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UCI Track Champions League LIVE – London hosts final night with Katie Archibald and Harrie Lavreysen on cusp of victory

ByNick Christian

Updated 04/12/2021 at 23:25 GMT

After three electric rounds, the inaugural UCI Track Champions League reaches its conclusion with the fourth and final instalment in London. With the riders having less than 24 hours to recover from the last round, it promises to be a night of thrills and surprises. You can watch all of the action live on the Eurosport app, eurosport.co.uk and discovery+.

Highlights, Round 3: Wild impresses, Hinze crashes, Lavreysen wobbles

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Oh what a night

And what a series. It was, of course, sad that it had to be 20% shorter than originally planned, but as Laura Kenny said afterwards, there’s something fitting about London’s Lee Valley Velodrome playing host to the final round.

Particularly so for Katie Archibald, who “gave the home crowd what they wanted,” with a commanding 4th elimination victory in the last month. She really is the best in the business when it comes to that discipline.

Just as Harrie Lavreysen is in the men’s sprint. As Chris Hoy suggested, he might well go onto be the best male sprinter of all time.

But it wasn’t just about the winners. Every rider, from 1st place to last, took the Track Champions League as seriously as if it were the Olympics - even if some didn’t quite have the legs - and made every winner fight it out for every win.

And this is certainly a competition with legs. I haven't seen the numbers, but for my money it absolutely delivered on its promise. I’m looking forward to the next one already. Thanks for joining us, and we’ll see you in 2022.

Final standings

Women’s endurance
Katie Archibald 145 points
Kirsten Wild 100
Annette Edmondson 97

Men’s endurance
Gavin Hoover 107 points
Sebastian Mora 102
Corbin Strong 93

Women’s sprint
Emma Hinze 128 points
Lea Friedrich 118
Kelsey Mitchell 102

Men’s sprint
Harrie Lavreysen 147 points
Stefan Botticher 133
Vasilijus Lendel 72
Mikhail Iakovlev 72

Men’s sprint final - Harrie Lavreysens wins and is the men’s sprint champion!

The last race of the night, and Stefan Botticher would dearly love to get one over on the Dutchman. Botticher lets Lavreysen go first, with both keen to drag this one out as long as possible. Up the banking goes the German, he wants the height. A feint back down and on the bell Lavreysen has the lead. The two go shoulder to shoulder into the home straight, with Lavreysen inside… and that’s the ball game. As hard-fought as any race you’ll see, but in the end no-one’s beating Harrie Lavreysen in a sprint heads-up this year.

Trophy time for our four champions!

Women’s keirin final - Olena Starikova wins, Emma Hinze is the women’s sprint champion!

Kelsey Mitchell
Martha Bayona Pineda
Olena Starikova
Mina Sato
Lea Friedrich
Emma Hinze

Who's betting on another German 1-2? The two are so close in the standings that we’re going to get a properly fought final. Hinze on the back with the longest distance to travel.She looks boxed out of it, as Starikova surges to the front. On the bell she leads... here comes Mitchell, but Starikova absolutely buries herself to hang on. Hinze finishes fourth, with Friedrich bringing up the rear, to hand the overall title to her friend and team-mate. The German pair just ran out of steam at the end - hardly surprising considering how many races they’ve had to ride. 128 points to Hinze against 118 for Friedrich.

One race left, to rule them all.

Women’s elimination - Katie Archibald wins and is the women’s endurance champion!

No pressure, Katie, but anything other than a win is going to be… just fine tbh. She’s given absolutely everything, riding as if it was a World Championships, and you have to respect that. Can Annette Edmondson or Kirsten Wild steal a victory in their last ever races before retirement, though?

Off they go. The first few laps always look the hardest, and it’s Karasiewicz of Poland who is first to go pop. Bad one for Stenberg of Norway, running 5th, who takes an early out, which will send her plummeting down the standings. Kendall Ryan takes a bow, as the third rider knocked out.

The Spaniards seem to be fighting among themselves to go next, and it’s Calvo of the two of them who doesn’t have the legs to stay in. Wild is playing with fire but she goes over the top with ease, while Khatuntseva of Russia who is boxed into submission. So easy for this race to go wrong.

