July 14, 2008 (Cape Town, SA) – Day two of the Junior Track World Championships saw the women contesting the 2km individual pursuit. This event is often an indicator of talent in the senior ranks and an obvious example of this is Hanka Kupfernagal of Germany who set the world record of 2:25.279 back in 1992 before going on to a storied career.

In the qualifying round of the pursuit, Ashlee Ankudinoff of Australia set down the best time with a 2:31.893 beating out fellow countrywomen Sarah Kent who finished with a time of 2:32.190. Gemma Dudley of New Zealand rounded out the top three with a time of 2:32.772.

Laurie-Anne Dupont-Renaud and Jessica Kisell competed in the event for Canada and did admirably in their first major international track event. The Canadians rode to 17th and 18th respectively. Dupont-Renaud finished with time 2:41.061, averaging 44.704km/h while Kissel averaged 44.58 km/h to finish with a time of 2:41.507. In the finals Ankudinoff rode a 2:34.393 to defeat Kent who rode in at 2’:35.531 while Dudley claimed third with a time of 2:34.393.

Day 3
The competition continued today with Canada’s Ryan Aitcheson of Kitchener, ON, contesting the 25km points race. Aitcheson commented before the race, “I really wanted to make the finals, I was a bit nervous today, but our coach Jayson (Gillespie) told me as long as I didn’t ride in the middle of the pack, I would be safe.” Aitcheson rode well in the qualifying round today and made it into the finals with an 11th place.

Yu Motosuna of Japan took the win in Heat One with a very impressive ride winning 2 of the 6 sprints along the way. In the second heat America’s Taylor Phinney earned himself 31 points on way to victory by a margin of two points over second placed Vitaly Barbas of Russia.

A total of 21 riders took part in the Men’s 25km Points Race final. Tosh Van Der Sande would ultimately take the win in what was an exciting finale to the day’s events. The main instigator in Monday’s race was Luke Durbridge of Australia. Durbridge drove two separate breaks which gained a lap on the field. Van Der Sande and eventual second placed Cristobal Olavarria of Chile, simply had that little extra in the sprints which relegated Durbridge to third place. Phinney was a marked man all race and every attempt he made was quickly neutralized. This meant that he, along with the winner of the first qualifying heat, Motosuna, were two of 7 riders unable to take a lap. Aitcheson, racing in his largest track race to date placed 20th, and is already planning to build on the experience.

Racing continues tomorrow with Dupont Renaud taking part in the women’s points race.


Results Day 2

Women’s Individual Pursuit

Qualifying

1. Ashlee Ankudinoff (Australia) 2.31.89 (47.402 km/h)
2. Sarah Kent (Australia) 2.32.19 (47.309 km/h)
3. Gemma Dudley (New Zealand) 2.32.77 (47.129 km/h)
4. Jolien D’hoore (Belgium) 2.33.19 (47 km/h)
5. Amy Pieters (Netherlands) 2.33.42 (46.931 km/h)
6. Maria Mishina (Russian Federation) 2.34.78 (46.517 km/h)
7. Lidia Malakhova (Russian Federation) 2.35.68 (46.248 km/h)
8. Agnieta Francke (Netherlands) 2.36.29 (46.069 km/h)
9. Ah Reum Na (Korea) 2.36.70 (45.946 km/h)
10. Margot Ortega (France) 2.37.97 (45.579 km/h)
11. Franziska Ruschke (Germany) 2.38.54 (45.415 km/h)
12. Stefania Vecchio (Italy) 2.38.73 (45.359 km/h)
13. Hye Rim Kim (Korea) 2.39.59 (45.116 km/h)
14. Rossella Callovi (Italy) 2.39.61 (45.11 km/h)
15. Laura Dittmann (Germany) 2.40.31 (44.914 km/h)
16. Ana Usabiaga Balerdi (Spain) 2.40.87 (44.756 km/h)
17. Laurie-Anne Dupont Renaud (Canada) 2.41.06 (44.704 km/h)
18. Jessica Kisell (Canada) 2.41.51 (44.58 km/h)
19. Michelle Corbett (South Africa) 2.44.95 (43.65 km/h)
20. Chiang Chia Wen (Chinese Taipei) 2.56.63 (40.763 km/h)

