The British quartet of Laura Trott, Elinor Barker, Ciara Horne and Joanna Rowsell-Shand during the women's team pursuit. After a shock fifth place in qualifying, the Brit team rallied to claim bronze.
Hong Kong will host the 2017 Track Cycling World Championships, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced on Saturday.
It's only the second time in the event's history that it has been hosted by a country in Asia – the first was the 1990 Championships in Maebashi, Japan. Next year's venue was announced during the 2016 Worlds in London.
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Lidl-Trek, EF Education-EasyPost among first teams to seize ‘the only chance to race in the United States’With a world-class field of competitors, organisers hope to showcase professional cycling to American spectators and reignite fan interest
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I was told I'd never ride a bike again, now I hold 12 cycling world recordsFormer US Olympic hopeful Ryan Collins is a master of six-hour challenges
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'Just words on a piece of paper' - Matthew Richardson responds to Australia ban and sanctionsTrack sprinter who switched nationality to GB hopes fallout can be 'put to bed'
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Olympian Matthew Richardson banned for life by AustraliaTrack sprinter swapped nationality following Paris Olympics, and now competes for Great Britain
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Six-day events no longer have to last six days, UCI rulesRegulation update gives track racing organisers more freedom over duration
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90-year-old cyclist sets sights on four world recordsThree-time Masters world champion Walter Fowler is far from ready to slow down yet
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'I will hopefully not be forgotten': How Jeffrey Hoogland broke track sprinting's oldest recordLast October, Jeffrey Hoogland roared to a new kilometre time trial world record. Tom Davidson spoke to the Dutchman and his team to find out what it took
