USA Cycling Track NewsThe latest track cycling news from USA CyclingReed wins world keirin title in Manchester- March 30, 2008 Jennie Reed gave the United States its first world title in the womenandrsquo;s keirin on Sunday to close out the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. After winning the bronze medal in the sprint on Saturday, Reed gave the U.S. its third medal of the weekend when she sprinted to victory against her five challengers in the keirin final. The U.S. closed the world championships with a total of three medals andndash; two of which were contributed by Reed and one from Sarah Hammer who won the.http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3520 Reed wins bronze medal in sprint, raises U.S. medal count to two- March 29, 2008 Jennie Reed gave the United States Cycling Team its second medal of the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships on Saturday with a bronze in the women's sprint. Reed bested Guo Shuang (CHN) in two out of three head-to-head rides to claim her first career world championship sprint medal. After falling in two straight rides to defending champion Victoria Pendleton (GBR) in the semifinals, Reed was sent to the bronze-medal round for a face-off with Guo. Reed won the first heat but was beaten by.http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3518 Reed in medal contention with trip to semifinals of women's sprint- March 28, 2008 Jennie Reed assured herself a chance at earning a second medal for the United States at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships by advancing to Saturdayandrsquo;s semifinals of the womenandrsquo;s sprint. Reed was perfect through her preliminary heats on Friday to set up a head-to-head semifinal match against defending world champion Victoria Pendleton (GBR). If Reed wins her semifinal heat, sheandrsquo;ll advance to the gold-medal final to face either Simona Krupeckaite (LTU) or Guo...http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3517 Hammer wins silver at 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships- March 27, 2008 The United States Cycling Team claimed its first medal of the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships on Thursday as Sarah Hammer finished second in the womenandrsquo;s individual pursuit. Her silver-medal performance marked her third consecutive visit to the podium at the world championships after winning back-to-back world titles in 2006 and andrsquo;07. As a medalist at this yearandrsquo;s world championships, Hammer will earn an automatic nomination to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team.http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3514 Phinney records fastest pursuit yet in 8th-place finish at World's- March 26, 2008 Taylor Phinney continued his quest for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team on Wednesday, lowering his personal best time in the men's individual pursuit by more than two seconds and recording a new world-record time for a junior. His mark of 4 minutes, 22.358 seconds placed him eighth in his first-ever UCI Track World Championships while his time of 3:17.523 at the 3-kilometer mark andndash; the distance juniors typically race andndash; surpassed the previous world record of 3:17.775 set by Michael.http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3501 |