2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's scratch
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The Men's Scratch was one of the 10 men's events contested at the 2007 UCI Track World Championship, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
| Men's scratch at the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Palma Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |||||||||
| Date | 30 March 2007 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 27 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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27 Cyclists from 27 countries participated in the scratch race. After the 2 qualifying heats, the best 11 of each heat advanced to the Final.[1]
The qualifying heats began at 15:10 and the Final was run at 21:05 on March 30.[2]
Qualification
The qualifying competition consisted of 30 laps, making a total of 7.5 km.
Heat 1
| Rank[3] | Name | Country | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasil Kiryienka |  Belarus | Q |
| 2 | Kazuhiro Mori |  Japan | Q |
| 3 | Martin Bláha |  Czech Republic | Q |
| 4 | Jonathan Bellis |  United Kingdom | Q |
| 5 | Danilo Napolitano |  Italy | Q |
| 6 | Ioannis Tamouridis |  Greece | Q |
| 7 | Henning Bommel |  Germany | Q |
| 8 | Jérôme Beuville |  France | Q |
| 9 | Andris José Hernandez |  Venezuela | Q |
| 10 | Ivan Kovalev |  Russia | Q |
| 11 | Mitchell Docker |  Australia | Q |
| 12 | Ignatas Konovalovas |  Lithuania | |
| 13 | Mahammad Alakbarov |  Azerbaijan | |
| 14 | Michael Færk Christensen |  Denmark | |
Heat 2
| Rank[4] | Name | Country | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kam-Po Wong |  Hong Kong | Q |
| 2 | Charles Bradley Huff |  United States | Q |
| 3 | Vladimir Tuychiev |  Uzbekistan | Q |
| 4 | Rafał Ratajczyk |  Poland | Q |
| 5 | Greg Henderson |  New Zealand | Q |
| 6 | Unai Elorriaga Zubiaur |  Spain | Q |
| 7 | Wim Stroetinga |  Netherlands | Q |
| 8 | Franco Marvulli |  Switzerland | Q |
| 9 | Steve Schets |  Belgium | Q |
| 10 | Roland Garber |  Austria | Q |
| 11 | Angel Dario Colla |  Argentina | Q |
| 12 | Volodymyry Rybin |  Ukraine | |
| 13 | Juha-Matti Alaluusua |  Finland | |
Final
The Final competition consisted of 60 laps, making a total of 15 km. The champion Kam-Po Wong overtook the lead pack when there were 9 laps remaining and he crossed the finishing line at roughly 17 minutes 43 seconds.
| Rank[5] | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
 | Kam-Po Wong | Hong Kong |
 | Wim Stroetinga | Netherlands |
 | Rafał Ratajczyk | Poland |
| 4 | Martin Bláha | Czech Republic |
| 5 | Ivan Kovalev | Russia |
| 6 | Unai Elorriaga Zubiaur | Spain |
| 7 | Steve Schets | Belgium |
| 8 | Ioannis Tamouridis | Greece |
| 9 | Vasil Kiryienka | Belarus |
| 10 | Roland Garber | Austria |
| 11 | Danilo Napolitano | Italy |
| 12 | Mitchell Docker | Australia |
| 13 | Charles Bradley Huff | United States |
| 14 | Jonathan Bellis | United Kingdom |
| 15 | Vladimir Tuychiev | Uzbekistan |
| DNF | Angel Dario Colla | Argentina |
| DNF | Jérôme Neuville | France |
| DNF | Henning Bommel | Germany |
| DNF | Kazuhiro Mori | Japan |
| DNF | Greg Henderson | New Zealand |
| DNF | Franco Marvulli | Switzerland |
| DNF | Andris José Hernandez | Venezuela |