The second Spanish departure takes us down to the top ten, and as Zanardi of Italy finds herself with a wall of riders in front of her, we’re left with nine. It’s getting harder and harder at the back.

Emily Kay’s legs look done, but she finds a way through, and Maggie Coles-Lyster is forced to go the long way round, and is left wanting. Now it’s Emily Kay’s turn, to take us down to the best five riders in the competition.

No win for Nettie, who doesn’t have enough to make it over the top and is out in 5th. Attack is the best form of defence for Martins of Portugal, putting Katijara to the sword. Wild pushes on, Archibald leaving it late, but not too late. Martins goes.

This heads-up is not as easy for Archibald as the other three looked, as Wild gives her a proper duel into the final half lap of this race. She’s so strong, though, and it’s no romantic finish to Wild’s career.

Riders in the centre stand to applause, the first women’s endurance champion in the UCI Track Champions League, with a massive 145 points.

Men’s sprint semi-finals

Semi-final 1
Nicholas Paul
Harrie Lavreysen
Rayan Helal

Can Paul stop Lavreysen? Because I know Helal can’t. It starts at the top of the track before the trio swoop down. Paul on the inside, matching Lavreysen stroke for stroke, but the Dutchman edges past him. Super fast finish, ten seconds flat for the final 200m. Lavreysen might have expected to go clear but in the end it almost looked like Paul might make it back onto terms. But not quite.

Through: Harrie Lavreysen

Semi-final 2
Mikhail Iakovlev
Stefan Botticher
Jair Tjon En Fa

The form-book says Botticher, but he’s the king of the keirin, not the sprint. Iakovlev books himself onto the black line, forcing Botticher to go the long way round, only overtaking the Russian in the last few metres. That’s all it takes, though. To the final, young man.

Through: Stefan Botticher

Three races left. Next up is the women's elimination, Archibald's gonna boss this, isn't she?

Women’s keirin - Round 1

Heat 1
Emma Hinze
Olena Starikova
Yuli Verdugo
Daria Shmeleva
Yana Tyshchenko

Hinze will go through, but who will join her? I’m going for one of the Russians. Take your pick. Well, I got that wrong, didn’t I? They’re well out of it from early on, as Hinze takes charge. Olena Starikova is the one to make a scrap of it for Hinze and in the end it couldn’t have been closer between them. 7 thousandths of a second in the end.

Through: Hinze and Starikova

Heat 2
Lea Friedrich
Sophie Capewell
Mina Sato
Riyu Ohta
Mathilde Gros
Lauriane Genest

Some pressure on Lea Friedrich here, who has to make the final to stand a chance of overhauling her team-mate in the league standings. It would be nice if Sophie Capewell can make the final for the first time, but you’d go with Gros or Genest, I think, to join the German. Friedrich sits tight on the derny, and Gros comes up and over to lead with two to go. Now comes Genest, before Sato joins the fight on the bell. So close to a Japan 1-2, with Friedrich inching through to the final by a tenth of a second. She had to really fight for it after that final bend.

Through: Sato and Friedrich

Heat 3
Simona Krupeckaite
Martha Bayona Pineda
Miriam Vece
Anastasiia Voinova
Kelsey Mitchell

Adam Blythe fancies Kelsey Mitchell for this one. I’m inclined to agree, but how are her legs after that final? The Lithuanian is first in line, with Mitchell at the back. They’re leaving it late, and it’s Krupeckaite who picks it up first. Bayona v Mitchell into the final straight, with Mitchell looking as comfortable as she has in this entire competition. She came round the outside like a rocket.

Through: Kelsey Mitchell and Martha Bayona Pineda

Men's sprint semis next.

Men’s elimination - Iuri Leitao wins! Gavin Hoover is the men's endurance champion!

We’re about to watch Ed Clancy’s last ever race. How long can he make it last? I’m feeling emotional, I don’t know about you.

Who’s having an early bath? It’s not Ed Clancy who’s leading from the front while he can. It is the Swiss rider, Imhof. Bit of a shock. Second to go is Tene of Israel, caught at the bottom. Keep going Ed! It’s Josh Charlton who tried to sneak through underneath but had nowhere to go.

The Japanese man, Kuboki kindly keeps Ed Clancy in the race, before his number is finally up, in 14th spot. Very respectable, as the crowd roar their thanks.

