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2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - CM
Pruszkow, Poland, March 25-29, 2009
Photography
Stage 9 - March 29: Men: Sprint (Semifinal, Final), Omnium (15km Points race, Kilometre TT); Women: Keirin (Round 2, Final)
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- Victory for Bauges in the third heat of the sprint final.
- Grégory Bauge (France) celebrates.
- Shuang Guo (People's Republic of China) wins the women's keirin.
- Bauge salutes the crowd's generous applause.
- Bauge is delighted on the podium.
- Two sprint medals for France.
- Kévin Sireau (France) on his way to winning bronze in the men's sprint.
- Not so hot for Sireau after he hit the deck in the men's sprint semifinal.
- Leigh Howard (Australia) on the podium with his men's omnium gold medal.
- Leigh Howard (Australia) delighted to win the gold medal.
- Leigh Howard (Australia) strains as he kicks out of the start gate for the kilometer portion of the men's omnium.
- Leigh Howard (Australia) takes the lead in the points race event of the men's omnium.
- Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia) got the silver medal in the men's sprint.
- Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia) wins his men's sprint semifinal against Shane Perkins (Australia).
- Lizzie Armistead on the front in the women's points race.
- Giorgia Bronzini wins the women's points race for Italy.
- Giorgia Bronzini (Italy) on the podium with Yumari Gonzalez Valdivieso (Cuba) and Lizzie Armitstead (Great Britain), l&r, for the women's points race.
- Bronzini is delighted to be world champion.
Stage 7 - March 28: Men: Madison, Sprint (1/4 final, 5th-8th); Women: Sprint (Semifinal, Final), Omnium (Points race, 500m TT)
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- Alex Rasmussen (Denmark) slings his partner Michael Morkov during the men's madison final. The duo from Denmark won the championship in front of Australia and the Czech Republic.
- Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) leans into Willy Kanis (Netherlands) during their duel for the women's sprint title.
- Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) battles Willy Kanis (Netherlands) for the women's sprint championship.
- Michael Morkov (Denmark) flies the flag after he and compatriot Alex Rasmussen won the men's madison.
- Alex Rasmussen (Denmark) celebrates after he and partner Michael Morkov won the men's madison championship.
- The women's sprint podium with Willy Kanis (Netherlands), Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) and Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania), l-r.
- Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) wears the rainbow jersey and gold medal earned through winning the women's sprint event.
- Josephine Tomic (Australia) hits the front in the points race
- Josephine Tomic (Australia) beaming with gold medal and rainbow jersey
- Josephine Tomic (Australia) tops Tara Whitten (Canada) and Yvonne Hijgenaar (Netherlands), l & r, on the Omnium podium
- Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) is still Queen of the sprint
- Alex Rasmussen (Denmark) heads the field
- Michael Morkov (Denmark) on the charge
- Alex Rasmussen (Denmark) Congratulations from Franco Marvulli for
- British pair Mark Cavendish and Peter Kennaugh make a change
- Howard and Meyer make the hand sling
- Czech team make the change
Stage 6 - March 28: Men: Sprint (200m TT, 1/16, 1/8, repechage); Women: Omnium (200m TT, 5km Scratch race, 2km individual pursuit)
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- France's Kevin Sireau was third in qualifying in the men's 200m sprint event.
- Great Britain’s Jason Kenny went second fastest in qualifying with a time of 10.002 in the men's 200m sprint.
- Gregory Bauge (France) was the only rider who went below 10 seconds recording 9.93 for the 200m flying start time trial.
- Gregory Bauge (France) had the fastest qualifying time in the men's 200m sprint.
- Kevin Sireau (France) easily beats Kazunari Watanabe (Japan) in the men's sprint 1/16 finals.
- Ross Edgar (Great Britain) breaks Polish hearts when he beats Lukasz Kwiatowski to advance to the 1/8 finals.
- Sireau dove under Stefan Nimke (Germany) and stole the victory to advance into the quarter finals.
- Tara Whiitten (Canada) slips away to win the scratch race in the women's omnium.
