Track World Cup 07-08 Round 3 - CDM

Los Angeles, California, January 18-20, 2008

Photography

Session 6 - January 20: Men: Madison, Sprint; Women: Team pursuit, Keirin

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• The Ukraine women's pursuit team beat their closest competition, Russia, by more than 2 seconds.
• Jennie Reed (Momentum Cycling) wins the keirin.
• Roberto Chiappa (Italy) ahead of Kévin Sireau (Cofidis) to win the sprint competition.
• Roberto Chiappa (Italy) waves to the crowd as Kévin Sireau (Cofidis) applauds him.
• Second placed Madison team Michael Morkov and Alex Rasmussen of Denmark.
• Belgians Kenny De Kettle and Tim Mertens wind up for a throw in the Madison.
• Team Slipstream's Michael Friedman and Colby Pearce.
• The Polish team of Rafal Ratajczyk and Mariusz Wiesia in the middle of an exchange.
• Friedman and Pearce execute a sling on their way to fifth place.
• The legs of the hour belonging to Roberto Chiappa (Italy).

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• Roberto Chiappa (Italy) gets a lift from Vera Carrara, Annalisa Cucinotta and Eleonora Soldo after his sprint victory.
• The Netherlands took the overall team title in Los Angeles.
• Kristin Armstrong leads the US women's team pursuit effort.
• Armstrong puts the power down in the bronze medal ride-off against Germany.
• The German team missed out on a medal by four tenths of a second.
• Russia during their final match-up against the Ukraine.
• The Ukrainian women produced another blistering performance to take gold.
• Keirin winner Jennie Reed (Momentum Cycling, L) leads the way.
• Roberto Chiappa (Italy) and Kevin Sireau (Cofidis) wind it up on the last lap.
• Chiappa just pips Sireau for a surprise victory.
• Belgians Kenny De Ketele and Tim Mertens took a lap to win the Madison.
• A rider from Team Arda Natura Pinarello has a hard time with his pedal.
• A touch of wheels in the Madison and two riders come to grief.
• A real track racer - back up and in pain but still able to ride.

Session 5 - January 20: Men: Qualifying: Sprint, Madison; Women: Qualifying: Team pursuit, Keirin

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• Gregory Bauge (France) muscles his way toward a fourth place seed.
• Kevin Sireau (Cofidis) set the fastest qualifying time.
• The Ukrainian team was fastest by far in the qualifiers.
• The Russian team qualified second fastest behind Ukraine
• Kristin Armstrong leads the US team into a fourth place qualifying finish.
• Mark French (Australia) keeps a close eye on his competition
• The Final Lap
• Roberto Chiappa (Italy) wins a close one with Mickael Bourgain (France)
• Roberto Chiappa (Italy) celebrates!
• Teun Mulder (Netherlands) & Maximilian Levy (Germany) heads down full speed
• Michael Friedman & Colby Pearce (Slipstream) execute an exchange in the Madison heats

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• Australian legend Shane Kelly (Team Toshiba) in the men's sprint.
• Belgian girls wait for the team pursuit to start.
• Christopher Seller (Trinidad) during the men's sprint qualifying.
• Roberto Chiappa (Italy) and Shane Kelly (Team Toshiba) go head-to-head in the knockout stages of the men's sprint.
• The Belgian women managed fifth place in the team pursuit qualifying.
• Ukraine set the track alight with the fastest time by over four seconds.
• Russia qualified second to make the final against Ukraine.
• Mark French (Australia) gets inside of Didier Henriette (Cofidis) during the sprint.
• Anna Meares (Team Toshiba, C) leads Dana Gloss (Germany, R) and Jinje Gong (Giant Pro Cycling) in keirin heat 3.
• Jennie Reed (Momentum Cycling) takes keirin heat 4.
• Ukrainian pairing Lyubomyr Polatayko and Volodymyr Rybin during Madison qualifying.
• The Chilean duo of Gonzalo Miranda and Luis Fernando Sepulveda.
• ASC Dukla Praha riders Martin Blaha and Milan Kadlec.
• Team Slipstream's Mike Friedman and Colby Pearce execute a change in the Madison.

