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GB Heading for Melbourne World Track Cup
Story posted November 9, 2009 | Manchester World Cup | Event Website |
Having enjoyed great success in the first round of the Track Cycling World Cup in Manchester last month, the Great Britain Cycling Team are sending a smaller squad to Melbourne to continue to race for qualifying points for the Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen next March.
Of all the World Cups, Manchester was the big hit for Team GB and they came out of that competition with 15 medals and a win in the JKA Keirin. After the racing had finished, Great Britain had done enough to be named best team. A much smaller team is travelling to Melbourne to race for World Championship qualifying points.
No less than five Olympic medallists headed by World Record holder and Olympic Champion Ed Clancy are named in the twelve riders travelling to Melbourne in Australia for the event. The other Olympic medallists include Silver medallist Ross Edgar (Keirin), Silver medallist Wendy Houvenaghel (Women’s Pursuit), Bronze medallist Steven Burke (Men’s Pursuit) and bronze medallist Chris Newton (Men’s Points).
The other riders in the team for Australia also include the inform Matt Crampton who finished a close second to Chris Hoy in the Men’s Sprint at the Manchester World Cup and went on to win the Japanese Keirin. Silver medallist in the Kilometre at Manchester, Olympic Academy rider David Daniel travels to Melbourne as well along with another Academy rider, Jess Varnish.
Andy Tennant leads GB in the Team Pursuit at Manchester. Three of the four who raced at Manchester travel to Melbourne.
In the endurance squad, three riders who recorded a sensational 3.54 in the Men’s Team Pursuit final at Manchester, just outside the World Record from Beijing, travel to Melbourne; Ed Clancy, Andy Tennant and Steven Burke. They are supported by the very experienced Chris Newton who won Gold in the Points race at Manchester and young Olympic Academy rider Andy Fenn.
Two of the World Record breaking team from Manchester in the Women’s Pursuit, Wendy Houvenaghel and Jo Rowsell also go to Australia along with a young rider who is fast making a name for herself, Katie Colclough. The Academy rider won a Silver medal in the Under 23 Women’s European road race this year and last winter showed great speed and ability on the track with lots of medals in the Women’s Endurance events.
The Team for Melbourne is:
Sprint
Matt Crampton
Ross Edgar
Dave Daniell
Jess Varnish
Endurance
Wendy Houvenaghel
Katie Colclough
Jo Rowsell
Steven Burke
Ed Clancy
Andy Tennant
Chris Newton
Andy Fenn
Photos from the Manchester World Cup at Manchester
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British Medal Winners at Manchester World Cup
Gold
Women’s Sprint: Victoria Pendleton
Men’s Sprint: Sir Chris Hoy
Men’s Team Sprint: Chris Hoy, Ross Edgar, Jamie Staff
Men’s Keirin: Chris Hoy
Men’s Individual Pursuit: Geraint Thomas
Men’s team pursuit: Thomas, Steve Burke, Ed Clancy, Andy Tennant (Ben Swift, qualifying)
Men’s Points race: Chris Newton
Women’s Individual Pursuit: Wendy Houvenaghel
Women’s Points race: Lizzie Armitstead
Women’s Team Pursuit: Lizzie Armitstead, Wendy Houvenaghel, Joanna Rowsell
JKA Invitation Keirin: Matthew Crampton
Matt Crampton after winning the JKA Keirin along with David Daniell. Both travel to Melbourne.
Silver
Men’s Kilometre: David Daniell
Men’s Sprint: Matthew Crampton
Men’s Team Sprint: David Daniell, Crampton, Jason Kenny
Women’s 500 metres: Victoria Pendleton
Bronze
Men’s Sprint: Jason Kenny
OTHER WORLD CUP EVENTS:
Cali (Columbia): 10-12 December 2009
Beijing (China): 22-24 January 2010
