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April 17/08 3:42 am - Canada Qualifies for Two Olympic Track Spots


Posted by Editor on 04/17/08
 

UCI Releases Olympic Track Quotas

The UCI has just released the track quotas, by country, for the Olympic Games and, as expected, Canada received two spots - one each for men's and women's Points Races.

Men
Team SprintKeirinSprintTeam PursuitIndividual PursuitMadisonPoints Race
Argentina 21
Australia32252 1
Belgium 21
Belarus 1*
Bulgaria 1*
Canada 1
China311
Colombia 51
Cuba
Czech republic311 21
Denmark 5121
El Salvador
Spain 5221
Estonia 1*
France322* 5121
Great Britain32* 2* 52* 21*
Germany322 21
Greece321
Hong Kong 1
Italy 11 21
Jamaica 1
Japan322 1
Lithuania
Malaysia321
Moldavia 1*
Netherlands3225221
New Zealand 5121
Poland 1
South Africa 1*
Russia3215221
Switzerland 21
Ukraine 52* 21
Uruguay 1
USA 311 121
Total Places36241950183023
Women
SprintIndividual PursuitPoints Race
Argentina
Australia111
Belgium
Belarus1
Bulgaria
Canada 1
China1 1*
Colombia 11
Cuba1 1
Czech republic 11
Denmark 1
El Salvador 1* 1
Spain 1
Estonia
France1 1
Great Britain2* 2* 1
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong 1
Italy 1
Jamaica
Japan1* 1*
Lithuania12* 1
Malaysia
Moldavia
Netherlands2* 1*
New Zealand 11
Poland
South Africa
Russia 1
Switzerland 11
Ukraine 11
Uruguay
USA 111
Total Places121221


* these are non-transferable spots that go to the World Cup Champion, World Champion and 'B' World Champion in each of the respective disciplines:

Men'B' WorldsWorld CupWorlds
SprintDaniel Novikov (Estonia)Kevin Sireau (France)Chris Hoy (Great Britain)
Individual PursuitAlexandr Piuschin (Moldavia)Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukraine)Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain)
KeirinGadi Chait (South Africa)Chris Hoy (Great Britain)Chris Hoy (Great Britain)
Points RaceRadoslav Konstantinov (Bulgaria)Chris Newton (Great Britain)Vasili Kiryienka (Belarus)
Women'B' WorldsWorld CupWorlds
SprintSakie Tsukuda (Japan)Willy Kanis (Netherlands)Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain)
Individual PursuitEvelyn Garcia (El Salvador)Vilija Sereikaite (Lithuania)Rebecca Romero (Great Britain)
Points RaceSatomi Wadami (Japan)Li Yan (China)Marianne Vos (Netherlands)


 

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