January 20, 2007 (Carson, Calif.) – Sarah Hammer (Temecula, Calif./Ouch Pro Cycling) broke her own national record in the women’s three-kilometer individual pursuit Saturday at the UCI Track World Cup in Los Angeles.

Hammer clocked a time of 3:32.058 to also record a new personal best and set an ADT Event Center velodrome record in the event.

Hammer first eclipsed the 11-year-old mark in October of 2006 at the USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships, clocking a time of 3:32.865 to shatter the previous record of 3:36.080 set by Rebecca Twigg in 1995.

At the Los Angeles World Cup a year ago, Hammer turned in a time of 3:37.799 in her qualifying round before capturing the gold medal.

Sarah Ulmer of New Zealand currently holds the world record in 3:24.537 – a mark she set at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

Hammer will race for the gold medal in Saturday night’s final against Verena Joos of Germany.