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Track World Cup Classics - Sydney - Round 4

^{18 - 20 February 2005}

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Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Rochelle Gilmore Interview

Event Overview

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

Sprint

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.

Place	No	Name		Country	Time

	23	Yvonne	Hijgenaar	NED	0	Race 1


	9	Shusng	Guo	CHN	0	Race 2

	7	Lori-Ann	Muenzer	CAN	12.821	Race 3
	14	Chrysoula	Zachsrioudaki	GRE

	3	Anna	Meares	AUS	12.84	Race 4
	17	Annalisa	Cucinotta	ITA

	18	Elisa	Frisoni	ITA	12.204	Race 5
	29	Magdalena	Sara	POL

	34	Jennie	Reed	USA	12.605	Race 6
	8	Yawei	Gao	CHN

	13	Dana	Glöss	GER	12.194	Race 7
	27	Elisabeth	Williams	NZL

	24	Willy	Kanis	NED	12.444	Race 8
	4	Kerrie	Meares	AUS

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

Placing	No	Name		Country	Time

1	23	Yvonne	Hijgenaar	NED	13.808	52.144
2	24	Willy	Kanis	NED

1	9	Shusng	Guo	CHN	11.95	60.251
2	13	Dana	Glöss	GER

1	7	Lori-Ann	Muenzer	CAN	12.39	58.111
2	34	Jennie	Reed	USA

1	3	Anna	Meares	AUS	12.079	59.608
2	18	Elisa	Frisoni	ITA

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

Placing	No	Name		Country	Time
1	3	Anna	Meares	AUS	11.855