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Race Writeup

Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez wins her first senior World Champion jersey.

With the event removed from the Olympics, a number of top sprinters chose not to ride this event at this year’s World Championships.

The current World Record holder and 2004 Olympic Champion Anna Meares (Aus) was unable to compete at the event choosing to continue her recovery from her accident in LA, at home in Australia. Her absence provided an opportunity for the World Cup leader Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez to take the World Championship jersey in a time of 34.021 seconds.

Sandie Clair (FRA) was eighth to ride and was in first place in a time of 34.253 until the ride of Simona Krupeckaite (LTU) who completed the 500m in a time of 34.056. Guerra Rodriguez was last to ride and had the support of the crowd to will her to go faster. She did not disappoint, completing the first lap in a tim

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Post Race Comments

Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (Cuba) was extremely happy to have won her first senior World Champion jersey. “I am so happy, I have waited three years for this” she said, referring to the two junior World Champion jerseys she held. “Going last is always tough but I knew that I could do it” she added. She was asked about the absence of Anna Meares and she said, “Obviously it would have been good if she was here, I wish her well in her recovery and hope that she will be fit for Beijing.”

Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) was very happy with her ride and her silver medal. “I am so happy, it was a difficult ride tonight” said Krupeckaite.

Sandie Clair (France) was in first place for a while and it looked like she would win gold until the rides of Krupeckaite and Guerra Rodriguez. Although a little disappointed not to have won the gold she said “I am very happy with Bronze. My focus is really the team sprint, I want to win a gold medal in that event.”

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Results

Position	Name		Country	Time	Km/Hr
1	Lisandra	Guerra Rogriguez	CUB	34.021	52.908
2	Simona	Krupeckaite	LTU	34.056	52.838
3	Sandie	Clair	FRA	34.253	52.550
4	Willy	Kanis	NED	34.254	52.548
5	Jinjie	Gong	CHN	34.449	52.251
6	Miriam	Welte	GER	34.666	51.924
7	Shanaze	Reade	GBR	34.702	51.870
8	Natallia	Tsylinskaya	BLR	34.725	51.835
9	Anna	Blyth	GBR	34.792	51.736
10	Yvonne	Hijgenaar	NED	34.896	51.581
11	Lulu	Zheng	CHN	34.992	51.440
12	Kaarle	McCulloch	AUS	35.026	51.390
13	Lyubov	Shulika	UKR	35.267	51.039
14	Diana Maria	Orrego Garcia	COL	35.505	50.697
15	Virginie	Cueff	FRA	35.520	50.675
16	Jutatip	Maneephan	THA	37.545	47.942

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