The velodrome at Melbourne’s Hisense Arena is set to explode once again on day two of the 2012 UCI World Track Cycling Championships. Join us for live updates and blog of Day 2 of the all the track cycling action.
The schedule features: the women’s sprint, women’s team pursuit, women’s points race, men’s 1km time trial and the first two events of the men’s omnium (the track cycling equivalent of a decathlon) – the flying lap and the points race.
Australian Anna Meares, the reigning sprint world champion, spearheads the women’s sprint field. Meares and countrywoman Kaarle McCulloch showed solid form in the team sprint on day one, taking home the silver medal and were within 0.082 seconds of gold medallists Germany.
The Australian women’s team pursuit trio Annette Edmondson, Melissa Hoskins and Josephine Tomic, has the chance to even the ledger after Great Britain pipped a gallant Australian outfit by 0.106s in the men’s team pursuit yesterday. The British women are chasing their fourth world title in five years in an ominous record.
A 20km grind awaits young Tasmanian Amy Cure when she takes to the boards for the women’s points race.
At the other end of the spectrum, South Australian James Glasspool will suit up for a comparatively short (and hopefully sweet) outing in the men’s 1km time trial final.
With a number of gold medals up for grabs, it is sure to be an exciting day of track cycling. We’ll bring you live updates, timings and blog as the days action unfolds.
Ritam
Roar Rookie
you've been hard at work kit - unfortunately couldn't follow live, but melbourne does truly seem like the sporting capital now(however grudgingly i say that), having just had the F1 too! keep up the great work.
Ritam
Roar Rookie
you've been hard at work kit - unfortunately couldn't follow live, but melbourne does truly seem like the sporting capital now(however grudgingly i say that), having just had the F1 too! keep up the great work.
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
And that wraps up the afternoon session of day two of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships from Melbourne. Tonight's session features the women's sprint finals, the women's team pursuit finals, the men's omnium: points race and elimination race, the women's points race and the men's 1km time trial.
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
Guo (CHN) takes out the second and final heat of the women's sprint repechages from Junhong (CHN) and Clair (FRA)!
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
Sorry Ross just received this comment - GB raced last in the women's team pursuit qualifiers and shattered the world record!
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
Sorry just got this comment Bob, Britain raced last and broke the world record. Hope you're enjoying the coverage.
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
The first heat won by Guerra Rodriguez (CUB), knocking out Lee (KOR) and Larreal (VEN)!
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
Now for the women's sprint repechages - the winner of each of these two heats goes through to the quarterfinals to be raced during tonight's evening session, the bottom two riders are eliminated.
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
The top six placegetters after the men's omnium - flying lap - are: 1. E Clancy (GBR) [12.881] 2. S Archbold (NZ) [13.086] 3. G O'Shea (AUS) [13.137] 4. B Coquard (FRA) 5. Z Bell (CAN) 6. N Arndt (GER). One point to first, two to second and so forth to the 24th finisher.
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
O'Shea (AUS) records the second fastest time of 13.137. A fast ride from the homegrown hero.
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
Edward Clancy (GBR) the first man under 13 seconds so far this afternoon! A great time of 12.881 moves him into first place. Here comes Glenn O'Shea the Australian!
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
The winner of the flying lap in the men's omnium gets 1 point, second gets 2 points and so on down to 24th position. The winner of the omnium is the athlete with the least number of points at the end of all omnium events.
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
New fastest time to German speedster Nikias Arndt: 13.276!
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
Wu (TPE) immediately replaced at the top of the rankings by Liu of China who set a time of 13.450 seconds.
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
Po Hung Wu (Chinese Taipei) leaps into first position after four competitors. Looked sharp as he recorded a time of 13.477.
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
The Australian in this event is Glenn O'Shea, he will be the 16th man to race.
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
M Vingerling (NED) is the early leader in the flying lap with a time of 13.518 seconds.
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
Time now for the flying lap event of the men's omnium. Sounds cool if you ask me.
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
A Meares (AUS), L Shulika (UKR), M Welte (GER), V Cueff (FRA), V Pendleton (GBR) and S Krupeckaite (LTU) qualify directly for the finals of the women's sprint to be raced during tonight's evening session.
Kit Harvey
Roar Guru
Krupeckaite (LTU) wins the final heat comfortably ahead of Larreal (VEN).