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Australia collects two medals but surrender World Record to Great Britain
Australia has collected two bronze medals, ensured the maximum number of places for the men’s sprint events in Beijing and seen their teams pursuit world record fall to the crack British quartet on an eventful day two of the 2008 UCi Track Cycling World Championships.
Reigning [...]

Bradley Wiggins wins gold in World Track Cycling 2008 Manchester:-
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Pictures by John Pierce, PhotoSport International:

Olympic Champion Bradley Wiggins (GB) Wins Gold In Pursuit (3)

France Win Team Sprint

Great Britain gets Second in Team Sprint

Malaysian rider Awang in Men Sprint

Malaysian rider Josiah Ng in Men Sprint

Great Britain Team Pursuit, lead by Olympic Champion Bradley Wiggins

A quick note - I think Taylor has finished 8th against the big boys - his ride was against former double world champion Escobar - who was leading him until the last 1/2 kilometer apx (two laps) when Taylor found a lot more and accelerated.

Pictures by John Pierce, PhotoSport International
Taylor set an unofficial world record [...]

Men’s individual pursuit:
Qualifying
1 Jenning Huizenga (Netherlands) 4.16.34;
2 Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) 4.17.02;
3 Alexei Markov (Russian Federation) 4.18.24;
4 Hayden Roulston (New Zealand) 4.18.33;
5 Bradley McGee (Australia) 4.20.43;
6 David O’Loughlin (Ireland) 4.20.91;
7 Luke Roberts (Australia) 4.21.89;
8 Taylor Phinney (United States Of America) 4.22.36;
9 Antonio Tauler Llull (Spain) 4.22.65;
10 Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukraine) 4.22.73.
Top two race off for gold [...]

Pezula’s David O’Loughlin from Cong, Co. Mayo smashed the Irish four kilometer Individual Pursuit record at the World Track Championships in Manchester yesterday.
His chance of representing Ireland in the Olympic Games in Beijing is unsure after yesterday’s ground breaking improvment at the discipline. It will be settled today after the team pursuit championship is run [...]

McGee closing in on Beijing berth

Olympic and World Champion, Brad McGee, moved a step closer to his goal of a fourth Olympic Games berth with a solid performance in the individual pursuit on day one of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester.
McGee was the fifth fastest in qualifying, missing a chance to ride [...]

Ciaran Power of the Pezula Racing Team emphasised to one and all at the Pauline Sugrue Auctioneers Ras Mumhan that when it comes to winning it has to be associated with management and team work.
That showed throughout the four days of racing with Ciaran taking the overall with three stages and his Australian team mate [...]

The hopes and aspirations of David O’Loughlin from Cong getting an automatic place on the track for the Olympic Games in Beijing rest at the World Cycling Championships in the Velodrome at Manchester today.(Wednesday)
He is participating in the four kilometre individual pursuit against the best in the world. Currently he is placed tenth on the world ranking ladder.

“I know it is make or [...]

Fresh from his victory in Carrick-on-Suir last Monday (St. Patrick’s Day for the Carraig Cabs Cup), Ciaran Power yesterday set the tone for the Pauline Sugrue Ras Mumhan over four days. He soloed home to victory ahead of Tino Haakman from Holland with Sean Lacey in third place.
Conditions for the first stage sponsored by the [...]