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Los Angeles Track World Cup, ADT Velodrome, Carson, California, USA, January 20-22, 2006

Session 3 - January 21, 2006

Team Omnibike Dynamo Moscow
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(Click for larger image) Team Omnibike Dynamo Moscow in the team pursuit qualifiers with a time of 4:16.215
Team Germany
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(Click for larger image) Team Germany  on the way to tenth in the pursuit qualifier
Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spain)
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(Click for larger image) Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spain) gets her lap time from the coach during the Woman's pursuit qualifier
Sarah Hammer (USA)
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(Click for larger image) Sarah Hammer (USA)   sets the fastest pursuit qualifying time of 3:37.799
Gregory Bauge (France)
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(Click for larger image) Gregory Bauge (France) keeps a sharp eye on his opponent in on of the early sprint rounds
Gregory Bauge (France)
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(Click for larger image) Gregory Bauge (France) starting to wind it up in an early round
Jamie Staff (UK)
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(Click for larger image) Jamie Staff (UK) leads out the sprint in the 1/8 final that would result in him on the deck and disqualified, and his opponent Michael Blatchford (USA) moving on to the next round
TIAA-CREFF
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(Click for larger image) TIAA-CREFF in the team pursuit qualifier
Sergey Kolesnikov (Omnibike Dynamo Moscow)
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(Click for larger image) Sergey Kolesnikov (Omnibike Dynamo Moscow) in the points race qualifier
Ioannis Tamouridis (Greece)
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(Click for larger image) Ioannis Tamouridis (Greece) in the points race qualifier
Sebastian Cancio (Argentina)
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(Click for larger image) Sebastian Cancio (Argentina) in the points race qualifier
Rafal Ratajczyk (Poland)
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(Click for larger image) Rafal Ratajczyk (Poland) in the points race qualifier
Martin Gilbert (Canada)
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(Click for larger image) Martin Gilbert (Canada) in the points race qualifier
Jorge Soto (Uruguay)
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(Click for larger image) Jorge Soto (Uruguay) in the points race qualifier
Michael Friedman (TIAA-CREFF)
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(Click for larger image) Michael Friedman (TIAA-CREFF) in the points race qualifier
Shane Perkins (Australia)
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(Click for larger image) Shane Perkins (Australia) in sprint qualifiers
They start
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(Click for larger image) They start their fans young in LA
Gregory Bauge of France
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(Click for larger image) Gregory Bauge of France set the fastest time in flying 200s
Gregory Bauge of France
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(Click for larger image) Gregory Bauge of France at speed
Ryan Bayley (Australia)
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(Click for larger image) Ryan Bayley (Australia) on the move
Poland’s Damian Zielinski
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(Click for larger image) Poland’s Damian Zielinski second fastest 200
France’s Michael Bougain
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(Click for larger image) France’s Michael Bougain was third fastest of the day
Vera Carrara of Italy
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(Click for larger image) Vera Carrara of Italy comes out of the start gate
Poland’s Katarzyna Jagusiak
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(Click for larger image) Poland’s Katarzyna Jagusiak
This is how
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(Click for larger image) This is how you encourage your rider, Yulia Arustamova of Russia
Narua Kyusa Cakke Williams of Columbia
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(Click for larger image) Narua Kyusa Cakke Williams of Columbia was second fastest
USA's Sarah Hammer
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(Click for larger image) USA's Sarah Hammer was the fastest women in individual pursuit
Sarah Hammer
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(Click for larger image) Sarah Hammer passes Sara Peters of Belgium
Jamie Staff
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(Click for larger image) Jamie Staff gets looked at after crashing
New Zealand
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(Click for larger image) New Zealand was fourth fastest in team pursuit qualifying
Netherlands at speed
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(Click for larger image) Netherlands at speed
Team Russia
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(Click for larger image) Team Russia setting the quickest time of the morning
USA's Christian Stahl
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(Click for larger image) USA's Christian Stahl leads out Polands Damian Zielinski
Woodwork in LA
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(Click for larger image) Woodwork in LA
Uruguays Gorge Soto
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(Click for larger image) Uruguays Gorge Soto in points race heat
Points heat action
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(Click for larger image) Points heat action
Mike Friedman
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(Click for larger image) Mike Friedman in the middle of point heat action
Curtis Gunn and Italy's Angelo Ciccone
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(Click for larger image) Curtis Gunn and Italy's Angelo Ciccone in heat 2 of points race
"Are you sure
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It's Hammer time
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(Click for larger image) It's Hammer time  - Sarah hammer (USA) waits to start in the pursuit qualifiers. Hammer set the fastest time and broke the venue record.
Vera Carrara (Italy)
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(Click for larger image) Vera Carrara (Italy) in the pursuit qualifiers
Maria Luisa Calle Williams (Colombia)
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(Click for larger image) Maria Luisa Calle Williams (Colombia) was second fastest in pursuit qualifiers
Sarah hammers. Nuff said.
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(Click for larger image) Sarah hammers. Nuff said.
Jamie Staff (Great Britain) goes down
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(Click for larger image) Jamie Staff (Great Britain) goes down in the sprint