January 19, 2008 (Carson City, CA) – Youth was the theme of Friday night’s racing in Los Angeles as several winners are not old enough to buy beer including the men’s and women’s individual pursuit winners, as well as the men’s points race winner.

USA’s Taylor Phinney was bred for the sport. With an Olympic champion for a mother and a father who was a key member of the famed 7-11 Squad, expectations were naturally high. With a win in Friday evening’s individual pursuit final adding senior palmares to his impressive junior resume, the young American is now firmly out from his parental shadows and setting his own bar.

Phinney defeated Jenning Huizenga of Holland with a time of 4:26 while former world champion Sergei Escobar Roure won bronze. “This win gives me a lot of confidence if I qualify for the Games,” said Phinney in a USA Cycling release.

The team sprint finals were a showdown between national teams and trade teams with Cofidis defeating their countrymen on the French National team for the win while the Australian national team defeated the Ozzy trade team Toshiba for bronze.

Australia’s Cameron Meyer (Toshiba) solidified his lead in the World Cup points race standing with an aggressive win ahead of Rafal Ratajczyk (Poland) and British hard-man Chris Newton. Meyer rode and impressive ride, scoring in almost every sprint, and leaving more established seasoned veterans such as Newton and Greg Henderson (New Zealand) in his wake.

Canadian Zach Bell fought hard in a savagely fast final (the average speed was over 50kph for the 30km distance) but unfortunately lost a lap and finished 17th. Fellow Burnaby 6 Day US rider Mike Freidman also lost a lap while Brad Huff failed to finish.

In the women’s gold medal match sprint, Jenny Reed riding for home team Momentum, lost two straight rides to Natallia Tsylinskaya of Belarus while Willy Kanis of the Netherlands won bronze.

Nineteen-year-old Lesya Kalitovska (Ukraine) defeated Maria Luisa Calle Williams (Columbia) in the gold medal round of the women’s individual pursuit. Reigning World Champion Sarah Hammer (USA) showed signs that her form is on track riding the fastest time of the event to win bronze (interestingly enough both the 3rd and 4th place riders went faster than the first and second pairing in the gold medal ride).

In the women’s Scratch race, Canada’s Gina Grain, Jenny Trew and Julia Bradley all failed to qualify for the final. World Cup rookie Trew however said she was pleased with how she rode (Trew was 11th of 17 in her heat won by Yumari Gonzales Valdiueso of Cuba ahead of superstar Marianne Vos) citing it as an important learning experience. Bradley placed 15th in her heat after coming 26th in the pursuit earlier in the day while Grain was 17th in her heat.

In the Scratch final Charlotte Becker of Germany won from a 4-woman breakaway that successfully lapped the field.

Session 2 Results

Men’s Individual Pursuit

Final

For Gold
1. Taylor Phinney (USA) Team Slipstream 0.04.26.09
2. Jenning Huizenga (Netherlands) 0.04.28.24

For Bronze
3. Sergi Escobar Roure (Spain) 0.04.34.50
4. Antonio Tauler Llull (Spa) Illes Balears 0.04.40.72

5. Jason Allen (New Zealand)
6. Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Drapac Porsche
7. Valery Kaykov (Rus) Lokomotiv
8. David O’loughlin (Irl) Pezula Racing
9. Vitaliy Popkov (Ukraine)
10. Dominique Cornu (Belgium)
11. Bradley Mcgee (Australia)
12. Michael Faerk Christensen (Denmark)
13. Matti Pajari (Finland)
14. Damien Gaudin (France)
15. Sergiy Lagkuti (Ukr) Arda Natura Pinarello Ukraina
16. Jose Fernando Antogna (Argentina)
17. Vladimir Tuychiev (Uzbekistan)
18. Enzo Cesario Farias (Chile)
19. Viktor Rapinski (Belarus)
20. Chun Kai Feng (Chinese Taipei)
21. Sun Jae Jang (Korea)
22. Roger Rilling (USA) Momentum Cycling
23. Roman Kilun (USA) Proman Cycling Team

Women’s Individual Pursuit

Final

For Gold
1. Lesya Kalitovska (Ukraine) 0.03.39.92
2. Maria Luisa Calle Williams (Colombia) 0.03.41.90

For Bronze

3. Sarah Hammer (USA) Ouch Pro Cycling 0.03.38.00
4. Lada Kozlikova (Czech Republic) 0.03.40.76

5. Kristin Armstrong (United States Of America)
6. Vilija Sereikaite (Ltu) Safi Pasta
7. Eleonora Van Dijk (Netherlands)
8. Katherine Bates (Australia)
9. Tara Whitten (Canada)
10. Karin Thürig (Switzerland)
11. Verena Joos (Germany)
12. Olga Slyusareva (Russian Federation)
13. Min Hye Lee (Korea)
14. Trine Schmidt (Denmark)
15. Cathy Moncassin Prime (France)
16. Martina Ruzickova (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha
17. Marianne Vos (Ned) DSB Bank Track Cycling
18. Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro (Spa) Cespa-Euskadi
19. Tatiana Guderzo (Italy)
20. Dale Tye (New Zealand)
21. Svetlana Pauliukaite (Lithuania)
22. Diana Elmentaite (Ltu) Ausra Gruodis
23. Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spain)
24. Jessie Maclean (USA) Verducci Breakaway Racing
25. Neva Day (USA) South Bay Wheelmen
26. Julia Bradley (Can) Team R.A.C.E.
27. Jessie Daams (Belgium)
28. Rui Juan Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling
29. Paola Maria Salazar Rabbe (Guatemala)

