120km Road Race Race Results:
(View the article - “The 75-Mile Grueling Pescadero 120 km Race”)

1 (36) Parkin, Terence - RSA (GOLD)
2 (16) Sanchez, Luis Carlos - COL (SILVER)
3 (20) Kocourek, Frantisek - CZE (BRONZE)
4 (22) Cloux, David - FRA
5 (21) Merunka, Josef - CZE
6 (47) Schreiber, Nick - USA
7 (23) Tomasina, Jimmy - FRA
8 (48) Kosa, Trevor - USA
9 (28) Buontempo, Luca - ITA
10 (25) Michel, Gerard - FRA
11 (19) Capek, Jan - CZE
12 (44) Kalinkin, Dmitry - RUS
13 (14) Cheng, Huai - TPE
14 (35) Carruthers, Daniel - NZE
15 (27) Cucco, Luigi - ITA
16 (24) Motschwiller, Yan - FRA
17 (49) Idler, Matt - USA
18 (50) Osbrink, Rory - USA
19 (30) Pandolfi, Paride - ITA
20 (41) Pestov, Kirill - RUS
21 (43) Prokhorov, Evgeny - RUS
22 (18) Cizek, Libor - CZE
23 (40) Abrahams, Ashley - RSA
24 (42) Moiseenko, Dmitry - RUS
25 (38) Duvenage, Juan - RSA
26 (13) Major, Jean-Marc - CAN
27 (12) Kennedy, Mike - AUS
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Mountain Bike Race Results:
(View the article - “Heat Unbearable at Mountain Biking Course”)

1 (37) Reyneke, Johan - RSA 1:49:02 GOLD
2 (45) Matovcik Jr, Julius - SVK 0:01:16 SILVER
3 (31) Irsara, Michael - ITA 0:01:57 BRONZE
4 (53) Langbein, Wayne - USA 0:08:40
5 (55) Floyd, Jeremy - USA 0:09:46
6 (32) Padrin, Nicola - ITA 0:13:28
7 (26) Jausions, Romain - FRA 0:13:44
8 (33) Candela, Giulio - ITA 0:18:34
9 (34) Telser, Renate - ITA 0:30:07
10 (35) Carruthers, Daniel - NZE 0:47:53
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40km Points Race Results:
(View the article - “Schreiber’s Breakaway for his 2nd consecutive Gold”)

1 (47) Schreiber, Nick - USA 37 GOLD
2 (11) Denman, Jarrod - AUS 29 SILVER
3 (41) Pestov, Kirill - RUS 23 BRONZE
4 (20) Kocourek, Frantisek - CZE 19
5 (35) Carruthers, Danie - NZE 18
6 (28) Buontempo, Luca - ITA 14
7 (23) Tomasina, Jimmy - FRA 14
8 (16) Sanchez, Luis Carlos - COL 7
9 (48) Kosa, Trevor - USA 7
10 (36) Parkin, Terence - RSA 5
11 (14) Cheng, Huai - TPE 4
12 (19) Capek, Jan - CZE 4
13 (29) Melacarne, Roberto - ITA 4
14 (10) Van Beek, Reece-Emerson - AUS 3
15 (39) Koekemoer, Enrikus - RSA 1
16 (50) Osbrink, Rory - USA -20
17 (43) Prokhorov, Evgeny - RUS-20
DNF (24) Motschwiller, Yan - FRA
DNF (44) Kalinkin, Dmitry - RUS
DNF (46) Wood, Paul - USA
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Individual Time Trial Results:
(View the article - “USA’s Schreiber makes history at 35 km Individual Time Trial”)

