# 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

The 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics was a multi race competition over a season of track cycling. The season ran from 31 October 2008 to 18 February 2009. The World Cup is organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale.
The World Cup kicked off in Manchester, Great Britain on 31 October 2008. Although many of the top riders did not participate in this round, as they were still recovering from the 2008 Summer Olympics, this gave many less experienced riders an opportunity to make their mark in the competition.
171 riders were on the start list for the second round in Melbourne, Australia, held from 20 to 22 November 2008. New talent was prevalent once more, demonstrated by Cyclingnews' statistics which showed that 100 of those riders were under the age of 23 and only 12 were over 30.
The third round was held at the newly renovated Alcides Nieto Patiño Velodrome in Cali, Colombia from 12 to 14 December 2008. 166 athletes competed in this round, representing 30 different countries.
For the fourth round, held from 16 to 18 January 2009, riders returned to the Beijing velodrome in China for the first time since the 2008 Summer Olympics. Temperatures in the velodrome were much lower than the sweltering heat experienced by the riders during the summer, this time it was approximately 16 degrees indoors.
The fifth and final round was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 13 to 15 February 2009. British paralympic rider Darren Kenny also made an appearance at Copenhagen, a world record attempt had been scheduled during the World Cup, on 14 February. Kenny intended to attempt to break his own CP 3 World Hour Record of 41.817 km which was set in Manchester on 8 January 2005.
As the five rounds of the World Cup were held scattered around the world, only a few riders were able to participate in every round. Those who attended the first two rounds were able to rise to the top of the overall series standings, this led to many unfamiliar names appearing at the top of the rankings.

## Overall team standings

Overall team standings are calculated based on total number of points gained by the team's riders in each event. With one round remaining, 60 teams have so far participated in the 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics. The top ten teams are listed below:
| Rank | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Total Points |
| 1 | Germany | 92 | 56 | 62 | 52 | 74 | 336 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 41 | 60 | 17 | 72 | 99 | 289 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 133 | 36 | 15 | 32 | 57 | 273 |
| 4 | France | 24 | 25 | 65 | 64 | 71 | 249 |
| 5 | Spain | 49 | 66 | 78 | 17 | 31 | 241 |
| 6 | China | 41 | 38 | 23 | 108 | 31 | 241 |
| 7 | Southaustralia.com–AIS | 12 | 98 | 38 | 29 | 35 | 212 |
| 8 | Russia | 45 | 55 | 51 | 37 | 11 | 199 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 51 | 67 | 22 | 30 | 24 | 194 |
| 10 | Cofidis | 25 | 26 | 51 | 26 | 44 | 172 |

