January 22, 2011 (Beijing, China) – Canadian track rider Zach Bell of North Vancouver, BC, won the silver medal in the men’s Omnium event at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Beijing, China, and in doing so has taken over the lead in the season’s overall World Cup standings.

After a successful day on the track yesterday for the first three races of the omnium event, Bell started his second day with sixth place in the individual pursuit. He went on to finish ninth in the scratch race. In the last race of the omnium, the 1 kilometre time trial race, Bell went on to finish fourth to secure the silver medal.

Bell will finish the event with 30 points, only two points shy of the winner, Samuel Harrison of Great Britain.

Bell has won medals in the omnium events at each of the three UCI World Cup stop, grabbing twice the silver medal.

In the women’s omnium, Tara Whitten of Edmonton, AB opened the event with a third place in the flying lap. She finished second in both the Points race and the Elimination race to sit alone in the first place of the standing as the first day came to an end.

Whitten is currently the overall World Cup leader in the discipline.

In the Women’s sprint, Monique Sullivan of Calgary, AB is showing great consistency this season, finishing in 11th position. Travis Smith placed 13th in the men’s Keirin.

The 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Beijing ends Sunday with the points race for both men and women, the women’s keirin, the women’s individual pursuit, as well as men sprints.

Results

Men’s Omnium

Individual Pursuit
1. Martyn Irvine (Ireland) 4:28.7
2. Samuel Harrison (Great Britain) 4:28.8
3. Roger Kluge (Germany) 4:31.3
4. Arno Van Der Zwet (Netherlands) 4:32.5
5. Alois Kankovsky (Czech Republic) 4:33.6
6. Zach Bell (Canada) 4:34.2
7. Michael Freiberg (Australia) 4:34.2
8. Thomas Scully (New Zealand) 4:35.0
9. Chun Kai Feng (Action Cycling Team) 4:35.6
10. Bobby Lea (United States) 4:36.0
11. Behnam Khalili Khosroshahi (Iran) 4:36.4
12. Unai Elorriaga Zubiaur (Spain) 4:37.5
13. Angelo Ciccone (Italy) 4:38.5
14. Nicky Cocquyt (Belgium) 4:39.8
15. Recep Unalan (Turkey) 4:39.9
16. Ho Ting Kwok (Hong Kong) 4:39.9
17. Viktor Shmalko (Russia) 4:40.4
18. Cristopher Mansilla (China) 4:41.1
19. Mykhaylo Radionov (Ukraine) 4:43.6
20. Siarhei Sakavets (Belarus) 4:43.9
21. Kazushige Kuboki (Japan) 4:45.7
22. Werner Riebenbauer (Austria) 4:46.3
23. Bryan Coquard (Francer) 4:46.8
24. Vladimir Tuychiev (Uzbekistan) 4:54.0

Scratch Race
1. Michael Freiberg (Australia)
2. Arno Van Der Zwet (Netherlands) -1 laps
3. Unai Elorriaga Zubiaur (Spain) -1 laps
4. Siarhei Sakavets (Belarus) -1 laps
5. Thomas Scully (New Zealand) -1 laps
6. Angelo Ciccone (Italy) -1 laps
7. Nicky Cocquyt (Belgium) -1 laps
8. Behnam Khalili Khosroshahi (Iran) -1 laps
9. Zach Bell (Canada) -2 laps
10. Samuel Harrison (Great Britain) -2 laps
11. Bryan Coquard (Francer) -2 laps
12. Roger Kluge (Germany) -2 laps
13. Ho Ting Kwok (Hong Kong) -2 laps
14. Kazushige Kuboki (Japan) -2 laps
15. Martyn Irvine (Ireland) -2 laps
16. Cristopher Mansilla (China) -2 laps
17. Alois Kankovsky (Czech Republic) -2 laps
18. Recep Unalan (Turkey) -2 laps
19. Werner Riebenbauer (Austria) -2 laps
20. Bobby Lea (United States) -2 laps
21. Viktor Shmalko (Russia) -2 laps
22. Mykhaylo Radionov (Ukraine) -2 laps
23. Vladimir Tuychiev (Uzbekistan) -2 laps
24. Chun Kai Feng (Action Cycling Team) -2 laps