1 (47) Schreiber, Nick (GOLD) USA - 0:50:16.56
2 (17) Pastrnek, Pavel (SILVER) CZE - 0:51:35.95
3 (21) Merunka, Josef (BRONZE) CZE - 0:51:41.69
4 (22) Cloux, David FRA - 0:53:05.79
5 (44) Kalinkin, Dmitry RUS - 0:53:10.35
6 (11) Denman, Jarrod AUS - 0:53:12.66
7 (36) Parkin, Terence SFA - 0:53:17.53
8 (20) Kocourek, Frantisek CZE - 0:53:45.47
9 (50) Osbrink, Rory USA - 0:54:55.32
10 (10) Van Beek, Reece-Emerson AUS - 0:55:05.94
11 (49) Idler, Matt USA - 0:55:22.97
12 (18) Cizek, Libor CZE - 0:55:35.95
13 (19) Capek, Jan CZE - 0:55:51.94
14 (24) Motschwiller, Yan FRA - 0:55:52.91
15 (35) Carruthers, Daniel NZE - 0:55:54.06
16 (23) Tomasina, Jimmy FRA - 0:56:03.00
17 (41) Pestov, Kirill RUS - 0:56:14.25
18 (43) Prokhorov, Evgeny RUS - 0:57:32.00
19 (56) McLean, Johnny USA - 0:58:01.47
20 (16) Sanchez, Luis Carlos COL - 0:58:01.63
21 (14) Cheng, Huai TPE - 0:58:09.69
22 (29) Melacarne, Roberto ITA - 0:58:42.53
23 (51) Metz, Andrew USA - 0:59:34.53
24 (42) Moiseenko, Dmitry RUS - 1:00:09.06
25 (39) Koekemoer, Enrikus SFA - 1:00:53.88
26 (32) Padrin, Nicola ITA - 1:00:57.32
27 (38) Duvenage, Juan SFA - 1:03:48.69
28 (40) Abrahams, Ashley SFA - 1:04:51.88
29 (15) Lin, Chung-Chi TPE - 1:05:52.00
30 (12) Kennedy, Mike AUS - 1:11:40.97
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Mountain Bike Short Track Results:
(View the article - “Italy’s Cucco takes 1st place honors in Short Track Mountain Bike Race”)

1 (27) CUCCO, LUIGI - ITA 46:47:00 (Gold)
2 (36) PARKIN, TERENCE - SFA 47:10:00 (Silver)
3 (53) LANGBEIN, WAYNE - USA 47:11:00 (Bronze)
4 (45) MATOVCIK JR, JULIUS - SLO 47:36:00
5 (35) CARRUTHERS, DANIEL - NZL 47:53:00
6 (26) JAUSIONS, ROMAIN - FRA 48:54:00
7 (31) IRSARA, MICHAEL - ITA 48:05:00
8 (37) REYNEKE, JOHAN - RSA 49:38:00
9 (55) FLOYD, JEREMY - USA 50:39:00
10 (32) PADRIN, NICOLA - ITA 51:26:00
11 (34) TELSER - ITA 52:18:00
12 (38) DUVENAGE, JUAN - SFA

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(View the article - “Paul Wood Victorious in WDCC’s 1000-meter Sprint”)
1000m Sprint Results:
1 (46) Wood, Paul - United States 12.408
2 (47) Schreiber, Nick - United States 12.719
3 (36) Parkin, Terrence - South Africa 12.726
4 (61) Sanchez, Luis Carlos - Columbia 12.744
5 (11) Denman, Jarrod - Australia 12.827
6 (52) Staubach, Scott - United States 13.005
7 (35) Carruthers, Daniel - New Zealand 13.105
8 (56) McLean, Johnny - United States 13.199
9 (23) Tomasina, Jimmy - France 13.203
10 (22) Cloux, David - France 13.21
11 (28) Buontempo, Luca - Italy 13.274
12 (37) Reyneke, Johan - South Africa 13.303
13 (45) Matovcik, Jr. Julius - Slovakia 13.326
14 (43) Prokhorov, Evgeny - Russia 13.341
15 (48) Kosa, Trevor - United States 13.372
16 (39) Koekemoer, Enrikus - South Africa 13.393
17 (44) Kalinkin, Dmitry - Russia 13.453
18 (41) Pstov, Ivan - Russia 13.601
19 (42) Moiseenko, Dmitry - Russia 13.647
20 (19) Capek, Libor - Czech Republic 13.802
21 (29) Malacarne, Roberto - Italy 13.9
22 (14) Cheng, Huai - Chinese Taipei 14.078
23 (38) Duvenage, Juan - South Africa 14.088
24 (12) Kennedy, Mike Australia 14.14
25 (18) Cizek, Libor - Czech Republic 14.169
26 (15) Lin, Chung-Chi - Chinese Taipei 14.479
27 (13) Major, Jean-Marc - Canada 14.513
28 (21) Merunka, Josef - Czech Republic 14.644
29 (24) Motschwiller, Yan - France 14.707
30 (40) Abrahams, Ashley - South Africa 15.112
31 (20) Kocourek, Frantisek - Czech Republic 18.401
32 (17) Pastrnek, Pavel - Czech Republic 23.252

