May 29, 2004 (Melbourne, Australia) – Lori-Anne Muenzer of Alberta
claimed the bronze medal in the Women’s sprint tonight at the Track Worlds
in Melbourne, Australia. Muenzer who was the silver medalist in 2000 and
2001 hadn’t seen the podium in two years. She is ecstatic about her
performance, taking the bronze medal in two straight sprints against
Victoria Pendelton of Great Britain. Svetlana Grankovskaya of Russia won
the gold medal, which is her third World sprint title since 2001.

Results

Men’s Team Pursuit

1. Australia (Peter Dawson, Ashley Hutchinson, Luke Roberts, Stephen

Wooldridge)

2. Great Britain (Robert Hayles, Paul Manning, Christopher Newton Bryan Steel)

3. Spain (Carlos Castano Panadero, Sergi Escobar Roure, Asier Maeztu

Billalabeitia, Carlos Torrent Tarres)

Women’s Sprints

1. Svetlana Grankovskaya (Russia)

2. Anna Meares (Australia)

3. Lori-Ann Muenzer (Canada)

Women’s Points Race

1. Olga Slyusareva (Russia)

2. Vera Carrara (Italy)

3. Belem Guerrero Mendez (Mexico)

19. Mandy Poitras (Canada)

Men’s Keirin

1. Jamie Staff (Great Britain)

2. José Antonio Escuredo Raimondez (Spain)

3. Ivan Vrba (Czech Republic)