Session 4 - January 19: Men: Keirin, Kilometre TT, Team pursuit, Scratch race; Women: Points race, 500m TT, Team Sprint

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• Czech Republic team members enjoy their national anthem.
• Jarmila Machacova (Czech Republic) proudly shows her points race gold medal.
• Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (Cuba) blitzing to gold in the women's 500m time trial.
• Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) did enough to take bronze.
• The Netherlands fell off the pace in their bronze medal ride against the Ukraine.
• The Ukrainians kept it tidy and took home bronze in the team pursuit.
• Denmark blew up in the closing stages of the men's team pursuit final.
• Australia were bolstered by the inclusion of pursuit legend Brad McGee and took gold by over three seconds.
• The top two in the women's points race: Jarmila Machacova (Czech Republic) and Min Hye Lee (Korea)
• South Bay Wheelman rider Becky Quinn.
• World points race champion Katherine Bates.
• A happy Jarmila Machacova (Czech Republic) embarks on a lap of honour.
• Arnaud Tournant (Cofidis) beats Christos Volkakis (Greece) and Ryan Bayley (Team Toshiba) in the keirin.
• Scott Sunderland (Team Toshiba) rides to gold in the kilometre time trial.
• Yvonne Hijgenaar and Willy Kanis (Netherlands) go for the gold in the women's team sprint.
• World scratch race champion Kam-Po Wong (Hong Kong, L) and World Cup leader Roger Kluge (Germany).

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• Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (Cuba) Woman's 50 TT leader
• Team Denmark was almost 3 seconds behind Australia in the Men's team pursuit
• Men's team pursuit champions, Australia
• Ben Kersten (Australia) fights it out in the Keirin
• Arnaud Tournant (Fra) Cofidis won a close sprint against the young Greek Christos Volikakis (Greece)
• Arnaud Tournant (Fra) Cofidis gets a helping hand after the finish of his sprint
• Scott Sunderland (Team Toshiba) in the men's kilo
• Kamil Kuczynski (Poland) puts everything into his start in the 500 TT
• Team France took second in the Woman's Team Sprint
• The Dutch women take the gold in the Women's Team Sprint

Session 3 - January 19: Men: Qualifying: Team pursuit, Scratch, Keirin; Women: Qualifying: Team sprint, Points race

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• Giggion Massie (CRT) sums up his competitors in the Keirin heats
• Josiah Ng (Malaysia) caught 'em with their pants down to win his Keirin heat
• France qualifying fifth in the team pursuit.
• Australia in the team pursuit.
• The Ukraine finished fourth in qualifying
• Denmark was tight and fast.
• The Dutch team start well.
• Action in the early keirin heats.
• Sergey Borisov (Russian Federation) flew by Lukasz Kwiatkowski (Poland) and held off the rest of the field to win his Kerin heat
• Tim Mertens (Belgium) wins his Scratch Race heat
• Rebecca Quinn (South Bay Wheelmen) easily made it to the finals in the women's points race
• Katherine Bates (Australia) gets up close and personal down on the black line with Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spain)

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• Korea had fans in the stands as the team sits with them.
• The Korean's were lacking some cohesion in the team pursuit.
• Germany demonstrating how to keep it tight in the team pursuit.
• Spain looked good but could only manage sixth fastest in qualifying.
• The Ukraine team heading for fourth place in qualifying.
• The Netherlands narrowly missed out on making the team pursuit final.
• John Walsh was the electric bike rider for this morning's session.
• Roberto Chiappa (Italy) and Francis Pervis (France) in their keirin heat.
• John Walsh leads the way for Giddeon Massie (Cody Racing team).
• Giddeon Massie (Cody Racing team) and Toshiaki Fushimi (Japan) looking back in their heat.
• Sandie Clair and Viginie Cueff of France.
• Wally Kanis (Netherlands) in the women's team sprint.
• Derny pilot John Walsh.
• World Cup leader Rebecca Quinn (South Bay Wheelmen) in the points race.
• A heat of the women's points race gets rolling.
• Vera Carrara (Italy) chased down Lauren Franges (USA) to gain a lap in the points race.
• Lauren Franges (USA) lapped the field in her heat.