1/8 Finals:
- Wood defeated Koekemer
- Schreiber defeated Kosa
- Prokhorov defeated Parkin
- Sanchez defeated Matovick
- Denman defeated Reyneke
- Staubach defeated Buontiempo
- Carruthers defeated Cloux
- Tomasina defeated Mclean

1/4 Finals:
- Wood defeated Tomasina
- Schreiber defeated Carruthers
- Staubach defeated Prokhorov
- Sanchez defeated Denman

1/2 Finals:
- Wood defeated Sanchez
- Schreiber defeated Staubach

5th to 8th Places:
- Carruthers
- Denman
- Tomasina
- Prokhorov

3th and 4th Places:
- Sanchez defeated Staubach

Finals:
- Wood defeated Schreiber

GOLD: Paul Wood, USA
Silver: Nick Schreiber, USA
Bronze: Luis Carlos Sanchez, Colombia

It was cooler for everyone luckily for the cyclists who pedaled through the fiery trials of fire and sulphur representing the uphill course; the ones who endured to the end would finish in the top 10.

The greatest entry the world of Cycling has seen at this USA hosted event was made by South African Terence Parkin, a 2000 Sydney Olympic swimmer. He didn’t just make the transition to cycling, he is doing both amazingly.

Be an Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer and the same, a Gold Medalist at the World Games for the Deaf? Who has seen an athlete to successfully do that? While Parkin can do the 200m Breaststroke, he sure can cycle the 120km road race and surge ahead while using the swimmer’s expanded lungs for the final push!

He kept getting yellow shirts, remember? He was not only tied for the yellow shirt at the Pescadero race, he won the 120km road race at World Deaf Cycling Championships and became part of history. He won’t be the record-setter but he is capable of breaking records. The Parkin watch is on, and has always been.

“I cruised with the pack of the other cyclists but had a hard time in the first two laps. When I reached the uphill parts of the course, I took the lead. I knew that I could do it and that it was to my advantage,” exclaimed Parkins.

Adds Parkin, “I surprised myself because I was able to beat the uphills which pushed me as a winner”

Colombia’s Carlos Luis Sanchez echoed the same sentiments, but he fell behind Parkin eventually.

Sanchez, the 2nd place finisher, is a remarkably resilient cyclist who managed to finish closely in several of the cycling events during the week. He proved himself to be an excellent endurance type of athlete. He was seen gulping a banana just before the road race began. Sanchez also felt bloated throughout the race needing to be relieved throughout the course; but he kept up with the time and finished strong.

Frantisek Kocourek, of the Czech Republic, finished third despite a mechanical problem with his bike’s downshifting. He had to manually adjust it with his hands while cycling at the same time, while keeping pace, like a multi-task finisher. He might as well be scratching his back while racing and still finish in the top three!

Later Robin Horwitz, WDCC’s director was seen telling Parkin that if he defeated Schreiber, a category 2 rider who is a pro then Parkin should become a pro cyclist as well, with no questions asked.

USA’s Schreiber ended up winning the WDCC championship edging Terence Parkin with Daniel Carruthers of New Zealand finishing third, after the overall results were announced. Schreiber captured two Golds in the 35 km Individual Time Trials and in the 40 km Points Race, and a silver in the 1000-meter Sprint, and 6th place in the 120 km Road Race. Schreiber exhibited great spirit and humility in capturing the Gold Medal in this historic event which took place for the first time on U.S. soil.

