Report & Results – World Track Cup D1

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Great start for the Brits in the qualifiers for the Team Pursuit and Team Sprint at the World Track Cycling World Cup in Mexico

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Report & Results – World Track Cup D1

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Day 1 of the World Track Cycling World Cup saw Great Britain off to a great start in the Team Pursuit with fastest by a long way in the Women’s and second fastest by a fraction of a second in the Mens. The Men’s Team Sprint trio were also in the mix with the second fastest time behind Germany.

Team Pursuit
European champions Laura Trott, Katie Archibald, Ciara Horne and Elinor Barker recorded a time of 4:20.066 over six seconds quicker than New Zealand and are favourites for the Gold and lots of Olympic qualifying points. The event format has changed and instead of a straight ride off for Gold next, the Brits will have to ride against China (4th fastest) who were over seven seconds slower in qualifying, in round 1 before they go for Gold which they must surely do.

In the Men’s Team Pursuit, the team’s ‘rock’ Ed Clancy, fastest man in the world for man 1 in the event, was given a rest from qualifying and his teammates Jon Dibben, Mark Christian, Steven Burke and Andy Tennant recorded a time of 3:57.661, a smidge or two (thats not a lot in English) behind the Aussies who finished in 3:57.132. Great Britain now face Holland in Round 1 whose time of 3.58.235 shows they are taking the event seriously nowadays and one of the countries in the mix for medals.

Team Sprint
The Women’s duo of Jess Varnish and Dannielle Khan were ninth fastest and so take no further part in that competition but the Men’s trio including Olympic champions Jason Kenny and Philip Hindes along with Callum Skinner, were second fastest.
Germany’s 42.354 was fastest with Stefan Botticher, Joachim Eilers and Robert Forstemann the riders whilst the Brits recorded a time of 42.783. They ride off against each other for the Gold.

RESULTS

Men’s Team Pursuit
1. Australia 3.57.132
(OShea, Fitter, Scotson, Welford)

2. Great Britain 3.57.661
(Jon Dibben, Steven Burke, Andy Tennant, Mark Christian)

3. Netherlands 3.58.235
4. Switzerland 3.58.269
5. New Zealand 3.59.530
6. Germany 3.59.686
7. Denmark 4.00.965
8. Spain 4.01.445
9. Columbia 4.02.294
10. Belarus 4.3.022
11. Italy 4.03.183
12. Russia 4.03.560
13. China 4.03.595
14. Belgium 4.04.537
15. Argentina 4.05.454
16. Canada 4.05.503
17. Japan 4.06.068
18. Venezuela 4.07.761
19. Ukraine 4.07.925
20. Kazakhstan 4.08 625
21. Hong Kong 4.09.696
22. Chile 4.09.709
23. Ireland 4.11.618
Irvine, Mullen, Fallon & Clarke

24. Mexico 4.16.376

WOMENS TEAM PURSUIT
1. Great Britain 4.20.066
Ciara Horne, Elinor Barker, Laura Trott, Katie Archibald

2. New Zealand 4.26.297
3. Canada 4.27.214
4. China 4.27.272
5. Italy 4.27.812
6. Germany 4.29.891
7. Australia 4.30.448
8. Cuba 4.30.492
9. United States 4.32.069
10. Russia 4.34.613
11. Belarus 4.35.868
12. France 4.36.072
13. Mexico 4.36.820
14. Poland 4.37.058
15. Belgium 4.37.152
16. Japan 4.38.348
17. Ireland 4.39.462
Ryan, Boylan, Creamer, Spath

18. Spain 4.40.521
19. Hong Kong 4.45.587
20. Ukraine 4.51.461

WOMEN’S TEAM SPRINT
1. Germany 32.485
2. Australia 32.936
3. Netherlands 32.958
4. Russia 32.962
5. Spain 33.100
6. France 33.453
7. New Zealand 33.469
8. Columbia 33.948
9. Great Britain 34.023
Jess Varnish/Dannielle Khan

10. Mexico 32.211
11. Ukraine 34.377
12. Poland 34.431
13. Japan JPC 34.499
14. Canada 34.550
15. Korea 34.799
16. United States 25.187
17. Hong Kong 36.331
18. Finland 37.058
19. India 37.520
20. Lithuania Rel
21. Venezuela Rel
22. China Rel

MEN’S TEAM SPRINT
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