2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's scratch

The Women's Scratch was one of the 8 women's events at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Pruszków, Poland.

Women's scatch race
2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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)

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

References
  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.
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