Session 2 - January 18: Men: Individual pursuit, Team sprint, Points race; Women: Individual pursuit, Sprint, Scratch race

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• Sarah Hammer on her way to bronze.
• Lada Kozlinkova missed out on the bronze.
• Maria Luisa Calle Williams rode to silver.
• Gold Winner Lesya Kalitovska.
• Cameron Meyer looks back.
• Cameron Meyer goes for it.
• Cameron Meyer.
• Cameron Meyer takes the points race gold.
• Cool jersey.
• Jennie Reed and Clara Sanchez.
• Sarah Hammers number 1 fan Tara McCormick.
• Belgian's Evelyn Arys in the scratch race.
• Women Scratch race action.
• Willy Kanis gets bronze over Clara Sanchez.
• How do you walk down stairs after you race the team sprint? Ask Francois Pervis.
• Willy Kanis beats Clara Sanchez.
• Natallia Tsylinskaya blows kisses after she wins gold.
• Natallia Tsylinskaya blows kisses to the photographers.
• Taylor Phinney takes gold.

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• Sarah Hammer (USA) Ouch Pro Cycling gave it all she had and went home with the bronze in the Women's Individual pursuit.
• Lada Kozlikova (Czech Republic) took 4th in the Women's Individual pursuit.
• Lesya Kalitovska (Ukraine) for the gold in the Women's Individual pursuit.
• Lesya Kalitovska (Ukraine) Gets some encouragement from the coach.
• Cameron Meyer (Toshiba) showed that there is a reason he is wearing that jersey.
• Cameron Meyer (Toshiba) waves to the crowed after winning the points race.
• Women's Individual pursuit podium.
• Men's point race podium.
• Team Australian Took third in the team sprint, Mark French, Ben Kersten and Jason Niblett.
• Team France gets some encouragement.
• Woman's scratch race podium.
• Yumari Gonzalez Valdivieso (Cuba) kept the world cup leaders jersey.
• Natallia Tsylinskaya (Belarus throws her bike to beat Jennie Reed (USA) Momentum Cycling for the for the gold.
• Taylor Phinney (USA) Team Slipstream showed he can race with the big boys… and win!.
• Team sprint podium.
• Willy Kanis (Netherlands) beats Clara Sanchez (France) for the bronze in the women's sprint.
• Men's individual pursuit podium.
• Women's sprint podium.

Session 1 - January 18: Men: Qualifying: Team sprint, Individual pursuit, Points race; Women: Qualifying: Individual pursuit, Scratch, Sprint

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• Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (Cuba) was second fastest in the 200m time trial.
• Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) was the top rider in the qualifiers for the sprint.
• American Kristin Armstrong has Vos in sight
• Czech Lada Kozlikova was third fastest in the pursuit qualifier.
• Maria Luisa Calle Williams (Colombia) was 0.07 seconds behind first place.
• Colombian Maria Luisa Calle Williams was a surprise second in the qualifier
• Sarah Hammer (Ouch Pro Cycling) put in a good effort to make the bronze medal final.
• Ukrainian Lesya Kalitovska was fastest in the women's pursuit qualifier
• The result of the crash between the Russian and Korean team was dramatic.
• The Cofidis team shows the strain of the sub-45 qualifying time for second place
• The Australian team started well but couldn't crack the gold medal final
• Gregory Bauge leads off for the French team which placed first in the qualifier

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• Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez of Cuba.
• Jennie Reed of Momentum Cycling.
• Yvonne Higjenaar and Dana Gloss.
• Jennie Reed and Kaarie McCulloch.
• Swetlana Grankowskaja about too over take Lyubov Shulika.
• Kristin Armstrong.
• Katherine Bates.
• Maria Luisa Calle Williams.
• Maria Luisa Calle Williams.
• Sarah Hammer.
• Sarah Hammer.
• Sarah Hammer.
• Lesya Kalitovska.
• Australian coach Martin Barras must like what the communiqué stated.
• Kerrie Meares staying relaxed and warm.
• Malaysian team sprint team with Josiah Ng taking the second pull.
• Cofidis team sprint team with current world champion Arnaud Tournant taking second pull.
• Australian team sprint team in the middle of an exchange.
• Team Toshiba team sprint team with two more laps to go.
• Taylor Phinney of Team Slipstream flying down the pole lane.
• Connie Carpenter Phinney is happy with Son Taylor's win.
• Allen Lim giving some insight on his riders performance.