2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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The 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale...

are the World Championship for track cycling
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....

. They took place at the BGŻ Arena
BGŻ Arena
The BGŻ Arena is a velodrome in Pruszków, Poland. Opened in 2008 as Poland's first indoor velodrome, it hosted the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It also hosted the 2008 European Track Championships at under-23 and junior level and will host the 2010 European Track Championships at...

 in Pruszków
Pruszków
Pruszków is a town in central Poland, situated in the Masovian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in Warszawa Voivodeship . Pruszków is the capital of Pruszków County, located along the western edge of the Warsaw urban area...

, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 from 25 to 29 March 2009. Nineteen events were on the programme, with the women's omnium
Omnium
An omnium is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. Currently, and for the 2012 Olympics, the omnium as defined by the Union Cycliste Internationale consists of the following six events:...

 added to the eighteen events contested at the 2008 championships
2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place at the Manchester Velodrome in Manchester, United Kingdom from 26 to 30 March 2008. Eighteen events were scheduled; the women's team pursuit being the only addition from the 2007...

.

Great Britain
United Kingdom
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 failed to live up to expectations following their outstanding performances in the 2008 championships
2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place at the Manchester Velodrome in Manchester, United Kingdom from 26 to 30 March 2008. Eighteen events were scheduled; the women's team pursuit being the only addition from the 2007...

, and the Beijing Olympics
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...

 bringing home only two gold medals out of a total of nine medals, though they were missing both three time Olympic gold medal winning sprinter Chris Hoy and two time Olympic gold medal winning pursuiter Bradley Wiggins. Australia topped the medal table with four gold medals. Traditionally Great Britain uses the World Championships that follow the Olympics as a nurturing ground for young talent.

In the Men's events, Michael Mørkøv
Michael Mørkøv
Michael Mørkøv is a Danish professional racing cyclist on UCI ProTeam .-Career highlights:# 2001: 3º in National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors, Denmark...

 and Alex Rasmussen
Alex Rasmussen
Alex Nicki Rasmussen is a Danish professional racing cyclist. Rasmussen specialises in track cycling, and was the Scratch world champion in 2005. Rasmussen has also found success on the road, winning the 2007 Danish national championship road race...

, both of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

, and Grégory Baugé
Grégory Baugé
Grégory Baugé is a French professional racing cyclist. He is an eight-time world champion in track cycling.-Career highlights:20022003...

 of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 took home two gold medals while Australian Cameron Meyer
Cameron Meyer
Cameron Meyer is an Australian professional racing cyclist, riding for UCI ProTeam . He started cycling at the age of 13 in 2001 and first represented his country at the World Junior Track Championships in 2005. Meyer won his first senior World Championship in the Points Race in Pruszków, Poland...

 took home a gold and two silver medals.
For the women both Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Louise Pendleton MBE is a British Olympic and world champion track cyclist. Her father, Max, was also a British national grass-track cycling champion.-Early years:...

 and Elizabeth Armitstead of Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 won three medals in three events; a gold, a silver, and a bronze with Simona Krupeckaitė
Simona Krupeckaite
Simona Krupeckaitė is a Lithuanian professional track cyclist. She is the 2009 500 m Time Trial World Champion and World Record holder at 33.296s, and the 2010 Keirin World Champion. She also won the 2009 Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year award. In 2010 Krupeckaitė reached one more world record...

 of Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

 also winning three medals; a gold and two bronzes.

Medal table

1 4 4 2 10
2 3 2 1 6
3 2 4 3 9
4 2 1 3
5 2 1 3
6 1 1 1 3
7 1 1 2
1 1 2
9 1 3 4
10 1 1
1 1
12 2 2
13 1 4 5
14 1 1 2
15 1 1
16 1 1
1 1
1 1

Medal summary

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Men's Events
Men's sprint 
Grégory Baugé
Grégory Baugé
Grégory Baugé is a French professional racing cyclist. He is an eight-time world champion in track cycling.-Career highlights:20022003...


Azizul Hasni Awang
Azizul Hasni Awang
Mohd Azizulhasni B. Awang is a Malaysian professional track cyclist. Azizulhasni, was the winner of gold medals in the keirin and 200m sprint events at the Asian Track Championships in April 2008. He was a flag bearer for Malaysian team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He was the highest...


