Copenhagen UCI Track Cycling World Cup

Six weeks before the 2009 Pruszkow World Championships, the final round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup takes place in Copenhagen at the Ballerup Super Arena from the 13th to the 15th of February 2009

Shelley Olds: This is Only the Beginning

28th February 2009: The thought of standing on the podium at an international UCI event, was one that made me shiver with excitement. My anticipation for the day was becoming more real every time I took the track to race, and I knew it was only a matter of time. One of the most valuable assets an athlete can have is belief in themselves, and although it has taken some time and lots of hard work, I am finally starting to believe. My goal for the Copenhagen World Cup was to challenge myself more than previous world cups and make progress from my last race. There are of course, many ways to make improvements, but the most obvious one would be a better result. Always in the back of my mind, was the prospect of making the 2009 Worlds Team in either the Points or the Scratch Race by scoring a top five result in a World Cup. I had been close in Manchester with a 6th in the Scratch and again in Beijing with a 6th in the Points. But now it was crunch time and I wasn’t about to leave my dreams and everything I have put into this season to chance. More......

Germany Claim Overall World Cup Title

Miriam Welte and Kristina Vogel - Team Sprint World Cup Winners

28th February 2009: After three years of Dutch domination, the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is back in the hands of Germany. The victory of Marcel Barth and Robert Bartko in the Madison - the last event of the fifth round, held in Copenhagen - was a symbolic sign of the change in the balance of power between the two teams. The Germans are in front of the Netherlands, winners in the last act of the competition, in the final classification. Great Britain, returning to the competition with its best riders, finishes third. Five weeks before the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Pruszkow (Poland), which will close the track season, the French sprinters easily dominated the direct confrontation with the British. Moreover, the British were forced to make do without their key athlete Chris Hoy, who fell in the final of the keirin. More......

Copenhagen World Cup Photography

Velodrome.org.uk brings you a small selection of photos from the Copenhagen World Cup More......

Gold for Rowsell, Colclough and Armistead

Team Pursuit - Courtesy of www.trackworldcupcopenhagen.dk

15th February 2009: The 100%ME team of Jo Rowsell, Katie Colclough and Lizzie Armitstead gave British Cycling something to smile about on the final day of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup at Ballerup's Super Arena in Copenhagen following their victory in the Women's Team Pursuit In a disasterous weekend for the British squad that saw crashes in Warm-Up for the Men's 100%ME Team Pursuit squad, Victoria Pendleton in the Sprint, Chris Hoy/Ross Edgar in the Keirin and Peter Kennaugh in the Madison the weekend saw BC bring home as many broken bikes as they did medals! More......

Hoy Crashes out of Keirin

Chris Hoy - Courtesy of www.trackworldcupcopenhagen.dk

14th February 2009: Sir Chris Hoy's attempt to return to competitive action in the Keirin with Gold at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Copenhagen ended in a Ballerup Hospital after he crashed in spectacular style. Having easily progressed through Round One with victory over Kevin Sireau before making the final with Ross Edgar and Andriy Vynokurov more........

Phinney Hits the Big Time

13th February 2009: American Taylor Phinney shattered the U.S. national record in the men’s 4km individual pursuit today at the Copenhagen UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Ballerup's Super Arena. Phinney, clocked a time of 4m 15.223s in the qualifying round, surpassing the previous mark of 4m 19.800s set by Mariano Friedick in 1996 more........

Spanish Ready for Copenhagen Challenge

10th February 2009: The Spanish Team for this weekend’s Copenhagen World Cup at the Ballerup Arena has been announced, with the following riders travelling to Denmark: Alvaro Alonso, David Alonso, Hodei Mazquiaran, Sergi Escobar, David Muntaner, Unai Elorriaga, Eloy Teruel, Toni Tauler, Carles Torrent, Gema Pascual, Debora Galvez and Ana Usabiaga Alvaro Alonso makes a surprise return to the team after being absent for a few months for personal reasons, however the Andalusian set the fastest opening lap time for the Team Sprint in tests conducted by coach Salvador Cabeza de Vaca more........

GB Announce Team for Copenhagen

4th February 2009: British Cycling has today announced it will be sending a 23-rider squad out to the final round of the 2008-09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark, which takes place on 13-15 February. Four members of the British squad will compete for Team Sky+HD, seven will ride for Team 100% ME, and 12 will represent Great Britain. Four-time Olympic gold medallist, Sir Chris Hoy, is set to make his return to Track World Cup cycling representing Team Sky+HD. Joining him on the team are fellow Olympic gold medallists Jamie Staff, Jason Kenny and Victoria Pendleton. more........

