Originally Posted by
tobukog
So, in case some of you missed it, some results from HK.... The US rode a great team pursuit in the first round -- 4:54 something on a slower track than New Zealand. They took some risks and cracked in the final, but they're totally medal capable at Worlds.
Hegevary got his first ever medal in an individual event (also his first try), a silver in the scratch.
So I would definitely say that the US men's endurance team is looking better and better.
It's pretty interesting to look around and realize that after two and a half years of USAC actually caring about the track program, they've kiiind of settled on a lineup that's a mix of older pros like hegevary and some real talented up-and-comers, plus the whole diamond in the rough thing with Lambie, and that the men's endurance program is finally on par with the women's program... and members hold both the men's and women's IP world record. pretty wild. a year and a half ago i thought they were tilting at windmills with their men's TP aspirations, but here they are riding a time that was a world record pace not too many years ago.