April 06, 2012 (Melbourne, Australia) – Canada’s Zach Bell started Day 3 in second overall in the men’s Omnium with three events remaining – Individual Pursuit, Scratch Race and the Time Trial (Kilo). Tara Whitten begins her quest to defend her women’s Omnium title.

In a nail-biter final in the men’s Omnium, Bell was tied on points with Australian Glenn O’Shea going into the last event, the Kilo TT, in a winner-takes-all showcase.

O’Shea edged Bell for the title with Zach finishing an impressive second. Ed Clancy of Great Britain missed the medals but won the Kilo in 1:01.948, which is astounding given how gruelling the Omnium event is.

After three events Whitten is in 4th overall with Australia’s Annette Edmondson in tie with Laura Trott (Great Britain) for first with American Sarah Hammer in 3rd.

Results

Men Omnium

Individual Pursuit
1. Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) 04:22.330
2. Zach Bell (Canada) 04:26.786
3. Edward Clancy (Great Britain) 04:27.643
4. Martyn Irvine (Ireland) 04:28.158
5. Nikias Arndt (Germany) 04:28.240
6. Glenn O’Shea (Australia) 04:28.919
7. Shane Archbold (New Zealand) 04:29.248
8. Ho Sung Cho (Korea) 04:29.383
9. Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spain) 04:29.692
10. Rafal Ratajczyk (Poland) 04:31.101
11. Gijs Van Hoecke (Belgium) 04:33.112
12. Carlos Daniel Linares Zambrano (Venezuela) 04:33.724
13. Bobby Lea (USA) 04:34.307
14. Alexey Lyalko (Kazakhstan) 04:35.333
15. Bryan Coquard (France) 04:35.757
16. Cristopher Mansilla (Chile) 04:37.348
17. Taiji Nishitani (Japan) 04:37.450
18. Michael Vingerling (Netherlands) 04:38.602
19. Recep Unalan (Turkey) 04:39.043
20. Hao Liu (China) 04:39.173
21. Walter Fernando Perez (Argentina) 04:40.327
22. Ki Ho Choi (Hong Kong) 04:43.969
23. Po Hung Wu (Taipei) 04:45.796
DNS Elia Viviani (Italy)

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

Standings after 5 Events
1. Zach Bell (Canada)    20 pts
2 Glenn O’Shea (Australia)    20
3. Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark)    26
4. Edward Clancy (Great Britain)    28
5. Shane Archbold (New Zealand)    34
6. Ho Sung Cho (Korea)    37
7. Martyn Irvine (Ireland)    43
8. Gijs Van Hoecke (Belgium)    53
9. Bryan Coquard (France)    56
10. Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spain)    57
11. Rafal Ratajczyk (Poland)    59
12. Hao Liu (China)    67
13. Carlos Daniel Linares Zambrano (Venezuela)    69
14. Nikias Arndt (Germany)    70
15. Cristopher Mansilla (Chile)    71
16. Recep Unalan (Turkey)    77
17. Walter Fernando Perez (Argentina)    81
18. Bobby Lea (USA)    88
19. Taiji Nishitani (Japan)    89
20. Ki Ho Choi (Hong Kong)    92
21. Michael Vingerling (Netherlands)    94
22. Alexey Lyalko (Kazakhstan)    98
23. Po Hung Wu (Taipei)    152
DNF Elia Viviani (Italy)

Time Trial (Kilo)
1. Edward Clancy (Great Britain) 1:01.948
2. Glenn O’Shea (Australia) 1:03.042
3. Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) 1:03.102

8. Zach Bell (Canada) 1:04.216

Final Standings
1. Glenn O’Shea (Australia) 22
2. Zach Bell (Canada) 28 pts
3. Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) 29

Women’s Omnium

Flying Lap
1. Annette Edmondson (Australia) 14.377
2. Laura Trott (Great Britain) 14.391
3. Li Huang (China) 14.427
4. Sarah Hammer (USA) 14.433
5. Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro (Spain) 14.543
6. Tara Whitten (Canada) 14.55
7. Tatsiana Sharakova (Belarus) 14.608
8. Zhao Juan Meng (Hong Kong) 14.649
9. Ausrine Trebaite (Lithuania) 14.715
10. Jolien D’hoore (Belgium) 14.724
11. Svitlana Galyuk (Ukraine) 14.748
12. Mei Yu Hsiao (Taipei) 14.772
13. Evgenia Romanyuta (Russia) 14.774
14. Malgorzata Wojtyra (Poland) 14.883
15. Lisa Brennauer (Germany) 14.931
16. Joanne Kiesanowski (New Zealand) 14.94
17. Pascale Jeuland (France) 14.983
18. Min Hye Lee (Korea) 14.991
19. Diana Maria Garcia Orrego (Colombia) 15.03
20. Angie Gonzalez Garcia (Venezuela) 15.05
21. Sofia Arreola Navarro (Mexico) 15.064
22. Marlies Mejias Garcia (Cuba) 15.148
23. Kanako Kase (Japan) 15.179
24. Jarmila Machacova (Czech Republic) 15.715

Points Race (brief)
1. Lisa Brennauer (Germany) 23 pts
2. Jarmila Machacova (Czech Republic) 22
3. Angie Gonzalez Garcia (Venezuela) 21

11. Tara Whitten (Canada) 5

Standings after 2 Events
1. Annette Edmondson (Australia) 6 pts
2. Laura Trott (Great Britain) 10
3. Sarah Hammer (USA) 14

6. Tara Whitten (Canada) 17

Elimination (brief)
1. Laura Trott (Great Britain)
2. Evgenia Romanyuta (Russia)
3. Malgorzata Wojtyra (Poland)
4. Tara Whitten (Canada)

Standings after 3 Events
1. Annette Edmondson (Australia)    11 pts
2. Laura Trott (Great Britain)    11
3. Sarah Hammer (USA)    21
4. Tara Whitten (Canada)    21

Women Scratch Race
1. Katarzyna Pawlowska (Poland)
2. Melissa Hoskins (Australia)
3. Kelly Druyts (Belgium)
4. Danielle King (Great Britain)
5. Cari Higgins (USA)
6. Sofia Arreola Navarro (Mexico)
7. Helena Casas Roige (Spain)
8. Jarmila Machacova (Czech Republic)
9. Maki Tabata (Japan)
10. Elena Cecchini (Italy)
11. Xiao Juan Diao (Hong Kong)
12. Shannon Mccurley (Ireland)
13. Charlotte Becker (Germany)
14. Gemma Dudley (New Zealand)
15. Vera Koedooder (Netherlands)
16. Lesya Kalitovska (Ukraine)
17. Yumari Gonzalez Valdivieso (Cuba)

Women’s Sprint

Semi Finals
Heat 1
1. Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) DNF, 11.337, 11.526
2. Anna Meares (Australia) 11.278, REL

Heat 2
1. Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) 11.674, 11.911
2. Lyubov Shulika (Ukraine)

Final for Gold
1. Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) 11.603, 11.711
2. Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) REL

Final for Bronze
3. Anna Meares (Australia) 11.376, 11.343
4. Lyubov Shulika (Ukraine)