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UCI Track Cycling World Cup - Manchester
Reports: Eddie Allen, Photos: Larry Hickmott
Day 2 and another great day for GB with Hoy, Crampton and Kenny all progressing to the Semi Finals of the Men's Sprint. Meanwhile, Wendy Houvenaghel put in a stunning performance in qualifying for the Individual Pursuit, while Lizzie Armitstead put in a clinical qualifying ride in the Women's Points. Full report below.
Photostream from the Afternoon session
MEN'S SPRINT
Quarter Finals | Full Result
Heat 1
Race 1 and Daniel Ellis kept Chris Hoy high on the banking trying to negate Hoy's speed. Ellis' tactic looked good but Hoy's speed was better. Ellis was subsequently issued with a warning for dangerous riding following an early flick which nearly saw both riders slip on the banking. Hoy wrapped it up with ease in the second race, cruising into the Semis.
HOY 2 ELLIS 0
Heat 2
Crampton took Race 1 coming over the top and outgunning Edgar on the back straight. Edgar tried hard in Race 2 but just didn't have the horsepower to overcome the rangy Crampton
CRAMPTON 2 EDGAR 0
Heat 3
Kenny took Race 1 from the front, never troubled by the powerful Pole. Race 2 and Kenny decided early on to take it from the front, with Zeilinski sitting up with half a lap to go, clearly beaten.
KENNY 2 ZEILINKSI 0
Heat 4
Perkins had the legs on D'Almeida in Race 1. In Race 2 D'Almeida tried to come over the top at the bell but Perkins responded and gapped his opponent, capitalising on the inside line and progressing to the Semi Finals.
PERKINS 2 D'ALMEIDA 0
Progressing to the Semi Final
Chris Hoy
Matt Crampton
Jason Kenny
Shane Perkins
1/8 Finals | Full Result
All four British riders qualified for the quarter finals with clear wins, apart from SKY+HD's Ross Edgar, who left himself a lot to do, finally pipping is opponent Tobias Wachter of Germany on the line in a nailbiting finish.
Heat 1
1. HOY Chris SKY
2. VYNOKUROV Andrii UKR
Heat 2
1. CRAMPTON Matt GBR
2. PERVIS Francois COF
Heat 3
1. KENNY Jason GBR
2. SUNDERLAND Scott JAY
Heat 4
1. PERKINS S AUS
2. WATANABE K JPN
Heat 5
1. D'ALMEIDA M FRA
2. ZHANG L CHN
Heat 6
1. ZEILINSKI D POL
2. KWIATKOWSKI L GDZ
Heat 7
1. EDGAR Ross SKY
2. WACHTER Tobias GER
Heat 8
1. ELLIS Daniel JAY
2. LEVY Maximillian GER
5th - 8th Final
Ross Edgar took the 5th to 8th Final with a gutsy and rousing performance. At the bell he was second wheel. But not for long. Edgar lit the afterburners and put plenty of daylight between him and Pole Zeilinski on the line.
1. Edgar Ross SKY
2. Zeilinksi D POL
3. Ellis Daniel JAY
4. D'Almeida USC
'B' Results | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final
Qualifying (200m) | Full Result
It was an epic qualifying session with no fewer than 48 riders vying for a place in the next round (Top 16 riders progress). Sixth rider on the track, Tomas Babek of the Czech Republic, put down the early marker of 10.477, a time that wasn't troubled until Lukasz Kwiatkowski posted a 10.201. Kwiatowski perched atop the leaderboard until the top seeds rolled onto the track. First to better Lukasz's time was Zhang of China, the first to drop under 10.2 seconds. Then SKY+HD's Chris Hoy blew the roof off with a stunning 9.869 (a track record). Edgar was the next Brit up and produced a 10.216 (eventually good enough for 7th). Then Matt Crampton pinched second spot behind Hoy, with Kenny only a few hundredths behind. All British riders progressed to the next round in an ultra fast session.
Top 5 Qualifiers
1. HOY Chris SKY 9.869
2. CRAMPTON Matt GBR 10.062
3. KENNY Jason GBR 10.079
4. PERKINS Shane AUS 10.127
5. ZHANG L CHN 10.193
7th EDGAR Ross SKY 10.216
WOMEN'S TEAM SPRINT
Qualifying | Full Result
The young GB pairing of Jess Varnish and Becki James qualified fourth fastest and grabbed a place in the bronze medal final. Current World Champions Australia (McCulloch and Meares) qualified fastest and were joined in the gold medal final by the Dutch Team of Hijgenaar and Kanis.