All the big names are still in there. It looks like it’ll be Aaron Gate before he dives round the outside to knock the Italian into touch. Ten left.

Chalel the Algerian leaves nine. It’s a close one between Banaszek and Britton that the Brit is on the wrong side of, with the Polish rider eliminated next. Mora and Hoover are riding their luck or else his legs are on their last.

Only Mora and Hoover worth watching now, with five riders left in the race. Eefting looks cooked but finds something to send Mora to the centre. The Spaniard was stuck at the bottom, and it’s game over. Eefting launches a flyer, as Hoover says “I’ve done enough,” and bows out.

Down to three riders, and Eefting can continue that effort no longer. The heads-up is between Gate and Leitao, who’s been invisible. Leitao comes over the top of the New Zealand man to take the win.

Men’s sprint - Round 1

Heat 1
Hugo Barrette
Harrie Lavreysen
Jean Spies

How tired are Harrie’s legs? They must be a bit by now. Barrette hits the front, Spies says goodbye, Lavreysen let’s the Canadian look more competitive than he is. As easy as you’d expect it to be.

Through: Harrie Lavreysen

Heat 2
Jai Angsuthasawit
Kento Yamasaki
Stefan Botticher

Botticher looks a lot bigger on the startline than the other two. I fear for them, I really do. Yamasaki hits the front, while Botticher gets a bit flicky, and opens the door to the Thai rider who comes through the tiniest of gaps. The German had to react as Angsuthasawit rode away, but he had plenty in the tank to take the win.

Through: Stefan Botticher

Heat 3
Vasilijus Lendel
Jair Tjon En Fa
Tom Derache

The young Lithuanian has shone as brightly as his skinsuit in this competition, but it’s a very hard one to call. Tjon En Fa goes early from the blue, and the Frenchman spears himself through. Here comes the man from ‘Nam, waits until the last corner and powers his way into the semis.

Through: Jair Tjon En Fa

Heat 4
Kevin Santiago Quintero
Jordan Castle
Nicholas Paul

New tactics on display, and it’s Jordan Castle who goes long and high. Paul seems more concerned about Quintero. Will Castle fade? Yes. Paul measured that one well, didn’t panic.

Through: Nicholas Paul

Heat 5
Mikhail Iakovlev
Maximilian Levy
Denis Dmitriev

Could be the German’s last ever race this. He looks a bit emotional. He’s saved his best legs for last, we’ve already seen that tonight. Dmitriev has a pedal issue so we have a slight delay with this one. Second time round, we have a Levy sandwich, and the two Russians look to be working together. Levy is boxed in by, in Carlton’s words “an iron curtain.” Is that fine? I’m sure it’s fine. Iakovlev is the chosen one.

Through: Mikhail Iakovlev

Heat 6
Rayan Helal
Mateusz Rudyk

Our only men’s two-up in the first round sees a Pole versus a Frenchman. Little bit of a dance to begin with before Helal increases the pace. He dips down and leads on the bell. He crosses the line first but as his sprint looked a bit dodgy, as he came up from the sprinters line, so we’re going to have to wait for a result. He seems to have gotten away with it.

Through: Rayan Helal

The big one, the decider, the men's elimination up next.

Ouch!

Here's that crash from the men's scratch.

‘Ouch!’ – Big crash in men’s scratch race

Women’s sprint final - Emma Hinze wins!

Kelsey Mitchell has to put in the performance of this competition to beat Hinze, you’d think, but she’s clearly grown in this competition, and Hinze did have a poor night’s sleep (see below) so anything’s possible.

The pair skirt the cote d’azur for the first laps before Hinze starts to wind it up. They hit the top of the track before Mitchell swings down the track. She’s on Hinze’s wheel and coming round. Can she come round the German?? No! Close was about all the Canadian could manage, but half a wheel was the margin in the end, not even worth a bike throw.

Up next is the men's sprint.

Women’s scratch race - Yumi Kajihara wins

It’s technically possible for Annette Edmondson to topple Katie Archibald, but very unlikely. More likely is fireworks from elsewhere in the field, as a lot of riders will be motivated to steal the win. Does anyone else have legs as good as Archibald’s though?

