2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

The 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics was a multi race competition over a season of track cycling. The season ran from 31 October 2008 to 18 February 2009. The World Cup is organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale.

The World Cup kicked off in Manchester, Great Britain on 31 October 2008. Although many of the top riders did not participate in this round, as they were still recovering from the 2008 Summer Olympics, this gave many less experienced riders an opportunity to make their mark in the competition.

171 riders were on the start list for the second round in Melbourne, Australia, held from 20 to 22 November 2008. New talent was prevalent once more, demonstrated by Cyclingnews' statistics which showed that 100 of those riders were under the age of 23 and only 12 were over 30.

The third round was held at the newly renovated Alcides Nieto Patiño Velodrome in Cali, Colombia from 12 to 14 December 2008. 166 athletes competed in this round, representing 30 different countries.

For the fourth round, held from 16 to 18 January 2009, riders returned to the Beijing velodrome in China for the first time since the 2008 Summer Olympics. Temperatures in the velodrome were much lower than the sweltering heat experienced by the riders during the summer, this time it was approximately 16 degrees indoors.

The fifth and final round was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 13 to 15 February 2009. British paralympic rider Darren Kenny also made an appearance at Copenhagen, a world record attempt had been scheduled during the World Cup, on 14 February. Kenny intended to attempt to break his own CP 3 World Hour Record of 41.817 km which was set in Manchester on 8 January 2005.

As the five rounds of the World Cup were held scattered around the world, only a few riders were able to participate in every round. Those who attended the first two rounds were able to rise to the top of the overall series standings, this led to many unfamiliar names appearing at the top of the rankings.

Overall team standings Overall team standings are calculated based on total number of points gained by the team's riders in each event. With one round remaining, 60 teams have so far participated in the 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics. The top ten teams are listed below: Rank Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total Points 1 92 56 62 52 74 336 2 41 60 17 72 99 289 3 133 36 15 32 57 273 4 24 25 65 64 71 249 5 49 66 78 17 31 241 6 41 38 23 108 31 241 7 12 98 38 29 35 212 8 45 55 51 37 11 199 9 51 67 22 30 24 194 10 25 26 51 26 44 172

Results

Men Event Winner Second Third , Manchester — 31 October–2 November 2008 kilo keirin () () individual pursuit () team pursuit Steven BurkeEd ClancyGeraint ThomasRob Hayles Michael Færk ChristensenCasper JørgensenDaniel KreutzfeldtJens-Erik Madsen Ismaël KipPeter SchepWim StroetingaArno van der Zwet sprint () points race scratch race () madison Olaf PollackRoger Kluge Kenny de KeteleIljo Keisse Ivan KovalevSergey Kolesnikov team sprint Ross EdgarJason KennyJamie Staff Łukasz KwiatkowskiKamil KuczyńskiMaciej Bielecki Sebastian DoehrerRené EndersMathias Stumpf , Melbourne — 20–22 November 2008 kilo () keirin individual pursuit team pursuit Jack BobridgeRohan DennisLuke DurbridgeMark Jamieson Unai Elorriaga ZubiaurDavid Muntaner JuanedaToni Tauler LlullEloy Teruel Rovira Roman KononenkoSergiy LagkutiLyubomyr PolataykoVitaliy Schedov sprint () points race () scratch race () madison Unai Elorriaga ZubiaurDavid Muntaner Juaneda Cameron MeyerChris Sutton Henning BommelFabian Schaar team sprint Daniel EllisJason NiblettScott Sunderland Narita KazuyaNitta YudaiWatanabe Kazunari Yevhen BolibrukhYuriy TsylipykAndriy Vynokurov , Cali — 12–14 December 2008 kilo keirin () individual pursuit team pursuit Artur ErshovValery KaykovLeonid KrasnovVladimir Shchekunov Sergi Escobar RoureAsier Maeztu BillelabaitiaAntonio Miguel ParraCarlos Torrent Tarres Juan Esteban ArangoArles CastroEdwin ÁvilaAlexander González sprint () () points race scratch race madison Ingmar de PoortereTim Mertens Juan Esteban ArangoCarlos Urán Artur ErshovValery Kaykov team sprint Carsten BergemannRobert FörstemannStefan Nimke Daniel EllisJason NiblettScott Sunderland Mickaël BourgainDidier HenrietteKévin Sireau , Beijing — 16–18 January 2009 kilo Mohd Rizal Tisin keirin Azizul Hasni Awang () individual pursuit team pursuit Leigh HowardGlenn O'SheaRohan DennisMark Jamieson Sam BewleyPeter LathamMarc RyanJesse Sergent Artur ErshovValery KaykovLeonid KrasnovVladimir Shchekunov sprint points race scratch race madison Glenn O'SheaLeigh Howard Rob HaylesPeter Kennaugh Roger KlugeRalf Matzka team sprint Mickaël BourgainKévin SireauFrançois Pervis Grégory BaugéMichaël D'AlmeidaThierry Jollet Sebastian DoehrerMaximilian LevyMathias Stumpf , Copenhagen — 13–15 February 2009 kilo () keirin () individual pursuit team pursuit Steven BurkeEd ClancyPeter KennaughChris Newton Unai Elorriaga ZubiaurSergi Escobar RoureDavid Muntaner JuanedaEloy Teruel Rovira Niki ByrgesenMichael Færk ChristensenDaniel KreutzfeldtJens-Erik Madsen sprint () () () points race scratch race madison Marcel BarthRobert Bartko Elia VivianiAngelo Ciccone Peter SchepPim Ligthart team sprint Chris HoyJason KennyJamie Staff Mickaël BourgainFrançois PervisKévin Sireau Grégory BaugéMichaël D'AlmeidaThierry Jollet