## Results
### Men

| Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| United Kingdom, Manchester — 31 October–2 November 2008 ||||
| kilo | David Daniell (GBR) | Yevhen Bolibrukh (UKR) | Kamil Kuczyński (POL) |
| keirin | François Pervis (FRA) (Cofidis) | Jason Kenny (GBR) (Team Sky+ HD) | Teun Mulder (NED) |
| individual pursuit | Ed Clancy (GBR) | Vitaliy Shchedov (UKR) | Valery Kaykov (RUS) (Lokomotiv) |
| team pursuit | Great Britain Steven Burke Ed Clancy Geraint Thomas Rob Hayles | Denmark Michael Færk Christensen Casper Jørgensen Daniel Kreutzfeldt Jens-Erik Madsen | Netherlands Ismaël Kip Peter Schep Wim Stroetinga Arno van der Zwet |
| sprint | Jason Kenny (GBR) (Team Sky+ HD) | Shane Perkins (AUS) | Matthew Crampton (GBR) |
| points race | Chris Newton (GBR) | Eloy Teruel Rovira (ESP) | Iljo Keisse (BEL) |
| scratch race | Wim Stroetinga (NED) | Tim Mertens (BEL) | Martin Bláha (CZE) (ASC Dukla Praha) |
| madison | Germany Olaf Pollack Roger Kluge | Belgium Kenny de Ketele Iljo Keisse | Russia Ivan Kovalev Sergey Kolesnikov |
| team sprint | Team Sky+ HD Ross Edgar Jason Kenny Jamie Staff | Poland Łukasz Kwiatkowski Kamil Kuczyński Maciej Bielecki | Germany Sebastian Doehrer René Enders Mathias Stumpf |
| Australia, Melbourne — 20–22 November 2008 ||||
| kilo | Michaël D'Almeida (FRA) | Scott Sunderland (AUS) (Southaustralia.com–AIS) | Wen Hao (CHN) |
| keirin | Azizulhasni Awang (MAS) | Andriy Vynokurov (UKR) | François Pervis (FRA) |
| individual pursuit | Jack Bobridge (AUS) | Alexei Markov (RUS) | Vitaliy Shchedov (UKR) |
| team pursuit | Australia Jack Bobridge Rohan Dennis Luke Durbridge Mark Jamieson | Spain Unai Elorriaga Zubiaur David Muntaner Juaneda Toni Tauler Llull Eloy Teruel Rovira | Ukraine Roman Kononenko Sergiy Lagkuti Lyubomyr Polatayko Vitaliy Schedov |
| sprint | Shane Perkins (AUS) | Michaël D'Almeida (FRA) | Jason Niblett (AUS) (Southaustralia.com–AIS) |
| points race | Glenn O'Shea (AUS) (Southaustralia.com–AIS) | Seo Joon Yong (KOR) | Eloy Teruel Rovira (ESP) |
| scratch race | Kwok Ho Ting (HKG) | Leigh Howard (AUS) (Southaustralia.com–AIS) | Jason Christie (NZL) |
| madison | Spain Unai Elorriaga Zubiaur David Muntaner Juaneda | Australia Cameron Meyer Chris Sutton | Germany Henning Bommel Fabian Schaar |
| team sprint | Southaustralia.com–AIS Daniel Ellis Jason Niblett Scott Sunderland | Japan Narita Kazuya Nitta Yudai Watanabe Kazunari | Ukraine Yevhen Bolibrukh Yuriy Tsylipyk Andriy Vynokurov |
| Colombia, Cali — 12–14 December 2008 ||||
| kilo | Stefan Nimke (GER) | Yevhen Bolibrukh (UKR) | Li Wenhao (CHN) |
| keirin | Leonardo Narváez (COL) | Jason Niblett (AUS) (Southaustralia.com–AIS) | Barry Forde (BAR) |
| individual pursuit | Sergi Escobar Roure (ESP) | Valery Kaykov (RUS) | Arles Castro (COL) |
| team pursuit | Russia Artur Ershov Valery Kaykov Leonid Krasnov Vladimir Shchekunov | Spain Sergi Escobar Roure Asier Maeztu Billelabaitia Antonio Miguel Parra Carlos Torrent Tarres | Colombia Juan Esteban Arango Arles Castro Edwin Ávila Alexander González |
