2013 UCI World Masters Track Cycling Championships – Day 5

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After an excellent day of bunch racing, Day 5 of the 2013 UCI World Masters Track Cycling Championships saw Great Britain extend their lead in the medal table after winning seven Golds to the four of the USA and two of Argentina.

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The highlight of the day was the brutal and aggressive manner the riders attacked the bunch races as they chased the dream of being world champion. The day began with heats of the Scratch races which were equally aggressive as only 12 of the riders in each heat would get a second ride in the final.

There to see the action was the Mayor of Manchester who seemed to enjoy yet again his visit see some cycle racing at his local track. The evening session then followed from 6pm and it was a night of brutal racing, crashes, relegations and lots of passion in the racing to win rainbow jerseys.

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Men’s 60-64 Time Trial

Keith McBeth of the USA continues to steal the show in this age category with a narrow beating of Italian Angelo Onofri with France’s Marc Dangleterre only a tenth of a second or two away in third place in a keenly contested competition.

1 MACBETH Keith USA 37.124 48.486
2 ONOFRI Angelo ITA 37.233 48.344
3 DANGLETERRE Marc FRA 37.417 48.106
4 CROMER Terry IRL 38.142 47.192
5 DAVIES Steve GBR 38.525 46.723
6 ALTAMIRANO Mark USA 38.860 46.320
7 MUSELET Christian FRA 39.350 45.743
8 CRONIN Robert USA 39.396 45.690
9 GRIGNON Rene FRA 39.513 45.555
10 CLASOHM Malcolm AUS 39.660 45.386
11 DONALDSON Andrew GBR 40.141 44.842
12 KALMANOVITCH Norman CAN 40.166 44.814
13 LAWSON Mike AUS 40.295 44.671
14 DAVIES Paul GBR 40.553 44.386
15 BUSH Martin GBR 40.656 44.274
16 STREATHER Chris GBR 43.693 41.197
17 BORTOLIERO Giuseppe ITA 43.736 41.156
18 JONES Brian GBR 44.213 40.712
19 ROBERTSON Jim GBR 55.500 32.432

Men’s 75+ Time Trial

The night began with some time trials over 500 metres for three of the older age categories and first Gold of the night went to Roland Crayford in a 1-2-3 for Britain. Wally Fowler was second and Derek Thurrell third.

1. CRAYFORD Roland* GBR 23.475 (2) 41.313
2. FOWLER Wally* GBR 23.117 (1) 41.613
3. THURRELL Derek* GBR 24.950 (3) 44.427
4. DACEY Brian* GBR 25.262 (4) 44.609
5. JOHNSTON Gordon* GBR 26.434 (6) 45.003
6. RISSBROOK Laurence* GBR 25.542 (5) 45.566
7. ORRELL Neil* GBR 26.747 (7) 47.417

Men’s 65-69 Time Trial

The win in this event was a decisive one for a rider who continues to rise to the top with each age category he competes in, Geoff Cooke. The British rider was almost half a second faster than the USA’s Reid Schwartz with another rider from the US in third, Mark Rodamaker in a line up with riders from New Zealand, France, Denmark, Spain and Canada.

1 COOKE Geoffrey GBR 37.448
2 SCHWARTZ Reid USA 38.025
3 RODAMAKER Mark USA 38.209
4 ROWE David GBR 39.460
5 CLAXTON Colin NZL 40.154
6 WALLACE Sandy GBR 40.240
7 HANSEN Steffen Munch DEN 40.661
8 TRUELOVE Graham GBR 41.214
9 MCGOVERN Kevin GBR 41.666
10 BRIAT Michel FRA 41.671
11 CHRISTIANSEN Bent DEN 42.462
12 VAN DEN ABELE Gerard FRA 42.467
13 KELSO Jack USA 43.126
14 NELSON Bill CAN 43.347
15 JONES Roger GBR 44.522
16 GRANT George GBR 46.143
17 OLASKOAGA Jose ESP 47.380
18 CONROY Douglas GBR 50.371 35.735

Men’s 70-74 Time Trial

In this age category, it was the riders from the USA who were dominant with the win going to Victor Copeland who was almost a clear second faster than his fellow countryman, Leo Menestrina. Third was Britain’s Peter Smith.

