Dates 20 November 2008 Distance 10 km (6.214 mi) | Stages 1 | |
01 ! Gold Elizabeth Armitstead (GBR) 02 ! Silver Annalisa Cucionotta (ITA) 03 ! Bronze Evgenia Romanyuta (RUS) | ||
The second round of the women's scratch race of the 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place in Melbourne, Australia on 20 November 2008. 36 athletes participated in the contest.
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Competition format
A scratch race is a race in which all riders start together and the object is simply to be first over the finish line after a certain number of laps. There are no intermediate points or sprints.
The tournament consisted of two qualifying heats of 7.5 km (30 laps). The top twelve cyclist of each heat advanced to the 10 km final (40 laps).
Schedule
Thursday 20 November
17:00-17:20 Qualifying
20:45-21:05 Final
21:30-21:35 Victory Ceremony
Schedule from Tissottiming.com
Final
Results from Tissottiming.com.
References
2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 2 – Women's scratch Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA