British juniors take on world in Italy

Laura Trott

The British junior track team lines up to take on the world today at the track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy.

"Three of our four guys are now second year juniors who raced Moscow and who have stepped up a level: Lewis Oliva, Callum Skinner and Kian Emadi," said director of the sprint events, Jon Norfolk. "We are hoping for more from those riders."

"I think the Germans have a strong team this year, one guy is a second year rider and their first year guys are good," he said.

"We are focused on the process rather than the outcome because we have no idea what the other teams will do. The whole idea here is to develop Olympic champions and not junior champions. It is important that they get good experience, if they win then it is a bonus."

"This is the first time at the Worlds for all of the endurance riders," said Tudor.

"At the junior level, the important thing is the process behind the performance rather than the results. It is about understanding what it is like to be at a major championships: the feeling of going to the start line, the warm ups, the taper in the lead up to the champs..."



Junior Men's Sprint



Junior Men's Endurance



Junior Women's Sprint



Junior Women's Endurance

 

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.