1 COPELAND Victor USA 38.300
2 MENESTRINA Leo USA 38.963
3 SMITH Peter GBR 41.148
4 ROBERTSON Peter GBR 42.990
5 LANGLOIS Roger FRA 44.738
6 TURNER Jim USA 45.398
7 POSSEE Victor GBR 47.414
8 SANTIVECCHI Antonio ARG 48.252

Women’s 35-49 Points Race

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Janet Birkmyre (Gbr) (Above) dominated this event which despite some attacks off the front, was won and lost in the mid race sprints. Birkmyre won maximum points in no less than three of the six sprints and was second in the other two! Ireland’s Susie Mitchell gained her five points with a lone attack but that was it for her outside of a single point in the final sprint. The other two sprints were won by the USA’s Dana Walton.

The race saw 14 riders take to the start and from these, six medals were awarded. In the 35-39 age category, Siobhan Mullan won the Gold medal after her third place in the race. Silver went to Ireland’s Mitchell and Bronze for French woman Christelle Ribault. In the 40 plus age category, race winner Janet Birkmyre added yet another rainbow jersey to her large collection whilst silver went to Dana Walton (USA) and Bronze to New Zealand’s Erin Criglington.

1. BIRKMYRE Janet GBR 21
2. WALTON Dana USA 12
3. MULLAN Siobhan GBR 11
4. CRIGLINGTON Erin NZL 7
5. MITCHELL Susie IRL 5 6
6. RIBAULT Christelle FRA 6
7. HARDING Caroline GBR 2
8. SAINSBURY-MUNN Emma GBR1
9. LOFFELL-DAWSON Debra RSA
10. WHEADON Rebecca AUS
11. FULLER MULLER Cheryl USA
12. KENNEDY Roisin IRL
13. PETTINATO Edvige ITA

MEDALS
35-39
Gold MULLAN Siobhan GBR
Silver MITCHELL Susie IRL
Bronze RIBAULT Christelle FRA

40+
Gold BIRKMYRE Janet GBR
Silver WALTON Dana USA
Bronze CRIGLINGTON Erin NZL

Women’s 50+ Points Race

It may have been a small field of eight riders but the pressure in the build up to the mid race sprints saw the group split over and over. The USA’s Tara Unversagt won the first sprint followed by the ever aggressive Orla Hendron in the second sprint. Unversagt took the third sprint whilst Australia’s Sue Challen was first across the line at the end of the race.

That late challenge from the Aussie wasn’t enough for her to get among the first three in the race or even get a medal despite six medals being awarded from the eight starters. Now that’s bad luck!

Race winner Tara Unversagt was the Gold medal winner in the 50-54 category from Orla Hendron (Silver) and Petra Kluender (Bronze). The last three in the race filled the podium spots in the 55+ age category with the rainbow jersey going to Brenda Tate with Arja Scarsbrook getting a silver to go with her Golds from other events and the Bronze went to Britain’s Heather Sanderson.

1. UNVERZAGT Tara USA 15
2. HENDRON Orla IRL 12
3. KLUENDER Petra GER 9
4. CHALLEN Sue AUS 5
5. HIGGS Christine GBR 3
6. TATE Brenda GBR
7. SCARSBROOK Arja FIN
8. SANDERSON Heather GBR

Medals
50-54
Gold UNVERZAGT Tara USA
Silver HENDRON Orla IRL
Bronze KLUENDER Petra GER

55+
Gold TATE Brenda GBR
Silver SCARSBROOK Arja FIN
Bronze SANDERSON Heather GBR

Men’s 55-59 Scratch Race

A lap gain by the USA’s was Mark Sommers saw him win the Gold the hard way. It was a long solo effort and touch and go whether he’d make it as the bunch accelerated away from him several times as he was about to make the junction.

