Paralympic World Cup 2008 - Manchester
9th May 2008 - Day 2 - Morning Session
Norfolk & Kappes on the way to qualifying fastest
Men's Tandem Sprint Qualification B/Vi Male
The qualification for the Men's Tandem Sprint really got going when brand-new pairing of Simon Jackson and Barney Storey continued their dream start to their sporting relationship with a very slick 10.661 seconds, putting them almost a second ahead of those who had already gone and within a couple of tenths of the world record. Jackson is clearly an expert at working a crowd and there was much arm pumping after his ride, with the large number of school children in the velodrome responding with raucous cheers.
Barney Storey with his sensational new partner, Simon Jackson
Their time stood comfortably, until the last pairing and favourites, GB's Kappes and Norfolk got up and did a new world record of 10.334s, looking smooth, grooved and holding a brilliant line for the entire 200m. That time was just 4 thousandths slower then their national tandem record, set a couple of months ago when Norfolk was still in his qualification period for the event.
Results (pilot second)
1. Anthony Kappes & Jonathan Norfolk GBR 10.334s
2. Simon Jackson & Barney Storey GBR 10.661
3. Achim Moll & Torsten Goliasch GER 10.885
4. Ben MacFie & Lindsay McMaster AUS 11.300
5. Adrian Juszczyk & Dariusz Nowak POL 11.428
6. Carlos Alberto Arciniegas & Juan Carlos Carrero COL 11.519
7. Micheal Delaney & David Peelo IRL 11.637
8. Ralf Arnold & Jan Ratze GER 11.678
9. Arnold Polderman & Patrick Nas NED 11.730
10. Emil Stopierzynski & Lukasz Tunkiewicz POL 11.777
11. Andrew Fitzgerald & John Lynch IRL 12.137
12. Vergeylen & Vann FRA 12.812
Women's 3km Pursuit Qualification LC1/LC2/CP4 Female
Sarah Storey looking good in qualifying
The first heat saw a strong ride from the winner of the previous day's 500m TT, Feng Zhen An of Chnia, who caught her opponent and drove hard to the line to record 4m 07.434s. The second heat was incredibly close and quicker. Neimans of the USA led for all but the last lap, but had to give best to Ju Fang Zhou in the last lap, both riders just going under 4 minutes. In the final heat, however, GB's Sarah Storey was in a class of her own, passing Clare MacLean inside six laps and going on to record 3m 46.168s, a time some 2.4s inside her own world record. It was a classy piece of pursuiting, technically very neat and beautifully paced.
Qualification
Heat 1
Feng Zhen An CHN 4.07.434
Sara Tretola SUI 4.20.529
Heat 2
Ju Fang Zhou CHN 3.59.241
Great Neimans USA 3.59.961
Heat 3
Sarah Storey GBR 3.46.168
Clare McLean AUS 4.03.762
Women's 3km Pursuit Qualification LC3/LC4/CP3 Female
Record breaker Nathalie Simanowski
There was drama in the second heat of the second group of Women's Pursuit qualification when Zhifeng Niu of China crashed trying to pass Alison Jones of the USA. She appeared to get alongside her opponent on the outside, but then as she edged ahead she dropped down the track too soon, overcooked it and went onto the infield falling in the process. By a miracle, Jones, who was blameless in the incident, managed to get round her and was able to continue. Zhifeng Niu was unfortunately stretchered away. There a was happier news in the third heat when Nathalie Simanowski of Germany shaved almost a second off her own world record in the LC3 Category, with a time of 4.16.125.
Heat 1
Barbara Buchan USA 4.45.064
Qi Tang CHN 4.30.203
Heat 2
Alison Jones USA
Zhifeng Niu CHN DNF
Heat 3
Nathalie Simanowski GER 4.16.125 WR (LC3)
Women's 3km Pursuit Qualification B/Vi Female WR
Hunter and McGlynn on the way to the final of the Pursuit
Fresh from their pervious day's successes, Tandem duo of Aileen McGlynn and Ellen Hunter qualified fastest in the 3000m Pursuit, with a fine time of 3.43.601, a couple of seconds outside their national record.
Heat 1
Catherine Walsh & Joanna Hickey IRL 3.56.146
Yi Mei Xu & Li Fang Pan CHN 3.59.727
Heat 2
Aileen McGlynn & Ellen Hunter GBR 3.43.601
Jane Parsons & Annaliisa Farrell NZL 3.45.654