Final

1. Ashlee Ankudinoff (Australia) 2.32.30 (47.277 km/h)
2. Sarah Kent (Australia) 2.33.34 (46.953 km/h)
3. Gemma Dudley (New Zealand) 2.34.39 (46.634 km/h)
4. Jolien D’hoore (Belgium)

Men’s Team Pursuit

Qualifying

1. Australia 4.20.10 (55.361 km/h)
Luke Davison
Rohan Dennis
Luke Durbridge
Thomas Palmer

2. Russian Federation 4.22.00 (54.957 km/h)
Konstantin Kuperasov
Artur Ershov
Viktor Shmalko
Matvey Zubov

3. New Zealand 4.24.40 (54.46 km/h)
Jason Christie
Ruaraidh Mcleod
Aaron Gate
Michael Vink

4. France 4.25.60 (54.219 km/h)
Julien Duval
Romain Guillemois
Julien Morice
Jeremie Souton

5. Germany 4.25.90 (54.162 km/h)
Nikias Arndt
Johannes Kahra
Theo Reinhardt
Jakob Steigmiller

6. Switzerland 4.29.90 (53.355 km/h)
Silvan Dillier
Gregory Hugentobler
Claudio Imhof
Cyrille Thierry

7. Belgium 4.29.90 (53.355 km/h)
Moreno De Pauw
Jeroem Lepla
Julien Paquet
Gijs Van Hoecke

8. Netherlands 4.29.90 (53.344 km/h)
Jesper Asselman
Yoeri Havik
Barry Markus
Nick Stopler

9. Italy 4.30.10 (53.315 km/h)
Eugenio Alafaci
Ivan Balykin
Luca Pirini
Dario Sonda

10. Spain 4.30.60 (53.223 km/h)
Ramon Domene Reyes
Sergi Esteve Roca
Fernando Reche Manzano
Albert Torres Barcelo

11. Czech Republic 4.35.70 (52.239 km/h)
Marek Benda
Roman Furst
Jakub Novak
Ondrej Vendolsy

12. Colombia 4.36.10 (52.159 km/h)
Ayel Duvan Arevalo Delgadillo
Daniel Alexande Jaramillo Diez
Hugo Sebastian Salazar Castaneda
Jefferson Rueda Tobon

13. Japan 4.36.30 (52.125 km/h)
Yu Motosuna
Masanori Noguchi
Ryu Sasaki
Shota Takahashi

14. Argentina 4.39.90 (51.441 km/h)
Alexander Emanu Caselles
Cristian Andres Martinez
Alan Ramirez
Eduardo Sepulveda

Final

1. Australia 4.17.93
Luke Davison
Rohan Dennis
Luke Durbridge
Thomas Palmer

2. Russian Federation 4.20.02
Konstantin Kuperasov
Artur Ershov
Viktor Shmalko
Matvey Zubov

3. New Zealand 4.24.29
Jason Christie
Ruaraidh Mcleod
Aaron Gate
Michael Vink

4. France 4.24.71
Julien Duval
Romain Guillemois
Julien Morice
Jeremie Souton

Women’s Team Sprint

Qualifying

1. France 0.36.39 (49.464 km/h)
Magali Baudacci
Olivia Montauban

2. Poland 0.36.62 (49.157 km/h)
Aleksandra Drejgier
Kornelia Maczka

3. Russian Federation 0.37.05 (48.588 km/h)
Victoria Baranova
Galina Streltsova

4. Korea 0.37.18 (48.407 km/h)
Won Gyeong Kim
Ah Reum Na
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5. Japan 0.38.93 (46.233 km/h)
Yoshiko Kondo
Kayono Maeda

