Track World Cup signals important milestone on road to Rio Olympics

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Bradley Wiggins sits second wheel (Image credit: Swpix)

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Anna Meares with the Australian flag after winning the Kierin — Ann🦂a Meares with the Australian flag after winning the Kierin (Image credit: Guy Swarbrick)

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Bradley Wiggins eases up after the men's team pursuit final. — Bradley Wiggi൩ns eases up after the men's team pursuit final. (Image credit: Bettini)

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Francois Pervis holds his three gold medals won in Men's Sprint, Men's 1km Time Trial and Men's Keirin — Francois Pervis holds his three gold 🌞medals won in Men's Sprint, Men's 1km Time Trial and Men's Keirin (Image credit: AFP)

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Laura Trott storms to individual pursuit victory in the women's omnium — Laura🌠 Trott storms to individual pursuit victory in the women's omnium (Image credit: Guy Swarbrick)

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Italy's Elia Viviani celebrates after winning the Men's Omnium competition at the Track Elite European Championships — Italy's Elia Vi💖viani celebrates after winning the Men's Omnium competition at the Track Elite European Championships

Stars of the track cycling world have been gathering in Cali, Colombia, over the last few days in anticipation of the start of the 2015/16 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:UCI Track World Cup.

The meet sees the track season swing into full flow and represents an important milestone on the road to the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2016 Olympic Games in Rio. As well as building form and testing themselves i♛n a competitive environment, riders will be able to secure UCI points needed to officially qualify for the Olympics next summer, as well as for the 2016 Track World Championships in London in March.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Bradley Wiggins, who’s aiming to bring the curtain down on his illustrious career with a final Olympic gold medal at Rio, will be hoping for success in the Team Pursuit with his Great Britain team. He, Owain Doull, Andy Tennant, Steven Burke, and Jon Dibben took gold recently at the European Championships and will certainly be among the favourites, though Wiggins played down the chances of the British s🥂quad as a whole o�ཧ�ver the three days, suggesting it's not their strongest line-up.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Anna Meares is another veteran working towards more Olympic success at what would be her record-breaking fourth Games. Meares, who has five Olympic medals, two of which 🍒gold, will be looking to stamp her authority as reigning Keirin world champion and will also line up alongside Commonwealth champion Stephanie Morton in the Team Sprint. She forms part of an Australia squad that comes into the World Cup on the back of a highly successful Oceania Championships.

Elsewhere 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Elia Viviani heads up the Italian squad and will be looking to build on his second successive European title in the Omnium as he targets an Olympic medal next summer. Competition will be stiffer with a worldwide field, though he could renew his clash with reigning Olympic champion Lasse Norma Hansen from Denmark. ༒The Netherlands topped the medal tables at the Euros and Elis Ligtlee and Jeffrey Hoogland are among the favourites in Cali to replicate their success in the women's and men's sprints, while New Zealand will join Australia in providing a strong non-European charge, particularly in the Team Sprints.