UCI Track World Championships

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Sarah Hammer is the first American woman to earn three medals in a single cycling world championship after finishing second in the women’s omnium at the UCI track world championships.

Casey B. Gibson shoots the final day of the 2011 track world championships.

Casey B. Gibson turns his lens on day four of the UCI track world championships.

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - Collated results from the fourth day of the world track cycling championships on Friday.

Casey B. Gibson snaps the action at day three of the UCI track world championships.

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) ─ France's Gregory Bauge won the world sprint title after beating Britain's Jason Kenny 2-0 in the final of the blue riband event of the world track cycling championships Friday.

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - American Sarah Hammer launched a stunning fighback to defend her 3km pursuit title against New Zealand's Alison Shanks at the world track cycling championships Friday.

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - World record holder Jack Bobridge continued Australia's domination of the world track cycling championships Thursday when he claimed his maiden pursuit gold medal.

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - Collated results from the second day of the world track cycling championships on Thursday:

APELDOORN, Netherlands, March 24, 2011 (AFP) — Britain won the women's team pursuit gold medal after dominating the United States in the final at the world track cycling championships on Thursday.

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - Australia produced a team pursuit master class to beat Russia and defend their crown here at the 2011 world track cycling championships Wednesday.

Touching base with Garmin-Cervelo's track ace Jack Bobridge, who will return to pro road racing after this week's world track championships

PARIS (AFP) - Britain, France and Australia will be among the nations expected to give an early glimpse of their Olympic potential for London 2012 at the track cycling world championships this week.

No fewer than nine defending champions will line up for Australia at the world track cycling championships later this month in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Cycling Australia announced Tuesday.

Photographer Casey B. Gibson was on hand to document the final day of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen.

Frenchman Gregory Bauge defends his sprint crown at track worlds.

Simona Krupeckaite wins the women's keirin at the world track cycling championships.

Olympic team pursuit champion Ed Clancy wins the men's omnium at the world track cycling championships.

Canada's Tara Whitten wins the women's points race title at track worlds, her second gold of the championships.

Former skier Tara Whitten of Canada won the women's omnium gold at the world track cycling championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Saturday.

Track cycling speed queen Victoria Pendleton eased the pressure on medal-shy Britain by winning her fourth consecutive and fifth career sprint title at the world championships Saturday.

Australian Cameron Meyer claimed his third gold of the world track cycling championships when he teamed up with Leigh Howard to win the men's Madison crown on Saturday.

France's defending world champion Gregory Bauge drew first blood in the battle for men's sprint supremacy when he dominated qualifying at the world track cycling championships Saturday.

There was a time when New Zealand's dreams of Olympic gold in track cycling revolved around the endurance and pursuit teams. But that is about to change.

Teun Mulder of the Netherlands upset French hopes of a first gold at the world track championships Friday when he blitzed his way in record time to victory in the men's kilometer.

Australia narrowly edged New Zealand in qualifying for the men's team pursuit gold medal ride-off and will now meet Britain later Friday at the world track cycling championships.

The demands of early season stage races like the Tours of Oman and Qatar have been given the thumbs-up by medal-winning stars at the world track cycling championships.

Chris Hoy, the reigning Olympic sprint champion who missed the world championships last year due to injury, could face his biggest challenge yet as he bids to win back the title.

The splits: Phinney v. Sergent for the gold

American Taylor Phinney easily beat New Zealand's Jesse Sergent to successfully defend his individual pursuit title at the world track championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Thursday.

Britain's four-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy reclaimed his world keirin crown after a dominating display in the final of the men's event at the world track cycling championships Thursday.

Australia's women's pursuit team defeated reigning world champions Britain in the gold medal ride-off on Thursday at the world track cycling championships.

World sprint champion Gregory Bauge selflessly blamed himself on Wednesday as France lost their coveted team sprint crown to Germany at the world track cycling championships. Germany, who last won the three-lap power event at world level in 2003, clocked a winning time of 43.433 to leave France, the champions since 2006, with the silver medal.

The U.S.'s Sarah Hammer held off Britain's Wendy Houvenaghel to reclaim the women's individual pursuit title at the world track cycling championships on Wednesday.

Australia's Cam Meyer defended his world's points race title Wednesday at the world championships in Copenhagen.

Britain's Wendy Houvenaghel will face former world champion Sarah Hammer of the USA in the women's 3000 meter pursuit gold match at the world track cycling championships later Wednesday.

2010 UCI Track World Championships results

Breaking 14-year-old world records might not yet be on Jack Bobridge's radar, but all eyes should be riveted on the Australian Thursday in the men's pursuit at the world track championships.

Garmin-Transitions rider Cam Meyer will be racing the track world championships for Australia on a distinctively shaped new handlebar from 3T.

2010 Track World Championships galleries

Americans Taylor Phinney and Sarah Hammer are looking forward to a little friendly competition as track worlds kick off Wednesday in Denmark.

Sir Chris Hoy is back on track for the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Eight Americans, including a current and a former world champ, queue up for track worlds in Copenhagen

USA Cycling has named its team for the upcoming UCI Track World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 24-28.

The 2010 UCI Track World Championships are being held in Copenhagen, Denmark,