Time Trial
1. Alois Kankovsky (Czech Republic) 01:04.4
2. Samuel Harrison (Great Britain) 01:04.5
3. Roger Kluge (Germany) 01:04.7
4. Zach Bell (Canada) 01:04.8
5. Cristopher Mansilla (China) 01:05.4
6. Martyn Irvine (Ireland) 01:05.5
7. Thomas Scully (New Zealand) 01:05.9
8. Michael Freiberg (Australia) 01:06.0
9. Bobby Lea (United States) 01:06.2
10. Recep Unalan (Turkey) 01:06.3
11. Nicky Cocquyt (Belgium) 01:06.3
12. Arno Van Der Zwet (Netherlands) 01:06.6
13. Bryan Coquard (Francer) 01:07.1
14. Unai Elorriaga Zubiaur (Spain) 01:07.3
15. Behnam Khalili Khosroshahi (Iran) 01:07.8
16. Siarhei Sakavets (Belarus) 01:07.8
17. Ho Ting Kwok (Hong Kong) 01:07.9
18. Kazushige Kuboki (Japan) 01:08.1
19. Angelo Ciccone (Italy) 01:08.3
20. Viktor Shmalko (Russia) 01:08.8
21. Mykhaylo Radionov (Ukraine) 01:09.3
22. Werner Riebenbauer (Austria) 01:09.6
23. Chun Kai Feng (Action Cycling Team) 01:09.7
24. Vladimir Tuychiev (Uzbekistan) 01:11.8

Final Standings
1. Samuel Harrison (Great Britain) 28 pts
2. Zach Bell (Canada) 30
3. Roger Kluge (Germany) 32
4. Thomas Scully (New Zealand) 43
5. Michael Freiberg (Australia) 45
6. Unai Elorriaga Zubiaur (Spain) 51
7. Nicky Cocquyt (Belgium) 53
8. Alois Kankovsky (Czech Republic) 59
9. Arno Van Der Zwet (Netherlands) 64
10. Martyn Irvine (Ireland) 65
11. Cristopher Mansilla (China) 70
12. Angelo Ciccone (Italy) 73
13. Behnam Khalili Khosroshahi (Iran) 74
14. Bobby Lea (United States) 75
15. Bryan Coquard (Francer) 78
16. Recep Unalan (Turkey) 86
17. Siarhei Sakavets (Belarus) 86
18. Ho Ting Kwok (Hong Kong) 94
19. Kazushige Kuboki (Japan) 105
20. Werner Riebenbauer (Austria) 105
21. Chun Kai Feng (Action Cycling Team) 109
22. Mykhaylo Radionov (Ukraine) 119
23. Viktor Shmalko (Russia) 121
24. Vladimir Tuychiev (Uzbekistan) 135

Women’s Omnium

Qualifications

Heat 1
1. Pascale Jeuland (France) 8 pts
2. Kelly Druyts (Belgium) 5
3. Tara Whitten (Canada) 5
4. Cari Higgins (United States) 5
5. Malgorzata Wojtyra (Poland) 5
6. Elizabeth Armitstead (Great Britain) 3
7. Evgeniya Romanyuta (Russia) 3
8. Ah Reum Na (Korea) 3
9. Annalisa Cucinotta (Italy) 3
10. Jutatip Maneephan (Thailand) 2
11. Jarmila Machacova (Czech Republic) 1
12. Alzbeta Pavlendova (Slovakia) 1
13. Melissa Hoskins (Australia) 0
14. Sofia Arreola Navarro (Mexico) 0
15. Maria Luisa Calle Williams (Colombia) 0
16. Michelle Lauge Jensen (Denmark) 0
DNS Pelin Cizgin (Austria)

