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Track World Cup in Los Angeles this week
I hope to see cyclists in the area spending some of their hard-earned
dollars to attend the UCI Track World Cup at the ADT Event Center at the Home Depot Center this week (Fri/Sat/Sun). Looks like a great turn-out on the athlete side. Many will be getting in their first laps at the new facility before the World Championships there in April 2005. From USAC's Press Release: 24 OLYMPIC MEDALISTS TO COMPETE IN LOS ANGELES TRACK WORLD CUP Five Athens Gold Medalists Among 170 Riders from 32 Countries Scheduled to Compete A massive collection of international cycling talent comes to suburban Los Angeles next week where 24 Olympic medalists from around the world will compete in the second round of the 2004/05 UCI World Cup series at the http://www.homedepotcenter.com/venue...Type=4176&icus tompageid=6773ADT Event Center in Carson, Calif. In total, 170 athletes from 32 countries are scheduled to race. Included in that list are 11 Olympic gold medalists. Among the highly decorated list of competitors are two Americans, http://www.usacycling.org/bios/user/bio.php?id=81Marty Nothstein (Orefield, Pa.) and http://www.usacycling.org/bios/user/bio.php?id=106Erin Mirabella (Racine, Wis.) A longtime fixture on the international cycling circuit, Nothstein captured a silver medal at the 1996 games in Atlanta before he realized his dream of Olympic gold four years later in Sydney. A three-time world champion and 35-time U.S. national champion, Nothstein will team up with fellow 2004 Olympian Colby Pearce (Boulder, Colo.) in the madison on Sunday.* Mirabella, a bronze medalist in Athens, will compete in two events, the points race on Friday and the individual pursuit on Saturday. Of the 32 nations competing, Australia stands out as arguably the most talented team. The squad from down under will be sending the two riders responsible for half of their eight medal haul from Athens. Double Olympic gold medalist Ryan Bayley proved to be one of the worldıs best sprinters after convincing wins in the sprint and keirin events last August. His female counterpart, Anna Meares, won Olympic gold this year in the 500m time trial and brought home a bronze in the sprint. Sean Eadie, a bronze medalist in Sydney compliments the accomplished and experienced core of Australian sprinters. On the endurance front, 2004 Olympic silver medalist and former world record holder Katie Mactier will lead the way for Australia. Germany, Spain, and France will also be fielding teams that are expected to post strong results. Three-time Olympic medalist Stefan Nimke will lead a powerful German team in the sprint events while two-time Olympic champion Robert Bartko and two-time Olympic medalist Guido Fulst will be riders to watch in the individual pursuit and points race respectively. Spain will be led by Sergi Escobar and Juan Llaneras. Escobar captured two medals in Athens, a bronze in the both the individual pursuit and the team pursuit. Olympic champion in 2000, Llaneras added a second Olympic medal to his name in Athens with a silver medal performance in the points race. Escobarıs Olympic teammates, Carlos Castano and Asier Maeztu also will be on hand to form a potential winning combination in the team pursuit. With four Olympic medals between them, Arnaud Tournant and Mikael Bourgain will lead France and provide the field with another well-respected sprint combination.* In a potential rematch of the womenıs sprint finals at the Athens games, gold medalist Lori-Ann Muenzer (CAN) and silver medalist Tamilla Abassova (ITA) will be in Los Angeles. Also, runner-up to Australiaıs Bayley, Athens silver medalist Theo Bos (NED) will be looking for revenge. Other Olympic gold medalists scheduled to compete include Mikhail Ignatyev (RUS), and Jason Queally (GBR). Ignatyev won the points race in Athens and Queally won the kilometer time trial in Sydney. Finally, Natallia Tsylinskaya (BLR), Belem Guerrero Mendez (MEX), Chris Newton (GBR), and Oxana Grichina (RUS) round out the list of Olympic medalists scheduled to compete this weekend. 2004/05 UCI World Cup #2 Los Angeles, Calif. Dec. 10-12 Olympic Medalists Participating Athens 2004 Ryan Bayley (AUS) Gold; sprint, keirin Mikhail Ignatyev (RUS) Gold; points race Anna Meares (AUS) Gold; 500m time trial, Bronze; sprint Lori-Ann Muenzer (CAN) Gold; sprint Stefan Nimke (GER) Gold; team sprint, Bronze; kilometer time trial Tamilla Abassova (ITA) Silver; sprint Theo Bos (NED) Silver; sprint Juan Llaneras (ESP) Silver; points race Belem Guerrero Mendez (ESP) Silver; points race Katie Mactier (AUS) Silver; individual pursuit Arnaud Tournant (FRA) Silver; kilometer time trial Mikael Bourgain (FRA) Bronze; team sprint Carlos Castano (ESP) Bronze; team pursuit Sergi Escobar (ESP) Bronze; individual pursuit, team pursuit Guido Fulst (ITA) Bronze; points race Asier Maeztu (ESP) Bronze; team pursuit Erin Mirabella (USA) Bronze; points race Natalia Tsylinskaya (BLR) Bronze; 500m time trial Sydney 2000 Robert Bartko (GER) Gold; individual pursuit, team pursuit Fulst (GER) Gold; team pursuit Llaneras (ESP) Gold; points race Marty Nothstein (USA) Gold; sprint Jason Queally (GBR) Gold; kilometer time trial, Silver; team sprint Tournant (FRA) Gold; team sprint Oxana Grichina (RUS) Silver; sprint Nimke (GER) Silver; kilometer time trial Sean Eadie (AUS) Bronze; team sprint Chris Newton (GBR) Bronze; team pursuit Atlanta 1996 Nothstein (USA) Silver; sprint Countries Participating (32) Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Belarus, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain, France, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Paraguay, Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States, Venezuela. Click here for a http://www.uci.ch/imgArchive/Track/W...Programme%20LA. pdfcomplete event schedule of the Los Angeles Track World Cup or click here for http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlev...0&idnews =300 3more information. About the ADT Event Center The 100,000 square foot, $15 million ADT Event Center is located on the 125-acre Home Depot Center campus in Carson, California. It is the first and only permanent indoor track of international standard in North America. The ADT Event Center hosts training and competition under the guidance of USA Cycling, including the 2004 Junior Track National Championships, 2004 World Junior Track Cycling Championships and the 2005 World Track Cycling Championships. The ADT Event Center will also host other major competitions, events and cycling clinics. Event Tickets Individual tickets start at only $15 and all event packages are also available starting at only $60. For more information or to order tickets, call 866-LAGROUP or order tickets online at http://www.aeggrouptickets.com/www.aeggrouptickets.com. |
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Mike Gladu wrote: I hope to see cyclists in the area spending some of their hard-earned dollars to attend the UCI Track World Cup at the ADT Event Center at the Home Depot Center this week (Fri/Sat/Sun). Looks like a great turn-out on the athlete side. Many will be getting in their first laps at the new facility before the World Championships there in April 2005. My local club-mate Dale Tye gets her first taste of World Cup competition in LA for the New Zealand women's team. Good luck! |
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Mike Gladu wrote: I hope to see cyclists in the area spending some of their hard-earned dollars to attend the UCI Track World Cup at the ADT Event Center at the Home Depot Center this week (Fri/Sat/Sun). Looks like a great turn-out on the athlete side. Many will be getting in their first laps at the new facility before the World Championships there in April 2005. My local club-mate Dale Tye gets her first taste of World Cup competition in LA for the New Zealand women's team. Good luck! |
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