🚴♀️🚴♂️ The UCI Track Champions League returns to Lee Valley VeloPark for Round 4 followed by the 2024 Grand Finale.
NEWSFLASH: UCI TRACK CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LONDON 2024 IS A WRAP!
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2024 RESULTS
CONGRATULATIONS to the four winners of the 2024 UCI Track Champions League (pictured below). They were crowned at Track Champions League London – the season finale – after five rounds of racing across Europe.
Katie Archibald (Great Britain) was victorious in the the Women’s Endurance League on 159 points. Alina Lysenko took the spoils in the Women’s Sprint League with 157 points. Dylan Bibic (Canada) took first place in the Men’s Endurance League with 130 points, while Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands) again reigned supreme in the Men’s Sprint League with 166 points. All four took home the coveted blue jerseys along with a UCI Track Champions League trophy.
With three overall wins each, Katie Archibald and Harrie Lavreysen are the most successful riders in the history of the UCI Track Champions League. They triumphed in the same years (2021, 2023 and 2024) and both finished in 2nd in 2022.
2024 EVENT PREVIEW
World-class track cycling is back at the iconic track at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park which holds over 6,000 spectators. Built for the London 2012 Olympic Games, the velodrome hosted gold medal performances from the likes of Chris Hoy, Laura Kenny and Jason Kenny. Since its debut in 2021, Track Champions League London has been an annual winter treat for cycling fans in the capital. This year the action returns for back-to-back evenings of guaranteed drama on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 December.
INTRODUCTION TO UCI TRACK CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
18 athletes compete in each of the four categories of events. 1) individual sprint, 2) keirin, 3) elimination, 4) scratch races. A total of *72 riders compete, split equally between women and men. *See below for the leaders heading into the final rounds in London!
Qualification to compete in the UCI Track Champions League rests on performance at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Meaning only the very best of the best riders take part.
The 2024 calendar features five rounds of action. The first three rounds take place in France and the Netherlands in November, ahead of Round 4 and the Grand Finale in London in early December.
2023 EVENT REVIEW
CONGRATULATIONS to four winners of the 2023 UCI Track Champions League who were crowned at the season finale in London. Ellesse Andrews (New Zealand) and Katie Archibald (Great Britain) were the women’s sprint and endurance champions respectively. Dylan Bibic (Canada) and Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands) were the men’s endurance and sprints champions respectively. All four took home the coveted blue jerseys along with a UCI Track Champions League trophy and €25,000 each in prize money.
2024 EVENT PREVIEW, CURRENT LEADERS & ‘ONES TO WATCH’
Current leaders!
Following Round 3 in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands the one and only Katie Archibald (see profile below) is top of the Women’s Endurance rankings. Alina Lysenko is the surprise leader of the Women’s Sprint rankings. 21-year-old Lysenko, who comes from the world of figure skating, made history in Aleldoorn becoming the first rider in UCI Track Champions League history to win five consecutive events.
Dylan Bibic and Harrie Lavreysen (see profiles below) have justified their billings as favourites to defend their Men’s Endurance and Men’s Sprint title respectively. But the job is not done for either with Tobias Aagaard (endurance) and Matthew Richardson (sprint) in hot pursuit. It’s all come down to back-to-back nights in London to decide who wins the silverware.
Endurance competitions
WOMEN’S
Double UCI Track Champions League Women’s Endurance champion Katie Archibald said on the 2024 announcement: “London has always been an incredibly special venue for me, with some of the best crowds I have experienced in my career. I’m looking forward to coming back here for a fourth year and creating more unforgettable memories.”
Joining Archibald (who as well as defending her Champions League title is also a 2-time Olympic champion, 6-time UCI world champion and 20-time European champion) in the women’s competition is Anita Stenberg from Norway. Stenberg is the reigning European omnium champion and 2023 UCI Track Champions League overall runner-up.
MEN’S
Reigning UCI Track Champions League champion and 2022 UCI World Champion (scratch) Dylan Bibic starts as favourite to defend his title. The Canadian is also a 9-time Pan American champion. Joining Bibic as a ‘one to watch’ is Belgium’s Lyndsey De Vylder, . De Vylder, a 2024 UCI World Champion (omnium), is making his debut in the UCI Track Champions League.
Sprint competitions
WOMEN’S
New Zealand’s Ellesse Andrews is the one to beat in the W sprints competition. She is the reigning UCI Track Champions League champion, 2024 Olympic Champion (sprint and keirin) and 2023 UCI world champion (keirin). Emma Finucane became the first women to win three medals for Team GB at a single Games in 60 years at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The 2024 Olympic and UCI world champion (team sprint), 2-time UCI Sprint world champion (2023, 2024) and 2024 European Sprint champion is a serious threat to Andrews.
MEN’S
Harrie Lavreysen is back to defend his crown. The Netherlands star is the reigning (and double) UCI Track Champions League champion. He’s also a 5-time Olympic champion, 16-time UCI world champion and 12-time European champion. Matthew Richardson (Great Britain) is a major threat. The 2024 Olympic silver medallist (sprint and keirin), 2022 UCI world champion (team sprint) was the 2022 UCI Track Champions League overall winner.
SEASON FOUR DATES
The UCI Track Champions League is back for an eagerly anticipated fourth season starting Saturday 23 November. The world’s best track cycling competing over five rounds at three different venues. The competition starts with Round 1 at Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in France. The following weekend (Saturday 30 November and Sunday 1 December) Apeldoorn in the Netherlands will make its UCI Track Champions League debut. It hosts a double-header featuring the Round 2 and Round 3 action.
Then all eyes will be on London for Round 4 and the Grand Finale. The coveted blue jerseys will be decided at Lee Valley VeloPark on 6 and 7 December!
TRACK CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LONDON TICKETS, TIMINGS & TRAVEL
Tickets for Track Champions League London are off sale.
🚴♀️🚴♂️ Racing starts at 6.45pm on Friday and 5.15pm on Saturday evening at Track Champions League London.
Travel tips: The Velodrome is accessible by train, tube, bus, bike, car and taxi. Public transport is recommended. See this guide to visiting Lee Valley VeloPark for full details.
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