The 2013 UCI Juniors Track Cycling World Championships continued throughout the weekend with competitors from all over the world competing for the coveted rainbow stripe jersey at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Scotland.
South African junior cyclist Chante van der Merwe competing in the 2013 UCI Juniors Track Cycling World Championships at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Scotland.
Photo credit: Roger Bouton
Shameeg Salie, representing South Africa in the Omnium. The Omnium consists of six events completed by one athlete, these six events being the flying lap (race against the clock), 15km Points race, Elimination race, Individual Pursuit, Scratch race and the 1km Time Trial. The flying lap was 250 metres. Salie finished 19th, with Australia’s Jack Edwards taking the gold medal.
Jevandre Pauls competed in the 25km, 100-lap Points race, finishing 20th whilst Benjamin Thomas claimed the gold medal.
South African junior cyclist Charles Mathewson competing in the 2013 UCI Juniors Track Cycling World Championships at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Scotland.
Photo credit: Roger Bouton
The women’s 2000m Individual Pursuit saw Somya Kritzinger and Chante van der Merwe take to the track for this endurance discipline. “Both women had a solid ride, holding their respective schedules with each rider recording a personal best performance,” said team manager and Cycling SA Track Cycling Director Roger Bouton.
The 1km Junior Men’s Time Trial was represented by Charles Mathewson and Kyle Borchjes. Borchjes also recorded a personal best of 1:07.630, which was 4.501 seconds off the winning time set by Maximillian Dornbach from Germany. Mathewson completed the 1km TT in 1:11.817.
South African junior cyclist Kyle Borchjes competing in the 2013 UCI Juniors Track Cycling World Championships at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Scotland.
Photo credit: Roger Bouton
The last race of the day was leg three of the Omnium, the Elimination race. “Shameeg did us all proud and certainly had more in the tank when he was interfered with by the Columbian rider, who was subsequently disqualified,” Bouton said. “Nevertheless this resulted in our rider being prematurely evicted.”
Odette van Deventer competed in the Women’s 200m, finishing in 17th place. Dannielle Khan from Great Britain won the gold medal.
Summary of Results – 2013 UCI Juniors Track World Champs – Glasgow, Scotland
Women 200m Sprint – Final Classification
1 Dannielle Khan (GBR)
2 Nicky Degrendele (BEL)
3 Melissandre Pain (FRA)
17 Odette Van Deventer (RSA)
Men Omnium
1 Jack Edwards (AUS)
2 Marc Jurczyk (GER)
3 Casper Phillip Pedersen (DEN)
19 Shameeg Salie (RSA)
Men Points Race – Final (25km, 100 laps)
1 Benjamin Thomas (FRA)
2 Liam Aitcheson (NZL)
3 Ivo Oliveira (POR)
20 Jevandre Pauls (RSA)
Women Individual Pursuit – Final
1 Lauren Perry (AUS)
2 Natalia Mozharova (RUS)
3 Josie Talbot (AUS)
26 Sonya Kritzinger (RSA)
27 Chante van der Merwe (RSA)
Men 1km Time Trial – Final
1 Maximillian Dornbach (GER)
2 Aleksandr Dubchenko (RUS)
3 Zachary Shaw (AUS)
21 Kyle Borchjes (RSA)
30 Charles Mathewson (RSA)
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I am all for international exposure and experience, but unless these riders return to SA and continue to race track on a regular basis, and so uplift the general standard of Junior racing, this may be money that could have been better spent.
In one of the communications, they excused a riders performance "because the rider had only been riding for 5 months", should riders with so little experience have been sent ?
Would sending these riders to a smaller GP or similar event not been more motivating for the riders than dropping them into the deep end at a World Champs ?