HEATS OF THE INTERNATIONAL THOUSAND METRES SPRINT RACE.


1.
GV STANDS AT HERNE HILL
0.03

2.
CU LEFT TO RIGHT: J. GESCHGE & H.KLUNKER (E. GERMANY)
0.06

3.
SV LEFT TO RIGHT: J. JENSE (YOGI POSE) AND W. KOOPMAN, BOTH OF HOLLAND
0.12

4.
SCU KUCIRECK (LEFT) & J. DALER, OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA
0.15

5.
LV OFFICIALS
0.16

6.
LV PAN..START OF QUARTER FINAL, HEAT BETWEEN WATKINS (GB, NO 19) AND P. PEDERSEN (NO 3 DENMARK)
0.30

7.
LV PAN..FINISH: WATKINS WINS - PEDERSEN PUNCTURED
0.38

8.
LV SPECTATORS
0.40

9.
LV START OF QUARTER FINAL, HEAT BETWEEN H. KLUNKER (NO 5) AND F. BOOKER (GB, NO 17)
0.55

10.
LV PAN..FINISH, BOOKER WINS
1.07

11.
SV SPECTATORS
1.09

12.
TV PAN..START OF FINAL BETWEEN MORELON (NO 1) AND NO 2 KUCIRECK
1.26

13.
LV ZOOM IN..RIDERS
1.37

14.
SV SPRINT STARTS FROM BREAK
1.41

15.
LV PAN..FINAL SPRINT, MORELON WINS
1.54

16.
SV SPECTATORS
1.56

17.
CU MORELON RECEIVES TROPHY
2.01

18.
CU CAMERAMAN
2.03

19.
SV MORELON, KUCIRECK AND BOOKER
2.09



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SPORT: CYCLING

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Background: DANIEL MORELON OF FRANCE YESTERDAY (FRIDAY) WON THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TITLE AT AN INTERNATIONAL CYCLE RACE MEETING AT HERNE HILL, NEAR LONDON.

MORELON EARNED THE TITLE WHEN HE WON THE INTERNATIONAL ONE-THOUSAND METRES SPRINT FOR THE SECOND SUCCESSIVE YEAR. MORELON IN THE FINAL HEAT DEFEATED THE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN RIDER IVAN KUCIRECK.

MORELON IS ONE OF THE FASTEST SPRINT RIDERS IN EUROPE. HE HAS ONLY SUFFERED ONE DEFEAT IN COMPETITIONS SO FAR THIS YEAR.

KUCIRECK, THE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN CHAMPION, YESTERDAY DEFEATED JAN JANSEN OF HOLLAND TO ENTER THE QUARTER FINAL. MORELON, IN HIS FIRST HEAT, BEAT THE EAST GERMAN RIDER, HANS KLUNKER.

IN THE QUARTER FINALS, WATKINS OF BRITAIN BEAT PEDERSEN OF DENMARK; BOOKER, BRITAIN, BEAT KLUNKER; KUCIRECK BEAT ALSOP, ENGLAND; AND MORELON ELIMINATED CROWE, OF AUSTRALIA.

KUCIRECK BEAT WATKINS, AND MORELON BEAT BOOKER, IN THE SEMI-FINAL.

IN THE FINAL, MORELON COVERED THE LAST HUNDRED METRES IN 12.5 SECONDS.