UCI World Track Cycling Championships 2009

The 2009 World Track Cycling Championships take place at the BGZ Arena in Pruszków, Poland from Wednesday the 25th to Sunday the 29th of March

Pruszków with a population of 54,000 is the largest city located on the western side of Warsaw. In fact, it is one of the capital city’s outlying districts, as the center of Warsaw is an 18 km drive or train ride away. Pruszków is not only a county capital, but also the largest and most industrialised city on the left bank of the Vistula River in the Mazovia region

Track Cycling's Golden Future

31st March 2009: They’re called Taylor Phinney, Cameron Meyer, Eilzabeth Armistead, Josephine Tomic, Morgan Keisky, Leigh Howard, Grégory Baugé. They come from the United States, Australia, Great Britain and France. They are World Champions. But, above all, they are all very young! more........

D5: Brillant Bauge Battles to Gold

29th March 2009: French powerhouse Gregory Bauge overcame crashes, defeats and photo finishes to claim his first individual World Title in the Men's Sprint on the final day of the World Track Cycling Championships in Pruszkow, Poland. Bauge qualified fastest in the Men's 200m Time Trial Sprint Qualification with a stunning time of 9.930s, the only rider to go sub10 on what is billed as the best track in the World more........

D4: Pendleton Overcomes Mighty Kanis for Gold

28th March 2009: Day Four of the Pruszkow World Track Cycling Championships in Poland saw Victoria Pendleton defend her World Sprint title after an extremely tough final against Dutch rider Willy Kanis. The Olympic, World and Commonwealth Champion made up for a disappointing start to her quest to become World Champion in all four sprint events (she got Silver in the Team Sprint and Bronze in the 500m TT) by topping the standings in the 200m TT in the Women's Sprint. Last off as defending Champion Pendleton yet again was the only woman to go sub11 with a fantastic 10.971s effort, which was nearing 0.2s faster than arch-rival Simona Krupeckaite of Lithuania who recorded 11.134s more........

D3: Danish Dominate Team Pursuit

27th March 2009: Day Three of the Pruszkow World Championships bought more disappointment for British Cycling as they failed to medal in their showcase event, the Men's 4km Team Pursuit. The current Olympic, World and Commonwealth Champions performed well below expectations, and can not rely on the 'excuse' of 2009 is a transitional year with younger riders being drafted into the team. more........

D2: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!!

Anna Meares/Kaarle McCulloch - Photo Courtesy of Anna Meares

26th March 2009: Australian's Anna Meares and Kaarle McCulloch set a new World Best Time in the Women's Team Sprint to easily beat defending World Champions Shanaze Reade and Victoria Pendleton to become Team Sprint World Champions on Day Two of the Pruszkow World Championships in Poland. The Aussie's topped the qualification times with 33.452s which was 0.146s faster than the British to secure their place in the final. With the exception of Meares and McCulloch, this year's competition was much closer than in previous years with the top five teams all very closely matched. more........

D1: Krupeckaite Makes History

25th March 2009: Lithuanian Simona Krupeckaite made history today at the World Track Cycling Championships in Pruszkow, Poland after she claimed the Gold Medal and Rainbow Jersey in the Women's 500m Time Trial in a new World Record time of 33.296s, a massive 0.3s faster than Anna Meares' 33.588s World Record from the 2007 Worlds in Mallorca. Krupeckaite did not participate in the last round of the World Cup preferring to return home to the new Velodrome in Lithuania and put in some intensive training, which obviously paid off with a simply amazing performance that even 500m Time Trial legend Meares could not match. more........

Meares Back on Top of the World

Anna Meares, Courtesy of Cycling Australia

24th March 2009: Olympic gold, silver and bronze medallist, Anna Meares, will contest the first medal final at this week's UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Poland when she races the 500 metre time trial on Wednesday (local time). Meares, whose inspirational recovery from a broken neck in January last year saw her claim a silver medal in the sprint at the Beijing Olympic Games, will line up in the event in which she holds the World Record but says there is less pressure on her this year. Meares took a break from training after the Olympic Games and has only been back on the bike since January. more........

