2007 UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships
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| Venue | Winterthur, Switzerland |
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| Date(s) | 9 November–11 November 2007 |
| Stadium | Eulachhalle |
| Nations participating | 21 |
| Cyclists participating | 144 |
The 2007 UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships took place in Winterthur in switzerland from 9 to 11 November and crowned world champions in the cycling disciplines of cycle ball and artistic cycling. Germany managed to get all seven gold medals at this championship and won 11 medals in total - including all three in men's single artistic cycling.
The whole event was located in the stadium Eulachhalle, originally the home stadium of the handball club Pfadi Winterthur. It was actually the second indoor cycling world championship held in Winterthur after the one in 1997.
In total 144 athletes out of 21 nations took part in the competition. The participating nations were all from Europe and Asia, except for a Tchad starting Czech team.
The organising committee
The idea to give Winterthur another world championship indoor cycling after the one in 1997 came from Marianne Kern, member of the RMV Pfungen and member of the management board of Swiss Cycling for indoor cycling. After the candidature of Winterthur was made public the other candidates revoke their candidatures so that Winterthur could perform the World Championship. The whole event had a budget of 750'000 swiss francs - after the end of the WC they made a profit of 29'600 SFr.[1]
- Daniel Frei, president
- Max Wullschleger, finances
- Marianne Kern, sport
- Toni Hostettler, marketing
- Daniel Spengler, infrastructure
The members of the OC are all out of the city and the region of Winterthur.
Venue
The whole event took place in the Eulachhalle in Winterthur. During the event one hall was used for the sporting events and the other was an event hall, where you could eat and also a cultural program was there. In the entrance area there were some exhibitors, a bar, a coat check and an information desk. The Eulachhalle was sold out during the whole event with 3,280 spectators, a hall record.
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany (GER) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Cycle ball
Modus
The competitors started in three different groups, ordered after their strengthen. In group A the fight for the medals took place. In all groups they compete in the league mode against each other. For group B and C the table afterward is the final results.
In group A there was also an intermediate stage where the 2nd- against the 5th-placed and the 3rd against the 4th placed played. The winners came into a final round with the winner of the first round. The two first teams of the final round make out the world cup winner in a final game at the end.
Group A
In the group A Germany could win the final game against Austria with 6:4. Top goal scorer was the Austrian player Martin Lingg.
| place | country | player 1 | player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germany |
Thomas Abel | Christian Hess |
| 2. | Austria |
Martin Lingg | Markus Bröll |
| 3. | Switzerland |
Timo Reichen | Peter Jiricek |
| 4. | Czech Republic |
Robert Loskot | Pavel Vitula |
| 5. |  Croatia |
Jasmin Fazlic | Michael Posedi |
| 6. |  Belgium |
Rudy Covent | Peter Martens |
Relegation game group A/B
Group B
| place | country | player 1 | player 2 | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Japan |
Naoya Kinoshita | Ko Matsuda | 24:14 | 9 |
| 2. |  Romania |
Dorian Doroftei | Mircea Tric | 14:9 | 8 |
| 3. |  Spain |
Daniel Cortés Balsalobre | Florencio Monge | 11:15 | 4 |
| 4. |  Slovakia |
Dalibor Roznik | Robert Rizmann | 8:15 | 3 |
| 5. |  France |
Frédérique Marcoux | Michel Maillavin | 12:15 | 2 |
Relegation game group B/C
Group C
| place | country | player 1 | player 2 | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Hong Kong |
Man Fai Lo | Wing Tai Ho | 39:8 | 16 |
| 2. |  Hungary |
Tamás Szitás | Vilmos Toma | 37:15 | 13 |
| 3. |  Malaysia |
Abd Halim Samsinar | Dahlan Mohd Zikri | 28:19 | 6 |
| 4. |  Macau |
U Hin Lai | Run Quin Lin | 4:66 | 0 |