2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's scratch

Women's scatch race
2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates27 March 2009
Stages1
Distance10 km (6.214 mi)
Medalists
   Gold  Yumari González (Cuba)
   Silver  Lizzie Armitstead (United Kingdom)
   Bronze  Belinda Goss (Australia)
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The Women's Scratch was one of the 8 women's events at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Pruszków, Poland.

20 Cyclists from 20 different countries participated in the race. Because of the number of entries, there were no qualification rounds for this discipline. The competition consisted on 40 laps, making a total of 10 km and was run on 27 March 2009. Ellen van Dijk could not cement her reputation as the 2008 World champion and it was the 2007 World champion and 2008 silver medalist Yumari González from Cuba who won the scratch race with Elizabeth Armitstead and Belinda Goss finishing in second and third position.[1]

Final

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Rank[2] Name Country
Yumari González  Cuba
Lizzie Armitstead  United Kingdom
Belinda Goss  Australia
4 Giorgia Bronzini  Italy
5 Pascale Jeuland  France
6 Ellen van Dijk  Netherlands
7 Kelly Druyts  Belgium
8 Andrea Wölfer   Switzerland
9 Sun Feiyan  China
10 Jarmila Machačová  Czech Republic
11 Lauren Ellis  New Zealand
12 Shelley Olds  United States
13 Alena Amialiusik  Belarus
14 María Luisa Calle  Colombia
15 Tara Whitten  Canada
16 Małgorzata Wojtyra  Poland
17 Wichana Thatsani  Thailand
18 Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro  Spain
19 Diao Xiao Juan  Hong Kong
DNF Evgenia Romanyuta  Russia

References

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  1. ^ Mark Misérus (25 March 2009). "Van Dijk schiet niets op vindt ze zelf". de Volkskrant. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  2. ^ "UCI 2009 Track World Championships Women's Scratch Official Results" (PDF). Tissot. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2009-03-30.