Copenhagen, Denmark (March 27, 2010)—On the penultimate day of competition at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships Sarah Hammer (Temecula, Calif./American Track Foundation) just missed a medal in her first-ever women’s omnium competition. The pursuit world champion finished fifth despite relegation in one of the five races in the event most recently added to the Olympic slate. The Madison pair of Daniel Holloway (Morgan Hill, Calif./Bissell) and Colby Pearce (Boulder, Colo./Big Shark p/b THF Realty) also scored a top ten for the American team on the fourth day of competition in Copenhagen.

HTC-Columbia women’s team kicks off their 2010 European season on Sunday with the 129-kilometre Trofeo Alfredo Binda, the first round of the World Cup.  “It’s the first race we’ve done in Europe this year and the riders are really keen to finally get going,” HTC-Columbia manager Ronny Lauke said.  “For Noemi, too, Alfredo Binda is near her home town in Italy and she’s extra motivated as a result.  There are a lot of World Cups rounds coming up in very quick succession.  Four in Europe in less than a month, then one in China, so this is the start of...