Heat 2
1. Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro (Fullgas.org) 8 pts
2. Kirsten Wild (Netherlands) 7
3. Angee Gonzalez Garcia (Venezuela) 5
4. Stephanie Pohl (Germany) 5
5. Elena Tchalykh (Azerbaijan) 4
6. Anna Solovey (Ukraine) 4
7. Joanne Kiesanowski (New Zealand) 3
8. Vilija Sereikaite (Lithuania) 3
9. Mei Yu Hsiao (Action Cycling Team) 2
10. Xiao Juan Diao (Hong Kong) 1
11. Pascale Schnider (Switzerland) 1
12. Hiroko Ishii (Japan) 1
13. Paola Munoz (Chile) 0
14. Jennifer O’reilly (Ireland) 0
15. Chao Mei Wu (Giant Pro Cycling) 0
16. Tatsiana Sharakova (Belarus) 0
17. Kimbeley Yap (Malaysia) -20
First 12 riders in each heat qualify to move on

Flying Lap
1. Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro (Fullgas.org) 14.689
2. Pascale Jeuland (France) 14.71
3. Tara Whitten (Canada) 14.745
4. Kirsten Wild (Netherlands) 14.827
5. Mei Yu Hsiao (Action Cycling Team) 14.839
6. Cari Higgins (United States) 14.905
7. Vilija Sereikaite (Lithuania) 14.962
8. Malgorzata Wojtyra (Poland) 14.982
9. Elizabeth Armitstead (Great Britain) 15.051
10. Kelly Druyts (Belgium) 15.096
11. Jutatip Maneephan (Thailand) 15.1
12. Evgeniya Romanyuta (Russia) 15.17
13. Joanne Kiesanowski (New Zealand) 15.188
14. Xiao Juan Diao (Hong Kong) 15.219
15. Pascale Schnider (Switzerland) 15.344
16. Hiroko Ishii (Japan) 15.355
17. Jarmila Machacova (Czech Republic) 15.404
18. Angee Gonzalez Garcia (Venezuela) 15.436
19. Annalisa Cucinotta (Italy) 15.446
20. Anna Solovey (Ukraine) 15.541
21. Stephanie Pohl (Germany) 15.678
22. Ah Reum Na (Korea) 15.726
23. Alzbeta Pavlendova (Slovakia) 15.756
24. Elena Tchalykh (Azerbaijan) 15.974

Points Race
1. Elizabeth Armitstead (Great Britain) 26 pts
2. Tara Whitten (Canada) 25
3. Stephanie Pohl (Germany) 24
4. Anna Solovey (Ukraine) 23
5. Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro (Fullgas.org) 15
6. Pascale Jeuland (France) 8
7. Cari Higgins (United States) 7
8. Kelly Druyts (Belgium) 6
9. Kirsten Wild (Netherlands) 6
10. Jarmila Machacova (Czech Republic) 5
11. Joanne Kiesanowski (New Zealand) 5
12. Evgeniya Romanyuta (Russia) 4
13. Annalisa Cucinotta (Italy) 4
14. Elena Tchalykh (Azerbaijan) 3
15. Alzbeta Pavlendova (Slovakia) 3
16. Pascale Schnider (Switzerland) 2
17. Ah Reum Na (Korea) 1
18. Vilija Sereikaite (Lithuania) 1
19. Xiao Juan Diao (Hong Kong) 0
20. Jutatip Maneephan (Thailand) 0
21. Angee Gonzalez Garcia (Venezuela) 0
22. Hiroko Ishii (Japan) 0
23. Mei Yu Hsiao (Action Cycling Team) 0
24. Malgorzata Wojtyra (Poland) 0

