1.   A month ago, Johnson had run Marsh down in the final meters on this same track.

2.   Erik Zabel, a German with Telekom and the winner of two sprints, was fourth after he was obstructed in the final few meters.

3.   Popov and Hall were in a dead heat until Popov surged ahead in the final meter, winning by less than one-tenth of a second.

4.   The two were even coming out of the curve, but Marsh appeared to pull ahead slightly down the stretch before Johnson reeled him in over the final meters.

5.   The two sprinters were even coming out of the curve, but Marsh appeared to pull ahead slightly before Johnson reeled him in over the final meters.

6.   But in the final meters it was Kioko who found enough energy to m,ake it first across the finishing line.

7.   Cipollini let up in the final meters, which allowed countryman Mirko Rossato to pass him for second place.

8.   He made a break early, but as Wust moved past in the final meters, Cipollini let up and coasted home with the main pack.

9.   He made a break early, but as Wust moved past in the final meters, Cipollini let up and coasted home with the main pack of riders.

10.   In Sydney last year, the Moroccan was overtaken by Ngeny in the final few meters and settled for silver.