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No third time charm American Hartwell fails in bid for third medal
SYNDEY, Australia (AP) -- The medal run is over for Erin Hartwell, who failed in his bid to become the first American cyclist to reach the podium at three straight Olympics. Hartwell, of Indianapolis, and teammates Derek Bouchard-Hall of Palo Alto, Calif., Mariano Friedick of Brentwood, Calif., and Tommy Mulkey of Athens, Ga., placed 10th out of 12 squads in 4,000-meter team pursuit Monday (Sunday night EDT). After winning a bronze medal at the Barcelona Olympics and a silver in Atlanta in the kilometer time trial, a knee injury forced Hartwell to switch to team pursuit, an endurance race. Britain set an Olympic record of 4 minutes, 4.030 seconds in establishing the fastest qualifying time. There won't be another medal for Hartwell after the United States was timed in 4:12.494. Afterward, he refused an interview request. "I've got nothing to say," Hartwell told a team publicist. During qualifying for the men's match sprint, Marty Nothstein of Trexlertown, Pa., had the fastest ride over the 200-meter course. His time of 10.166 seconds narrowly missed the Olympic record of 10.129. "I really wanted to get that Olympic record, but the job is done," said Nothstein, a silver medalist at Atlanta. "I wanted to qualify first or second, and I did that. I'm riding strong right now, no doubt about it." Tanya Lindenmuth, also of Trexlertown, Pa., qualified eighth in women's sprint, riding an 11.649. At 21 the youngest woman ever named to the U.S. Olympic cycling team, she said she expected to do better when the event continued Monday night. "I'm a much better competitor than a time trial rider," Lindenmuth said. In other words, Lindenmuth's wits are her strength. The match sprint mixes strategy and speed, with riders jockeying for position over two laps before a flat-out sprint on the final lap.
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