April 05, 2012 (Melbourne, Australia) – Canada’s Women’s Team Pursuit squad consisting of Tara Whitten, Jasmin Glaesser and Gillian Carleton brought home the bronze – Canada’s first team pursuit Worlds medal – after qualifying third on Day 2 of the Track World Championships in Melbourne. Great Britain set two world records, first in the qualifications and then in the final, on their way to gold as host team Australia settled for the silver.

Monique Sullivan qualified an impressive ninth in the women’s Sprint – in what is believed to be a PB time for her – behind top qualifier Anna Meares from Australia, who set a new world record with a time of 10.782. Unfortunately Sullivan was eliminated in the first round heats while her Cuban rival advanced to the quarter-finals.  This means Sullivan will have to look to the Keirin to qualify for the London Games, but oming into these championships she was in a better position mathematically to qualify in the Keirin.

In the men’s Omnium Zach Bell placed 5th in round one, the 250m Flying Lap; third in the Points race; and 8th in the Elimination to sit second overall after three rounds – more results to follow.

Results

Women’s Team Pursuit

Qualifications

1. Great Britain  3:16.850 World Record
Danielle King
Laura Trott
Joanna Rowsell

2. Australia  03:17.053
Annette Edmondson
Melissa Hoskins
Josephine Tomic

3. Canada  03:19.494
Tara Whitten
Jasmin Glaesser
Gillian Carleton

4. New Zealand  03:20.598
Lauren Ellis
Jaime Nielsen
Alison Shanks

5. United States of America  03:21.765
Sarah Hammer
Dotsie Bausch
Lauren Tamayo

6. Belarus 03:22.509
Alena Dylko
Aksana Papko
Tatsiana Sharakova

7. China 03:23.083
Fan Jiang
Wenwen Jiang
Jing Liang

8. Germany 03:24.145
Charlotte Becker
Lisa Brennauer
Madeleine Sandig

9. Ukraine 03:24.227
Svitlana Galyuk
Elizaveta Bochkareva
Lesya Kalitovska

10. Russia 03:24.644
Evgenia Romanyuta
Venera Absalyamova
Victoria Kondel

11. Lithuania 03:25.656
Vilija Sereikaite
Ausrine Trebaite
Vaida Pikauskaite

12. Japan 03:31.165
Kanako Kase
Maki Tabata
Minami Uwano

13. Hong Kong 03:37.952
Zhao Juan Meng
Wan Yiu Wong
Xiao Juan Diao

DSQ Poland
Katarzyna Pawlowska
Malgorzata Wojtyra
Eugenia Bujak

Final for Gold
1. Great Britain 3:15.720 World Record
Danielle King
Laura Trott
Joanna Rowsell

2. Australia  03:16.945
Annette Edmondson
Melissa Hoskins
Josephine Tomic

Final for Bronze
3. Canada 03:19.529
Tara Whitten
Jasmin Glaesser
Gillian Carleton

4. New Zealand 03:19.847
Lauren Ellis
Jaime Nielsen
Alison Shanks

Women’s Sprint

Qualifications

1. Anna Meares (Australia) 10.782 World Record
2. Shuang Guo (China) 11.004
3. Miriam Welte (Germany) 11.033
4. Wai Sze Lee (Hong Kong) 11.067
5. Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) 11.076
6. Kristina Vogel (Germany) 11.078
7. Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) 11.079
8. Jessica Varnish (Great Britain) 11.09
9. Monique Sullivan (Canada) 11.101
10. Kaarle Mcculloch (Australia) 11.105
11. Lyubov Shulika (Ukraine) 11.131
12. Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (Cuba) 11.15
13. Natasha Hansen (New Zealand) 11.166
14. Viktoria Baranova (Russia) 11.17
15. Sandie Clair (France) 11.186
16. Hyejin Lee (Korea) 11.228
17. Lin Junhong (China) 11.244
18. Tianshi Zhong (China) 11.252
19. Daniela Larreal Chirinos (Venezuela) 11.267
20. Yvonne Hijgenaar (Netherlands) 11.302
21. Virginie Cueff (France) 11.386
22. Kayono Maeda (Japan) 11.402
23. Ekaterina Gnidenko (Russia) 11.458
24. Juliana Gaviria (Colombia) 11.469
25. Fatehah Mustapa (Malaysia) 11.487
26. Elena Brezhniva (Russia) 11.508
27. Hiroko Ishii (Japan) 11.8
28. Maryia Lohvinava (Belarus) 11.984
29. Iryna Papezhuk (Ukraine) 12.135
Top 24 advance

1/16 Finals

Heat 1
1. Anna Meares (Australia) 12.041
2. Juliana Gaviria (Colombia)

Heat 2
1. Shuang Guo (China) 11.733
2. Ekaterina Gnidenko (Russia)

Heat 3
1. Miriam Welte (Germany) 11.842
2. Kayono Maeda (Japan)

Heat 4
1. Virginie Cueff (France) 11.895
2. Wai Sze Lee (Hong Kong)

Heat 5
1. Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) 11.618
2. Yvonne Hijgenaar (Netherlands)

Heat 6
1. Daniela Larreal Chirinos (Venezuela) 11.85
2. Kristina Vogel (Germany)

Heat 7
1. Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) 12.023
2. Tianshi Zhong (China)

Heat 8
1. Lin Junhong (China) 11.901
2. Jessica Varnish (Great Britain)

Heat 9
1. Hyejin Lee (Korea) 11.741
2. Monique Sullivan (Canada)

