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UCI Track Cycling World Cup - Beijing
21-23 January 2011 | |
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The highlight of the Beijing World Cup for GB was Sam Harrison's Gold medal in the Men's Omnium. He'spictured here flanked here by two of the world's best riders in the event, Zac Bell and Roger Kluge. The Men's Team Pursuit was another highlight with a Bronze medal and a cracking time of 4.05 in the final.
The third round of the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Cup took riders to the 2008 Olympic velodrome where a young British team was chasing Olympic Qualification points. The GB Team for the event was built around riders from the Olympic Academy squad. With the senior "Podium" riders having done a great job in the opening rounds in Melbourne and Cali, the Beijing World Cup was identified as an excellent opportunity for GB’s younger riders to gain valuable experience competing against the World's best.
Schedule & Reports
Report: Day 1 - Friday, January 21 | Day 1 Results
Men's Team Pursuit, Women's Team Pursuit, Men's Omnium, Women's Team Sprint, Men's Team Sprint
The first day of competition saw the Great Britain Cycling Team Men’s Endurance Academy riders in action in the Team Pursuit and Men's Omnium. There was a Bronze medal for the Team Pursuit riders whilst Sam Harrison was in the Silver medal position after three of the six events in the Omnium. In the Men's Team Sprint, the GB Academy riders were 6th.
Report: Day 2 - Saturday, January 22 | Day 2 Results
Men's Omnium, Women's Omnium, Women's Sprint, Men's Keirin
Day 2 of the World Cup saw Welsh rider Sam Harrison win Gold in the Men's Omnium. We have an exclusive interview with Sam. Lizzie Armitstead is lying in fourth place in the Women's Omnium with three events to go. There were no medals for the team's two young sprinters on day 2, David Daniell and Becky James who finished 8th and 9th respectively.
Report: Day 3 - Sunday, January 23 | Day 3 Results)
Men's Sprint, Women's Keirin, Women's Omnium, Men's Kilo, Men's Points
The final day of competition in Beijing saw Great Britain's Becky James on the podium with a Bronze medal after finishing third in the Women's Keirin. In other races, Peter Mitchell went ever so close to a medal before having to settle for fourth in the Men's Sprint. Lizzie Armitstead was fifth in the Omnium and Philip Hindes was 22nd in the Kilometre.
Great Britain Team in Beijing
Mark Christian, Andrew Fenn, Sam Harrison, Jon Mould, Erick Rowsell, Simon Yates, Dave Daniell, Phillip Hindes, Peter Mitchell, Lizzie Armitstead, Rebecca James
Further Information
The Great Britain team will be fielding a squad of riders (three teams) at the final World Cup of the season in Manchester next month, ahead of the World Championships in Holland in March. Find out more on the World Cup website: Manchester World Cup Website
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