Previous 2014 Track Cycling World Championships Coverage

The US took home their first medal of the 2014 Track Cycling World Championships on Friday and also saw the men’s omnium get underway.

Women’s Individual Pursuit

Two American women were in the field for the individual pursuit and Sarah Hammer got the event off to a great start with a 3:29.711 that was tops in qualifying by almost a full second and put her into the gold medal race. The other American, Ruth Winder, finished 10th in 3:42.908. Hammer wasn’t able to find the same speed in the gold medal race and actually finished nearly two seconds slower than in qualifying. That left her with a silver medal. Hammer will be back in action on Saturday when the women’s omnium starts.

Men’s Omnium

In the first event of the men’s omnium Jacob Duehring posted a 13.679 for the US. The margins are tight in a race that short and despite being within a half second of third that placed him 15th overall and gave him 15 points (points are bad) for the overall standings.

Duehring had a good result in the points race later on Friday. He wasn’t able to place in the top two on any sprints but finishing in third on two of them gave him four points and he got the major 20 points from being able to lap the main pack. Those twenty points moved him to 24 overall and placed him seventh in the race.

It was kind of a middle ground result for Duehring in the elimination race where he was eliminated in 12th place. That left him with a total of 35 from the first three races. Certainly looks out of contention for the medals but well within range of a top ten finish with a strong Saturday.

Saturday Preview

Saturday sees the final three events of the men’s omnium and the first three events of the women’s omnium where Sarah Hammer will bid for a World Championship. Additionally on Saturday Elizabeth Newell will race in the women’s point race. It’s a long day of competition with almost 10 hours from start of the women’s omnium to finish of the third omnium event of the day.

Schedule:

• 12:50-1:20 PM ET – Women’s Omnium I – Flying Lap
  • Sarah Hammer
• 1:50-2:55 PM ET – Men’s Omnium IV – Individual Pursuit 4km
  • Jake Duehring
• 3:15-3:45 PM ET – Women’s Omnium II – Points Race 20km
  • Sarah Hammer
• 7:05-7:30 PM ET – Men’s Omnium V – Scratch 15km
  • Jake Duehring
• 7:50-8:25 PM ET – Women’s Point Race 25km
  • Elizabeth Newell
• 9:05-9:35 PM ET – Men’s Omnium Final – 1km Time Trial
  • Jake Duehring
• 10-10:15 PM ET – Women’s Omnium III – Elimination
  • Sarah Hammer