2023 UCI World Masters Track Cycling Championships Day 6

The sixth day of competition at the World Masters Track Cycling Championships took place on Thursday when eleven world titles were awarded with Great Britain the winner of most Santini rainbows on the night

2023 UCI World Masters Track Cycling Championships Day 6
September 30 to October 7, 2023 | Manchester Velodrome

PRESS RELEASE | DAY 6, Thursday, October 5

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SUMMARY

Teams in the Men’s Team Sprint (55/64) celebrate their medals on the podium.

Day 6 of the 2023 UCI World Masters Track Cycling Championships at Britain’s National Cycling Centre in Manchester saw a load more World Champions crowned in lots of Masters age categories with no less than eleven World Champion Santini rainbow jerseys awarded to riders from country’s around the world such as Australia, New Zealand, Italy, USA and of course, Great Britain.

The day was a mix of races with Points racing dominating the race programme for both men and women along with a Team Pursuit, Team Sprint and a Men’s Match Sprint. The most successful nation on the night was Britain with six Gold medals, while New Zealand came away with two Golds and there was one each for Australia, USA, and Italy.

A list of the results from the finals is below whilst all the results can be found on the event website. Day 7 will commence on the morning of October 6 with the evening session shown live on YouTube.

It is easy to see how happy being on the podium makes the riders as Britain’s Lindsay Clarke celebrates winning the Santini Rainbow jersey ahead of fellow Brit Barbara Wiles and Ireland’s Orla Hendron

GOLD MEDALLISTS
Men’s 35/44 Team Pursuit: North West, Gbr (Scott Burns, Alistair Rutherford, Simon Wilson, Stephen Feeney)
Women’s 35/39 Points: Charlotte Parnham (Gbr)
Women’s 40/49 Points: Louise Haston, Gbr
Women’s 55-59 Points: Janet Birkmyre, Gbr
Women’s 60-64 Points: Lindsay Clarke, Gbr
Men’s 50/54 Points: Ian Cooper, Gbr
Men’s 45/49 Sprint: Dario Zampieri, Ita
Men’s 55/64 Team Sprint: Australia (Chris Murray, Alan Townsend, Gary Mandy, Geoff Stoker)
Women’s 45-49 Points: Minque Snieders, USA
Women’s 50-54 Points: Penny Pawson, Nzl
Men’s 45/49 Points: Chris Allington, NZL

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RESULTS

The Men’s Team Pursuit competition was won by a team from the North West of England ahead of a Derbyshire one and in third, the team from Poland.

Men’s 35/44 Team Pursuit
1. North West, Gbr (Scott Burns, Alistair Rutherford, Simon Wilson, Stephen Feeney)
2. Derby Masters, Gbr (Adam Kenway, Andrew Magnier, Michael Kirkland, Antony Wallis)
3. Poland (Adrian Swiderski, Krzysztof, Robert Szczepaniak, Leszek Sobieszek)

Men’s 55/64 Team Sprint
1. Australia (Chris Murray, Alan Townsend, Gary Mandy, Geoff Stoker)
2. RBX-Team 24 Roubaix, Fra (Franck Calcus, Eric Gaumet, Laurent Gautier)
3. GB1 (David Ellis, Chris Pyatt, Lee Rowe, Paul Turner)

Gary Mandy leads on lap one of three the Gold medal winning Australian trio in the Team Sprint

Women’s 35/39 Points
1. Charlotte Parnham (Gbr)
2. Feodora Rayner, Gbr
3. Joanna Smith, Gbr

Women’s 40/49 Points
1. Louise Haston, Gbr
2. Alison Fovargue, Gbr
3. Rebecca Rimmington, Gbr

Women’s 45-49 Points
1. Minque Snieders, USA
2. Marissa Axell, USA
3. Melanie Dobbins, Gbr

Women’s 50-54 Points
1. Penny Pawson, Nzl
2. Christine Dercole, USA
3. Jude Paterson, Gbr

Women’s 55-59 Points
1. Janet Birkmyre, Gbr
2. May Britt Valand, Nor
3. Maria Mora Cirer, Spain

Women’s 60-64 Points
1. Lindsay Clarke, Gbr
2. Barbara Wiles, Gbr
3. Orla Hendron, Irl

Dario Zampieri of Italy brings his daughter to the podium to celebrate winning the Men’s 45/49 Sprint ahead of Joshua McDonald of the USA
and Charles Moore, also from the USA

Men’s 45/49 Sprint
1. Dario Zampieri, Ita
2. Joshua McDonald, USA
3. Charles Moore, USA

Men’s 50/54 Points
1. Ian Cooper, Gbr
2. Frederic Coste, Fra
3. Michael Miller, USA

Men’s 45/49 Points
1. Chris Allington, NZL
2. Jonthan Harris, Gbr
3. Anthony Gibb, Gbr

LINKS

Championship website: http://www.cyclingmasters.com/site/

Spectators: Tickets are on sale on the website or can be purchased in person from the velodrome Main Reception desk.

Social Media
Twitter: @masterstrack
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