Finally they sat up once too many and he got onto the back. That didn’t stop the attacks from which a selection was made off the front with Jay Wolkoff beating Britain’s Chris Davis to the line for the Silver medal with Davis getting the bronze. Britain’s ever smiling James Rutherford sporting his new Bioracer speedsuit was fourth.

1 SOMMERS Mark USA +1
2 WOLKOFF Jay USA
2 DAVIS Chris GBR
4 RUTHERFORD James GBR
5 ADAMS Sylvan CAN
6 BRADBURY Trevor GBR
7 HUMPHREYS Ian GBR
8 SMITH David GBR
9 LEMOINE Patrick FRA
10 O’KELLY Brian GBR
11 HARTLES Gary GBR
12 MINTING Mark GBR
13 STAACK Anders GER DNF
14 DODD Paul GBR DNF
15SHUTTLEWORTH Paul GBR DNF

 

Men’s 35-39 Scratch Race

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It was a spectacular finish to this race with German Ariel Lopez of Argentina winning the Gold with a late surge that saw him go clear of the rest to celebrate long and loud the victory. Behind though there was the most spectacular of crashes as one of three VC St Raphael riders, Andy Stuart, in the race fell heavily as his front wheel was taken out and he slide across the line in 9th place.

There was better luck though for his teammate Jason Streather who managed to find a clear run through the melee to take the Bronze medal just behind France’s Julien Muselet in second.

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1 LOPEZ German Ariel ARG
2 MUSELET Julien FRA
3 STREATHER Jason GBR
4 ZAMPIERI Dario ITA
5 CHARRUAU Mathieu CAN
6 MEIDHOF Jason USA
7 ELLIOTT Ben GBR
8 REID Robert AUS
9 STUART Andy GBR
10 AHUMADA Rolando Horacio ARG
11 HARRIS Martyn GBR -1
12 BLACKMAN Toby GBR -2
13 ALISON Sam AUS -2
14 NOTLEY James GBR DNF
15 JOHNSON Paul GBR DNF
16 JACKSON Mike GBR DNF
17 PARDON Arnaud FRA DNF
18 KEEFE David USA DNF

 

Men’s 40-44 Scratch Race

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There was no let up in the brutal nature of the speed of these Scratch races with plenty of riders keen to get away rather than leave it to a bunch kick. That was how it ended though with Britain’s John McClelland adding to his Sprint medal a rainbow jersey.

With his own personal fan club screaming out his name from the stands, the long time rider of track leagues and opens in Britain, took up the running after Gerry Bowditch had started the sprint in earnest three laps out.

With the bell ringing, McClelland was already on the front ready to launch the second kick as Diego Rozie came alongside him in the home straight to challenge for the Gold but a final throw at the line was enough to make the rainbow jersey McClelland’s with Bowditch getting some reward for his effort on the front with the Bronze.

Final

1 MCCLELLAND John GBR
2 ROZIE Diego ARG
3 BOWDITCH Gerry GBR
4 WHITE Jason GBR
5 CHANDAVOINE Karl FRA
6 GLANVILLE Matthew AUS
7 RUSSELL John GBR
8 MAINS Thomas USA
9 DEL BARCO Daniel Ricardo ARG
10 TROIGAARD Flemming DEN
11 OWEN Alun GBR
12 RUEPP Martin SUI
13 BASE Julian CAN
14 LACKFORD Graeme GBR
15 MCGARRITY Gerry GBR
16 CHEETHAM Paul GBR
17 GULLINO Matias Francisco ARG
18 TUCKER Guy USA
19 SCHOLTZ Jaco RSA
20 WHELAN Brendan IRL
21 MERET Jean-Philippe FRA
22 WHEELER Peter John RSA DNF
23 D’ARCY-WYKES Adam GBR DNF
24 PICCO Alessandro ITA DNF

