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Race Writeup

1/8 Finals

Shuang Guo (CHN) never looked troubled against Kristina Vogel (GER) and moved easily into the quarterfinal.

Anna Meares (AUS) took the lead against Virginie Cueff (FRA) right from the start and easily secure her place in the final stages.

Olga Panarina (BLR) is the new talent of sprinting in Belarussia. She was a little too casual against Victoria Baranova (RUS) and lost on the line.

Simona Krupeckaite (LTU) and Lyubov Shulika (UKR) took their time to wind up the speed. When the did, it was Krupeckaite who forced the pace and secured her place in the final.

Kaarle McCulloch (AUS) and the powerful Dutch rider Willy Kanis took it easy to start. McCulloch moved to the front at the bell and never looked back.

In the final race, Clara Sanchez the French multi time World Champion was up against the Olympic Champion Vicky Pendleton (GBR).

Sanchez took the front but could not hold off the speed of Pendleton.

Repechage

In the first of the repechage, Kristina Vogels took the front ahead of Clara Sanchez (FRA) and Lyubov Shulika (UKR). Vogels never looked troubled as she secure her place in the quarterfinals.

The last of the repechage races included Virginie Cueff (FRA), Willy Kanis (NED) and Olga Panarina (BLR). Kanis took the lead but neither Cueff and Kanis could hold off the speed of Panarina.

1/16 Finals

Shuang Guo (CHN) has a easy run into the 1/8th final. She never looked troubled by Olga Streltsova.

Anna Meares (AUS) never looked troubled by the former 500m champion Lisandra Guerra Rodgriguez (CUB).

The new young Belarusian Olga Panarina, had a easy ride against Christian Muche (GER), the former Keirin World Champion.

Simona Krupeckaite (LTU) had to work hard to get round the Hong Kong rider but just caught her on the line to go into the next round.

Sandie Clair (FRA) amd Willy Kanis put on a display of Sprint racing for the crowds. Clair forced Kanis to the back by doing a track stand. Kanis attacked at the bell and won easily

The experienced Clara Sanchez (FRA) was up against the young British rider Rebecca James. James led Sanchez out at the bell, but could not hold off the experienced French woman.

An all British affair including Vicky Pendleton and Jess Varnish tested the resolve of the Olympic Champion, Pendleton. in the end however, it was Pendleton who sprinted home the quickest.

Unfortunately for the Australians, like the British, Kaarle McCulloch and Emily Rosemond had to sprint off for a finals place. Rosemond took the front but at the bell, McCulloch was too strong for Rosemond.

The European Champion Lyubov Shulika (UKR) took the front in the battle against the Chinese rider Junhong Lin. Lin was 2 seconds faster in qualifying and attacked early. She could not hold off Shulika.

The second Chinese rider, Jinjie Gong had to race off against the Russian, Victoria Baranova. Gong took the front and attacked early. The Russian moved round at the bell and held off the Chinese rider to the line.

The French and German riders were the last but one pair to ride. Miriam Welte (GER) led out Virginie Cueff (FRA). Welte was too fast for Cueff and secure her spot in the 1/8 final. The judges reversed the decision as Welte did not hold her line in the sprint.

In the final heat, Kristina Vogel (GER) was up against Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED). Vogel attacked at the bell and Hijgenaar could not catch her.

Sprint Qualifying

Shuang Guo (CHN) qualified fastest with a time of 10.918 seconds. Guo was the only rider to go under 11 seconds. Anna Meares (AUS) was second fastest ahead of Olga Panarina (BLR). The surprise time came from Vicky Pendleton (GBR) who completed the 200m in a time of 11.135 second.