Kévin Sireau
Kévin Sireau
Kévin Sireau is a French professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:200320042005Kévin Sireau is a French professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:...



Stefan Nimke
Stefan Nimke
Stefan Nimke is an Olympic and world champion track cyclist from Germany.-External links:...


1:00.666 Taylor Phinney
Taylor Phinney
Taylor Phinney is a world champion American racing cyclist, specialising on the track in individual pursuit. He is the son of former professional racing cyclist Davis Phinney and former Olympic gold medal racing cyclist and speed skater Connie Carpenter-Phinney...


1:01.611 Mohd Rizal Tisin
1:01.658

Taylor Phinney
Taylor Phinney
Taylor Phinney is a world champion American racing cyclist, specialising on the track in individual pursuit. He is the son of former professional racing cyclist Davis Phinney and former Olympic gold medal racing cyclist and speed skater Connie Carpenter-Phinney...


4:17.631 Jack Bobridge
Jack Bobridge
Jack Bobridge is an Australian professional racing cyclist. He came fourth as part of the Australian team pursuit at the 2008 Olympics, losing the bronze medal race to New Zealand. In May 2009, Bobridge signed with , with his contract starting on 1 January 2010 and continuing until 2012...


4:20.091 Dominique Cornu
Dominique Cornu
Dominique Cornu is a Belgian road and track cyclist from Flanders, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team . He specializes in the time trial discipline. At the 2006 World Cycling Championship he was crowned U23 Time Trial World Champion...


4:22.347
Men's team pursuit
Michael Færk Christensen
Michael Færk Christensen
Michael Færk Christensen is a Danish professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :- External links :...


Casper Jørgensen
Casper Jørgensen
Casper Jørgensen is a Danish professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:# 2002: 2º in National Championship, Track, 1 km, Elite, Denmark # 2002: 2º in National Championship, Track, 1 km, Juniors, Denmark...


Jens-Erik Madsen
Jens-Erik Madsen
Jens-Erik Madsen is a Danish professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:# 1999: 1º in National Championship, Road, Juniors, Denmark # 2000: 3º in National Championship, Track, Pursuit, U23, Denmark...


Alex Rasmussen
Alex Rasmussen
Alex Nicki Rasmussen is a Danish professional racing cyclist. Rasmussen specialises in track cycling, and was the Scratch world champion in 2005. Rasmussen has also found success on the road, winning the 2007 Danish national championship road race...


Michael Mørkøv
Michael Mørkøv
Michael Mørkøv is a Danish professional racing cyclist on UCI ProTeam .-Career highlights:# 2001: 3º in National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors, Denmark...

(qualifying round only)
3:58.246 Jack Bobridge
Jack Bobridge
Jack Bobridge is an Australian professional racing cyclist. He came fourth as part of the Australian team pursuit at the 2008 Olympics, losing the bronze medal race to New Zealand. In May 2009, Bobridge signed with , with his contract starting on 1 January 2010 and continuing until 2012...


Rohan Dennis
Rohan Dennis
- Palmarès :2008- Palmarès :2008- Palmarès :2008:1st, Stage 4, Tour of the Murray River:2008–2009 Track Cycling World Cup:: 1st, Team Pursuit, 2009: 2nd, Stage 4, Geelong Bay Classic Series...


Leigh Howard
Leigh Howard
Leigh Howard is an Australian professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .-Biography:Born in Geelong, Victoria, Howard now resides in Waurn Ponds. He began cycling competitively at the age of 10 and first represented Australia in 2005 at the age of 16.Howard won the bronze medal in the...


Cameron Meyer
Cameron Meyer
Cameron Meyer is an Australian professional racing cyclist, riding for UCI ProTeam . He started cycling at the age of 13 in 2001 and first represented his country at the World Junior Track Championships in 2005. Meyer won his first senior World Championship in the Points Race in Pruszków, Poland...

 
3:58.863 Westley Gough
Westley Gough
Westley Gough is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist. In 2011 he won the New Zealand National Road Championships ITT....


Peter Latham
Peter Latham (cyclist)
Peter David Latham is a cycling competitor for New Zealand. He competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where along with Tim Gudsell, Hayden Godfrey and Marc Ryan he won a bronze medal in the Team pursuit.He also competed in the team pursuit at the 2004 Olympic Games, where New Zealand...