Terence Parkin was the big surprise but then again didn’t we miss the fact that he is a world class athlete who is a Gold Medalist?

Never underestimate an Olympic Gold Medalist. It took a pro to beat him.

Click here for 2006 WDCC Results

Once he got to Santa Theresa Park in the bay area’s San Jose, the sun told him different. It was red-hot to Matovcik, like landing on Mar’s crusty-red surface which on barefoot would be like walking on a BBQ grill.

Even his coach was concerned, and he had to tell Matovcik some tips how to stay cooled. “Drink plenty of water and get water doused on you,” his coach advised him.

That almost worked good enough but Matovcik still finished second place. He had so many obstacles to overcome such as the sapping heat, and being banged up resulting in a big purplish bruise on a nearly broken nose, with scrapes all over. It wasn’t a pretty run for the Silver Medal but worth the effort he trained for.

Many other challengers for the Gold either crossed with the finish line all banged up too or with excess salt washing up on their lips, even the cyclists’ shorts, as it happened in Wayne Langbein’s case after all the sodium pills he took to prevent from losing sweat. An ambulance stood by but there was no emergency to attend to, the EMT personnel only had to dress the fleshy scrapes.

Several of the cyclists had to walk or jog back with their bikes that had flat tires from the rocky mountain bike course, and they all refused to give up.

A prediction came true. Horwitz, WDCC’s director, put down Jurg Reyneke’s name as the “Racer to watch” in the WDCC Program Book for this particular Mountain Bike course, and the first place winner for the Gold is…none other than Reyneke!

Said Reyneke, “I played it smart by descending downhill passing the other cyclists. That was the key, because I knew that I was going to win.”

Italian team rider Michael Irsara finished 3rd, he seemed scratch free, but was still exhausted from the unrelenting heat. He sat smiling, as if he was a phantom ghost who followed all around the course without any mishaps to grab third place.

All of the banged up cyclists kept going like the energizer bunny to the finish line.

Click here for 2006 WDCC Results

While the American Paul Wood won the first event, Cucco of Italy snatched the 2nd racing event. Schreiber of USA took the 3rd race, the 35 km Individual Time Trial, and made history.

The 40 km Sprint is basically a 120 lap race where Cyclists earn points every 5th lap by sprinting. If you compute every fifth lap for a 120 lap race, the rider who has the most points will win and earn the Gold.

Now the scenario is tight pack of cyclists going as fast as 30 mph around the Velodrome. One fall could cause the dreaded domino effect, causing everybody else to swerve, hit one another, or fall.

Schreiber had a formidable foe in an Aussie Cyclist, Jarrod Denman, who jostled with him in overtaking leads. Schreiber at times would be in front of Denman, and then Denman would cut in front of Schreiber. It turned into a classic race. It came down to an inside move where Schreiber sprinted and broke away with a dramatic win for his 2nd consecutive Gold in as many days.

Denman came in a close second, breathing on Schreiber’s neck, almost creating a fog sensation. He had cycled resourcefully conserving his energy for recovery before he felt a power surge to break cleanly, to grab the silver. They both won the sprints but Schreiber’s powerful legs gave him the added boost in the final sprint.

Russian Kirill Pestov earned the bronze with valor, despite soreness in the pelvis area. “I ignored it until the race ended, willing in my mind to overcome my discomfort.”

The 40 km winner’s father Jay Schreiber who was in the stands was beginning to get a little worried himself. His fear soon turned into jubilant euphoria at seeing his own flesh and blood snatch another Gold Medal.

“It was very exciting for me and my heart was beating rapidly,” says the elder Schreiber, “I am very proud of Nick for sticking with cycling with all of his devotion, which made winning the Gold possible. The cycling community in Tucson (AZ), his friends and family are all proud of him too.”

“When I saw my wife at the Velodrome it gave me the extra push,” said a victorious Schreiber.