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Results

1/8 Final

Position	Name		Country	Time	Km/Hr
1	GUO	Shuang	CHN	11.804	60.996
	VOGEL	Kristina	GER
1	MEARES	Anna	AUS	11.717	61.449
	CUEFF	Virginie	FRA
1	BARANOVA	Victoria	RUS	11.763	61.208
	PANARINA	Olga	BLR
1	KRUPECKAITE	Simona	LTU	11.660	61.749
	SHULIKA	Lyubov	UKR
1	MCCULLOCH	Kaarle	AUS	11.536	62.413
	KANIS	Willy	NED
1	PENDLETON	Victoria	GBR	11.552	62.326
	SANCHEZ	Clara	FRA

Repechage

Position	Name		Country	Time	Km/Hr
1	VOGEL	Kristina	GER	11.837	60.826
	SANCHEZ	Clara	FRA
	SHULIKA	Lyubov	UKR

1	PANARINA	Olga	BLR	11.600	62.068
	CUEFF	Virginie	FRA
	KANIS	Willy	NED

1/16 Final

Position	Name		Country	Time	Km/Hr
1	GUO	Shuang	CHN	11.914	60.433
	STRELTSOVA	Olga	RUS
1	MEARES	Anna	AUS	11.862	61.633
	GUERRA RODRIGUEZ	Lisandra	CUB
1	PANARINA	Olga	BLR	12.114	59.435
	MUCHE	Christin	GER
1	KRUPECKAITE	Simona	LTU	11.782	61.110
	LEE	Wai Sze	HKG
1	KANIS	Willy	NED	11.418	63.058
	CLAIR	Sandie	FRA
1	SANCHEZ	Clara	FRA	11.874	60.636
	JAMES	Rebecca Angharad	GBR
1	PENDLETON	Victoria	GBR	11.794	61.047
	VARNISH	Jessica	GBR
1	MCCULLOCH	Kaarle	AUS	11.577	62.192
	ROSEMOND	Emily	AUS
1	SHULIKA	Lyubov	UKR	11.693	61.575
	LIN	Junhong	CHN
1	BARANOVA	Victoria	RUS	11.898	60.514
	GONG	Jinjie	CHN
1	WELTE	Miriam	GER	11.848	60.769
	CUEFF	Virginie	FRA
1	VOGEL	Kristina	GER	11.813	60.949
	HIJGENAAR	Yvonne	NED

Qualifying

Qualiying
Position	Name		Country	Time	Km/Hr
1	GUO	Shuang	CHN	10.918	65.946
2	MEARES	Anna	AUS	11.030	65.276
3	PANARINA	Olga	BLR	11.077	64.999
4	KRUPECKAITE	Simona	LTU	11.078	64.993
5	KANIS	Willy	NED	11.105	64.835
6	SANCHEZ	Clara	FRA	11.120	64.748
7	PENDLETON	Victoria	GBR	11.135	64.660
8	MCCULLOCH	Kaarle	AUS	11.202	64.274
9	LIN	Junhong	CHN	11.242	64.045
10	GONG	Jinjie	CHN	11.250	64.000
11	CUEFF	Virginie	FRA	11.340	63.492
12	VOGEL	Kristina	GER	11.356	63.402
13	HIJGENAAR	Yvonne	NED	11.385	63.241
14	WELTE	Miriam	GER	11.408	63.113
15	BARANOVA	Victoria	RUS	11.426	63.014
16	SHULIKA	Lyubov	UKR	11.442	62.926
17	ROSEMOND	Emily	AUS	11.444	62.915
18	VARNISH	Jessica	GBR	11.464	62.805
19	JAMES	Rebecca Angharad	GBR	11.518	62.510
20	CLAIR	Sandie	FRA	11.559	62.289
21	LEE	Wai Sze	HKG	11.564	62.262
22	MUCHE	Christin	GER	11.571	62.224
23	GUERRA RODRIGUEZ	Lisandra	CUB	11.600	62.068
24	STRELTSOVA	Olga	RUS	11.700	61.538
25	DABROWSKA	Renata	POL	11.922	60.392
26	CASAS ROIGE	Helena	ESP	11.995	60.025
27	GAIVENYTE	Gintare	LTU	12.084	59.582

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