World Masters Track Championships - CN

Manchester Velodrome - Manchester, september 15-21, 2002

Event program and results    Men    Women    Results

Olympic sprint

Kool Runnings Wins Men's Open Team Sprint

Trio of riders calling themselves Kool Runnings were victorious in the Team Sprint in the open age category on the final day of the 8th World Masters Track Championships.

The team of Stephen Alfred of Trinidad, Australia's Geoff Stoker and David LeGrys from Saffron Walden, Great Britain scorched round the boards to establish a World Masters Best time of 47;798sec to beat the British trio of Ian George, Davis Robson and Graham Wilman riding as Yasumitsu Schlapp Dashe.

Bronze went to the team of Canada's Keith Bruneau and the American pair of Tim Goodwin and Don Langley who named their team Bad Company. Their time of 48;870 was 1;106sec ahead of Le USA squad made up of France's Achen Aggar and Kirk Whiteman and Stephen Prokopiw both of the USA.

Gregg's Specialized Retains Men's 135+ Team Sprint Title

Gregg's Specialized made a successful defence of their Team Sprint title in the open age category on the final day of the 8th World Masters Track Championships which have been held at the Manchester Velodrome.

The trio of Keith Todd, Alphonso Whaley, and Stanley Gregg all from the USA, out paced the British team calling themselves The Gee Bees as they covered the three laps in 49;676sec. 0;566sec ahead. The British riders were Geoffrey Cooke from Long Eaton, Londoner Robert Jefferies and Ian Hallam of Waterlooville in Hamsphire.

In the ride off for the bronze were the team of No Name Required and made up of Grant Seals of the USA and the British pair of Steve Cronshaw from Eccleshall in Staffordshire and Steve Pulford of Newark. Recorded 51;101sec to beat the Monkey Hangers of Trinidad's Earl Henry and the duo from the USA of Kenny Williams and John Simmons by 1;149sec

Women's Olympic Sprint: Sea Between Win Women's Challenge

Sea Between, a team made up of riders from the USA and Great Britain, has won the Women's team sprint challenge event.

Emily Forde of Great Britain and the American duo of Suzie Tignor and Annette Hanson out paced the trio of Kay Brass of Ponteland, Newcastle, Ellen Hunter from Wales, and Manchester's Glynis Francis calling themselves Yasumitsu Schlapp-Dames by 0.883 when recording 54.331sec for the three laps.

The team calling itself the Three Continents was made up of South Africa's Bronwuyn Law-Vijoen, Petra Kluender of Germany and Isabel Leon Moncada from Mexico finished third in 59.458sec.

Results

Men
 
Olympic Sprint 135+
 
1 Gregg's Specialized                         50.228
2 The Gee Bees                                50.981
3 No Name Required                            51.796
4 Monkey Hangers                              52.124
5 United Nations                              52.684
6 Los Perros Locos del Putas                  53.830
7 Terror Australis                            54.440
8 Nisbey's Nutters                            54.927
9 North Midlands Youth Squad                  55.036
10 PCA Ciclos Uno                             55.138
11 Greenlake Cycle PSCC                       55.563
12 Tuesday Drafters                         1.02.197
13 Early Thirties                           1.03.645
 
Men's Open Olympic Sprint
 
1 Kool Runnings                               48.643
2 Yasumitsu Schalapp Dashe                    49.328
3 Bad Company                                 49.868
4 Le USA                                      50.565
5 Afrikann Good Team                          50.659
6 Team Welwyn                                 52.799
  
Men's Open Olympic Sprint Finals
 
3rd & 4th Places
 
1 Bad Company                                 48.870
  Keith Bruneau (Can)/Tim Goodwin (USA)/
  Don Langley (USA)
2 Le USA                                      49.976
  Achen Aggar (Fra)/Kirk Whiteman (USA)/
  Stephen Prokopiw (USA)
 
1st & 2nd Places
 
1 Kool Runnings                               47.798
  Stephen Alfred (Tri)/Geoff Stoker (Aus)/
  David LeGrys (GBr)
2 Yasumitsu Schlapp Dashe                     48.827
  Ian George (GBr)/David Robson (GBr)/
  Graham Wilman (GBr)
 
Medals
 
Gold: Kool Runnings
Silver: Yasumitsu Schlapp Dashe
Bronze: Bad Company
 
Men's Olympic Sprint 135+ Finals
 
3rd & 4th Places
 
1 No Name Required                            51.101
  Steve Pulford (GBr)/Steve Cronshaw (GBr)/
  Grant Seals (USA)
2 Monkey Hangers                              52.250
  Kenny Williams (USA)/John Simmons (USA)/
  Earl Henry (Tri)
 
1st & 2nd Places
 
1 Gregg's Specialized                         49.676
  Kenneth Todd (USA)/Alphonso Whaley (USA)/
  Stanley Gregg (USA)
2 The Gee Bees                                50.242
  Robert Jefferies (GBr)/Ian Hallam (GBr)/
  Geoffrey Cooke (GBr)
 
Medals
 
Gold: Gregg's Specialized
Silver: The Gee Bees
Bronze: No Name Required


Women
 
1 Sea Between                                     54.331
  (Emily Forde (GBr), Suzie Tignor (USA), 
   Annette Hanson (USA))
2 Yasumitsu Schlapp-Dames                         55.214
  (Kay Brass (GBr), Ellen Hunter (GBr), 
   Glynis Francis (GBr))
3 Three Continents                                59.458
  (Bronwuyn Law-Vijoen (RSA) Petra Kluender (Ger),
   Isabel Leon Moncada (Mex))