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December 2- 4, 2010
- UCI Track World Cup I, Melbourne, Australia, CDM (World Cup)
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- Start location:
- Men: Omnium - qualifying, Flying Lap, 30km Points Race; Madison qualifying
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- Women: Team Pursuit qualifying
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- Start location:
- Men: Team Sprint qualifying, Madison final, Omnium - Elimination Race, Team Sprint final
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- Women: Team Pursuit final, Team Sprint qualifying, final
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- Start location:
- Men: Keirin Round 1, Omnium - Pursuit
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- Women: Omnium Flying Lap, 20km Points Race; Sprint - 200m qualifying-5th-8th final
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- Start location:
- Men: Omnium - Scratch Race, 1km TT; Keirin Round 2, Final
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- Women: Omnium - Elimination Race; Sprint Final
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- Start location:
- Men: Sprint - qualifying-5th-8th final; Team Pursuit qualifying
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- Women: Keirin Round 1, Omnium - Pursuit
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- Start location:
- Men: Sprint final; Team Pursuit final
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- Women: Keirin final; Omnium - Scratch Race, 500m TT; 500m TT final
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Melbourne Track World Cup: London calls Down Under
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- By: Les Clarke
The UCI Track World Cup begins in Melbourne this week as track cycling's focus turns to qualification ahead of the 2012 London Olympics. Points are on offer and the quality of the field lining up in Victoria's capital is proof of this fact. There's a plethora of world and Olympic champions making their way to Australia, not least of all Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton, the duo spearheading Team Great Britain's sprint squad. "The team sprint is the important one in terms of qualification. ...
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UCI Track World Cup I Sessions
Session 1Thursday, December 2 2010
- Location:
- Men: Omnium - qualifying, Flying Lap, 30km Points Race; Madison qualifying - Women: Team Pursuit qualifying

Session 2Thursday, December 2 2010
- Location:
- Men: Team Sprint qualifying, Madison final, Omnium - Elimination Race, Team Sprint final - Women: Team Pursuit final, Team Sprint qualifying, final
Session 3Friday, December 3 2010
- Location:
- Men: Keirin Round 1, Omnium - Pursuit - Women: Omnium Flying Lap, 20km Points Race; Sprint - 200m qualifying-5th-8th final

Session 4Friday, December 3 2010
- Location:
- Men: Omnium - Scratch Race, 1km TT; Keirin Round 2, Final - Women: Omnium - Elimination Race; Sprint Final
Session 5Saturday, December 4 2010
- Location:
- Men: Sprint - qualifying-5th-8th final; Team Pursuit qualifying - Women: Keirin Round 1, Omnium - Pursuit

Session 6Saturday, December 4 2010
- Location:
- Men: Sprint final; Team Pursuit final - Women: Keirin final; Omnium - Scratch Race, 500m TT; 500m TT final
World Cup StandingsSaturday, December 4 2010
UCI Track World Cup I Photos
Anna Meares (Australia)
- New Zealand's Shane Archbold is watched closely by his coach as he heads towards gold in the men's omnium.
- Sir Chris Hoy led the British to victory in the men's team sprint
- Victoria Pendleton earned the only women's sprint gold medal available in Beijing. She will be able to contest 3 golds in London in 2012.
- The Dutch women's team
- The men's sprint podium (l-r): Jason Kenny (2nd,GBR), Shane Perkins (1st,AUS), and Teun Mulder (3rd,NED).
- Anna Meares from Australia celebrates her gold medal ride in the women's sprint.
- Men's Omnium podium (l-r): Zachary Bell (2nd,CAN), Shane Archbold (1st,NZ), and Edward Clancy (3rd,GBR).
- Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) has a beaming smile as she celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's sprint.
- A delighted Shane Perkins of Australia and riding for the Jayco/Australia team after winning the gold medal in the thrilling men's sprint race.
- Sir Chris Hoy (Great Britain) powers around the boards of Hisense Arena in Melbourne.
- Sir Chris Hoy at speed
- China blasted to the win in the women's team sprint
- Shane Perkins (right) of Australia holds out Jason Kenny (Great Britain) to win the gold medal in the men's sprint.
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UCI Track World Cup I News

- Date:
- December 4, 2010, 05:30
Australian accounts for Pendleton with exceptional form

- Date:
- December 4, 2010, 01:26
Tearaway New Zealander shows his hand at World Cup

- Date:
- December 3, 2010, 09:28
Team sprint times an indication of Olympic progression

- Date:
- December 3, 2010, 01:42
Initial Olympic qualification goal achieved in Melbourne
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