Archive News Headlines

Please find below a selection of archived News Headlines from the World of Track Cycling, all other news past and present can be found by navigating through the drop down menus at the top of each page

	Beijing Track Cycling World Cup Can Anybody Stop Simona Krupeckaite?: With three gold medals (for the individual sprint, 500 metres time trial and keirin) and a silver medal (team sprint) at the fourth and penultimate leg of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Beijing, Simona Krupeckaite succeeded in doing even better than last December in Cali. more........
	Cali Track Cycling World Cup Super Simona Dominates Cali World Cup: One wonders what World, Olympic and Commonwealth Champion Victoria Pendleton thinks of Simona Krupeckaite's performance's in the Cali World Cup in Columbia this weekend as she again produced in the Women's Sprint events, this time clinching the Gold Medal in the 500m Time Trial more........
	Melbourne Track Cycling World Cup Aussies Dominate as Perkins Stars: Australia's National Team has won the Melbourne round of the 2008-09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics series with 112 points edging out compatriot's Team Toshiba who scored 98 points over three days of racing at Hisense Arena. In the men's sprint Shane Perkins went one better than his Manchester World Cup silver earlier this month to claim the top step on the podium with a straight heats win over Frenchman Michael D'Almedia. more........
	Manchester Track Cycling World Cup GB Dominate with 14 Golds: Out of the 18 Gold medals on offer at Round One of the 2008/09 UCI World Cup Series the Great British Cycling team won an unprecedented fourteen events! As usual Victoria Pendleton was the star of the weekend but younger riders such as David Daniell and Lizzie Armitstead also shone through more........
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	Casco Warp II Velodrome.org.uk is the exlusive UK importer and retailer for Casco Helmets and is therefore the only place you can get your hands on the same helmet worn by the Triple Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy and the British Cycling Track Team More .....
	Casco Attack Helmet The Attack is a puristic interpretation of Track Racing competition. The handsawn real leather interior, as well as the handriveted aluminium frame underline its exclusive character more........
	Casco Ares Helmet Pure Sports for Track Riders with superlative in ventilation and fit for off road use. The new Frameworks skeleton made of composite compound was the basis for the optimization of the Fresh Air ventilation and active safety more........
	Dolan DF3 After the huge success of the original Arc, Terry Dolan decided develop the design further, to create the ultimate racing machine Trying to improve a frame that was already far superior to others on the market was a hard task to undertake More
	Dolan Precursa An excellent entry-level frame for established track riders or beginners. Although billed as entry level, it has professional credentials as Dolan employs the same materials and construction used on the Track Champion more........
	Dolan Mythos It looks a million dollars even though just under £1,000 is what you actually pay for the Dolan Mythos Carbon. For that relatively piffling amount you get a full carbon frame with high-gloss nude weave finish, plus matched carbon fork with alloy steerer more........
	Alpina Carbon Sprint Bars Made from the highest grade carbon fibre, super clean design, incredibly light and stiff top level track bars more........
	Sugino SG75 Chainrings The choice of British Cycling, NJS approved, 1/8 144BCD pattern which fits campag pista and shimano dura ace track more........
	Navigator Pista Wheels 35mm Deep Section Aluminium Track Wheels, perfect for both beginners and established track riders, with double sided hub these durable Aluminium wheels in either Clincher or Tubular version are a quality and fashionable addition to any track bike More .....
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	Catlike Whisper Helmet The Helmet of choice for Olympic Champion Samuel Sanchez and his Euskaltel team, the Catlike Whisper is the must have helmet for 2009. An attractive design with low weight and excellent ventilation make the Catlike Whisper one of the coolest helmets out there, in more ways than one More .....
	Catlike Kompact Pro The Kompact Pro is the evolution of Catlike's most famous helmet. Kompact has had an important role in the high reputation Catlike have and it is a key product in the companies history. Now it's time for Kompact Pro. More .....
	Catlike Sakana Helmet Developed and based on the gills of a fish, the name in Japanese Sakana. This developed system allows us to obtain an optimum flow of ventilation by means of large openings for incoming and outgoing air flow which all around the head More .....
	Catlike Aero Helmet Catlike has constantly developed the Chrono 2009 Aero Helmet together with the collaboration of different professional teams testing in a wind tunnel to obtain the maximum aerodynamics and comfort More .....
	Exustar Track Shoes Designed by rides from the JKA Keirins in Japan, the Exustar SK204 Leather Track Shoe are one of the stiffest shoes available, and unlike many other 'stiff shoes' on the market they maintain incredible comfort. The shoes also come with Shimano SPD-R soles as standard, something which is very rare nowadays on high end shoes More .....
	Double Leather Toe Straps As used by the British Cycling Track Team the Exustar Double Leather Toe Straps provide you with a more secure and comfortable fit with the very strong laminated leather and stainless steel buckles More .....
	Kreitler Alloy 2.25 Rollers Serious resistance for serious riders. We mean it. Approximately 90% more resistance compared to the 4.5's, the Alloy 2.25's will waste no time putting you in the Red Zone. Designed for the US Cycling Team for easier portability and higher resistance More .....
	Vittoria Open Corsa Evo The Corsa CX has proven successful in road races all over the world! But the new Evo CX is bound for even greater success. It's "handmade" structure gives superior performance helped by it's special latex tube to give greater elasticity and puncture resistance More .....
	Vittoria Pista Evo Pista Evo CL and CS are THE ANSWER for WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP-LEVEL TRACK RACING. Available in two sizes to adapt to indoor and outdoor tracks. With Corespun T casing (specific for track) and Kevlar SiO2 3D Compound More .....
	Vittoria Diamante Pro Light The lightest and fastest Nylon clincher on the market is now better than ever! The revised 220 TPI Nylon Plus casing, coupled with the all new PRB 2.0 puncture resistanct belt, reduces the weight even further while increasing the puncture protection up to 40% More .....
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