2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's points race to take the bronze medal behind Yumari González of Cuba. Giorgia Bronzini of Italy won the gold medal, having ridden consistently and featured in all but two of the sprints. "Elapsed Time"=32:41.800 "Average Speed"=45.876 km/h 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's points race The Women's Points Race was one of the 9 women's events at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Pruszków, Poland 22 Cyclists from 22 countries participated in the contest. Because of the number of entries, there were no qualification rounds for this discipline. Consequently, the event was run direct to the final.
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2009 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2009 The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2009 took place 12-15 February 2009 in Moos, Italy. This was the second time the city hosted the event having done so in 1980. Preparations for the track were inspected by World Cup champion Patrick Pigneter and local hero Evelyn Lanthaler. Infrastructure improvements at the finish area were improved, including enlargement of the parking lot. Both athletes were impressed with the venue itself even without it being iced. 14 February 2009 at 13:00 hours Central European Time (CET), then 15 February at 09:30 CET & 11:00