2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
Seventeenth edition of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
Details
Dates31 October 2008 – 18 February 2009
LocationUnited Kingdom, Australia, Colombia, China and Denmark
Races5

The 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics was a multi race competition over a season of track cycling. The season ran from 31 October 2008 to 18 February 2009. The World Cup is organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale.[1]

The World Cup kicked off in Manchester, Great Britain on 31 October 2008. Although many of the top riders did not participate in this round, as they were still recovering from the 2008 Summer Olympics, this gave many less experienced riders an opportunity to make their mark in the competition.[2]

171 riders were on the start list for the second round in Melbourne, Australia, held from 20 to 22 November 2008. New talent was prevalent once more, demonstrated by Cyclingnews' statistics which showed that 100 of those riders were under the age of 23 and only 12 were over 30.[3]

The third round was held at the newly renovated Alcides Nieto Patiño Velodrome in Cali, Colombia from 12 to 14 December 2008. 166 athletes competed in this round, representing 30 different countries.[4]

For the fourth round, held from 16 to 18 January 2009, riders returned to the Beijing velodrome in China for the first time since the 2008 Summer Olympics. Temperatures in the velodrome were much lower than the sweltering heat experienced by the riders during the summer, this time it was approximately 16 degrees indoors.[5]

The fifth and final round was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 13 to 15 February 2009. British paralympic rider Darren Kenny also made an appearance at Copenhagen, a world record attempt had been scheduled during the World Cup, on 14 February. Kenny intended to attempt to break his own CP 3 World Hour Record of 41.817 km which was set in Manchester on 8 January 2005.[6]

As the five rounds of the World Cup were held scattered around the world, only a few riders were able to participate in every round. Those who attended the first two rounds were able to rise to the top of the overall series standings, this led to many unfamiliar names appearing at the top of the rankings.[4]

Overall team standings

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Overall team standings are calculated based on total number of points gained by the team's riders in each event. With one round remaining, 60 teams have so far participated in the 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics. The top ten teams are listed below:[7]

Rank Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total Points
1  Germany 92 56 62 52 74 336
2  Netherlands 41 60 17 72 99 289
3  Great Britain 133 36 15 32 57 273
4  France 24 25 65 64 71 249
5  Spain 49 66 78 17 31 241
6  China 41 38 23 108 31 241
7 Southaustralia.com–AIS 12 98 38 29 35 212
8  Russia 45 55 51 37 11 199
9  Ukraine 51 67 22 30 24 194
10 Cofidis 25 26 51 26 44 172

