World Championship Silver Medallist Simona Krupeckaite made her first appearance at the 2008/09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Series today in style at the Cali World Cup in Columbia

The Lithuanian topped the 200m TT Qualification times for the Women's Sprint with an impressive 11.052s, 0.2s faster than second placed Lulu Zheng of China

France's Clara Sanchez, who was also making her first appearance since the Beijing Olympics and with a Personal Best 200m time of 11.314s she is another rider to watch out for in 2009

Round One saw Krupeckaite effortlessly beat Columbia's Maritza Ceballos in 11.849s, with Zheng and Sanchez also progressing through

Simona then had to face home favourite Diana Maria Garcia Orrego who despite having the backing of the Cali crowd couldn't quite manage to derail the Lithuanian's comeback as she went out in 11.532s and 11.197s

Zheng faced up and coming Aussie rider Kaarle McCulloch in her Quarter Final, however she had no trouble making the Semi's in straight heats, as did Sanchez who saw off her team-mate Sandie Clair.

Also through was 500m Time Trial World Champion Lisandra Guerra of Cuba who beating German Miriam Welte in straight heats

World Keirin Champion from 2004 and 2005, Sanchez impressed in the Sprint

Results

1. Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania)

2. Clara Sanchez (France)

3. Lisandra Guerra (Cuba)

Men's 4km Individual Pursuit

Spain's Sergi Escobar Roure claimed victory in the 4km Individual Pursuit after a fantastic ride in the final against Russian Valery Kaykov which saw the Spaniard put four seconds into his opponent

Escobar takes his first World Cup of this season, his last being at Copenhagen in February

To the delight of the home crowd Bronze went to Columbia's Arles Antonio Castro Laverde who clocked a time of 4m 30.098s, which was 0.3s faster than Arno Van Der Zwet of the Netherlands

Results

1. Sergi Escobar Roure (Spain)

2. Valery Kaykov (Russia)

3. Arles Antonio Castro Laverde (Columbia)

Men's Team Sprint

With a lack of big name stars lining up for the Men's Team Sprint, Germany used the opportunity to shine as the beat Team Toshiba by 0.4s to claim the Gold Medal.

Carsten Bergemann, Robert Forstemann and Stefan Nimke teamed up to record a time of 44.651s which was easily enough for them to beat Dan Ellis, Jason Niblett and Scott Sunderland of the Aussie Team Toshiba squad.

Bronze went to the French trio of Mickael Bourgain, Kevin Sireau and Didier Henriette, of which Bourgain and Sireau were making their first appearances since the Beijing Olympics Games in August.

Producing a time of 44.706s, which on paper would have got them the Silver Medal had they done better in qualification, the French beat surprise Bronze Medal ride-off contenders Venezuela who had Hersony Canelon, Cesar Marcano and Angel Pulgar in their line up

Results

1. Germany

2. Team Toshiba (Australia)

3. France

Men's Points Race

Britain's Peter Kennaugh produced a remarkable performance in the Men's 30km Points Race to lap the field twice on his way to the Silver Medal behind Cofidis' French rider Leonardo Duque.

Kennaugh finished the race on 56 points, just five behind the dominant Duque, in what marked his return to the International Track Scene after concentrating on the Road this year

Fantastic Performance by young Manxman Kennaugh

Kennaugh was level on points with Duque with one sprint remaining, but was unable to answer the Frenchman's incredible turn of speed as he took full points to snatch Gold with the young Manxman out of the running in fifth

Bronze went to Spain's Carlos Torrent Tarres who also took two laps, finishing on 53points

Results

1. Leonardo Duque (Fra)

2. Peter Kennaugh (GBr)

3. Carlos Torrent Tarres (Esp)

Women's 3km Pursuit

2007/08 World Cup Champion Vilija Sereikaite was back with a bang in Cali as she stormed to the Gold Medal in a time of 3m 33.307s, five seconds quicker than Silver Medallist Maria Luise Calle Williams of Columbia, sending a strong message to Britain's Rebecca Romero and Wendy Houvenaghel about her intentions for 2009

Bronze went to Tara Whitten of Canada, who again showed that she has a promising future in the sport as she clocked 3m 39.010s to beat Dalilia Rodriguez of Cuba

Results

1. Vilija Sereikaite (Ukr)

2. Maria Luise Calle Williams (Col)

3. Tara Whitten (Can)

Women's Scratch Race

Italian Annalisa Cucinotta took victory in a fast and furious Women's Scratch Race, beating Cuba's Yumari Gonzalez and Spain's Gema Pascual to the Gold Medal

Results

1. Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita)

2. Yumari Gonzalez (Cub)

3. Gema Pascual (Esp)