1. AUSTRALIA 33.363
2. NETHERLANDS 33.949
3. GERMANY 34.066
4. GREAT BRITAIN 34.192
5. RUSSIA 34.863
6. LITHUANIA 34.912
7. POLAND 34.981
8. FRANCE 35.033
9. HONG KONG 35.255
10. GREECE 36.632
11. CATALUNYA 38.184
12. MEXICO 38.485
WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT
Qualifying | Full Result
Wendy Houvenahgel was head and shoulders above her opponents, qualifying first for the finals a full 9 seconds ahead of Australia's Jospehine Tomic. Wendy started steadily, only 5th fastest on her opening lap. However, by the 1km mark Wendy was fastest and from then on in she just kept adding to her lead. Koedooder of the Netherlands and Olaberria of Spain qualified third and fourth and earned a place in the bronze medal rideoff.
1. HOUVENAGHEL Wendy GBR 3.30.800
2. TOMIC Josephine AUS 3.39.854
3. KOEDOODER Vera NED 3.40.464
4. OLABERRIA DORRONSORO Leire ESP 3.40.359
5. KOZLIKOVA Lada CZE 3.41.969
6. JOOS Verena GER 3.42.056
7. TREBAITE Ausrine LTU 3.43.561
8. CHANTZI Elissavet GRE 3.44.698
9. KONDEL Victoria RUS 3.45.307
10. JASINSKA POL 3.46.259
11. GEIST Kimberly USA 3.47.527
12. DUTRIAUX Fiona FRA 3.49.708
13. DAAMS J BEL 3.50.946
14. USABIAGA EUS 4.01.949
15. VAN HOEK Lotte RDN 3.59.756
16. FERRAN ZUBILAGA Olatz FGN 3.59.960
MEN'S MADISON
Qualifying Heat 1 | Full Result
France won Heat 1 of the Madison, scoring well in the early sprints before having a scary spell in no-man's land, losing contact with an eight team breakaway. The French pairing joined forces with the Italian team, who'd also missed the split, to get back onto main field. Meanwhile, Malaysia, Czech Republic and the Black Dog trade team lost a lap. With only the first 9 of 12 teams qualifying, the rest was academic.
Result
1. France 8pts
2. Spain 7pts
3. Russia 7pts
4. Germany 6pts
Not progressing: Malaysia, Czech Republic, Black Dog.
Qualifying Heat 2 | Full Result
Heat 2 saw Belgium qualify first, taking two sprint victories on their way. Unlike Heat 1, all 12 teams remained together for the full 80 lap distance, making the scrap for points at the bottom of the table all the more meaningful. With one sprint to go, five teams were on zero points and staring down the barrel of elimination. In the end it was Mexico, Brazil and the Escadi trade team who failed to make the cut.
1. Belgium 10pts
2. Netherlands 7pts
3. Australia 7pts
4. Gruppo Sportiv 6
Eliminated: Mexico, Escadi, Brazil
WOMEN'S POINTS
Qualifying (First 12 in each race qualify)
Heat 1 | Full Result
Ireland's Heather Wilson won the first qualifying heat, taking a lap with Penny Day and Tatiana Guderzo. A big crash at half distance took down 4 riders - thankfully, none were badly hurt and all rejoined to contest the latter half of the heat.
1. WILSON Heather IRL 25pts
2. DAY Penny PHN 23pts
3. GUDERZO Tatiana FFA 20pts
4. TREBAITE Ausrine LTU 10pts
5. WOJTYRA Malgorzata POL 6pts
Heat 2 | Full Result
Lizzie Armitstead claimed a place in the Points final with a clinical ride, winning Heat 2. Lizzie missed out on the points in the first sprint but broke away with four other riders as the second sprint approached. At the whistle, Armitstead hit the front of the breakaway bunch, taking 5 points in the second sprint. Three more riders bridged and suddenly it was eight riders closing in on the back of the main field to gain a lap. With Lizzie on 25 pts at the midway point, she could afford to (relatively) ease off the gas and stay out of trouble for the remainder of the race, conserving her energy for the final.
1. ARMITSTEAD Elizabeth GBR 25pts
2. WOLFER Andrea SUI 23pts
3. WONG Wan Yiu Jamie HKG 22pts
4. MACHACOVA Jarmila CZE 22pts
5. ROMANYUTA Evgeniya RUS 21pts