Final

1. France 0.36.12 (49.835 km/h)
Magali Baudacci
Olivia Montauban

2. Poland 0.36.53 (49.278 km/h)
Aleksandra Drejgier
Kornelia Maczka

1. Russian Federation 0.36.78 (48.937 km/h)
Victoria Baranova
Galina Streltsova

2. Korea 0.36.82 (48.882 km/h)
Won Gyeong Kim
Ah Reum Na

Men’s Keirin

Round 1

Heat 1
1. Thomas Bonafos (France) 0.11.55 (62.338 km/h)
2. Paul Fellows (Australia)
3. Joachim Eilers (Germany)
4. Federico Agusti Villalta (Argentina)
5. Samir Felipe Cambindo Alomias (Colombia)
6. David Torres (Ecuador)
7. Cristopher Mansilla (Chile)

Heat 2
1. Ben Sanders (Australia) 0.11.41 (63.103 km/h)
2. Rafal Sarnecki (Poland)
3. Vladislav Talyshev (Russian Federation)
4. Sam Webster (New Zealand)
5. Christian Leand Tamayo Saavedra (Colombia)
6. George Stroebel (South Africa)

Heat 3
1. Grzegorz Drejgier (Poland) 0.12.23 (58.872 km/h)
2. Victor Hermida (Ecuador)
3. Daniele Neroni (Italy)
4. Florian Karge (Germany)
5. Sam Steele (New Zealand)
6. Kazuki Amagai (Japan)

Heat 4
1. Charlie Conord (France) 0.11.60 (62.069 km/h)
2. Sotirios Bretas (Greece)
3. Sergey Litvinenko (Russian Federation)
4. Tomohiro Fukaya (Japan)
5. Andrea Prati (Italy)
6. Evan Carstens (South Africa)

Repechage

Heat 1
1. Joachim Eilers (Germany) 0.12.04 (59.801 km/h)
2. Sam Steele (New Zealand)
3. Tomohiro Fukaya (Japan)
4. George Stroebel (South Africa)
5. Cristopher Mansilla (Chile)

Heat 2
1. Florian Karge (Germany) 0.12.18 (59.113 km/h)
2. Christian Leand Tamayo Saavedra (Colombia)
3. Vladislav Talyshev (Russian Federation)
DSQ David Torres (Ecuador)

Heat 3
1. Sam Webster (New Zealand) 0.12.02 (59.9 km/h)
2. Daniele Neroni (Italy)
3. Samir Felipe Cambindo Alomias (Colombia)
4. Evan Carstens (South Africa)

Heat 4
1. Kazuki Amagai (Japan) 0.12.00 (59.999 km/h)
2. Andrea Prati (Italy)
DSQ Federico Agusti Villalta (Argentina)
DNF Sergey Litvinenko (Russian Federation)

Round 2

Heat 1
1. Charlie Conord (France) 0.11.01 (65.411 km/h)
2. Thomas Bonafos (France)
3. Joachim Eilers (Germany)
4. Sam Webster (New Zealand)
5. Victor Hermida (Ecuador)
6. Rafal Sarnecki (Poland)

Heat 2
1. Ben Sanders (Australia) 0.11.32 (63.604 km/h)
2. Paul Fellows (Australia)
3. Sotirios Bretas (Greece)
4. Kazuki Amagai (Japan)
5. Florian Karge (Germany)
6. Grzegorz Drejgier (Poland)

38179. Final
1. Grzegorz Drejgier (Poland) 0.12.72 (56.604 km/h)
2. Rafal Sarnecki (Poland)
3. Victor Hermida (Ecuador)
4. Sam Webster (New Zealand)
5. Florian Karge (Germany)
DSQ Kazuki Amagai (Japan)

Final
1. Charlie Conord (France) 0.11.23 (64.114 km/h)
2. Sotirios Bretas (Greece)
3. Paul Fellows (Australia)
4. Joachim Eilers (Germany)
5. Ben Sanders (Australia)
6. Thomas Bonafos (France)