| sprint | Kévin Sireau (FRA) (Cofidis) | Stefan Nimke (GER) | Mickaël Bourgain (FRA) (Cofidis) |
| points race | Leonardo Duque (COL) | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | Carlos Torrent Tarres (ESP) |
| scratch race | Zachary Bell (CAN) | Tim Mertens (BEL) | Carlos Torrent Tarres (ESP) |
| madison | Belgium Ingmar de Poortere Tim Mertens | Colombia Juan Esteban Arango Carlos Urán | Russia Artur Ershov Valery Kaykov |
| team sprint | Germany Carsten Bergemann Robert Förstemann Stefan Nimke | Southaustralia.com–AIS Daniel Ellis Jason Niblett Scott Sunderland | Cofidis Mickaël Bourgain Didier Henriette Kévin Sireau |
| China, Beijing — 16–18 January 2009 ||||
| kilo | Mohd Rizal Tisin | François Pervis (FRA) | Kamil Kuczyński (POL) |
| keirin | Azizul Hasni Awang (Bike Technologies Australia) | Grégory Baugé (FRA) | Teun Mulder (NED) |
| individual pursuit | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | Vitaliy Shchedov (UKR) | David O'Loughlin (IRL) |
| team pursuit | Southaustralia.com–AIS Leigh Howard Glenn O'Shea Rohan Dennis Mark Jamieson | New Zealand Sam Bewley Peter Latham Marc Ryan Jesse Sergent | Lokomotiv Artur Ershov Valery Kaykov Leonid Krasnov Vladimir Shchekunov |
| sprint | Grégory Baugé (FRA) | Zhang Lei (CHN) | Shane Perkins (AUS) |
| points race | Chris Newton (GBR) | Zachary Bell (CAN) | Rafał Ratajczyk (POL) |
| scratch race | Hayden Godfrey (NZL) | Chris Newton (GBR) | Rafał Ratajczyk (POL) |
| madison | Southaustralia.com–AIS Glenn O'Shea Leigh Howard | Great Britain Rob Hayles Peter Kennaugh | Germany Roger Kluge Ralf Matzka |
| team sprint | Cofidis Mickaël Bourgain Kévin Sireau François Pervis | France Grégory Baugé Michaël D'Almeida Thierry Jollet | Germany Sebastian Doehrer Maximilian Levy Mathias Stumpf |
| Denmark, Copenhagen — 13–15 February 2009 ||||
| kilo | Taylor Phinney (USA) | Michaël D'Almeida (FRA) (US Créteil) | Quentin Lafargue (FRA) |
| keirin | Kévin Sireau (FRA) (Cofidis) | Hodei Mazquiarán Uría (ESP) | Andrii Vynokurov (UKR) |
| individual pursuit | Taylor Phinney (USA) | David O'Loughlin (IRL) | Alexei Markov (RUS) |
| team pursuit | Great Britain Steven Burke Ed Clancy Peter Kennaugh Chris Newton | Spain Unai Elorriaga Zubiaur Sergi Escobar Roure David Muntaner Juaneda Eloy Teruel Rovira | Denmark Niki Byrgesen Michael Færk Christensen Daniel Kreutzfeldt Jens-Erik Madsen |
| sprint | Grégory Baugé (FRA) (US Créteil) | Mickaël Bourgain (FRA) (Cofidis) | Kévin Sireau (FRA) (Cofidis) |
| points race | Wong Kam-po (HKG) | Marcel Barth (GER) | Milan Kadlec (CZE) |
| scratch race | Kazuhiro Mori (JPN) | Franco Marvulli (SUI) | Daniel Holloway (USA) |
| madison | Germany Marcel Barth Robert Bartko | Italy Elia Viviani Angelo Ciccone | Netherlands Peter Schep Pim Ligthart |
| team sprint | Team Sky+ HD Chris Hoy Jason Kenny Jamie Staff | Cofidis Mickaël Bourgain François Pervis Kévin Sireau | US Créteil Grégory Baugé Michaël D'Almeida Thierry Jollet |

