Dec 11, 2004
SECOND DAY OF ACTION COMPLETE AT THE 2004/05 WORLD CUP OF CYCLING
CARSON, CA (December 11, 2004) - The ADT Event Center velodrome at The Home Depot Center in Carson today played host to the second day of competition in the second round of the 2004/05 UCI World Cup of Cycling series. More than 2,000 cycling/sports fans attended Saturday's session, the largest attendance figure since the ADT Event Center opened.
The World Cup of Cycling concludes with the final session scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday. The action kicks off at 10 a.m. and the final race - the Men's Team Sprint - is scheduled to take place from 1:45 - 1:55 p.m. to conclude the weekend's event.
Eric Heiden was a special guest at this weekend's event at The Home Depot Center. Heiden, who in 1980 at Lake Placid as a speed skater became the first Olympian to win five individual gold medals in a single Olympics, later turned to cycling. In 1985, the Madison, Wisconsin-born Heiden won the U.S. professional cycling championship, and later he competed in the Tour de France.
\"When I walked through the door this morning I was in awe of this facility,\" said Heiden of the ADT Event Center. \"I am very impressed. The Americans most definitely have a wonderful place to train.\"
As for this weekend's high-profile UCI event, he said: \"This event is great. These are the unique kind of events that expose people to our sport. It gets young kids interested and with a facility like this, and if you can keep the interest level high, I think that cycling in the U.S. does indeed have a strong future, especially when it comes to track racing.\"
The following are results from today's action:
| Men Scratch Race Final Classification | ||
| Rank | Country | Points |
| 1 | GERMANY (GER) | 12 |
| 2 | NEW ZEALAND (NZL) | 10 |
| 3 | UKRAINE (UKR) | 8 |
| 4 | AUSTRALIA (AUS) | 7 |
| 5 | RUSSIA (RUS) | 6 |
| 6 | NETHERLANDS (NED) | 5 |
| 7 | SPAIN (ESP) | 4 |
| 8 | CHILE (CHI) | 3 |
| Women 500m Final Classification | ||
| Rank | Country | Name |
| 1 | BLR | TSYLINSKAYA, Natallia |
| 2 | ITA | FRISONI, Elisa |
| 3 | NED | HIJGENAAR, Yvonne |
| 4 | RUS | ABASSOVA, Tamilia |
| 5 | CAN | MUENZER, Lori-Ann |
| 6 | LTU | KRUPECKAITE, Simona |
| 7 | FRA | SANCHEZ, Clara |
| 8 | GER | CLAUSSNITZER, Daniela |
| 9 | GBR | PENDLETON, Victoria |
| 10 | AUS | BAYLEY, Kristine |
| Women Individual Pursuit Final Classification | ||
| 1 | AUS | MACTIER, Katie |
| 2 | GBR | DAVIES, Emma |
| 3 | RUS | CHALYKH, Elena |
| 4 | USA | MIRABELLA, Erin |
| 5 | UKR | VYPYRAYLO, Lyudmyla |
| 6 | NED | VISSER, Adrie |
| 7 | NZL | TYE, Dale |
| 8 | ESP | PASCUAL TORRECILLA, Gema |
| 9 | SUI | SCHNIDER, Pascale |
| 10 | GER | BECKER, Charlotte |
| Men Sprint Final Classification | ||
| 1 | FRA | BOURGAIN, Mickael |
| 2 | FRA | TOURNANT, Arnaud |
| 3 | JPN | NARITA, Kazuya |
| 5 | GER | JOHN, Matthias |
| 6 | GER | NIMKE, Stefan |
| 7 | GBR | EDGAR, Ross |
| 8 | NED | VELDT, Tim |
| 9 | POL | KWIATKOWSKI, Lukasz |
| 10 | UKR | VYNOKUROV, Andrei |
| Men Points Race Final Classification | ||
| 1 | RUS | IGNATIEV, Mikhil |
| 2 | USA | PIERCE, Colby |
| 3 | GBR | NEWTON, Christopher |
| 4 | NZL | HENDERSON, Gregory |
| 5 | ESP | ESCOBAR ROURE, Sergi |
| 6 | JPN | UCHIDA, Kei |
| 7 | NED | PRONK, Jos |
| 8 | ARG | SEBASTIAN, Cancio |
| 9 | BLR | SOBAL, Yauheni |
| 10 | AUS | YOUNG, Darren |
Individual tickets for the event start at $15 and all event packages are also available beginning at $60. Family Packs and discounts for group of 10 or more are also available. For more information or to order tickets, call 1-866-LAGROUP, order online at www.aeggrouptickets.com or contact Ticketmaster.
Contact: Michael Roth, AEG, 213-742-7155/Lee Callans, AEG, 310-630-2095
Contact: Andy Lee, USA Cycling, 719-866-4867