Marc Ryan
Marc Ryan
Marc Ryan is a New Zealand racing cyclist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Ryan won the bronze medal as part of the New Zealand team in team pursuit, together with Sam Bewley, Hayden Roulston, and Jesse Sergent....


Jesse Sergent
Jesse Sergent
Jesse Sergent is a New Zealand racing cyclist for .At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Sergent won the bronze medal as part of the New Zealand team in team pursuit, together with Sam Bewley, Hayden Roulston, and Marc Ryan....

 
4:00.248
Men's team sprint
Grégory Baugé
Grégory Baugé
Grégory Baugé is a French professional racing cyclist. He is an eight-time world champion in track cycling.-Career highlights:20022003...


Mickaël Bourgain
Mickael Bourgain
Mickaël Bourgain is a French track cyclist, who won a bronze medal in the men's team sprint race at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Laurent Gané and Arnaud Tournant....


Kévin Sireau
Kévin Sireau
Kévin Sireau is a French professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:200320042005Kévin Sireau is a French professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:...


43.510 Matthew Crampton
Matthew Crampton
Matthew "Matt" Nicholas Crampton is an English track cyclist for . He is a member of British Cycling's Olympic Podium Programme, he has represented Great Britain at a number of major events...


Jason Kenny
Jason Kenny
Jason Francis Kenny MBE is an English track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints. After winning multiple World and European Junior titles in 2006 and achieving medals in the under 23 European championships in 2007, Kenny was selected ahead of Ross Edgar to compete for Great...


Jamie Staff
Jamie Staff
Jamie Alan Staff MBE is an English racing cyclist and coach, formerly on BMX and later on the track. A World and Olympic champion, he has also won numerous other medals at World Championships, World Cups and at the Commonwealth Games....


43.869 René Enders
René Enders
René Enders is a track cyclist from Germany. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games.- References :...


Robert Förstemann
Robert Förstemann
Robert Förstemann is a German track cyclist specialising in the sprint disciplines and world champion in team sprint in 2010.- Palmarès :- External links :...


Stefan Nimke
Stefan Nimke
Stefan Nimke is an Olympic and world champion track cyclist from Germany.-External links:...


43.912
Men's keirin
Maximilian Levy
Maximilian Levy
Maximilian Levy is a German track cyclist. He won a bronze medal representing Germany at the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing, China.- References :...


François Pervis
François Pervis
François "Franck" Pervis is a French track cyclist. He is a former junior World Champion in the team sprint and twice European under 23 champion...


Teun Mulder
Teun Mulder
Teunis Mulder is a Dutch track cyclist. He is a former keirin World Champion and won a silver in the team sprint with Theo Bos and Tim Veldt. Mulder also won a total of four world cup classics in the team sprint and keirin. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...


Men's scratch
Morgan Kneisky
Morgan Kneisky
Morgan Kneisky is a French track racing cyclist. He is a member of the Chambéry Cyclisme Formation, and the 2009 World Scratch Race champion.- Biography :...


Ángel Colla
Ángel Colla
Ángel Dario Colla Anacoreto is an Argentine professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:20002001Ángel Dario Colla Anacoreto is an Argentine professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:...


Andreas Müller
Men's points race
Cameron Meyer
Cameron Meyer
Cameron Meyer is an Australian professional racing cyclist, riding for UCI ProTeam . He started cycling at the age of 13 in 2001 and first represented his country at the World Junior Track Championships in 2005. Meyer won his first senior World Championship in the Points Race in Pruszków, Poland...


24 Daniel Kreutzfeldt
Daniel Kreutzfeldt
Daniel Kreutzfeldt is a Danish track cyclist. His brother, Christian, is also a racing cyclist.- Palmarès :2005Daniel Kreutzfeldt is a Danish track cyclist...


22 Chris Newton
Chris Newton
Christopher Malcolm Newton is a successful road and track racing cyclist. Newton is a multiple world champion and Olympian.-Biography:Newton is an alumnus of the University of Teesside in Middlesbrough...


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Men's madison
Michael Mørkøv
Michael Mørkøv
Michael Mørkøv is a Danish professional racing cyclist on UCI ProTeam .-Career highlights:# 2001: 3º in National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors, Denmark...