### Women

| Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| United Kingdom, Manchester — 31 October–2 November 2008 ||||
| 500m time trial | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) (Team Sky+ HD) | Gong Jinjie (CHN) | Miriam Welte (GER) |
| keirin | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) (Team Sky+ HD) | Diana García (COL) | Gong Jinjie (CHN) |
| individual pursuit | Wendy Houvenaghel (GBR) | Tara Whitten (CAN) | Joanna Rowsell (GBR) (Team 100% ME) |
| team pursuit | Team 100% ME Elizabeth Armitstead Katie Colclough Joanna Rowsell | Germany Charlotte Becker Christina Becker Lisa Brennauer | Ukraine Svitlana Halyuk Lesya Kalytovska Lyubov Shulika |
| sprint | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) (Team Sky+ HD) | Zheng Lulu (CHN) | Lyubov Shulika (UKR) |
| points race | Elizabeth Armitstead (GBR) (Team 100% ME) | Lucy Martin (GBR) | Katie Colclough (GBR) (Team 100% ME) |
| scratch race | Elizabeth Armitstead (GBR) (Team 100% ME) | Tara Whitten (CAN) | Alex Greenfield (GBR) |
| team sprint | Great Britain Anna Blyth Jessica Varnish | Germany Christin Muche Miriam Welte | Russia Victoria Baranova Swetlana Grankowskaja |
| Australia, Melbourne — 20–22 November 2008 ||||
| 500m time trial | Willy Kanis (NED) | Gong Jinjie (CHN) | Kaarle McCulloch (AUS) (Southaustralia.com–AIS) |
| keirin | Willy Kanis (NED) | Elisa Frisoni (ITA) | Christin Muche (GER) |
| individual pursuit details | Joanna Rowsell (GBR) | Josephine Tomic (AUS) | Lada Kozlíková (CZE) |
| team pursuit | Great Britain Elizabeth Armitstead Katie Colclough Joanna Rowsell | Australia Ashlee Ankudinoff Sarah Kent Josephine Tomic | Ukraine Svitlana Halyuk Lesya Kalytovska Lyubov Shulika |
| sprint | Lyubov Shulika (UKR) | Christin Muche (GER) | Kerrie Meares (AUS) |
| points race details | Evgenia Romanyuta (RUS) | Leire Olaberria (ESP) | Belinda Goss (AUS) (Southaustralia.com–AIS) |
| scratch race details | Elizabeth Armitstead (GBR) | Annalisa Cucinotta (ITA) | Evgenia Romanyuta (RUS) |
| team sprint | Netherlands Yvonne Hijgenaar Willy Kanis | Australia Kerrie Meares Emily Rosemond | South Korea Gu Hyon Jin Kim Won Gyeong |
| Colombia, Cali — 12–14 December 2008 ||||
| 500m time trial | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (CUB) | Sandie Clair (FRA) |
| keirin | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (CUB) |
| individual pursuit details | Vilija Sereikaitė (LTU) | María Luisa Calle (COL) | Tara Whitten (CAN) |
| team pursuit | Cuba Dalilia Rodriguez Yudelmis Domínguez Yumari González | Colombia Elizabeth Agudelo Andrea Botero Coy María Luisa Calle | Italy Giorgia Bronzini Annalisa Cucinotta Marta Tagliaferro |
| sprint | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (CUB) |
| points race | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Yumari González (CUB) | Tara Whitten (CAN) |
| scratch race | Annalisa Cucinotta (ITA) | Yumari González (CUB) | Gema Pascual Torrecilla (ESP) |
| team sprint | France Sandie Clair Clara Sanchez | Germany Kristina Vogel Miriam Welte | Lithuania Gintarė Gaivenytė Simona Krupeckaitė |
| China, Beijing — 16–18 January 2009 ||||
| 500m time trial | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | Gong Jinjie (CHN) | Xu Yulei (CHN) (Max Success Pro Cycling) |
| keirin | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | Guo Shuang (CHN) | Willy Kanis (NED) |
| individual pursuit details | Alison Shanks (NZL) | Vilija Sereikaitė (LTU) | Svitlana Halyuk (UKR) |
| team pursuit | New Zealand Kaytee Boyd Lauren Ellis Alison Shanks | China Jiang Fan Sun Feiyan Wang Cui | Russia Evgenia Romanyuta Olga Slyusareva Elena Chalykh |
| sprint | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | Lyubov Shulika (UKR) | Willy Kanis (NED) |
| points race | Jarmila Machačová (CZE) | Wang Cui (CHN) | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) |
| scratch race | Evgenia Romanyuta (RUS) | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Belinda Goss (AUS) |
| team sprint | Netherlands Yvonne Hijgenaar Willy Kanis | Lithuania Gintarė Gaivenytė Simona Krupeckaitė | China Gong Jinjie Zheng Lulu |
| Denmark, Copenhagen — 13–15 February 2009 ||||
| 500m time trial | Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (CUB) | Sandie Clair (FRA) | Willy Kanis (NED) |
| keirin | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | Elisa Frisoni (ITA) | Guo Shuang (CHN) |
| individual pursuit details | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Tara Whitten (CAN) | Joanna Rowsell (GBR) (Team 100% ME) |
| team pursuit details | Team 100% ME Elizabeth Armitstead Katie Colclough Joanna Rowsell | Netherlands Vera Koedooder Amy Pieters Ellen van Dijk | Germany Christina Becker Lisa Brennauer Verena Joos |
| sprint | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) (Team Sky+ HD) | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | Lyubov Shulika (UKR) |
| points race details | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Katie Colclough (GBR) (Team 100% ME) | Shelley Olds (USA) |
| scratch race | Elizabeth Armitstead (GBR) (Team 100% ME) | Vera Koedooder (NED) | Andrea Wölfer (SUI) |
| team sprint | Southaustralia.com–AIS Kaarle McCulloch Anna Meares | Germany Kristina Vogel Miriam Welte | China Guo Shuang Zheng Lulu |