Schreiber concedes, “I think God was with me tonight.”

Click here for 2006 WDCC Results

Once we arrived to the site up at San Antonio Valley Road in Livermore, the 35km Individual Time Trial, tents were set up. Quickly before long, the transformation made a simple tent into a makeshift repair shop for the competing cyclists. The riders made visits to the tent to do a last examination of their bikes before they raced. It was amazing how fast the tent was set up with toolboxes opened with extra bicycle parts in full view.

Cyclists started doing warm-ups on the lifecycles; it was as if they wanted to reach a peak before being let loose. All cyclists have to warm up and cool down.

Paul Wood, 9-time winner of the Deaflympics, also dubbed the “Deaf Eddy Merckx,” one of the cycling legends of all time, offered his insight into the 35 km race.

“It is a very strenuous, dehydrating cycling event. If you see the cyclists to the brink of heat exhaustion, you know they gave their all.” Wood elaborated, “This event is based on the fastest time. You cannot wobble nor do anything that causes you to lose speed. You will lose time fast and find yourself way behind.”

When the race started, the cyclists went full thrust to get a good start. Their goal was to get back to the starting point in record time, naturally. It was very hot, so realistically the goal was to make good time without breaking their body.

They covered over 20 miles of sloping hills, dashing hopes of downhill breaks all the way. Their descending abilities were exposed as they maneuvered their bikes through the sharp, winding road. They refused to drop down along the difficult course like litter on the road. They pushed and pushed, with blazing sun blaring into their sweaty brows, pedaling madly.

Mouths became dry and frothy, faces straining as their powerful legs gave the final push they needed.

When cyclists arrived at the finish line, they didn’t act as if they were cycling in a cooling down manner, they stayed in the same position as they were when they took off from the starting line. All the way, countenance looked the same, but you could see as soon they got off their bikes, they were going to collapse.

Soon the tent became filled with exhausted cyclists struggling to regain the regular heartbeat after riding with tempo and a continuous high heart rate. Lonnie Tanenberg, a Deaf Athletic Trainer who has worked with the Oakland A’s, attended to the dehydrated cyclists.

There were trail mix nuts, Cliff energy bars and Crytomax rehydration drinks, and they devoured the snacks, absorbing Crytomax from their cups like a human sponge. Crytomax tasted sweet and nutritious; it was an advanced version of Gatorade. This alternative seemed made for serious cyclists to combat conditions such as the hot weather and steep hills.

Soon the cyclists started to regain their strength and started to move around the tent sharing tales with the other international cyclists about the weather conditions for the race.

DeafNation caught up with 35 km Champion Schreiber for an interview. Whether he is racing or lounging around we still have to catch him. Asked how he could do well in such hot weather and win, “I am used to the hot weather in Arizona where I live and train, where it can get as hot as 105 degrees.”

Added Schreiber, “If I knew the hills would be hard, I would have been ready for it. I have done many races but I would do this one again, it was a lot of fun riding this course.” Schreiber was a favorite to win this race and he came through.

He is the first American to win an Individual Time Trial ever.

Exulted Robin Horwitz, the WDCC organizer, “I am thrilled that USA as the host of WDCC witnessed Schreiber to become the first American to win the 35 km Individual Time Trial. I am also proud of the Czech Republic riders because they made the WDCC a more competitive field for everyone as equals.”

Josef Merunka, also of the Czech Republic and the 3rd place finisher, was desperately ill for the past three days. This morning he woke up feeling much better and the day ended with him making the third highest time, his coach proudly noted.

Terence Parkin of South Africa, due to his recent transition into cycling had to finish with good times everyday to stay in the top 10 all week. He finished in 7th place but got a yellow shirt.

He is also collecting the yellow shirts with sheer physical talent. Soon he will have a closet full of yellow shirts. Will he become the first champion swimmer to claim an entirely new sport for the Gold?

If not, he still has the heart of Gold.

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The race around the campus at California School for the Deaf (Fremont, CA) tested the Deaf cyclists’ power and agility with swift turns on a short track course. Many of the cyclists on the swift turns whizzed by the tape all around the course without veering through or breaking the tape set around.