Alex Rasmussen
Alex Rasmussen
Alex Nicki Rasmussen is a Danish professional racing cyclist. Rasmussen specialises in track cycling, and was the Scratch world champion in 2005. Rasmussen has also found success on the road, winning the 2007 Danish national championship road race...


Leigh Howard
Leigh Howard
Leigh Howard is an Australian professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .-Biography:Born in Geelong, Victoria, Howard now resides in Waurn Ponds. He began cycling competitively at the age of 10 and first represented Australia in 2005 at the age of 16.Howard won the bronze medal in the...


Cameron Meyer
Cameron Meyer
Cameron Meyer is an Australian professional racing cyclist, riding for UCI ProTeam . He started cycling at the age of 13 in 2001 and first represented his country at the World Junior Track Championships in 2005. Meyer won his first senior World Championship in the Points Race in Pruszków, Poland...


Martin Bláha
Martin Blaha
Martin Blaha is a Czech football goalkeeper who plays for Sigma Olomouc.-External links:*...


Jiri Hochmann
Men's omnium
Leigh Howard
Leigh Howard
Leigh Howard is an Australian professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .-Biography:Born in Geelong, Victoria, Howard now resides in Waurn Ponds. He began cycling competitively at the age of 10 and first represented Australia in 2005 at the age of 16.Howard won the bronze medal in the...


19 Zachary Bell
Zachary Bell
Zachary "Zach" Bell is a Canadian professional racing cyclist from Watson Lake, Yukon. He finished in 7th place at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's point race and 12th in the men's madison...


21 Tim Veldt
Tim Veldt
Tim Veldt is a Dutch track cyclist. During his career Veldt won two world cup classics in the team sprint, two European titles as well as three Dutch national titles...


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Women's Events
Women's sprint 
Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Louise Pendleton MBE is a British Olympic and world champion track cyclist. Her father, Max, was also a British national grass-track cycling champion.-Early years:...


Willy Kanis
Willy Kanis
Willy Kanis is a Dutch female professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2003Willy Kanis is a Dutch female professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2003...


Simona Krupeckaitė
Simona Krupeckaite
Simona Krupeckaitė is a Lithuanian professional track cyclist. She is the 2009 500 m Time Trial World Champion and World Record holder at 33.296s, and the 2010 Keirin World Champion. She also won the 2009 Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year award. In 2010 Krupeckaitė reached one more world record...



Simona Krupeckaitė
Simona Krupeckaite
Simona Krupeckaitė is a Lithuanian professional track cyclist. She is the 2009 500 m Time Trial World Champion and World Record holder at 33.296s, and the 2010 Keirin World Champion. She also won the 2009 Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year award. In 2010 Krupeckaitė reached one more world record...


33.296
WR
Anna Meares
Anna Meares
Anna Maree Meares, OAM is an Australian track cyclist.She has been the 500m TT world champion twice, and a gold medalist at the Commonwealth and Olympic Games.-Biography:...


33.796 Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Louise Pendleton MBE is a British Olympic and world champion track cyclist. Her father, Max, was also a British national grass-track cycling champion.-Early years:...


34.102
Women's individual pursuit
Alison Shanks
Alison Shanks
Alison Shanks is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, specialising in individual pursuit in track cycling and individual time trial in road bicycle racing.- Biography :Born in Dunedin, New Zealand...


3:29.807 Wendy Houvenaghel
Wendy Houvenaghel
Wendy Louise Houvenaghel is a British racing cyclist from Upperlands, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, riding on both the road and track, but specialising in the latter...


3:32.174 Vilija Sereikaitė
Vilija Sereikaitė
Vilija Sereikaitė is a Lithuanian racing cyclist. At the 2009, 2010 and 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Sereikaitė won the bronze medal in the individual pursuit.-Track:-Road:- External links :...


3:33.583
Women's team pursuit
Elizabeth Armitstead
Wendy Houvenaghel
Wendy Houvenaghel
Wendy Louise Houvenaghel is a British racing cyclist from Upperlands, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, riding on both the road and track, but specialising in the latter...