Qualifying – Heat 1

Race Distance 7.5km (30 laps) | Race Time: 7:21.430 Average Speed : 53.035 km/h
1 CHANDAVOINE Karl FRA +1
2 WHITE Jason GBR +1
3 DEL BARCO Daniel Ricardo ARG
4 TUCKER Guy USA
5 ROZIE Diego ARG
6 SCHOLTZ Jaco RSA
7 BOWDITCH Gerry GBR
8 OWEN Alun GBR
9 GLANVILLE Matthew AUS
10 CHEETHAM Paul GBR
11 MCCLELLAND John GBR
12 WHELAN Brendan IRL

13 LALIBERTE Scott CAN
14 REDONDO Bruno FRA
15 ELLIS Christian GBR
16 MORALES Luis CHI
17 MULHEARNE Hugh IRL
18 FREEAR Steven GBR

Qualifying – Heat 2
Race Distance 7.5km (30 laps) | Race Time: 10:00.239 Average Speed : 41.718 km/h
1 BASE Julian CAN +1
2 RUSSELL John GBR +1
3 MERET Jean-Philippe FRA +1
4 TROIGAARD Flemming DEN +1
5 LACKFORD Graeme GBR +1
6 MCGARRITY Gerry GBR +1
7 WHEELER Peter John RSA +1
8 MAINS Thomas USA
9 RUEPP Martin SUI
10 PICCO Alessandro ITA
11 D’ARCY-WYKES Adam GBR
12 GULLINO Matias Francisco ARG
13 ELLMORE Dan GBR
14 READE Aidan IRL
15 COHON Julio Daniel ARG

Men’s 45-49 Scratch Race

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A bunch sprint with four riders all vying for the medals across the track was the spectacular ending to a nonstop attacking race in the 45-49 category. Riders well accustomed to the track leagues in Britain were fighting for air over the closing laps when the gas was lit and the speed sky rocketed as the dash to the line came ever closer.

The win by a few centimetres went to Argentinian rider Gerardo Gomez who was heard celebrating for the next two laps of the track, arms in the air showing just what that victory meant to him. He edged the win from Luis Vegetti also of Argentina whilst the bronze went to Britain’s Nick Abraham.

Final

1 GOMEZ Gerardo ARG
2 VEGETTI Luis Mario ARG
3 ABRAHAM Nick GBR
4 BRINTON David USA
5 RAVASIO Giuseppe ITA
6 CURRAN Liam IRL
7 DAUGEARD Philippe FRA
8 TESINI Gian Carlo ITA
9 SALVADEO Luca Agostino ITA
10 NUNEZ Alvaro CHI
11 HAAS Brian USA
12 SALVADEO Roberto ITA
13 SPENCER Martin GBR
14 SIMON Frederic FRA
15 KIRBY David GBR
16 CASPER Daniel USA
17 BAILEY Gawain GBR
18 WHITTELL Ian GBR
19 JORGENSEN Claus DEN
20 DAVIES Alan GBR
21 BUSS Blair GBR
22 LETELLIER Tony FRA
23 FOTHERINGHAM William GBR
24 Johannes GBR

Qualifying – Heat 1
Race Distance 7.5km (30 laps) | Race Time: 9:44.941 Average Speed : 40.311 km/h
1 BAILEY Gawain GBR
2 BUSS Blair GBR
3 VEGETTI Luis Mario ARG
4 SIMON Frederic FRA
5 RAVASIO Giuseppe ITA
6 JORGENSEN Claus DEN
7 SALVADEO Roberto ITA
8 DAUGEARD Philippe FRA
9 CASPER Daniel USA
10 WHITTELL Ian GBR
11 LETELLIER Tony FRA
12 SPENCER Martin GBR

