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Carson, Calif. (January 19, 2008)-After collecting three medals on Friday at the Los Angeles Track World Cup, Americans came away empty-handed in day two on Saturday. With 13 athletes in action, the top U.S. performance of the day came from Becky Quinn (Quakertown, Pa.) who placed seventh in the women's 20-kilometer points race at the ADT Event Center at The Home Depot Center.

Quinn scored a total of seven points on three intermediate sprints in the 80-lap race. After lapping the main field, Jarmilla Machacova (CZE) and Lee Min Hye (KOR) finished first and second respectively with 27 and 23 points. Li Yan (CHN) finished third with 12 points.

Despite having seven Americans entered in the event, only Quinn, Lauren Franges (Asheville, N.C.) and Shelley Olds (Saratoga, Calif.) advanced to the finals. Franges finished 14th with one point while Olds did not finish. Kele Murdin (Kenmore, Wash.), Christen King (Huntington Beach, Calif.), Neva Day (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Cedar Springs, Mich.) also rode in the qualifying heats but did not advance to the finals.

In the evening's final race, Colby Pearce (Boulder, Colo.), Bobby Lea (Mertztown, Pa.) and Kenny Williams (Kenmore, Wash.) attempted to add to the U.S. medal count but fell short in the men's 15-kilometer scratch race. After a two-man, mid-race breakaway by Pearce and Lea was caught with 25 laps remaining, Pearce crossed the line in 14th as the top American. Lea finished 17th and Williams 18th. Reigning world champion Wong Kam-Po (HKG) took the win over Vasili Kiryienka (BLR) while Wim Stroetinga (NED) led the main field to the finish line to earn the bronze.

David McCook (Mountain View, Calif.) did not advance to the finals after placing 13th in his qualifying heat.

The men's keirin featured two Americans - Michael Blatchford (Cypress, Calif.) and Giddeon Massie (Zionhill, Pa.) - but both failed to advance past the first round. Needing a win in the opening round to advance, Massie placed a close second to Josiah Ng (MAS). In the ensuing repechage, Massie had a second chance to advance but again finished second, this time behind Cam MacKinnon (CAN), to end his chances in the keirin. Like Massie, Blatchford missed advancing to the second round after placing sixth in his first-round heat and fourth in his repechage.

Saturday's program also featured the women's team sprint, the men's team pursuit, the women's 500-meter time trial and the men's kilometer time trial - none of which featured U.S. athletes.

The final day of the Los Angeles World Cup will feature the final four events - the women's team pursuit, the women's keirin, the men's sprint and the madison.

2008 UCI Track World Cup Classics
ADT Events Center at The Home Depot Center Los Angeles, Calif.
Jan. 18-20

Day Two Results

Women's 20-kilometer Points Race
1. Jarmilla Machacova (CZE) 27
2. Lee Min Hye (KOR) 23
3. Li Yan (CHN) 12
7. Becky Quinn (Quakertown, Pa.) 7
14. Lauren Franges (Asheville, N.C.) 1
DNF. Shelley Olds (Saratoga, Calif.)
DNQ. Kele Murdin (Kenmore, Wash.)
DNQ. Christen King (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
DNQ. Neva Day (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
DNQ. Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Cedar Springs, Mich.)

Men's Keirin
1. Arnaud Tournant (FRA)
2. Christos Volikakis (GRE)
3. Ryan Bayley (AUS)
DNQ. Michael Blatchford (Cypress, Calif.)
DNQ. Giddeon Massie (Zionhill, Pa.)

Men's 15-kilometer Scratch Race
1. Wong Kam-Po (HKG)
2. Vasili Kiryienka (BLR)
3. Wim Stroetinga (NED)
14. Colby Pearce (Boulder, Colo.)
17. Bobby Lea (Mertztown, Pa.)
18. Kenny Williams (Kenmore, Wash.)
DNQ. David McCook (Mountain View, Calif.)

Women's 500-meter Time Trial
1. Lisanda Guerra Rodriguez (CUB) 33.955
2. Willy Kanis (NED) 34.486
3. Simona Krupeckaite (LTU) 34.764

Men's Team Pursuit
1. Australia 4:06.171
2. Denmark 4:09.378
3. Ukraine 4:05.770

Men's Kilometer Time Trial
1. Scott Sunderland (GBR) 1:02.702
2. Yevgen Bolibrukh (UKR) 1:03.110
3. Li Wen Hao (CHN) 1:04.013

Women's Team Sprint
1. Netherlands 52.899
2. France 51.764
3. Australia 51.741

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