Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Track Competition (Day 4)
March 19, 2006
British Cycling's Larry Hickmott reports
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It was the last night of the Track Racing and what a night for the Home Nations with Gold Medals for Scotland and the Isle of Man and a silver and bronze for England.
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| Women's Pursuit |
For England's Emma Davies-Jones, the Women's Pursuit was something more than just a race after her hit and run accident last year. The Cheshire star who is moving to Belgium when she returns from the Games, was the third fastest qualifier, earning herself a surprise bronze medal, her first in a major championships.
"I'm so excited, it feels like I have won a gold medal," she said afterwards.
| Team Sprint |
This was the event that the teams of England and Scotland had been preparing themselves for over the last three months and the end result was Gold for Scotland with a sensational time of 44.282 to England's 44.309. And the Aussies had to content themselves with the ride off for Bronze!
| Men's Scratch Race |
What a performance from young Mark Cavendish in the final event of the Track racing. The World Madison champion got himself in a break with Scotland's James McCallum and three other riders and they very quickly lapped the field.