The start is a bit less explosive than we saw in the men’s scratch, with riders strung out, taking turns, peeling off, for the first five laps. And it’s Archibald who goes first! That’s what the fans want to see. Four go after her, and this could go the distance if they team up.

They’re back together by the halfway mark, with a few women off the back. Kajihara of Japan launches a big big solo move with 7 left and it looks like it’s going to the finish. Her legs must be screaming but she takes the bell and the win. Archibald comes through to win the sprint for second place and sew up the women’s endurance competition.

1 Yumi Kaijahara
2 Katie Archibald
3 Maggie Coles-Lyster
4 Annette Edmondson
5 Kirsten Wild

Men’s keirin final - Stefan Botticher wins!

Harrie Lavreysen
Maximilian Levy
Mateusz Rudyk
Jair Tjon En Fa
Kevin Santiago Quintero Chavarro
Stefan Botticher

Can the German pair repeat the trick? It was a super impressive move in the semis, but they didn’t have Harrie Lavreysen to contend with that time. Lavreysen takes no chances, heading to the front straight away. Levy on the front until the bell, when off goes Lavreysen, but here comes Botticher… That was so so close! Neither rider knows who’s won until the photo comes through. And when it does it shows it’s Botticher who wins by the width of a wheel. Lavreysen puts the competition to bed, but Botticher really is the king of the keirin.

Women's scratch coming next.

Women’s sprint semi-finals

Semi-final 1
Olena Starikova
Simona Krupeckaite
Emma Hinze

Hinze has dominated this competition for the last month, but she needs to think about the keirin, so may not want to destroy herself to go through. She looks so controlled, smooth as you like, as she leads through the bell. Starikova doesn’t want to make it too easy, and she comes pretty close, but Hinze holds on.

Semi-final 2
Kelsey Mitchell
Lea Sophie Friedrich
Mathilde Gros

Has Mitchell got the hang of the threeway? She looked better in the last round, but she wasn’t up against anyone as strong as Lea Friedrich then. Mitchell slips into second wheel, which was how she got caught out yesterday, before falling to the back. She stalks the other two and times her surge perfectly to snatch it from Friedrich on the line. So very close, but I think we can say she knows what she’s doing now.

Finalists: Emma Hinze and Kelsey Mitchell

Men’s scratch - Roy Eefting wins - Mora disqualified!

The first of two races we’re most excited about, with only five points separating the top two, and twenty points to the winner of this one. There are plenty of riders with only the win to play for, so I’m predicting attacks. Is it safe for Mora to just mark Hoover? I don’t think it is.

Bang. Leitao of Portugal goes on the B, with four riders on the chase. They drag him back by lap 17, but that was an exciting start. Mora is indeed sitting on Hoover’s wheel.

15 laps left and it’s a Brit, Josh Charlton with the next attack. He gains about a quarter of a lap, and with the rest of the bunch pulling up the track, is still out on his own by halfway. He’s not going all out, though. The crowd roar him on.

7 laps to go and he’s being wound in by Martorell Haga, working for Mora, presumably. Charlton’s going to be absorbed and we’re on for a sprint finish. They’re four wide, very very tight together, with Eefting on the front at the bell... chaotic finale there. Nasty crash featuring the Japanese rider and one other, with Mora involved but staying upright.

Top 5:

1 Roy Eefting
2 Corbin Strong
3 William Tidball
4 Aaron Gate
5 Michele Scartezzini

Crucially, Hoover finished 6th, with Mora DQ-ed! The American now leads.

Men’s keirin - Round 1

Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands)
Jean Spies (South Africa)
Mateusz Rudyk (Poland)
Rayan Helal (France)
Hugo Barrette (Canada)

Two will go through, so big Harrie and…? Barrette goes very very early, looking very very good before the home straight, only to fade like tungsten filament light bulb in the finale. It was a big, bold move, and we love to see it. Just a shame it didn’t pay off. Obviously Lavreysen wins, and Rudyk who gazumps second spot.

Through: Harrie Lavreysen and Mateusz Rudyk

Jai Angsuthasawit (Thailand)
Denis Dmitriev (Russia)
Kento Yamasaki (Japan)
Mikhail Iakovlev (Russia)
Maximilian Levy (Germany)
Stefan Botticher (Germany)

Teamwork coming into play, or will the Germans and Russians get in each other’s way? The derny peels off and Levy gives Botticher a tow to the front of the race. Levy looking like a roadblock for the rest… and it’s a Germany 1-2! Nice tactics, perfect execution. First time we’ve seen a race like that. I thought Levy would fade, but his legs held up.