Results

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Men

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Event Winner Second Third
 United Kingdom, Manchester — 31 October–2 November 2008
kilo  David Daniell (GBR)  Yevhen Bolibrukh (UKR)  Kamil Kuczyński (POL)
keirin  François Pervis (FRA) (Cofidis)  Jason Kenny (GBR) (Team Sky+ HD)  Teun Mulder (NED)
individual pursuit  Ed Clancy (GBR)  Vitaliy Shchedov (UKR)  Valery Kaykov (RUS) (Lokomotiv)
team pursuit  Great Britain
Steven Burke
Ed Clancy
Geraint Thomas
Rob Hayles
 Denmark
Michael Færk Christensen
Casper Jørgensen
Daniel Kreutzfeldt
Jens-Erik Madsen
 Netherlands
Ismaël Kip
Peter Schep
Wim Stroetinga
Arno van der Zwet
sprint  Jason Kenny (GBR) (Team Sky+ HD)  Shane Perkins (AUS)  Matthew Crampton (GBR)
points race  Chris Newton (GBR)  Eloy Teruel Rovira (ESP)  Iljo Keisse (BEL)
scratch race  Wim Stroetinga (NED)  Tim Mertens (BEL)  Martin Bláha (CZE) (ASC Dukla Praha)
madison  Germany
Olaf Pollack
Roger Kluge
 Belgium
Kenny de Ketele
Iljo Keisse
 Russia
Ivan Kovalev
Sergey Kolesnikov
team sprint Team Sky+ HD
Ross Edgar
Jason Kenny
Jamie Staff
 Poland
Łukasz Kwiatkowski
Kamil Kuczyński
Maciej Bielecki
 Germany
Sebastian Doehrer
René Enders
Mathias Stumpf
 Australia, Melbourne — 20–22 November 2008
kilo  Michaël D'Almeida (FRA)  Scott Sunderland (AUS) (Southaustralia.com–AIS)  Wen Hao (CHN)
keirin  Azizulhasni Awang (MAS)  Andriy Vynokurov (UKR)  François Pervis (FRA)
individual pursuit  Jack Bobridge (AUS)  Alexei Markov (RUS)  Vitaliy Shchedov (UKR)
team pursuit  Australia
Jack Bobridge
Rohan Dennis
Luke Durbridge
Mark Jamieson
 Spain
Unai Elorriaga Zubiaur
David Muntaner Juaneda
Toni Tauler Llull
Eloy Teruel Rovira
 Ukraine
Roman Kononenko
Sergiy Lagkuti
Lyubomyr Polatayko
Vitaliy Schedov
sprint  Shane Perkins (AUS)  Michaël D'Almeida (FRA)  Jason Niblett (AUS) (Southaustralia.com–AIS)
points race  Glenn O'Shea (AUS) (Southaustralia.com–AIS)  Seo Joon Yong (KOR)  Eloy Teruel Rovira (ESP)
scratch race  Kwok Ho Ting (HKG)  Leigh Howard (AUS) (Southaustralia.com–AIS)  Jason Christie (NZL)
madison  Spain
Unai Elorriaga Zubiaur
David Muntaner Juaneda
 Australia
Cameron Meyer
Chris Sutton
 Germany
Henning Bommel
Fabian Schaar
team sprint Southaustralia.com–AIS
Daniel Ellis
Jason Niblett
Scott Sunderland
 Japan
Narita Kazuya
Nitta Yudai
Watanabe Kazunari
 Ukraine
Yevhen Bolibrukh
Yuriy Tsylipyk
Andriy Vynokurov
 Colombia, Cali — 12–14 December 2008
kilo  Stefan Nimke (GER)  Yevhen Bolibrukh (UKR)  Li Wenhao (CHN)
keirin  Leonardo Narváez (COL)  Jason Niblett (AUS) (Southaustralia.com–AIS)  Barry Forde (BAR)
individual pursuit  Sergi Escobar Roure (ESP)  Valery Kaykov (RUS)  Arles Castro (COL)
team pursuit  Russia
Artur Ershov
Valery Kaykov
Leonid Krasnov
Vladimir Shchekunov
 Spain
Sergi Escobar Roure
Asier Maeztu Billelabaitia