13 ARENDSE Andrew Peter RSA -1
14 ALBERTI Fabio ITA -1
15 VARNISH Jim GBR -1
16 HAMILTON Neil GBR DNF

Qualifying – Heat 2
Race Distance 7.5km (30 laps) Race Time : 9:58.767 Average Speed : 42.850 km/h
1 CURRAN Liam IRL
2 ROUX Johannes GBR
3 DAVIES Alan GBR
4 GOMEZ Gerardo ARG
5 NUNEZ Alvaro CHI
6 HAAS Brian USA
7 ABRAHAM Nick GBR
8 TESINI Gian Carlo ITA
9 BRINTON David USA
10 KIRBY David GBR
11 SALVADEO Luca Agostino ITA
12 FOTHERINGHAM William GBR

13 NOBLE Nick GBR
14 JAMES Andy GBR
15 MULROONEY Timothy USA
16 TAINTER James USA
17 BEST Simon GBR

Men’s 50-54 Scratch Race

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If all the other finishes were tight sprints, this was perhaps the tightest of them all with Colin Parkinson leading the bunch kick out from a lap to go with most of the peloton spread out behind him around the track.

Only the fastest of the fast could hold the speed and in the home straight, Canadian Michael Lacouline made his move down the outside of Parkinson with Scotland’s Ivor Reid on the outside of him. With the last throw of the race, Parkinson just held on to win from Lacouline and Reid.

Final

1 PARKINSON Colin GBR
2 LACOULINE Michel CAN
3 REID Ivor GBR
4 WARD Adrian GBR
5 ETTLES Peter GBR
6 Rowe Courtney GBR
7 BOYD Peter GBR
8 DROGUETT Miguel CHI
9 ZYRYANOV Vladimir RUS
10 PARKER Craig USA
11 TOTH Peter CAN
12 GALLARDO Manuel CHI
13 ROESNER Ken GBR
14 CLAYTON Stephen GBR
15 TOLSON Curtis USA
16 JAMIESON Neil NZL
17 HAMMERSLEY Mark GBR
18 LE BEAU Stephane CAN
19 ZORIC Vicente Florio Jorge ARG
20 CROSS Jerry GBR
21 STAINTHORPE Neil GBR
22 APPERLEY Keir GBR
23 KICEY Ted USA
24 DARDI Roberto ITA

Qualifying – Heat 1

Race Distance 5km (20 laps) Race Time : 6:27.505 Average Speed : 37.113 km/h
1 DARDI Roberto ITA +1
2 JAMIESON Neil NZL
3 ZORIC Vicente Florio Jorge ARG
4 GALLARDO Manuel CHI
5 PARKER Craig USA
6 LE BEAU Stephane CAN
7 HAMMERSLEY Mark GBR
8 APPERLEY Keir GBR
9 REID Ivor GBR
10 ETTLES Peter GBR
11 ROWE Courtney GBR
12 TOTH Peter CAN

13 THERER Daniel CAN
14 STEPHENS Nigel GBR
15 SIOUL Dominique FRA DNF
16 OGG Alister GBR DNF

Qualifying – Heat 2
Race Distance 5km (20 laps) Race Time : 6:49.141 Average Speed : 35.357 km/h
1 TOLSON Curtis USA
2 DROGUETT Miguel CHI
3 CLAYTON Stephen GBR
4 PARKINSON Colin GBR
5 STAINTHORPE Neil GBR
6 KICEY Ted USA
7 BOYD Peter GBR
8 LACOULINE Michel CAN
9 ROESNER Ken GBR
10 WARD Adrian GBR
11 ZYRYANOV Vladimir RUS
12 CROSS Jerry GBR

13 VERNET Philippe FRA
14 GREENSTREET Ian GBR
15 VINGOE David GBR
16 ORRELL Tony GBR
17 LOMBARDO Salvador Francisco ARG REL

Relegation C3, Slavador Francisco LOMBARDO, ARG, for deliberately riding on the blue band during the race

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