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The best chance for the US to win a World Championship in Cali is probably going to be the Women’s Omnium. After one day it certainly looks like the US is the favorite to win with Sarah Hammer sitting on top with a six point margin.

Men’s Omnium

In the first event of the second day of the men’s omnium Jacob Duehring finished the individual pursuit in 4:41.062. That placed him 13th around 17 seconds behind the winner. The second event was different event, same result, as Duehring placed 13th in the 15km scratch race.

Duehring placed 14th in the time trial to wrap up the omnium. He finished in 1:06.297, a little over 4.5 seconds behind the winner. In the final standings he had 74 points and placed 15th. He was in 12th-15th for all of the events except for the points race where he was 7th.

Women’s Omnium

Sarah Hammer didn’t get the women’s omnium off with a win but she came very close as she placed second in 14.165 but was topped by a little over a tenth of a second by Annette Edmondson. Hammer did get the win in the points race where she was one of only two women to gain a lap on the main pack. Hammer didn’t do much in terms of sprinting, she only finished in the top four on one sprint, the seventh, which she won. That combined with the 20 point bonus for gaining the lap was enough to put her on top.

The final event of the day was the elimination race where Hammer once again took top honors. That left her leading the overall standings with just four points through three events. Laura Trott sits second but is six points behind Hammer so there is a good margin heading into the final three events on Sunday. Hammer is looking to defend her World Championship in the event from last year and is five points ahead of her winning pace in the event from last year.

Women’s Points Race

In the women’s point race on Saturday Elizabeth Newell wasn’t able to gain a lap on the field and didn’t do much in terms of being at the front on the sprints. That left her with just three points gained from a second place finish on the final sprint and a 14th place finish with 3 total points.

Sunday Preview

Sunday wraps up the World Championships with Sarah Hammer the only one left for the US in action. She’ll have the final three events of the women’s omnium as she bids to repeat as World Champion. Check back to WeSupportTheUS.com for coverage of the final three events.

Schedule:

• March 2nd
  • 12:20-1:15 PM – Women’s Omnium IV – Individual Pursuit 3km
    • Sarah Hammer
  • 3:40-4 PM – Women’s Omnium V – Scratch 10km
    • Sarah Hammer
  • 4:25-4:50 PM – Women’s Omnium Final – 500m Time Trial
    • Sarah Hammer