Antonio Miguel Parra
Carlos Torrent Tarres
 Colombia
Juan Esteban Arango
Arles Castro
Edwin Ávila
Alexander González
sprint  Kévin Sireau (FRA) (Cofidis)  Stefan Nimke (GER)  Mickaël Bourgain (FRA) (Cofidis)
points race  Leonardo Duque (COL)  Peter Kennaugh (GBR)  Carlos Torrent Tarres (ESP)
scratch race  Zachary Bell (CAN)  Tim Mertens (BEL)  Carlos Torrent Tarres (ESP)
madison  Belgium
Ingmar de Poortere
Tim Mertens
 Colombia
Juan Esteban Arango
Carlos Urán
 Russia
Artur Ershov
Valery Kaykov
team sprint  Germany
Carsten Bergemann
Robert Förstemann
Stefan Nimke
Southaustralia.com–AIS
Daniel Ellis
Jason Niblett
Scott Sunderland
Cofidis
Mickaël Bourgain
Didier Henriette
Kévin Sireau
 China, Beijing — 16–18 January 2009
kilo Malaysia Mohd Rizal Tisin  François Pervis (FRA)  Kamil Kuczyński (POL)
keirin Malaysia Azizul Hasni Awang (Bike Technologies Australia)  Grégory Baugé (FRA)  Teun Mulder (NED)
individual pursuit  Jesse Sergent (NZL)  Vitaliy Shchedov (UKR)  David O'Loughlin (IRL)
team pursuit Southaustralia.com–AIS
Leigh Howard
Glenn O'Shea
Rohan Dennis
Mark Jamieson
 New Zealand
Sam Bewley
Peter Latham
Marc Ryan
Jesse Sergent
Lokomotiv
Artur Ershov
Valery Kaykov
Leonid Krasnov
Vladimir Shchekunov
sprint  Grégory Baugé (FRA)  Zhang Lei (CHN)  Shane Perkins (AUS)
points race  Chris Newton (GBR)  Zachary Bell (CAN)  Rafał Ratajczyk (POL)
scratch race  Hayden Godfrey (NZL)  Chris Newton (GBR)  Rafał Ratajczyk (POL)
madison Southaustralia.com–AIS
Glenn O'Shea
Leigh Howard
 Great Britain
Rob Hayles
Peter Kennaugh
 Germany
Roger Kluge
Ralf Matzka
team sprint Cofidis
Mickaël Bourgain
Kévin Sireau
François Pervis
 France
Grégory Baugé
Michaël D'Almeida
Thierry Jollet
 Germany
Sebastian Doehrer
Maximilian Levy
Mathias Stumpf
 Denmark, Copenhagen — 13–15 February 2009
kilo  Taylor Phinney (USA)  Michaël D'Almeida (FRA) (US Créteil)  Quentin Lafargue (FRA)
keirin  Kévin Sireau (FRA) (Cofidis)  Hodei Mazquiarán Uría (ESP)  Andrii Vynokurov (UKR)
individual pursuit  Taylor Phinney (USA)  David O'Loughlin (IRL)  Alexei Markov (RUS)
team pursuit  Great Britain
Steven Burke
Ed Clancy
Peter Kennaugh
Chris Newton
 Spain
Unai Elorriaga Zubiaur
Sergi Escobar Roure
David Muntaner Juaneda
Eloy Teruel Rovira
 Denmark
Niki Byrgesen
Michael Færk Christensen
Daniel Kreutzfeldt
Jens-Erik Madsen
sprint  Grégory Baugé (FRA) (US Créteil)  Mickaël Bourgain (FRA) (Cofidis)  Kévin Sireau (FRA) (Cofidis)
points race  Wong Kam-po (HKG)  Marcel Barth (GER)  Milan Kadlec (CZE)
scratch race  Kazuhiro Mori (JPN)  Franco Marvulli (SUI)  Daniel Holloway (USA)
madison  Germany
Marcel Barth
Robert Bartko
 Italy
Elia Viviani
Angelo Ciccone
 Netherlands
Peter Schep
Pim Ligthart
team sprint Team Sky+ HD
Chris Hoy
Jason Kenny
Jamie Staff
Cofidis
Mickaël Bourgain
François Pervis
Kévin Sireau
US Créteil
Grégory Baugé
Michaël D'Almeida
Thierry Jollet