Men’s Points Race

Final

1. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Toshiba 23 pts
2. Rafal Ratajczyk (Poland) 20
3. Chris Newton (GBr) Recycling.co.uk 15
4. Greg Henderson (New Zealand) 13
5. Pim Lighthart (Netherlands) 13
6. Vasili Kiryienka (Belarus) 8
7. Joan Llaneras Rossello (Spain) 7
8. Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Denmark) 7
9. Vadim Shaekhov (Uzb) Uzbekistan Pro Cycling 5
10. Juan Pablo Forero Carreno (Colombia) 4
11. Daniel Novikov (Estonia) 3
12. Marco Antonio Arriagada (Chile) 3
13. Angelo Ciccone (Italy) 1
14. Volodymyry Rybin (Ukraine)
15. Michael Friedman (United States Of America) -19
16. Artur Ershov (Rus) Lokomotiv -20
17. Zachary Bell (Canada) -20
18. Martin Blaha (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha -20
DNF Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Recycling.co.uk
DNF Marcel Kalz (Germany)
DNF Toni Tauler Llull (Spa) Illes Balears
DNF Vladimir Tuychiev (Uzbekistan)
DNF Inaki Anzizar (Spain)
DNF Brad Huff (USA) Team Slipstream

Women’s Sprint

Semi Final

Heat 1
1. Jennie Reed (USA) Momentum Cycling 12.288 11.945
2. Clara Sanchez (France) 11.87

Heat 2
1. Natallia Tsylinskaya (Belarus) 11.64 12.271
2. Willy Kanis (Netherlands)

Final

For Gold
1. Natallia Tsylinskaya (Belarus) 11.954 11.907
2. Jennie Reed (USA) Momentum Cycling

For Bronze
3. Willy Kanis (Netherlands) 12.064 12.104
4. Clara Sanchez (France) 12.21

5. Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (Cuba)
6. Swetlana Grankowskaja (Russian Federation)
7. Yvonne Hijgenaar (Netherlands)
8. Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania)
9. Lyubov Shulika (Ukraine)
10. Dana Glöss (Germany)
11. Lulu Zheng (People’s Republic of China)
12. Jinjie Gong (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling
13. Anna Meares Team Toshiba
14. Kaarle Mcculloch (Australia)
15. Anastasiya Chulkova (Russian Federation)
16. Sandie Clair (France)
17. Olga Panarina (Ukraine)
18. Valentina Alessio (Italy)
19. Diana Maria Garcia Orrego (Colombia)
20. Jane Gerisch (Germany)
21. Monique Sullivan (Canada)
22. Elisa Frisoni (Italy)
23. Kerrie Meares (Australia)
24. Lenka Valova (Czech Republic)
25. Nancy Contreras Reyes (Mexico)
26. Joanne Van Der Westhuizen (South Africa)
27. Monika Alango (Estonia)

Women’s Scratch Race Final

1. Charlotte Becker (Germany)
2. Evgeniya Romanyuta (Russian Federation)
3. Elena Tchalykh (Russian Federation)
4. Eleonora Van Dijk (Netherlands)
5. Trine Schmidt (Denmark)
6. Yumari Gonzalez Valdiuieso (Cuba)
7. Kate Cullen (GBr) BraveheartCyclingFund.com
8. Rebecca Quinn (USA) South Bay Wheelmen
9. Pascale Jeuland (France)
10. Theresa Cliff-Ryan (USA) Verducci Breakaway Racing
11. Annalisa Cucinotta (Italy)
12. Marianne Vos (Ned) DSB Bank Track Cycling
13. Shelley Olds (USA) Proman Cycling Team
14. Joanne Kiesanowski (New Zealand)
15. Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spain)
16. Evelyn Arys (Belgium)
17. Belinda Goss (Australia)
18. Hyo Seong Noh (Korea)
19. Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Ausra Gruodis
20. Eneritz Iturriagaecheverria Mazaga (Spa) Cespa-Euskadi
21. Lauren Franges (United States Of America)
22. Belem Guerrero Mendez (Mexico)
23. Jarmila Machacova (Czech Republic)
24. Seon Ha Ha (Korea)

Men’s Team Sprint

Final
1. Cofidis 0.44.49
Didier Henriette
Sireau Kévin
Arnaud Tournant

2. France 0.44.83
Gregory Bauge
Mickaël Bourgain
François Pervis

3. Australia 0.45.24
Mark French
Ben Kersten
Jason Niblett

4. Team Toshiba 0.45.33
Daniel Ellis
Shane John Kelly
Scott Sunderland

5. Russia
6. China
7. Japan
8. Spain
9. Greece
10. Malaysia
11. Germany
12. Poland
13. Korea
14. Ukraine
15. Hong Kong Pro Cycling
16. Czech Republic
17. Colombia
18. Trinidad & Tobago
19. Venezuela