Stage 5 - March 27: Men: Kilometre TT, Team pursuit; Women: Scratch race, Sprint (1/4, 5th-8th final)
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- Malaysia's Moh'd Rizal Tisin took the bronze in the kilo.
- American Taylor Phinney, Stefan Nimke (Germany) and Rizal Tisin (Malaysia) made up the men's kilometre podium.
- Stefan Nimke (Germany) shows off his gold from the men's kilometre.
- Yumari Gonzales (Cuba) takes the win in the women's scratch race.
- The Danish men's pursuit team took the world title over Australia.
- Cuban Yumari Gonzales won the scratch race beating Lizzy Armistead (Great Britain, left) and Belinda Goss (Australia, right).
- The New Zealand pursuit squad stunned the British team and took bronze.
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- Gonzalez Valdivieso with her gold medal
- The women's ascratch podium (l-r) with Elizabeth Armitstead (Great Britain, second), Yumari Gonzalez Valdivieso (Cuba) and Belinda Goss (Australia)
- The Danish fly their flag
- They were down to three quicker than expected, but still went sub four minutes.
- We are red, we are white we are Danish dynamite.
- The Danes with the World Champs outfit
- Stefan Nimke on the way to win gold
- Nimke salutes the crowd as he goes top of the leader board
- Taylor Phinney ahead of his kilo ride
- Phinney on course for a second medal
- Polands Kamil Kuczynski flat out from the gate
- Tim Veldt strains to get his big gear going
- Scott Sunderland gives it 110%
- Sunderland on his kilo ride
- Francois Pervis's back wheel slips and hampered his start in the kilo
- Nimke plus new accessory
- You are all mine now
- Yumari Gonzalez Valdivieso on the podium top spot
- Belinda Goss with the bronze medal
Stage 4 - March 27: Men: Team pursuit qualifying; Women: Sprint (200m TT, 1/16, 1/8, 1/8 repechage)
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- The Aussie team on their way to a qualify for the gold medal final
- The Danes proved to be great and were the only squad to go sub-four minutes.
- The Australians hit out on what would be the second fastest time.
- Victoria Pendleton heads off to defend her title in the women's sprint.
- Simona kupeckaite qualifies in second
- Australia's Kaarle McCulloch finished 8th
Stage 3 - March 26: Men: Scratch race, Individual pursuit, Keirin; Women: Team sprint, Team pursuit
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- France's Morgan Kneisky (l) crosses the finish line to win the men's scratch final.
- Taylor Phinney (USA) knows he's won gold in the men's individual pursuit final.
- The women's team sprint podium with Great Britain's Victoria Pendleton and Shanaze Reade, Australia's Anna Meares and Kaarle Mcculloch, Lithuania's Gintare Gaivenyte and Simona Krupeckaite, l-r.
- Taylor Phinney (USA) won the men's individual pursuit final.
- Great Britain's Wendy Houvenaghel, Joanna Rowsell and Elizabeth Armitstead pose after winning the women's team pursuit world championship.
- Taylor Phinney (USA) shows off his gold medal won in the men's individual pursuit final.
- Maximilian Levy (Germany) raises his arms in the air after winning the men's keirin final.
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- The British girls back on the top step for the women's team pursuit.
- The French women's team sprinters turn on the power.
- American Taylor Phinney shows off his gold medal.
- Wendy Houvenhagel, Jo Rowsell and Lizzie Armitstead were happy after they successfully defended their title.
- Gold medals for Anna Meares and sprint teammate Kaarle McCulloch.
- Taylor Phinney celebrates with the United States of America flag.
- Morgan Kneisky was the men's scratch race winner.
- Cameron Meyer (Australia) leads the break in the scratch race.
- Maximilian Levy (Germany) looked delighted with top spot on the podium in the men's keirin.
- Joanna Rowsell leads the British celebration after the women's team sprint.
- The New Zealand women’s give it everything in the team pursuit final.
- Wendy Houvenhagel (Great Britain) ready to lead the British women to victory.
- Aussie women Anna Meares and Kaarle McCulloch sing their national anthem.
- Taylor Phinney (USA) wrapped in the stars and stripes.
