Racing at the Manchester Velodrome in Manchester, England, on
Tuesday, Liz Reap Carlson won the women’s age 30-39 500-meter time
trial in a time of 36.997 seconds, setting a new Masters world
record.

The previous world record of 37.139 was set in 1996 by New
Zealander Donna Wynd.

On Wednesday, Carlson rode to another World Championship title
in the Matched Sprint, beating Australian Michelle King and Siobhan
Mullan (GBR) in a three-way final race.

Carlson, 37, also claimed the world title in the 500M time trial
in 2004. Carlson is one of the top track sprinters in the U.S. and
races regularly at the Elite level at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome
in Trexlertown.

The World Masters Track Cycling Championships are held each year
for cyclist over the age of 30 by the Union Cycliste Internationale
(UCI) featuring over 400 athletes from 22 countries.

Taking place on an indoor wooden track of 250 meters in length
with 45-degree banked corners, the 500-meter time trial consists of
two laps of the track from a standing start.

On a bicycle with one gear, no freewheel, and no brakes riders
reach speeds approaching 50 miles an hour.

The matched sprint features two or three riders racing against
each other in an all out sprint for the finish line.

Carlson will be competing next in the U.S. Elite National Track
Cycling Championship in Carson, Calif., Oct. 4-7. A former podium
finisher at the Elite Nationals, she is focusing on winning the
500M, the Matched Sprint and the Keirin events.

Carlson is the daughter of Henry and Bernadine Reap of Smethport
and currently lives with her husband Lath Carlson in Jim
Thorpe.

In addition to cycling, Carlson is a professional freelance
photographer working for clients such as Bicycling Magazine and
Runner’s World Magazine.