Elimination Race
1. Kirsten Wild (Netherlands)
2. Tara Whitten (Canada)
3. Pascale Jeuland (France)
4. Elizabeth Armitstead (Great Britain)
5. Malgorzata Wojtyra (Poland)
6. Jarmila Machacova (Czech Republic)
7. Evgeniya Romanyuta (Russia)
8. Kelly Druyts (Belgium)
9. Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro (Fullgas.org)
10. Stephanie Pohl (Germany)
11. Alzbeta Pavlendova (Slovakia)
12. Annalisa Cucinotta (Italy)
13. Ah Reum Na (Korea)
14. Cari Higgins (United States)
15. Joanne Kiesanowski (New Zealand)
16. Xiao Juan Diao (Hong Kong)
17. Anna Solovey (Ukraine)
18. Jutatip Maneephan (Thailand)
19. Vilija Sereikaite (Lithuania)
20. Elena Tchalykh (Azerbaijan)
21. Angee Gonzalez Garcia (Venezuela)
22. Hiroko Ishii (Japan)
23. Pascale Schnider (Switzerland)
DNF Mei Yu Hsiao (Action Cycling Team)

Standings after 3 events
1. Tara Whitten (Canada) 7 pts
2. Pascale Jeuland (France) 11
3. Kirsten Wild (Netherlands) 14
4. Elizabeth Armitstead (Great Britain) 14
5. Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro (Fullgas.org) 15
6. Kelly Druyts (Belgium) 26
7. Cari Higgins (United States) 27
8. Evgeniya Romanyuta (Russia) 31
9. Jarmila Machacova (Czech Republic) 33
10. Stephanie Pohl (Germany) 34
11. Malgorzata Wojtyra (Poland) 37
12. Joanne Kiesanowski (New Zealand) 39
13. Anna Solovey (Ukraine) 41
14. Vilija Sereikaite (Lithuania) 44
15. Annalisa Cucinotta (Italy) 44
16. Jutatip Maneephan (Thailand) 49
17. Xiao Juan Diao (Hong Kong) 49
18. Alzbeta Pavlendova (Slovakia) 49
19. Ah Reum Na (Korea) 52
20. Pascale Schnider (Switzerland) 54
21. Elena Tchalykh (Azerbaijan) 58
22. Hiroko Ishii (Japan) 60
23. Angee Gonzalez Garcia (Venezuela) 60
24. Mei Yu Hsiao (Action Cycling Team) 28

Women’s Sprint

Qualifications

1. Lin Junhong (China) 11.188
2. Mu Di (Max Success Pro Cycling) 11.237
3. Jinjie Gong (China) 11.261
4. Lyubov Shulika (Ukraine) 11.272
5. Willy Kanis (Netherlands) 11.346
6. Clara Sanchez (France) 11.348
7. Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) 11.446
8. Rebecca Angharad James (Great Britain) 11.489
9. Emily Rosemond (Australia) 11.499
10. Monique Sullivan (Canada) 11.555
11. Virginie Cueff (France) 11.614
12. Wai Sze Lee (Hong Kong) 11.643
13. Natasha Hansen (New Zealand) 11.733
14. Yulei Xu (Max Success Pro Cycling) 11.778
15. Olga Streltsova (Russia) 11.86
16. Fatehah Mustapa (Malaysia) 11.877
17. Won Gyeong Kim (Korea) 11.887
18. Ekaterina Gnidenko (Russia) 11.908
19. Helena Casas Roige (Spain) 12.033
20. Daniela Larreal Chirinos (Venezuela) 12.035
21. Elisa Frisoni (Italy) 12.093
22. Juliana Gaviria Rendon (Colombia) 12.103
23. Zhao Juan Meng (Hong Kong) 12.11
24. Eun Ji Lee (Korea) 12.12
25. Tania Calvo Barbero (Spain) 12.162
26. Gintare Gaivenyte (Lithuania) 12.327
27. Kayono Maeda (Japan) 12.35
28. Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez Luz (Mexico) 12.373
29. Iryna Papezhuk (Ukraine) 12.463
30. Cristin Walker (United States) 12.511
31. Elizabeth Carlson Reap (United States) 12.524
32. Aksana Papko (Belarus) 12.666
33. Monia Baccaille (Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Azzurre) 12.987
34. Alena Dylko (Belarus) 13.148
35. Frany Maria Fong Echevarria (Mexico) 13.228
36. Alba Diez (Catalunya Team) 13.495

