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2010 European Masters Track Championships
July 27 - 31 2010 | Manchester Velodrome | Event Press Release
Day 3 Report
The Men’s Points Race events again provided the highlight of the third day of competition as Jimmy Rutherford turned in another gritty performance to move up from the Silver medal he won in 2009. With only 15 points going into the final sprint, Rutherford lay in second place behind GB's Chris Davis and with 2009 winner Steve Davies close by. After taking second in the penultimate sprint, Rutherford carried on his effort, causing panic behind as Davies enlisted the help of club mate Andrew Donaldson to try and claw back his fellow countryman, who took the 5 points on offer for the final sprint, and the Gold Medal.
In the Mens 50-54 Points event, Sixten Wackstrom of Finland, riding his first Masters Championships, dominated the event in a similar fashion. After being badly placed in the first sprint, Wackstrom took the next two sprints but was relegated from the third for riding off the track. After a sitting out the fourth, he took off alone, as the rest of the field scrambled together with 2009 Bronze medallist Didier Ramet chasing the points to claim him the medal.
Wackstrom's strength though saw him finish a quarter lap up with Ramet claiming the three points for second and the Silver medal. In the Men’s Pursuit events, Tim Lawson of Great Britain moved up a category from last year but still claimed Gold in the Men’s 40-44 Pursuit, relegating last years winner, Peter Ettles of GB to silver. In the younger category Lawson had left behind, Austria's Wolfgang Klotzman stepped up to the mark to take the Gold from Oliver Davies.
Medal Winners
Mens 55-59 Points
GOLD James Rutherford Great Britain
SILVER Chris Davis Great Britain
BRONZE Steve Davies Great Britain
Mens 35-39 Pursuit
GOLD Arthur Doyle Great Britain
SILVER Ben Elliott Great Britain
BRONZE Karl Chandavoine France
Mens 45-49 Pursuit
GOLD Timothy Lawson Great Britain
SILVER Peter Ettles Great Britain
BRONZE Trevor Burke Great Britain
Mens 70+ Sprint
GOLD Peter Tranberg Denmark
SILVER Derek Thurrell Great Britain
BRONZE Laurence Rissbrook Great Britain
Mens 50-54 Points
GOLD Sixten Wackstrom Finland
SILVER Didier Ramet France
BRONZE Steve Johnson Great Britain
Mens 40-44 Pursuit
GOLD Wolfgang Kotzmann Austria
SILVER Oliver Davies Great Britain
BRONZE Steven Roe Great Britain
Men's 70+ 500m Time Trial
GOLD Roland Crayford Great Britain
SILVER Peter Tranberg Denmark
BRONZE Derek Thurrell Great Britain
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