Larry Hickmott
The final day of competition of the 2023 UCI World Masters Track Cycling Championships at Britain’s National Cycling Centre in Manchester was a busy one with no less than 14 World Champion Santini rainbow jerseys awarded to riders from around the world. The day was a mix of races with Women’s Sprinting, Men’s Individual Pursuiting, a Points race and a Team Pursuit. The day finished with a non championship Scratch race, the Cossavella Memorial.
The most successful nation on the night was Great Britain with five Gold medals, whilst Australia and the USA took away two Gold medals each. There were also Gold medals for France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and the Czech Republic, an example of how international the event was in Manchester.
A list of the results from the podiums is below whilst all the results can be found on the event website.
GOLD MEDALLISTS
- Men’s 45/54 Team Pursuit: IDD Expert (Fra) (Ludovic Montourcy, Jerome Pruvost, Frederic Authouart, Frederic Coste)
- Men’s 40/44 Points: Chris Kerkdijk, Ned
- Men’s 65/69 Individual Pursuit: Steve Cronshaw, Gbr
- Men’s 70/74 Individual Pursuit: Kent Bostick, USA
- Men’s 75-79 Individual Pursuit: Colin Claxton, NZL
- Men’s 80+ Individual Pursuit: Walter Fowler, Gbr
- Women’s 44/49 Sprint: Sonja Moi, Norway
- Women’s 50/54 Sprint: Julie Cooper, Gbr
- Women’s 55-59 Sprint: Debbie Capewell, Gbr
- Women’s Sprint 60-64: Julie Barnett, AUS
- Women’s 65-69 Sprint: Beverley Anderson, AUS
- Women’s 80+ Sprint: Bonnie Woodbury, USA
- Women’s 40/44 Sprint: Kristy Howels, Gbr
- Women’s 35/39 Sprint: Zuzana Rychnovska, Cze
PODIUM RESULTS
Men’s 45/54 Team Pursuit:
1. IDD Expert (Fra) (Ludovic Montourcy, Jerome Pruvost, Frederic Authouart, Frederic Coste)
2. Team OHTEN Aveas, Gbr (James Perkins, Joel Stewart, Rob West, Ian Cooper, David Ellis)
Men’s 40/44 Points :
1. Chris Kerkdijk, Ned
2. Alistair Rutherford, Gbr
3. Adrian Swiderdski, Pol
Men’s 65/69 Individual Pursuit :
1. Steve Cronshaw, Gbr
2. Lawrence Nolan, USA
3. Bill Gordin, Aus
Men’s 70/74 Individual Pursuit :
1. Kent Bostick, USA
2. Malcolm Freeman, Gbr
3. Ken Whitehead, Gbr
Men’s 75-79 Individual Pursuit :
1. Colin Claxton, NZL
2. Graham Truelove, Gbr
3. Michel Briat, Fra
Men’s 80+ Individual Pursuit :
1. Walter Fowler, Gbr
2. David Salway, Gbr
3. John Mason, Gbr
Women’s 35/39 Sprint :
1. Zuzana Rychnovska, Cze
2. Joanna Smith, Gbr
Women’s 40/44 Sprint :
1. Kristy Howels, Gbr
Women’s 44/49 Sprint :
1. Sonja Moi, Norway
2. Ruth Whelan, NZL
3. Carolien van Herrikhuzen, NED
Women’s 50/54 Sprint :
1. Julie Cooper, Gbr
2. Christine D’Ercole, USA
Women’s 55-59 Sprint :
1. Debbie Capewell, Gbr
2. Janni Bormann Pederson, Den
3. Gea Johnson, USA
Women’s Sprint 60-64 :
1. Julie Barnett, AUS
2. Anna Whitten, AUS
3. Diane Suddth, USA
Women’s 65-69 Sprint :
1. Beverley Anderson, AUS
2. Penny Kingsland, GBR
Women’s 80+ Sprint:
Bonnie Woodbury
Non Championship – Brian Cossavella Memorial
1. Damien Charlot, Fra
2. David Gottard, Cze
3. Chris Kerkdijk, Ned
