It was day two of the UCI World Masters Track Championships at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester and there were some outstanding performances.
The moment of the day went to Australia’s Gary Mandy in the 55-59 500m time-trial. He produced an outstanding ride around two laps of the velodrome track and recorded a World Masters best time of 34.335 seconds.
His reaction was fitting of such a performance as he punched the air with glee upon completing the race and shouted ‘YESSSSS’ around the warm down lap as he waved to the applauding spectators.
That was enough to beat off Argentina’s Carlos Zicavo who himself produced an excellent ride in an earlier heat. The South American recorded 35.074 seconds from his two laps and he could have been forgiven for thinking that would have been good enough for a gold medal until Mandy’s flying effort minutes later.
There was some excellent racing in the women’s individual pursuit races. First up in the 35-39 there was a close finish in the gold medal race between two British riders. Madeline Moore edged out compatriot Niki Kovacs by eight tenths of a second.
It was a closer end to the 40-49 race. A mixed category, the race saw the gold medalists of the 40-44 and 45-49 come together to battle over eight laps of the velodrome track. The younger Erin Criglington from New Zealand edged out Great Britain’s Janet Birkmyre by just three tenths of a second after 2000m.
The championships continues throughout this week at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester. If you are a fan of cycling, get yourselves down there. I assure you will not be disappointed. Full details of the championships can be found at http://ift.tt/ZKZr1w.
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