- Taylor Phinney (USA) puts the hammer down.
- Australia's Jack Bobridge in the final of the men's pursuit.
- Morgan Kneisky celebrates winning the men's scratch race.
- Britain's Mark Cavendish found it a bit lonely out on the track.
- Maximilian Levy (Germany) was delighted to win gold in the keirin.
- Daniel Holloway (USA) hits the front in the scratch race.
Stage 2 - March 26: Men: Individual pursuit qualifying, Keirin (Round 1, Repechage); Women: Team pursuit qualifying
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- Taylor Phinney (USA) set the fastest time in the men's individual pursuit qualifying round and will face Australia's Jack Bobridge in the finals.
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- Volodymyr Diudia (Ukraine) made the bronze medal final despite interference.
- Dominique Cornu (Belgium) in with a bronze medal chance.
- Jesse Sergent (New Zealand) just missed out on a bronze medal ride by qualifying fifth.
- Jack Bobridge (Australia) qualified second in the men's individual pursuit and will face Taylor Phinney (USA) in the finals.
- Ireland's David O'Loughlin watches the countdown clock.
- Poland's Adrian Kurek still going for it while Diudia overtakes for a second time.
Stage 1 - March 25: Men: Team sprint (qualifying, final), Points race; Women: Individual pursuit (qualifying, final), 500m Time Trial
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- Australia's Cameron Meyer won the tough battle in the points race to be crowned World Champion in Poland.
- Wendy Houvenaghel (Great Britain) opened the British team's account with a first place in the qualifying round of the women's pursuit.
- Now former world record holder Anna Meares (Australia) heads out for her silver medal winning ride.
- Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) after winning the 500m world championship.
- Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) lets out a cry of joy after breaking the world record in the 500.
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- Poland's Edyta Jasinska on her qualifying run in the Women's 3000m Individual Pursuit.
- Lots of local support from the Polish contingent.
- Great Britain's Wendy Houvenaghel on her way to qualifying fastest in the Women's 3000m Individual Pursuit.
- New Zealand's Alison Shanks went second fastest in qualifying for the Women's 3000m Individual Pursuit.
- Wendy Houvenaghel (Great Britain) puts the hammer down to ensure she made the gold medal final in the Women’s 3000m Individual Pursuit.
- Wendy Houvenaghel (Great Britain) puts 100% into her starting effort from the start gate in the qualifying round of the Womens 3000m Individual Pursuit.
- Wendy Houvenaghel (Great Britain) focussed ahead of her qualifying round in the Women’s 3000m Individual Pursuit.
- The Dutch coach gives Eleonora Van Dijk encouragement in qualifying in the Women's 3000m Individual Pursuit.
- Vilija Sereikaite (Lithuania) flies round to take third in qualifying to set up a bronze medal final against Britain's Joanna Rowsell in the Women's 3000m Individual Pursuit.
- Australia's Josephine Tomic just missed out on the finals by qualifying in fifth place.
- Belgium's Jolien D'Hoore qualifying in the Women's 3000m Individual Pursuit.
- Alison Shanks (New Zealand) raised her game in the final.
- Wendy Houvenaghel (Great Britain), unable to repeat her qualifying performance, had to settle for second.
- Delight for Alison Shanks (New Zealand) as winning the gold sinks in.
- Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) was delighted to win gold in the 500 metre time trial and in record time.
- Australian Cameron Meyer was jubilant on the podium.
- Cameron Meyer (Australia) just can't stop smiling after he wins gold in the points race.
- Cameron Meyer's commitment to track racing early in the season paid off as he won gold in the points race.
- An emotional moment for Cameron Meyer during the Australian national anthem.
- Alison Shanks (New Zealand) was happy in the rainbow jersey after winning the pursuit.
- Australia's Anna Meares is back in action and on the podium.
- Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) pulled out all the stops to break the world record.
- Chris Newton (Great Britain) and Cameron Meyer (Australia) watch each other in the points race.
- First blood to Chris Newton (Great Britain) in the points race.
- Things getting serious in the points race.
- USA's Colby Pearce on the attack.
- Cameron Meyer (Australia) delighted to win.