Where it was as smooth as a newly paved road at the Hellyer Velodrome, the dirt course was a little rocky at CSDF, and that was a change of scenery for the fans. As the pros the cyclists were, people couldn’t really tell the difference because the elite cyclists ride in a fluid manner. It wouldn’t be their sport if they couldn’t, considering that the turns are sharper than the Velodrome track.

The cyclists all exhibited fierceness in navigating around the short track, their faces tightly gritting, eyes darting low with intense concentration. It looked like they were strung on a rope around the course.

The swimmer-turned cyclist Terence Parkin of South Africa took 2nd place edging Wayne Langbein of USA, who also excelled in track and field with the shot putt and the hammer throw before he switched to cycling.

A smiling Italian Luigi Cucco took the honors by taking first place, but not before he threw back his head to shake off all the sweat he worked for to win the race by a good distance.

The South African Parkin only recently joined cycling, played it smart by cruising around while the mad dash for first place took place. Cucco also followed suit but prevailed due to his experience.

Signed Cucco in Italian Sign Language, “I worked through each lap to gain ground. The other short tracks I have trained at in Italy are steeper.”

The three finishers stood up on the winner’s platform smiling, standing victoriously, and they all interacted with jovial banter, with great sportsmanship and respect for each other. Cucco, after having the Gold medal put around his neck, raised his long arms joyously earning his win.

Cucco introduced one of the Italian racers, the lone female racer in the event into the platform saying “This is the love of my life. We are sweethearts,” his eyes sparkling. Loved ones do share in the victory of their kin, as Paul Wood had his young son to share the champion’s platform with him in the first race; Cucco followed suit with his Italian girlfriend on this winner’s platform
this time.

Wood and Cucco are true champions. We will stand side by side with a winner anytime.

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WATCH VIDEO: WDCC ‘06: Short Track Mountain Bike

It is our first experience to use wireless internet access provided by NextWeb.net which failed WDCC and DeafNation with adequate connection for live internet coverage. Wireless networking is still in its progression and is not a fully refined technology yet.

Fans filled the stands exuberantly cheering the cyclists on as they began the race. As the cyclists sprinted in and out of corners or from behind cutting into position, the cyclists soon became a blur.

During the 1000-meter Sprint the cyclists raced individually to grab the top 16 before match play in a one and one showdown for single elimination; the top 4 riders became a two out of three match-up. It came down to power versus durability, and power won, with Wood shutting Schreiber down 2-0 to capture the Gold.

As Wood triumphed in the 1000-meter Sprint, the fans went into a frenzy, hands waving madly. Luis Carlos Sanchez, who is not as big physically as the other cyclists, outraced the rest of the cyclists to finish in third place.

Paul Wood underwent extensive training for WDCC which paid off for his explosiveness. Said Wood jubilantly, “I learned from my last cycling event in Australia not to make any mental errors. This time around, I made sure everything I did was perfect, and I made it!” Well said!

Ashley Abrahams, a 31 year old rookie cyclist from South Africa, said “I came to love this sport of cycling because I get to meet people from all over the world and I am preparing for the Olympics in 2009; this is my chance.”

Terence Parkin from South Africa, a silver medalist in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, offered his sentiments that “World Deaf Cycling Championships gives me a new sport to compete in besides swimming-world class cycling. I wanted to expand my horizons since I have always been successful in swimming internationally.”

Even the cyclists in the center of the Velodrome were watching intensely like everybody else in the stands.

