The German Cycling Federation (BDR) has sent a strong team to Los Angeles to contest the 2005 Track Cycling World Championships, between March 24-27. Totaling 18 riders, the team is equally balanced between sprint and endurance riders.
Men - Sprint
Carsten Bergemann (Chemnitzer PSV): 1000 m, Team Sprint
Jan van Eijden (RV Dudenhofen): Keirin
Matthias John (RSC Turbine Erfurt): Team Sprint
Sören Lausberg (RSV "Werner Otto" Berlin): 1000 m (reserve), Team Sprint
Stefan Nimke (RSC Sprintteam Berlin): Sprint, 1000 m, Team Sprint
Rene Wolff (RSC Turbine Erfurt): Sprint, Keirin, Team Sprint
Michael Seidenbecher (RSC Turbine Erfurt): Sprint
Women - Sprint
Christin Muche (RSC Cottbus): 500 m, Sprint, Keirin
Susan Panzer (RSV "Werner Otto" Berlin): 500 m, Sprint, Keirin
Men - Endurance
Robert Bartko (RSV "Werner Otto" Berlin): 4000m Individual Pursuit, 4000m Team Pursuit, Madison
Robert Bengsch (Berliner TSC): 4000m Individual Pursuit, 4000m Team Pursuit
Henning Bommel (Berliner TSC): 4000m Team Pursuit
Guido Fulst (RSV "Werner Otto" Berlin): 4000m Team Pursuit, Points, Madison
Leif Lampater (RSG Heilbronn): 4000m Team Pursuit
Andreas Müller (Berliner TSC): Scratch, Madison
Women - Endurance
Charlotte Becker (RSV Unna): Points, Scratch
Verena Jooß (RC Friesenheim): 3000m Individual Pursuit
Event Schedule (local time)
Thursday, March 24
19:00-21:50
Team Sprint (Qual to Final)
M Points Race (Final)
W 500m Time Trial (Final)
Friday, March 25
10:00-13:55
W Sprint (Qual through to quarter finals)
M Individual Pursuit (Qual)
M Keirin (1st round)
19:00-22:15
W Points Race (Final)
M Keirin (2nd round and Final)
M Individual Pursuit (Final)
M Kilometre Time Trial
Saturday, March 26
1000-1455
W Individual Pursuit (Qual)
M Sprint (Qual)
M Team Pursuit (Qual)
19:00-22:10
W Sprint (Semis and Finals)
M Scratch Race (Final)
W Individual Pursuit (Finals)
M Team Pursuit (Finals)
M Sprint (Qual through to quarter finals)
Sunday, March 27
14:00-18:00
W Keirin (Qual through to Finals)
M Sprint (Semis and Finals)
W Scratch Race
M Madison