Women Event Winner Second Third , Manchester — 31 October–2 November 2008 500m time trial () keirin () individual pursuit () team pursuit Elizabeth ArmitsteadKatie ColcloughJoanna Rowsell Charlotte BeckerChristina BeckerLisa Brennauer Svitlana HalyukLesya KalytovskaLyubov Shulika sprint () points race () () scratch race () team sprint Anna BlythJessica Varnish Christin MucheMiriam Welte Victoria BaranovaSwetlana Grankowskaja , Melbourne — 20–22 November 2008 500m time trial () keirin individual pursuit team pursuit Elizabeth ArmitsteadKatie ColcloughJoanna Rowsell Ashlee AnkudinoffSarah KentJosephine Tomic Svitlana HalyukLesya KalytovskaLyubov Shulika sprint points race () scratch race team sprint Yvonne HijgenaarWilly Kanis Kerrie MearesEmily Rosemond Gu Hyon JinKim Won Gyeong , Cali — 12–14 December 2008 500m time trial keirin individual pursuit team pursuit Dalilia RodriguezYudelmis DomínguezYumari González Elizabeth AgudeloAndrea Botero CoyMaría Luisa Calle Giorgia BronziniAnnalisa CucinottaMarta Tagliaferro sprint points race scratch race team sprint Sandie ClairClara Sanchez Kristina VogelMiriam Welte Gintarė GaivenytėSimona Krupeckaitė , Beijing — 16–18 January 2009 500m time trial () keirin individual pursuit team pursuit Kaytee BoydLauren EllisAlison Shanks Jiang FanSun FeiyanWang Cui Evgenia RomanyutaOlga SlyusarevaElena Chalykh sprint points race scratch race team sprint Yvonne HijgenaarWilly Kanis Gintarė GaivenytėSimona Krupeckaitė Gong JinjieZheng Lulu , Copenhagen — 13–15 February 2009 500m time trial keirin individual pursuit () team pursuit Elizabeth ArmitsteadKatie ColcloughJoanna Rowsell Vera KoedooderAmy PietersEllen van Dijk Christina BeckerLisa BrennauerVerena Joos sprint () points race () scratch race () team sprint Kaarle McCullochAnna Meares Kristina VogelMiriam Welte Guo ShuangZheng Lulu

References

External links

Round 1, Manchester results and standings Round 2, Melbourne results and standings Round 3, Cali results and standings Round 4, Beijing results and standings Round 5, Copenhagen results and standings

See also

2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking 2008 in track cycling