1/8 Finals

Heat 1
1. Lin Junhong (China) 12.079
2. Fatehah Mustapa (Malaysia)

Heat 2
1. Mu Di (Max Success Pro Cycling) 12.665
2. Olga Streltsova (Russia)

Heat 3
1. Jinjie Gong (China) 11.856
2. Yulei Xu (Max Success Pro Cycling)

Heat 4
1. Lyubov Shulika (Ukraine) 11.84
2. Natasha Hansen (New Zealand)

Heat 5
1. Willy Kanis (Netherlands) 11.957
2. Wai Sze Lee (Hong Kong)

Heat 6
1. Clara Sanchez (France) 11.74
2. Virginie Cueff (France)

Heat 7
1. Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) 12.085
2. Monique Sullivan (Canada)

Heat 8
1. Emily Rosemond (Australia) 12.038
2. Rebecca Angharad James (Great Britain)

Quarterfinals B

Heat 1
1. Rebecca Angharad James (Great Britain) 11.891
2. Fatehah Mustapa (Malaysia)

Heat 2
1. Monique Sullivan (Canada) 12.276
2. Olga Streltsova (Russia)

Heat 3
1. Virginie Cueff (France) 11.755
2. Yulei Xu (Max Success Pro Cycling)

Heat 4
1. Natasha Hansen (New Zealand) 12.108
2. Wai Sze Lee (Hong Kong)

Semifinals B

Heat 1
1. Rebecca Angharad James (Great Britain) 12.042
2. Natasha Hansen (New Zealand)

Heat 2
1. Virginie Cueff (France) 11.942
2. Monique Sullivan (Canada)

Finals B

Heat 1
1. Rebecca Angharad James (Great Britain) 12.004
2. Virginie Cueff (France)

Heat 2
1. Monique Sullivan (Canada) 12.334
2. Natasha Hansen (New Zealand)

Quarterfinals

Heat 1
1. Lin Junhong (China) 12.079, 12.436
DNF Emily Rosemond (Australia)

Heat 2
1. Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) 12.477, 12.15
2. Mu Di (Max Success Pro Cycling)

Heat 3
1. Clara Sanchez (France) 12.025, 11.812
2. Jinjie Gong (China) 11.762

Heat 4
1. Lyubov Shulika (Ukraine) 11.947, 11.586
2. Willy Kanis (Netherlands)

Semifinals

Heat 1 Race 1 Race 2 Decider
1. Lyubov Shulika (Ukraine) 11.934, 11.535
2. Lin Junhong (China)

Heat 2
1. Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) 11.973, 12.07
2. Clara Sanchez (France) 11.979

Final for Gold
1. Lyubov Shulika (Ukraine) 11.841, 11.758
2. Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania)

Final for Bronze
3. Lin Junhong (China) 11.744, 12.019
4. Clara Sanchez (France)

5. Willy Kanis (Netherlands)
6. Jinjie Gong (China)
7. Emily Rosemond (Australia)
8. Mu Di (Max Success Pro Cycling)
9. Rebecca Angharad James (Great Britain)
10. Virginie Cueff (France)
11. Monique Sullivan (Canada)
12. Natasha Hansen (New Z

Men’s Keirin

First Round

Heat 1
1. Bernard Esterhuizen (South Africa)
2. Azizulhasni Awang (YSD Track Team)
3. Juan Peralta Gascon (Spain)
4. Luis Toussaint (Mexico)
5. Kazunari Watanabe (Japan)

Heat 2
1. Puerta Zapata Fabian Hernando (Colombia)
2. Roy Van Den Berg (Netherlands)
3. Travis Smith (Canada)
4. Muhamad Edrus Md Yunos (Malaysia)
DNS Gary Ryan (Verducci Breakaway Racing )

Heat 3
1. Sergey Borisov (Moscow Track Team )
DNF Christos Volikakis (Greece)
DNF Njisane Nicholas Phillip (Trinidad And Tobago)
DNF Joy Lai Cheung (Hong Kong)
DNF Raja Audi (Lebanon)
DNF Kamil Kuczynski (Poland)