RESULTS:
1 (46) Wood, Paul - United States 12.408
2 (47) Schreiber, Nick - United States 12.719
3 (36) Parkin, Terrence - South Africa 12.726
4 (61) Sanchez, Luis Carlos - Columbia 12.744
5 (11) Denman, Jarrod - Australia 12.827
6 (52) Staubach, Scott - United States 13.005
7 (35) Carruthers, Daniel - New Zealand 13.105
8 (56) McLean, Johnny - United States 13.199
9 (23) Tomasina, Jimmy - France 13.203
10 (22) Cloux, David - France 13.21
11 (28) Buontempo, Luca - Italy 13.274
12 (37) Reyneke, Johan - South Africa 13.303
13 (45) Matovcik, Jr. Julius - Slovakia 13.326
14 (43) Prokhorov, Evgeny - Russia 13.341
15 (48) Kosa, Trevor - United States 13.372
16 (39) Koekemoer, Enrikus - South Africa 13.393
17 (44) Kalinkin, Dmitry - Russia 13.453
18 (41) Pstov, Ivan - Russia 13.601
19 (42) Moiseenko, Dmitry - Russia 13.647
20 (19) Capek, Libor - Czech Republic 13.802
21 (29) Malacarne, Roberto - Italy 13.9
22 (14) Cheng, Huai - Chinese Taipei 14.078
23 (38) Duvenage, Juan - South Africa 14.088
24 (12) Kennedy, Mike Australia 14.14
25 (18) Cizek, Libor - Czech Republic 14.169
26 (15) Lin, Chung-Chi - Chinese Taipei 14.479
27 (13) Major, Jean-Marc - Canada 14.513
28 (21) Merunka, Josef - Czech Republic 14.644
29 (24) Motschwiller, Yan - France 14.707
30 (40) Abrahams, Ashley - South Africa 15.112
31 (20) Kocourek, Frantisek - Czech Republic 18.401
32 (17) Pastrnek, Pavel - Czech Republic 23.252

1/8 Finals:
- Wood defeated Koekemer
- Schreiber defeated Kosa
- Prokhorov defeated Parkin
- Sanchez defeated Matovick
- Denman defeated Reyneke
- Staubach defeated Buontiempo
- Carruthers defeated Cloux
- Tomasina defeated Mclean

1/4 Finals:
- Wood defeated Tomasina
- Schreiber defeated Carruthers
- Staubach defeated Prokhorov
- Sanchez defeated Denman

1/2 Finals:
- Wood defeated Sanchez
- Schreiber defeated Staubach

5th to 8th Places:
- Carruthers
- Denman
- Tomasina
- Prokhorov

3th and 4th Places:
- Sanchez defeated Staubach

Finals:
- Wood defeated Schreiber

GOLD: Paul Wood, USA
Silver: Nick Schreiber, USA
Bronze: Luis Carlos Sanchez, Colombia

In the World Deaf Cycling Championships, the United States has the highest number of riders at 11 to Italy’s 10. The rest follows averaging up to 4 riders each country. The competitive field narrows down to the best cyclist regardless of the number of cyclists for each country. On the other hand, having a big team helps to draw talent to the pool of riders.

Says Bobby Skedsmo, “The reason United States is always very strong in the world of cycling is because we are able to recruit a high number of riders, and that gives us more selection for the best riders.”

Not only the United States will pose as a challenge, but a rider from another nation can pull off a surprise. The US team will not underestimate anybody. It is a wide open field for one to snatch first place with a Gold medal.

The World Deaf Cycling Championships will feature a 100km Road Race, a 1000-meter sprint, an Individual Time Trial and a Points race along with two mountain bike races. Each event will have awards for the top finisher to the 10th place finisher.

All are in world class shape, but the experienced cyclists with the most endurance and sprinting ability will be the ones who will win, barring falls causing injury or any unforeseen twist-of-turn.

They will worry about their present condition for this event instead of thinking ahead too much or backtracking to where they started; they all have excellent work ethic to maintain their training. Their goal and foremost objective is to train gradually until this event starts, with a fresh and reinvigorated outlook.

Many International cyclists arrived early way in advance to scope out the environment, to get used to the California climate and other intangibles. Jet lag can bring them down so it was a necessity to get over with the inevitable jet lag. This is a demanding sport, and there is no way to sprint if one is sluggish, or if their biorhythm is way off.

The one with the fiercest determination in training for this event will win.

The list of participated countries: Australia, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Italy, France, New Zealand, Canada, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, and USA.