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UCI terminates Track Champions League
‘One event alone couldn’t solve the broader challenges’, says former event director James Pope, now DerbyWheel CEO
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Fans in UK & Ireland face immediate 4x price-hike to watch live cycling
Cycling fans in the UK and Ireland have reacted angrily to news that Warner Bros Discovery is to terminate the Eurosport brand and channels in those territories, putting its live cycling coverage behind a paywall at more than four times the previous price. Subscribers to the Discovery+ service received an email this morning, announcing the…
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No immediate plans to change London’s new safety glass after TCL crash
Management at the London velodrome has committed to ‘explore what else can be done to improve safety’ following the crash which halted Saturday evening’s Track Champions League finale. Entering the final lap of a first-round keirin race, Alessa-Catriona Pröpster and Katy Marchant appeared to lock handlebars. Unable to separate or steer, the pair left the…
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UCI will not attempt to complete Track Champions League programme
A statement on the UCI Track Champions League website confirms what we all probably expected: there will be no attempt to complete the remaining races from Saturday night’s programme. Racing at London’s Lee Valley velodrome was halted following the crash which saw Katy Marchant and Alessa-Catriona Pröpster leave the track, over the top of the…
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What if Track Champions League had only been a keirin competition?
Just to satisfy our curiosity, we collated a ranking of UCI Track Champions League points, based only on the keirin races. Would it tell us anything different about the competition, or the riders?
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Keirin crash brings Track Champions League finale to a shocking end
A horrendous crash involving Katy Marchant and Alessa-Catriona Pröpster brought the final night of UCI Track Champions League action to an abrupt halt. Entering the final lap of heat two of the women’s keirin first round, the two riders appeared to lock up with each other. Their combined momentum carried the pair up the track,…
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Lavreysen ruins Richo’s home debut, as Lysenko stumbles in sprint
There was disappointment for the characteristically noisy London crowd on night four of the UCI Track Champions League, with home favourites Emma Finucane and Matthew Richardson both missing out in the keirin finals.
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Richardson reignites the TCL rivalry, but there’s no stopping Lysenko
Alina Lysenko’s amazing run of form continued on the second evening of Track Champions League action in Apeldoorn, with Harrie Lavreysen and Matthew Richardson sharing the spoils in the men’s competition.
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Lysenko and Lavreysen lead after TCL’s first session in Apeldoorn
Few would have picked Alina Lysenko as a contender for the women’s sprint competition at the UCI Track Champions League; but she sits at the top of the star-studded standings after two rounds. The Russian rider, competing as an Individual Neutral Athlete, won both events in decisive fashion on Friday evening in Apeldoorn. She surged…
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Stunning wins for Richo and Lysenko as TCL gets going
Matthew Richardson visibly gave it absolutely everything, barely able to stand at the end of a first evening of UCI Track Champions League action which saw him distance Harrie Lavreysen to win the sprint – and snatch victory in the keirin final. The season’s opening night in Paris was billed as a rekindling of the…
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Track Champions League returns to standard UCI keirin distance
Our well-connected amigo over at Track Piste is reporting that the keirin races at this year’s UCI Track Champions League will be contested over the UCI-standard 6 laps, as opposed to the abbreviated 5-lap format of previous years. Scratch races will also be extended from 20 to 30 laps, for both men and women. These…
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Yamasaki and Sato opt for Japanese races over UCI Track Champions League
UCI world champions Kento Yamasaki and Mina Sato have both turned down the opportunity to compete in the UCI’s Track Champions League. Information posted on websites tracking the Japanese keirin circuit suggested that both had committed to major events in their home country during November and December, building to the lucrative year-end Grand Prix races.…