Heat 4
1. Hersony Gadiel Canelon Vera (Venezuela)
2. Michaël D’almeida (France)
3. Mahmoud Parash (Iran)
4. Denis Spicka (Czech Republic)
5. Yong Feng (Max Success Pro Cycling )
6. Ka Ming Shiu (Hong Kong Pro Cycling )

Heat 5
1. Simon Van Velthooven (New Zealand)
2. Jimmy Watkins (United States)
3. Clemens Selzer (Austria)
4. David Daniell (Great Britain)
5. Francesco Ceci (Italy)
6. Itmar Esteban Herraiz (Catalunya Team )

Heat 6
1. Kota Asai (Cyclo Channel Tokyo )
2. Scott Sunderland (Australia)
3. Denis Dmitriev (Russia)
4. Sebastian Doehrer (Germany)
5. Qi Tang (China)
6. Andriy Vynokurov (Ukraine)

First Round Repechage

Heat 1
1. Scott Sunderland (Australia)
2. Andriy Vynokurov (Ukraine)
3. Juan Peralta Gascon (Spain)
4. Muhamad Edrus Md Yunos (Malaysia)
5. Kamil Kuczynski (Poland)

Heat 2
1. Denis Dmitriev (Russia)
2. Hodei Mazquiaran Uria (Cespa-Euskadi)
3. Luis Toussaint (Mexico)
4. Itmar Esteban Herraiz (Catalunya Team )
5. Jimmy Watkins (United States)

Heat 3
1. Sebastian Doehrer (Germany)
2. Clemens Selzer (Austria)
3. Kazunari Watanabe (Japan)
4. Michaël D’almeida (France)
5. Ka Ming Shiu (Hong Kong Pro Cycling )

Heat 4
1. David Daniell (Great Britain)
2. Mahmoud Parash (Iran)
3. Qi Tang (China)
4. Christos Volikakis (Greece)
DNS Njisane Nicholas Phillip (Trinidad And Tobago)

Heat 5
1. Denis Spicka (Czech Republic)
2. Roy Van Den Berg (Netherlands)
3. Francesco Ceci (Italy)
4. Joy Lai Cheung (Hong Kong)

Heat 6
1. Azizulhasni Awang (YSD Track Team)
2. Travis Smith (Canada)
3. Yong Feng (Max Success Pro Cycling )
4. Raja Audi (Lebanon)

Second Round

Heat 1
1. Simon Van Velthooven (New Zealand)
2. Scott Sunderland (Australia)
3. Hersony Gadiel Canelon Vera (Venezuela)
4. David Daniell (Great Britain)
5. Denis Spicka (Czech Republic)
6. Bernard Esterhuizen (South Africa)

Heat 2
1. Azizulhasni Awang (YSD Track Team)
2. Kota Asai (Cyclo Channel Tokyo )
3. Sebastian Doehrer (Germany)
4. Sergey Borisov (Moscow Track Team )
5. Puerta Zapata Fabian Hernando (Colombia)
6. Denis Dmitriev (Russia)

Final 1-6
1. Simon Van Velthooven (New Zealand)
2. Scott Sunderland (Australia)
3. Kota Asai (Cyclo Channel Tokyo )
4. Sebastian Doehrer (Germany)
5. Azizulhasni Awang (YSD Track Team)
6. Hersony Gadiel Canelon Vera (Venezuela)

Final 7-12
7. Sergey Borisov (Moscow Track Team )
8. David Daniell (Great Britain)
9. Denis Spicka (Czech Republic)
10. Denis Dmitriev (Russia)
11. Bernard Esterhuizen (South Africa)
12. Puerta Zapata Fabian Hernando (Colombia)

13. Clemens Selzer (Austria)
13. Travis Smith (Canada)
13. Hodei Mazquiaran Uria (Cespa-Euskadi)
13. Mahmoud Parash (Iran)
13. Roy Van Den Berg (Netherlands)
13. Andriy Vynokurov (Ukraine)