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MAJORCA,
Spain (April 2, 2007) - Sarah earned her second world title this past
weekend at the World Track Cycling Championships in Majorca, Spain.
Sarah became the first American rider in more than 20 years to
successfully defend a title since Rebecca Twigg accomplished the feat
during the 1984-1985 season. Sarah beat Rebecca Romero of Great Britain
in the gold medal final of the three-kilometer pursuit, and bettered
the American record she set earlier in the day.
Sarah's
time of three minutes, 30.213 seconds shaved more than a second from
the record time she recorded only a few hours earlier during the
qualifying round. This is the third time she has improved the American
record in five months. In October 2006, at the US National
Championships, she shattered the 11-year-old record of three minutes,
36.08 seconds held by Rebecca Twigg, by almost four seconds. Since
then, Sarah has reset the time standard three times: at the Los Angeles
World Cup in January and twice again over this past weekend.
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