'Good Luck Beijing' UCI Track World Cup Begins With U.S. Medal

Three Americans recorded top-five finishes as the second round of the 2007-08 UCI Track World Cup Classics kicked off on the Olympic track in west Beijingandrsquo;s Laoshan Velodrome Friday. Fifteen Americans were in action on the first day of the three-day competition. Two-time defending world champion Sarah Hammer took the bronze medal in the womenandrsquo;s 3-kilometer individual pursuit while 17-year-old Taylor Phinney just missed the podium, finishing fourth overall in the men's 4-kilometer individual pursuit.

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