2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's scratch explained

Event:	Men's scratch
Championship:	2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Date:	30 March 2007
Venue:	Palma Arena
Location:	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Competitors:	27
Nations:	27
Gold:	Kam-Po Wong
Gold Nation:	HKG
Silver:	Wim Stroetinga
Silver Nation:	NED
Bronze:	Rafał Ratajczyk
Bronze Nation:	POL
Next:	2008

See main article: 2007 UCI Track World Championships. The Men's Scratch was one of the 10 men's events contested at the 2007 UCI Track World Championship, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

27 Cyclists from 27 countries participated in the scratch race. After the 2 qualifying heats, the best 11 of each heat advanced to the Final.^[1]

The qualifying heats began at 15:10 and the Final was run at 21:05 on March 30.^[2]

Qualification

The qualifying competition consisted of 30 laps, making a total of 7.5 km.

Heat 1

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1			Q
2			Q
3			Q
4			Q
5			Q
6			Q
7			Q
8			Q
9			Q
10			Q
11			Q
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Heat 2

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2			Q
3			Q
4			Q
5			Q
6			Q
7			Q
8			Q
9			Q
10			Q
11			Q
12
13

Final

The Final competition consisted of 60 laps, making a total of 15 km. The champion Kam-Po Wong overtook the lead pack when there were 9 laps remaining and he crossed the finishing line at roughly 17 minutes 43 seconds.

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References

Notes and References

Web site: UCI 2007 Track World Championships Men's Scratch Qualification. Tissot. 2007-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20071019024527/http://www.tissottiming.com/sports/cycling/track/cmt2007/Mens_Scratch_Qualifying_Heat1_Results.pdf. 2007-10-19. dead.
Web site: UCI 2007 Track World Championships Programme. UCI.
Web site: UCI 2007 Track World Championships Men's Scratch Qualifying Heat 1 Official Results. Tissot. 2007-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20071019024527/http://www.tissottiming.com/sports/cycling/track/cmt2007/Mens_Scratch_Qualifying_Heat1_Results.pdf. 2007-10-19. dead.
Web site: UCI 2007 Track World Championships Men's Scratch Qualifying Heat 2 Official Results. Tissot. 2007-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20071009210033/http://www.tissottiming.com/sports/cycling/track/cmt2007/Mens_Scratch_Qualifying_Heat2_Results.pdf. 2007-10-09. dead.
Web site: UCI 2007 Track World Championships Men's Scratch Final Official Results. Tissot. 2007-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20081123103326/http://www.tissottiming.com/sports/cycling/track/cmt2007/Mens_Scratch_Final_Results.pdf. 2008-11-23. dead.