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Anna Turvey wins Bronze at the European Track Championships tonight
By Cycling Ireland Media
21 Oct 2016,
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Anna Turvey takes Bronze at the European Track Championships - © Copyight 2016 Guy Swarbrick |
MEDAL ALERT: Bronze for Turvey in Pursuit at 2016 UEC Track European Championships
Ireland’s Anna Turvey has won a bronze medal in the Women’s Individual Pursuit at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome in Paris today. Earlier this afternoon she qualified to the bronze medal final with the 3rd fastest time, pitting her against Ina Savenka. Turvey, who has been part of the Cycling Ireland track programme for just under a year, lead the bronze medal final from the start, pulling out an early lead of about one second. Despite a push at the halfway mark by the Belarussian, Turvey continued to extend her lead, winning Ireland’s first female medal in the elite European Track Championships.
Speaking after the race a surprised Turvey, who was racing at the Road World Championships in the Time Trial last week said “I’m ecstatic and shocked. I can’t believe it. I knew I was going well in the Time Trial, because I had been focusing on it for Doha, but it’s just unbelievable! I wasn’t planning on coming here, but someone got injured so I said I’d race. I came straight from Doha, and was a bit scared because I wasn’t on the velodrome for ages, but was okay after a few days.”
Turvey was also competing in the Team Pursuit on Wednesday and Thursday; “I was actually really pleased with the Team Pursuit this week too. Three of us hadn’t raced one before, and I think we did really well considering that! I’m really excited about that, I just said that I might as well do the individual pursuit while I was here and had no expectations – it hasn’t quite sunk in yet. I’m heading home tomorrow and back to work on Sunday – I didn’t even tell anyone I was coming here, I didn’t think I’d be going back with a medal!”
Racing is still underway in Paris, with Felix English competing in the Omnium, Shannon McCurley in the Keirin and Lydia Gurley in the Points Race. Earlier today Eimear Moran was relegated to 6th in her heat of the Keirin and Eileen Burns finished 21st in the Individual Pursuit. Eoin Mullen was also racing, finishing in 21st place in the Sprint event.
GOLD Katie Archibald (GB)
SILVER Justyna Kaczkowska (POL)
BRONZE Anna Turvey (IRL)
FOURTH Ina Savenka (BLR)
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Turvey to Compete for Bronze in Pursuit at 2016 UEC Track European Championships
Published 21st October 2016
Ireland’s Anna Turvey will compete in the Bronze Medal ride off later tonight in the Women’s Individual Pursuit at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome in Paris after qualifying as the 3rd fastest rider in the 3km race against the clock with a time of 3.36.017. After leading for much of the qualification round, Polish rider Justyna Kaczkowska was the first rider to pass her, with a time of 3.31.736. In the last round GB Katie Archibald bettered both pursuiters clocking the fastest time of the day, 3.28.345. In the race for bronze, which is scheduled for approximately 6.40pm today, Turvey will take on Ina Savenka from Belarus, who finished in a time of 3.37.658. The winner of the bronze medal will be the first rider to cross the line.
GOLD MEDAL FINAL:
Katie Archibald (GB) 3.28.345 +0.000
Justyna Kaczkowska (POL) 3.31.736 +3.391
BRONZE MEDAL FINAL:
Anna Turvey (IRL) 3.36.017 +7.672
Ina Savenka (BLR) 3.37.658 +9.313
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