukh (Ukraine) took second in the kilo
The men's kilo podium Bolibrukh, Pervis and Li
The British top the team pursuit podium New Zealand and the Netherlands are second and third
The British check out their gold on the team pursuit podium
The British take the World Cup lead in the team pursuit
The British team showed perfect coordination en route to the win in the team pursuit
The Dutch team took third in the team pursuit
New Zealand is riding well taking second in the team pursuit in Beijing
Ed Clancey pumps his fist after his team's winning performance in the pursuit
Great Britain might not have their helmets synchronized but their pursuiting form was spot on
Team Great Britain heads to victory in the team pursuit
Chris Hoy takes the final of the men's keirin
Arnaud Tournant (France), Chris Hoy (Great Britain) and Teun Mulder (Netherlands) on the keirin podium
Chris Hoy takes his heat in the keirin semifinal
Arnaud Tournant (France) leads the way in the men's keirin

Stage 1 - December 7: Men: Individual pursuit, Team sprint, Points race; Women: Individual pursuit, Sprint, Scratch race,

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The French men's team sprint squad tackles the Laoshan velodrome
Denmark's Daniel Kretzfeldt catches Vladimir Tuychiev in the pursuit
Bradley Wiggins (GBr) prepares to start the individual pursuit
Bradley Wiggins (GBr) on his way to gold in the men's pursuit

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Arnaud Tournant (France) takes over for lap two of the men's team sprint
Tournant muscles through his lap on the way to the silver in the team sprint
The Dutch team came from behind to win the team sprint
Llaneras takes the win in the points race
Juan Llaneras (Spain) showed why he's world champion in the points race
Kam Po Wong (Hong Kong) follows Llaneras in the points race
Llaneras keeps an eye on the young Australian Cameron Meyer
Juan Llaneras (Spain) concentrates on winning the points race
Chris Newton leads the points race field
Belgium's Iljo Keisse follows Kam Po Wong in the men's points race
The men get ready to begin the points race
Newton, Llaneras and Meyer on the points race podium
Cameron Meyer (Aus) took over the lead in the men's points race World Cup
David O'Loughlin awaits a wheel change before the points race
O'Loughlin could have wheelied his way through the points race, but two wheels is much faster
O'Loughlin gets a hand changing a wheel before the points race
O'Loughlin leads the points race field using his new front wheel well
The wheel comes at last for O'Loughlin
Victoria Pendleton (GBr) qualified first on the sprint
Tsylinkskaya showed great power to beat the reigning world champion Pendleton in the sprint
Natalia Tsylinkskaya on the podium after winning the sprint
Tsylinkskaya holds off Pendleton in the sprint finals
Tsylinkskaya rockets to the win in the sprint
The women's sprint podium: Victoria Pendleton (GBr), Natalia Tsylinskaya (Blr) and Clara Sanchez (Fra)
Taylor Phinney (USA) is still taking his pursuit out a bit hard, clocking two sub 16 second laps early on.
17 year-old Taylor Phinney made the finals in the pursuit
Taylor Phinney (USA) couldn't quite overtake Serov in the pursuit final and took 4th
Volodymyr Dyudya in the World Cup leader's jersey in the pursuit
Volodymyr Dyudya feels the burn on the way to second in the pursuit
Alex Serov rides to third in the men's pursuit
Brad Wiggins gasps for air as the lactic acid builds up in his body during the pursuit
Bradley Wiggins (High Road) rides to gold in the pursuit
Wiggins still riding in the T-Mobile kit so he can show off his rainbow bands.
Bradley Wiggins (GBr) awaits the pursuit awards ceremony
The men's pursuit podium Dyudya, Wiggins and Serov
Brad Wiggins shows his gold medal form in the men's pursuit
Riders outnumbered the fans in the Laoshan velodrome
The peloton circle in the women's scratch race.
Women's scratch podium (L-R): Belinda Goss (Australia), Marianne Vos (The Netherlands), and Yumari Gonzalez Valdivieso (Cuba).
Women's scratch rac winner Marianne Vos (The Netherlands).
Yumari Gonzalez Valdivieso (Cuba) claimed third in the women's scratch race.
Natallia Tsylinskaya (Belarus)
Sarah Hammer (United States) on her way to third place in the women's Individual Pursuit final.
Marianne Vos, a former world road and cyclo-cross champion, gave the Netherlands one of two gold medals of the evening.
Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) finished ninth in the women's sprint.
Katie Mactier (Australia) on her way to victory in the women's Individual Pursuit.
Katie Mactier (Australia) claimed another Individual Pursuit win.
Women's Individual Pursuit podium (L-R): Rebecca Romero (Great Britain), Katie Mactier (Australia), and Sarah Hammer (United States).
Australia's Katie Mactier celebrates after taking her second Individual Pursuit victory in as many weeks.
The Netherlands team of Theo Bos (Netherlands), Teun Mulder (Netherlands) and Tim Veldt (Netherlands) on their way to victory in the men's team sprint.