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Day four of the 2012 UCI World Track Cycling Championships in Melbourne is set to be an exciting one, with a number of Australians in medal contention. We’ll have live updates and a blog of the afternoon session from 1.00pm AEST.
Last night Melbourne’s Hisense Arena was the scene of a dramatic women’s sprint semifinal between Anna Meares and Great Britain’s Victoria Pendleton.
Meares was denied ultimate finals success after being disqualified in the second round of the best-of-three semi and falling a tyre-length short in the third.
She went on to win the bronze medal, whilst Pendleton took gold in contentious circumstances – Lithuanian Simona Krupeckaite was disqualified for dangerous riding in the gold medal round.
Later, Aussie sprinter Shane Perkins found himself on the right side of a disqualification and progressed to the men’s sprint semifinals, as Frenchman Mikael Bourgain was penalised for impeding Perkins’ line.
Today’s schedule includes the men’s individual pursuit, the women’s keirin, the men’s points race final and three women’s omnium events – the individual pursuit, scratch race and time trial.
The men’s individual pursuit features Australians Rohan Dennis, Jack Bobridge and Michael Hepburn. In a cruel twist of fate Bobridge and Hepburn have been pitted against one another in heat eleven of qualifying.
The keirin is one of cycling’s most universally enjoyed events, with a group of cyclists racing each other from a mass-starting position. Team sprint partners Meares and Kaarle McCulloch are Australia’s representatives in a competitive field.
Also a star on the road, West Australian Cameron Meyer is sure to go close in the final of the men’s points race, the last event on the schedule.
After what promises to be a nail-biting time trial, the women’s omnium will draw to a close. South Australian Annette Edmondson is still in the mix after a fast performance in the flying lap yesterday.
The home crowd is hungry to see Aussie podium finishes, a motivator sure to spur on those wearing the tight green and gold. It promises to be another captivating afternoon of racing, and we’ll bring you live updates and comments of the action as it unfolds throughout the day from around 1.00pm AEST.
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