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28th Olympic Games
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Athens, Greece, August 14-28, 2004 |
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Olympic gold medallist Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel (Netherlands) has added
a fourth gold medal to her impressive collection, winning the 24 kilometre
women's time trial today in Vouliagmeni. Putting a nasty crash in Sunday's
road race behind her, Zijlaard-van Moorsel powered to the finish in a time
of 31'11.53, 24 seconds faster than American Dede Demet-Barry and 44 seconds
better than Karin Thürig (Switzerland).
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"I have pain
all over my body. I have a terrible headache, but I'm so happy," Zijlaard-Van
Moorsel told Dutch television after the finish.
"After my crash, I told myself I didn't want to end my career like this,"
she added. "I've worked really hard since last year and I thought this
morning I had to at least get a medal because I knew I was in shape. I had
some doubts in the early part of the course and I was really suffering after
the 10km mark. I was at my limit."
Cycling News Story |
Leontien Zijlaard-van
Moorsel
Birthday: March 22, 1970
Birthplace: Boekel, Netherlands
Height: 5 feet 7 inches
Weight: 145 pounds
Palmares
Olympics:
Individual Time Trial: 1st place (2000 and 2004)
Road Race: 1st (2000), abandon (2004)
Individual Pursuit: 1st (2000)
World Championships:
Road Race: 1st (1991, 1993), 2nd (1998)
Time Trial: 1st (1998, 1999)
50 km Team Time Trial: (1990)
Individual Pursuit: 1st (1990, 2001, 2002 and 2003), 2nd (1998) |
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Olympic Velodrome - MON 23 AUG 2004
Race Distance:4000m
NEW World Record
3:56.610 AUS - Australia Athens (GRE) 22 AUG 2004
NEW Olympic Record
3:56.610 AUS - Australia Athens (GRE) 22 AUG 2004
ATHENS, 23 August - No world records occurred on day four of the Olympic
Track Cycling program, the first such day of the competition.
In the day's only final, Australia won the gold medal in the Men's Team
Pursuit, an event they have dominated since 2002.
Graeme BROWN, Brett LANCASTER, Luke ROBERTS and Brad McGEE did not repeat
their world record performance of yesterday's first round but still won in
a time of 3:58.233 in beating Great Britain, 4:01.760, a margin of 3.527
seconds. Their winning time was the third fastest in Team Pursuit history
and this Olympic gold medal adds nicely to their three past World
Championships gold medals.
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Winners! |
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Katie
Mactier of Australia waves to the crowd after receiving the silver medal
in the women's track cycling individual pursuit event at the Olympic
Velodrome within the Olympic Sports Complex in Athens on 08/22/2004
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Leontien
Zijlaard-van Moorsel of Netherlands waves to the crowd after receiving the
bronze medal in the women's track cycling individual pursuit event on
08/22/2004 |
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Ryan
Bayley (Aus) qualifies first in the men's 200 m sprint.
Photo ©:
www.epicimages.us
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Theo
Bos (Ned) in the turn, to finish second by .04 seconds
Photo ©:
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Shane Kelly (Aus) broke the Olympic record in the kilo, but was beaten
by three more riders
Photo ©: AFP Photo
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Bradley McGee (Aus) finishes second (Silver) in the men's pursuit.
Photo
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Anna
Meares (Aus) on her BT bike, winning gold.
Photo ©:
www.epicimages.us
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Women's 500m TT gold medalist Anna Meares (Australia) looks happy with
herself on the podium
Photo ©: AFP
Photo
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Pursuit riders Bradley Wiggins and Brad McGee after the finals in the
pursuit.
Photo ©: AFP
Photo
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2006 UCI Cycling Track World Championships-CN
Theo Bos (Netherlands)
celebrates the win
Photo©:MikeGladu www.velodrome.com
2006 Commonwealth Games Results
Anna Meares 1st in the
Women's 500m time trial
Adelaide, South Australia, February 6-11, 2006
Katie Mactier flying to a 3.33 to qualify for the Women's Individual
Pursuit |
See the BT Frame featured in
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Leonten
Zijlaard - Van Moorsel shows off her new BT Track Bike.
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