2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's scratch

The Women's Scratch was one of the 8 women's events at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Pruszków, Poland.

Women's scatch race
2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates27 March 2009
Stages1
Distance10 km (6.214 mi)
Medalists
   Gold  Yumari González (Cuba)
   Silver  Lizzie Armitstead (United Kingdom)
   Bronze  Belinda Goss (Australia)
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20 Cyclists from 20 different countries participated in the race. Because of the number of entries, there were no qualification rounds for this discipline. The competition consisted on 40 laps, making a total of 10 km and was run on 27 March 2009. Ellen van Dijk could not cement her reputation as the 2008 World champion and it was the 2007 World champion and 2008 silver medalist Yumari González from Cuba who won the scratch race with Elizabeth Armitstead and Belinda Goss finishing in second and third position.[1]

Final edit

Rank[2] Name Country
  Yumari González   Cuba
  Lizzie Armitstead   United Kingdom
  Belinda Goss   Australia
4 Giorgia Bronzini   Italy
5 Pascale Jeuland   France
6 Ellen van Dijk   Netherlands
7 Kelly Druyts   Belgium
8 Andrea Wölfer    Switzerland
9 Sun Feiyan   China
10 Jarmila Machačová   Czech Republic
11 Lauren Ellis   New Zealand
12 Shelley Olds   United States
13 Alena Amialiusik   Belarus
14 María Luisa Calle   Colombia
15 Tara Whitten   Canada
16 Małgorzata Wojtyra   Poland
17 Wichana Thatsani   Thailand
18 Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro   Spain
19 Diao Xiao Juan   Hong Kong
DNF Evgenia Romanyuta   Russia

References edit

  1. ^ Mark Misérus (25 March 2009). "Van Dijk schiet niets op vindt ze zelf". de Volkskrant. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  2. ^ "UCI 2009 Track World Championships Women's Scratch Official Results" (PDF). Tissot. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2009-03-30.