Joanna Rowsell
Joanna Rowsell
Joanna Rowsell is a cyclist on the Great Britain Cycling Team who competes on track and road. She first came to national prominence as a winner of junior national competitions in 2005/2006, while her biggest successes to date are the gold medals won in the women's team pursuit at the 2008 and 2009...


3:22.720 Lauren Ellis
Jaime Nielsen
Alison Shanks
Alison Shanks
Alison Shanks is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, specialising in individual pursuit in track cycling and individual time trial in road bicycle racing.- Biography :Born in Dunedin, New Zealand...


3:23.993 Ashlee Ankudinoff
Ashlee Ankudinoff
Ashlee Ankudinoff is an Australian professional racing cyclist.-Biography:Ankudinoff was born in Sydney, New South Wales...


Sarah Kent
Josephine Tomic
Josephine Tomic
Josephine Tomic is an Australian racing cyclist from Perth.She began cycling on the road aged 14 and represented her country for the first time only a year later in 2004, competing in the Oceania championships...


3:24.972
Women's team sprint
Kaarle McCulloch
Kaarle McCulloch
Kaarle McCulloch is an Australian professional racing cyclist. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal in the Team sprint and a silver medal in the 500m Time Trial.-Palmarès:2006...


Anna Meares
Anna Meares
Anna Maree Meares, OAM is an Australian track cyclist.She has been the 500m TT world champion twice, and a gold medalist at the Commonwealth and Olympic Games.-Biography:...


33.149
WR
Shanaze Reade
Shanaze Reade
Shanaze Danielle Reade is a professional British Bicycle Motocross racer and track cyclist whose prime competitive years began in 2002. She has won the UCI BMX World Championships three times...


Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Louise Pendleton MBE is a British Olympic and world champion track cyclist. Her father, Max, was also a British national grass-track cycling champion.-Early years:...


33.380 Gintarė Gaivenytė
Gintarė Gaivenytė
-Track:-Road:- External links :...


Simona Krupeckaitė
Simona Krupeckaite
Simona Krupeckaitė is a Lithuanian professional track cyclist. She is the 2009 500 m Time Trial World Champion and World Record holder at 33.296s, and the 2010 Keirin World Champion. She also won the 2009 Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year award. In 2010 Krupeckaitė reached one more world record...


33.495
Women's keirin
Guo Shuang
Guo Shuang
Guo Shuang is a Chinese professional track cyclist. She won two bronze medals at the 2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, in Sprint and Keirin, and two silver medals at the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, again in Sprint and Keirin.Guo had an eventful semi-final in the sprint at...


Clara Sanchez
Willy Kanis
Willy Kanis
Willy Kanis is a Dutch female professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2003Willy Kanis is a Dutch female professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2003...


Women's scratch
Yumari González
Yumari González
Yumari González Valdinieso is a Cuban professional road and track cyclist.- Palmarès :2005Yumari González Valdinieso is a Cuban professional road and track cyclist.- Palmarès :2005Yumari González Valdinieso is a Cuban...


Elizabeth Armitstead
Belinda Goss
Belinda Goss
Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :...


Women's points race
Giorgia Bronzini
Giorgia Bronzini
Giorgia Bronzini is an Italian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Piacenza. She is the current Road World Champion.-Notable results:20032004...


18 Yumari González
Yumari González
Yumari González Valdinieso is a Cuban professional road and track cyclist.- Palmarès :2005Yumari González Valdinieso is a Cuban professional road and track cyclist.- Palmarès :2005Yumari González Valdinieso is a Cuban...


15 Elizabeth Armitstead
13
Women's omnium
Josephine Tomic
Josephine Tomic
Josephine Tomic is an Australian racing cyclist from Perth.She began cycling on the road aged 14 and represented her country for the first time only a year later in 2004, competing in the Oceania championships...


26 Tara Whitten
Tara Whitten
Tara Alice Whitten is an Canadian track racing cyclist from Edmonton.A former cross country skier, she began track racing seriously in 2008 having dabbled in it since 2005...


27 Yvonne Hijgenaar
Yvonne Hijgenaar
Yvonne Hijgenaar is a Dutch racing cyclist and former national speed skater.-Background:Hijgenaar is a former speed skater who for two years was in the Netherlands national team. In 2001 she switched from skating to track cycling after finding she rode so much better than she skated that she could...


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