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Race Overview Track World Cup Classics - Sydney - Round 4 18 - 20 February 2005
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Sydney provides the final round of the 2004, 2005 Track World Cup Classics. There are titles at stake for those performing most consistently in each of the events over the series and also for the overall best performing nation. On top of that, with the World Championships just over a month away, this round of the TWC provides riders with a crucial barometer to their own and their competitor's form. Click here to go to results from Day 1 events on this page >> Sprint 20km Points Race Photos
Qualifying Fourteen of the top women in the world battled it out for the sprint event, the early results not really giving any indication of form. Yvonne Hijgenaar NED and Shusng Guo CHN got a bye through to the quarter finals due to withdrawals, given the out come this may have benefited them.
Quarter Finals After the lunch break the successful eight fought it out for the top placings. Yvonne Hijgenaar NED had a comfortable win against her team mate, Willy Kanis NED Shusng Guo CHN, in her first year as a senior, showed her talent against the German Dana Glöss Lori-Ann Muenzer's CAN coach was shouting from the pit area "floor it, floor it" on her way to a close run QF win against Jennie Reed USA Anna Meares AUS had a tough run against Italian Elisa Frisoni but her strength won through on the final 5 m
In the battle for the top places Shusng Guo CHN again showed that she was on form, winning through again to secure her place in the final show down with the home favourite Anna Meares who also made it through, toughing it out against the Canadian. Semi-Finals Anna Meares showed her form again in the placing heats, although the dutch woman took her to three. In the second heat Hijgenaar lead out strong getting some space between her and Anna, the final heat secured Anna’s place in the fight for the gold medal. Shusng Guo, much to Lori-Anne’s diapointment only took two attempts to secure her place. Guo had a great lead into the bell lap of the second heat and never looked like she was struggling.
Semi
Final 1st Heat
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