Blyth Switches to Endurance for Worlds

21st March 2009: Former Junior World Champion Anna Blyth has announced that she will be making a surprising switch to Endurance events for next week's World Track Cycling Championships in Pruzskow, Poland. In addition to her usual events the Sprint, 500m and Keirin, Blyth will also contest the new Women's Omnium event which consists of a 200m TT, 5km Scratch Race, 2km Pursuit, 10km Points and 500m TT . more........

Irish Team Pursuit Denied Worlds Spot

David O'Loughin, Picture - Irish Cycling

19th March 2009: The quartet may have been seventh and then fifth in the last two World Cups, but the Irish team pursuit squad will have to sit out this month's world championships after failing to get a wildcard for the event. David O'Loughlin, David McCann, Paul Healion and Martyn Irvine went close to a ride-off for bronze in last month's World Cup meet in Copenhagen; their national record-breaking time of four minutes 11.587 seconds put them less than a second outside the ride-off for the bronze medal. more........

Great Britain Announce Worlds Squad

16th March 2009: British Cycling has today announced the team of 19 riders who will travel to Pruszków in Poland to compete in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, taking place on 25 – 29 March 2009. Eight Beijing Olympic medallists will once again be donning the Great Britain colours, with Gold medallists Victoria Pendleton, Jamie Staff, Jason Kenny and Ed Clancy included in the line-up. Pendleton will be looking to continue her success on the World stage having won two World Champion titles in 2008. more........

World Championship Predictions

16th March 2009: Looking forward towards the Pruszkow World Championships, Velodrome.org.uk makes a few light-hearted predictions as to who will be walking away with the Rainbow Jerseys. more........

Thomas Out of Worlds with Broken Pelvis

16th March 2009: World and Olympic Team Pursuit Champion Geraint Thomas suffered a heavy fall in the Time Trial stage of Tirreno-Adriatico whilst riding for his Barloworld Road team. "He clocked the second best time in Recanati, after 8 km, and was giving it all as he could as he knew the team counted on him that day" said Barloworld Director Sportif Valerio Tebaldi. "Suddenly, at km 10 he misjudged a downhill right turn, hit the guard rail and dropped for several meters. It appeared really bad at that time." more........

Injured Hoy to Miss Pruszkow Worlds

4th March 2009: Due to an ongoing hip injury sustained during one of the worst crashes of his cycling career in Copenhagen last month, Sir Chris Hoy has been forced to withdraw from competing in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, which take place in Pruszkow, Poland on 25-29 March 2009. more........

French Name Team for Pruszków Worlds

27th February 2009: The French Cycling Federation (FFC) has announced it's squad for the forthcoming 2009 Track Cycling World Championships at the BGZ Arena in Pruszków, Poland from Wednesday the 25th to Sunday the 29th of March. Following the retirement of Sprint legend Arnaud Tournant, the French will be looking for success from younger riders such as Kévin Sireau in the Men's Sprint and Keirin, and 2004 World Champion Clara Sanchez in the Women's Keirin more........

Australia Announce Worlds Candidates

27th February 2009: Cycling Australia is pleased to announce the 'Toshiba Cyclones' Australian team to contest the UCI Track Cycling World Championships being staged in Pruszkow, Poland from 25 to 29 March 2009. ** The Track Endurance team for both men and women is a ‘Long Team’ with riders expected to participate in the pre-Worlds camp in Adelaide where final selections will be made for all track endurance events by 12 March. One male and up to two female riders might not progress to the World Championships 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

	Copenhagen Track Cycling World Cup Germany Claim Overall World Cup: 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........
	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........
	Sports Therapy in Mallorca Holding a Training Camp or Cycling Holiday in Mallorca' Sports Training Solutions provide Sports Therapy/Massage, Injury Prevention, Body Composition Testing and Nutritional Consultations to cyclists training on the island 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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