Tag: UCI
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Hisense Arena is hotting up – Day 2 review
MELBOURNE – Australia: Anna Meares is on track to defend her women’s sprint title at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships on Friday. But the Australian has a road block in rival Victoria Pendleton from Great Britain to overcome first in the semi-finals at Hisense Arena. Meares broke the world record for the flying…
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Two world records highlight blistering night on track, Aussies maximise surprise opportunity in men’s team sprint
blistering night, Two world records and a gold medal in the final event of the program for home nation Australia highlighted an action packed first day of the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships at Melbourne’s Hisense Arena. With four gold medals on offer, Great Britain topped the medal tally taking out the men’s team…
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Boy Band’ leader ready to be on song in Melbourne Perkins escapes serious injury in car clash
Melbourne Perkins, If the leader of Australia’s world champion team pursuit squad was worried about the rapidly improving form of arch rivals and reigning Olympic champions Great Britain, then Bobridge certainly wasn’t going to admit it. The Brits scorched the boards on Wednesday in an impressive hit out at the training venue for this week’s…
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World’s Greatest arrive in Melbourne for Track World Championships
Track World Championships, The Great Britain track cycling team, led by four-time Olympic and ten-time world champion Sir Chris Hoy, have arrived in Melbourne for the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships which start next week. The final event in the lead up to the London Olympics Games has enticed one of the strongest fields…