Women

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Event Winner Second Third
 United Kingdom, Manchester — 31 October–2 November 2008
500m time trial  Victoria Pendleton (GBR) (Team Sky+ HD)  Gong Jinjie (CHN)  Miriam Welte (GER)
keirin  Victoria Pendleton (GBR) (Team Sky+ HD)  Diana García (COL)  Gong Jinjie (CHN)
individual pursuit  Wendy Houvenaghel (GBR)  Tara Whitten (CAN)  Joanna Rowsell (GBR) (Team 100% ME)
team pursuit Team 100% ME
Elizabeth Armitstead
Katie Colclough
Joanna Rowsell
 Germany
Charlotte Becker
Christina Becker
Lisa Brennauer
 Ukraine
Svitlana Halyuk
Lesya Kalytovska
Lyubov Shulika
sprint  Victoria Pendleton (GBR) (Team Sky+ HD)  Zheng Lulu (CHN)  Lyubov Shulika (UKR)
points race  Elizabeth Armitstead (GBR) (Team 100% ME)  Lucy Martin (GBR)  Katie Colclough (GBR) (Team 100% ME)
scratch race  Elizabeth Armitstead (GBR) (Team 100% ME)  Tara Whitten (CAN)  Alex Greenfield (GBR)
team sprint  Great Britain
Anna Blyth
Jessica Varnish
 Germany
Christin Muche
Miriam Welte
 Russia
Victoria Baranova
Swetlana Grankowskaja
 Australia, Melbourne — 20–22 November 2008
500m time trial  Willy Kanis (NED)  Gong Jinjie (CHN)  Kaarle McCulloch (AUS) (Southaustralia.com–AIS)
keirin  Willy Kanis (NED)  Elisa Frisoni (ITA)  Christin Muche (GER)
individual pursuit
details
 Joanna Rowsell (GBR)  Josephine Tomic (AUS)  Lada Kozlíková (CZE)
team pursuit  Great Britain
Elizabeth Armitstead
Katie Colclough
Joanna Rowsell
 Australia
Ashlee Ankudinoff
Sarah Kent
Josephine Tomic
 Ukraine
Svitlana Halyuk
Lesya Kalytovska
Lyubov Shulika
sprint  Lyubov Shulika (UKR)  Christin Muche (GER)  Kerrie Meares (AUS)
points race
details
 Evgenia Romanyuta (RUS)  Leire Olaberria (ESP)  Belinda Goss (AUS) (Southaustralia.com–AIS)
scratch race
details
 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBR)  Annalisa Cucinotta (ITA)  Evgenia Romanyuta (RUS)
team sprint  Netherlands
Yvonne Hijgenaar
Willy Kanis
 Australia
Kerrie Meares
Emily Rosemond
 South Korea
Gu Hyon Jin
Kim Won Gyeong
 Colombia, Cali — 12–14 December 2008
500m time trial  Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU)  Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (CUB)  Sandie Clair (FRA)
keirin  Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU)  Clara Sanchez (FRA)  Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (CUB)
individual pursuit
details
 Vilija Sereikaitė (LTU)  María Luisa Calle (COL)  Tara Whitten (CAN)
team pursuit  Cuba
Dalilia Rodriguez
Yudelmis Domínguez
Yumari González
 Colombia
Elizabeth Agudelo
Andrea Botero Coy
María Luisa Calle
 Italy
Giorgia Bronzini
Annalisa Cucinotta
Marta Tagliaferro
sprint  Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU)  Clara Sanchez (FRA)  Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (CUB)
points race  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)  Yumari González (CUB)  Tara Whitten (CAN)
scratch race  Annalisa Cucinotta (ITA)  Yumari González (CUB)  Gema Pascual Torrecilla (ESP)
team sprint  France
Sandie Clair
Clara Sanchez
 Germany
Kristina Vogel
Miriam Welte
 Lithuania
Gintarė Gaivenytė
Simona Krupeckaitė
 China, Beijing — 16–18 January 2009
500m time trial  Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU)  Gong Jinjie (CHN)  Xu Yulei (CHN) (Max Success Pro Cycling)
keirin  Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU)  Guo Shuang (CHN)  Willy Kanis (NED)
individual pursuit
details
 Alison Shanks (NZL)  Vilija Sereikaitė (LTU)  Svitlana Halyuk (UKR)
team pursuit  New Zealand
Kaytee Boyd
Lauren Ellis
Alison Shanks
 China
Jiang Fan
Sun Feiyan
Wang Cui
 Russia
Evgenia Romanyuta
Olga Slyusareva
Elena Chalykh
sprint  Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU)  Lyubov Shulika (UKR)  Willy Kanis (NED)
points race  Jarmila Machačová (CZE)  Wang Cui (CHN)  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)
scratch race  Evgenia Romanyuta (RUS)  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)  Belinda Goss (AUS)
team sprint  Netherlands
Yvonne Hijgenaar
Willy Kanis
 Lithuania
Gintarė Gaivenytė
Simona Krupeckaitė
 China
Gong Jinjie
Zheng Lulu
 Denmark, Copenhagen — 13–15 February 2009
500m time trial  Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (CUB)  Sandie Clair (FRA)  Willy Kanis (NED)
keirin  Clara Sanchez (FRA)  Elisa Frisoni (ITA)  Guo Shuang (CHN)
individual pursuit
details
 Ellen van Dijk (NED)  Tara Whitten (CAN)  Joanna Rowsell (GBR) (Team 100% ME)
team pursuit
details
Team 100% ME
Elizabeth Armitstead
Katie Colclough
Joanna Rowsell
 Netherlands
Vera Koedooder
Amy Pieters
Ellen van Dijk
 Germany
Christina Becker
Lisa Brennauer
Verena Joos
sprint  Victoria Pendleton (GBR) (Team Sky+ HD)  Clara Sanchez (FRA)  Lyubov Shulika (UKR)
points race
details
 Ellen van Dijk (NED)  Katie Colclough (GBR) (Team 100% ME)  Shelley Olds (USA)
scratch race  Elizabeth Armitstead (GBR) (Team 100% ME)  Vera Koedooder (NED)  Andrea Wölfer (SUI)
team sprint Southaustralia.com–AIS
Kaarle McCulloch
Anna Meares
 Germany
Kristina Vogel
Miriam Welte
 China
Guo Shuang
Zheng Lulu

References

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  1. ^ "2008–2009 Track Calendar". UCI. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  2. ^ Ben Atkins. "Track World Cup 08-09 Round 1 – CDM". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  3. ^ Laura Weislo. "Track World Cup 08-09 Round 2 – CDM". Cyclingnews. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Track World Cup 08-09 Round 3 – CDM". Cyclingnews. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  5. ^ Laura Weislo. "Track World Cup 08-09 Round 4 – CDM". Cyclingnews. Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Briton aims for hour record in Ballerup". 25 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Team World Cup Standings – as of 18 JAN 2009" (PDF). UCI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
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See also

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