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atie Archibald led
the Great British
team’s success at
the third round of the UCI
Track World Cup in Milton,
Canada, over the weekend as
she claimed two gold medals.
Archibald won the points
race on Friday and then
the Madison with partner
Eleanor Dickinson on Sunday
to wrap up a successful visit
to North America.
Omnium world champion
Archibald put in a dominant
performance in the points
race, securing the fi rst four
sprints and later gaining a lapon her rivals. Her fi nal tally
of 47 points was comfortably
ahead of second-placed
Jasmin Duehring (Canada),
with 38 points.
It was a similar story in
Sunday’s Madison, with
Archibald and Dickinson
taking the lion’s share of
points in the sprints and then
successfully marking their
rivals’ efforts to gain a lap.
Dickinson — rather than
world champion Archibald
— had also contested
the women’s omnium on
Saturday, taking bronze
behind winner Yumi Kajihara(Japan), who had won all
of the four races. It was
Dickinson’s fi rst individual
medal at a Track World Cup.
Elsewhere, other British
riders also enjoyed success,
with Lewis Oliva (Wales)
taking silver in the men’s
keirin; Ollie Wood and Mark
Stewart (Great Britain) taking
bronze in the men’s Madison;
Stewart taking silver in the
men’s points race; silver for
the GB team sprint men; and
Jack Carlin (Great Britain)
bronze in the men’s sprint.
Although Sophie Capewell
and Katy Marchant didn’ttaste medal success in the
women’s team sprint they did
rack up the highest fi nish they
have achieved at world-level
competition, placing fourth.
The British pair set a
time of 33.784 to book their
place in the bronze medal
ride-off but were beaten by
the Korean team.
GB did not fi eld a squad
for either the men’s or
women’s team pursuits.
The 2017/18 UCI Tissot
Track World Cup continues
on December 9-10 when
Santiago, Chile, hosts round
Photo: [email protected] four of the competition.
Archibald
leads British
medal charge
in Canada
Scot sprints to points race
and Madison gold in Milton
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