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At the start of the final weekend in the Track Cycling Champions League, the only Swiss Claudio Imhof was still weakened by a fall.
Legend:
Didn’t get any points
Claudio Imhof (front).
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On the first day of the final weekend of the Track Champions League, the only Swiss track cyclist at the start was unable to perform any exploits. Claudio Imhof, defending champion in the endurance division, achieved a zero in both the scratch (17th) and the elimination race (16th) in London. The man from Eastern Switzerland fell a week ago and was not yet fully fit.
Roy Eefting (NED) secured victory in the scratch, while William Tidball (GBR) narrowly prevailed in the elimination race. Before the final competition on Saturday, Canadian Dylan Bibic is in the lead in the overall endurance ranking with 116 points ahead of Tidball (100).
In the sprint category, Harrie Lavreysen (NED) won the sprint, while Kevin Quintero (COL) celebrated in the keirin. Lavreysen further extended his lead in the overall classification. He is now a whopping 29 points ahead of his first pursuer Matthew Richardson (AUS).
Showdown among the sprint women
In the endurance women’s race, Dannielle Khan (GBR) won the sprint, Katie Archibald (GBR) was unbeatable in the elimination race – so she triumphed in all 4 races in this discipline. Before the final round, Archibald is at the top of the overall rankings.
In the sprint category, the German Alessa-Catriona Pröpster first won in the sprint, before Martha Bayona (COL) prevailed in the keirin. In the overall ranking, Elesse Andrews (NZL) maintains the lead, but Pröpster is in a lurking position, 7 points behind.
The Track Champions League in London comes to an end on Saturday with the 5th and final round and the overall winners will be crowned. From 7:30 p.m. you can watch the live commentary stream on SRF.