2007 UCI World Track Championships

 

29th of March to 1st April
Palma de Mallorca

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Men's Scratch Race

Report

 

Final: Hong Kong took their first ever senior world title as Kam Po Wong produced a well-timed late attack to get clear of the field and hold on to the line. The race had been surprisingly inert as the riders all marked each other to the point of stalemate and it all appeared to be coming down to a bunch gallop when the winner pulled a great move.

 

A big crash in the bunch helped his cause, sidelining a couple of the pre-race favourites, including Greg Henderson of New Zealand and Swiss rider Franco Marvulli. Jonny Bellis rode a good race but tailed off in the closing stages to finish 14th - he's had a busy start to his senior World Championships career and will doubtless have learnt a lot from the experience.

 

Jonny Bellis got in a break with six day rider Roland Garber but because the pace of the race was quite tame, the chase was never going to break the race wide open and in the end it was an 'unknown' who jumped clear while the stars of the race watched him. Jonny however impressed considering his tough day the day before and like Ed Clancy and Geraint Thomas, I am sure we will hear a lot more from this gutsy rider. 

 

Morning Session: Despite a long day in the mens Omnium the previous day, GB's Jonny Bellis qualified comfortably for the final of the Scratch Race after finishing fourth in the first heat.

 

Jonny was quick at chasing down dangerous moves during the race.

 

... and has the legs at the end to stay near the front for the final sprint with two riders up the track.

 

Results

Qualifying (top eleven in each heat into final)

 

Heat 1

1 KIRYIENKA Vasil BLR
2 MORI Kazuhiro JPN
3 BLAHA Martin CZE
4 BELLIS Jonathan GBR
5 NAPOLITANO Danilo ITA
6 TAMOURIDIS Ioannis GRE
7 BOMMEL Henning GER
8 NEUVILLE Jöñme FRA
9 HERNANDEZ Andris JosîGEN
10 KOVALEV Ivan RUS
11 DOCKER Mitchell AUS
12 KONOVALOVAS Ignatas LTU
13 ALAKBAROV Mahammad AZE
14 CHRISTENSEN Michael Faerk DEN

 

Heat 2

1 WONG KamPo HKG
2 HUFF Charles Bradley USA
3 TUYCHIEV Vladimir UZB
4 RATAJCZYK Rafal POL
5 HENDERSON Greg NZL
6 ELORRIAGA ZUBIAUR Unai ESP
7 STROETINGA Wim NED
8 MARVULLI Franco SUI
9 SCHETS Steve BEL
10 GARBER Roland AUT
11 COLLA Angel Dario ARG
12 RYBIN Volodymyry UKR
13 ALALUUSUA JuhaMatti

 

Final

1 WONG KamPo HKG
2 STROETINGA Wim NED
3 RATAJCZYK Rafal POL
4 BLAHA Martin CZE
5 KOVALEV Ivan RUS
6 ELORRIAGA ZUBIAUR Unai ESP
7 SCHETS Steve BEL
8 TAMOURIDIS Ioannis GRE
9 KIRYIENKA Vasil BLR
10 GARBER Roland AUT
11 NAPOLITANO Danilo ITA
12 DOCKER Mitchell AUS
13 HUFF Charles Bradley USA
14 BELLIS Jonathan GBR
15 TUYCHIEV Vladimir UZB
DNF COLLA Angel Dario ARG
DNF NEUVILLE J鲴me FRA
DNF BOMMEL Henning GER
DNF MORI Kazuhiro JPN
DNF HENDERSON Greg NZL
DNF MARVULLI Franco SUI
DNF HERNANDEZ Andris Jos頖EN