Heat 10
1. Sandie Clair (France) 11.681
2. Kaarle Mcculloch (Australia)

Heat 11
1. Lyubov Shulika (Ukraine) 11.462
2. Viktoria Baranova (Russia)

Heat 2
1. Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (Cuba) 11.612
2. Natasha Hansen (New Zealand)

Winners advance to 1/8 finals

1/8 Finals

Heat 1
1. Anna Meares (Australia) 11.568
2. Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (Cuba)

Heat 2
1. Lyubov Shulika (Ukraine) 11.383
2. Shuang Guo (China)

Heat 3
1. Miriam Welte (Germany) 11.505
2. Sandie Clair (France)

Heat 4
1. Virginie Cueff (France) 11.901
2. Hyejin Lee (Korea)

Heat 5
1. Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) 11.852
2. Lin Junhong (China)

Heat 6
1. Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) 11.398
2. Daniela Larreal Chirinos (Venezuela)

Winners advance to the finals. Losers to the 5-8 finals repechages

Men’s Omnium

Flying Lap 250m
1. Edward Clancy (Great Britain) 12.881
2. Shane Archbold (New Zealand) 13.086
3. Glenn O’shea (Australia) 13.137
4. Bryan Coquard (France) 13.168
5. Zach Bell (Canada) 13.27
6. Nikias Arndt (Germany) 13.276
7. Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) 13.292
8. Martyn Irvine (Ireland) 13.409
9. Elia Viviani (Italy) 13.418
10. Ho Sung Cho (Korea) 13.419
11. Hao Liu (China) 13.45
12. Gijs Van Hoecke (Belgium) 13.462
13. Bobby Lea (USA) 13.464
14. Po Hung Wu (Taipei) 13.477
15. Carlos Daniel Linares Zambrano (Venezuela) 13.477
16. Michael Vingerling (Netherlands) 13.518
17. Recep Unalan (Turkey) 13.605
18. Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spain) 13.614
19. Cristopher Mansilla (Chile) 13.662
20. Rafal Ratajczyk (Poland) 13.676
21. Ki Ho Choi (Hong Kong) 13.847
22. Taiji Nishitani (Japan) 13.912
23. Alexey Lyalko (Kazakhstan) 13.972
24. Walter Fernando Perez (Argentina) 14.019

Points Race
1. Elia Viviani (Italy)  43 pts
2. Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spain)  34
3. Zach Bell (Canada)  29  
4. Ho Sung Cho (Korea)  26
5. Glenn O’shea (Australia)  17
6. Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark)  10
7. Edward Clancy (Great Britain)  9
8. Martyn Irvine (Ireland)  7
9. Cristopher Mansilla (Chile)  7
10. Rafal Ratajczyk (Poland)  5
11. Hao Liu (China)  5
12. Gijs Van Hoecke (Belgium)  1
13. Recep Unalan (Turkey)  1
14. Ki Ho Choi (Hong Kong)  0
15. Carlos Daniel Linares Zambrano (Venezuela)  0
16. Shane Archbold (New Zealand)  -18
17. Nikias Arndt (Germany)  -18
18. Walter Fernando Perez (Argentina)  -18
19. Alexey Lyalko (Kazakhstan)  -20
20. Michael Vingerling (Netherlands)  -20
21. Bobby Lea (USA)  -20
22. Taiji Nishitani (Japan)  -20
23. Bryan Coquard (France)  -28
DNF Po Hung Wu (Taipei)

Elimination
1. Bryan Coquard (France)
2. Glenn O’Shea (Australia)
3. Rafal Ratajczyk (Poland)
4. Gijs Van Hoecke (Belgium)
5. Ho Sung Cho (Korea)
6. Shane Archbold (New Zealand)
7. Recep Unalan (Turkey)
8. Zach Bell (Canada)  
9. Elia Viviani (Italy)
10. Edward Clancy (Great Britain)
11. Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark)
12. Walter Fernando Perez (Argentina)
13. Taiji Nishitani (Japan)
14. Martyn Irvine (Ireland)
15. Carlos Daniel Linares Zambrano (Venezuela)
16. Cristopher Mansilla (Chile)
17. Hao Liu (China)
18. Ki Ho Choi (Hong Kong)
19. Bobby Lea (USA)
20. Po Hung Wu (Taipei)
21. Michael Vingerling (Netherlands)
22. Nikias Arndt (Germany)
23. Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spain)
24. Alexey Lyalko (Kazakhstan)

Standings after 3 Rounds

1. Glenn O’Shea (Australia)  10 pts
2. Zach Bell (Canada)  16
3. Edward Clancy (Great Britain)  18
4. Elia Viviani (Italy)  19
5. Ho Sung Cho (Korea)  19
6. Shane Archbold (New Zealand)  24
7. Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark)  24
8. Bryan Coquard (France)  28
9. Gijs Van Hoecke (Belgium)  28
10. Martyn Irvine (Ireland)  30
11. Rafal Ratajczyk (Poland)  33
12. Recep Unalan (Turkey)  37
13. Hao Liu (China)  39
14. Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spain)  43
15. Cristopher Mansilla (Chile)  44
16. Nikias Arndt (Germany)  45
17. Carlos Daniel Linares Zambrano (Venezuela)  45
18. Bobby Lea (USA)  53
19. Ki Ho Choi (Hong Kong)  53
20. Walter Fernando Perez (Argentina)  54
21. Michael Vingerling (Netherlands)  57
22. Taiji Nishitani (Japan)  57
23. Alexey Lyalko (Kazakhstan)  66
24. Po Hung Wu (Taipei)  82