Through: Stefan Botticher and Max Levy

Vasilijus Lendel (Lithuania)
Jordan Castle (New Zealand)
Tom Derache (France)
Jair Tjon En Fa (Suriname)
Kevin Santiago Quintero Chavarro (Colombia)
Nicholas Paul (Trinidad and Tobago)

The man from ‘Nam found his legs last night, so will his confidence help him again? Lendel’s been a bright spark as well, but Paul has the best legs of the bunch when they’re firing. It’s looking like a right old scrap, with Castle the main aggressor, but here comes Lendel, with Tjon En Fa on his caboose. Quintero comes over the Lithuanian and Tjon En Fa sits pretty for second place.

Through: Jair Tjon En Fa and Kevin Santiago Quintero

Finalists: Harrie Lavreysen, Mateusz Rudyk, Stefan Botticher, Max Levy, Jair Tjon En Fa, Kevin Santiago Quintero

Men's scratch up next.

Women’s sprint - Round 1

And we’re off.

Heat 1
Olena Starikova (Ukraine)
Yana Tyshchenko (Russia)
Yuli Verdugo (Mexico)

7th vs 6th vs 13th in the standings. “If you had to pick one, you’d probably go for Starikova” says Carlton Kirby. This could be very very close, though. The rider from Ukraine takes responsibility at the front, and the first big move is from Verdugo. Starikova doesn’t let her take the lead, though, and she flies into the semis.

Through: Olena Starikova

Heat 2
Lauriane Genest (Canada)
Riyu Ohta (Japan)
Mathilde Gros (France)

8th plays 14th plays 5th in our second race. Gros has looked consistently strong, but Genest is surely going to go for it in this. Slow start before Gros comes through, keen not to be caught by surprise. Ohta comes from the back, treating it like a keirin, but at the bell her chance has gone. Gros is too strong, and is through comfortably.

Through: Mathilde Gros

Heat 3
Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania)
Martha Bayona Pineda (Colombia)

Traditional two-up sprint race next. 9th against 4th, which should favour the Colombian, but with tactics more important in a heads-up, it’s a bit less straightforward. Very careful pedaling from the Lithuanian, much slower than in our first two heats, but Bayona Pineda wants to get started. She heads up the track, and swoops down, almost making it underneath the Lithuanian. Can Bayona come round? Not quite. Very well played Krupeckaite.

Through: Simona Krupeckaite

Heat 4

Kelsey Mitchell (Canada)
Anastasiia Voinova (Russia)
Miriam Vece (Italy)

Mitchell is the fastest of these riders on paper, but she told us last night she hasn’t got to grips with the three-up sprint yet. She got caught in the middle last night and has opted for the front tonight. She goes full gas, Vece tries to go round, but doesn’t have the power. Nice ride from the Canadian. She’s clearly learned from last night.

Through: Kelsey Mitchell

Heat 5

Sophie Capewell (Great Britain)
Lea Friedrich (Germany)
Mina Sato (Japan)

Can the home rider spring a surprise on the fast German? No, is the answer, sadly. Friedrich doesn’t let her get out of her sight, and Sophie does well just to stay in her slipstream

Through: Lea Sophie Friedrich

Heat 6
Daria Shmeleva (Russia)
Emma Hinze (Germany)

First in the standings against last. Shmeleva would have needed a headstart to win this one. It was over at the bell.

Through: Emma Hinze

Semi-finalists: Hinze, Friedrich, Mitchell, Krupeckaite, Starikova, Gros.

How important is recovery?

Very important. Check out these numbers from Whoop.

Quotes of last night

“For me, just try and win the race will end up being the best strategy.” - Gavin Hoover (USA, Men’s Endurance)

“There were a lot of mistakes out there tonight. Every race I want to take and I want to learn from it. The three-ups are very confusing for me. They’re tricky.” - Kelsey Mitchell (Canada, Women’s Sprint)

“It all came together tonight. I haven’t been doing very well in the last competitions, but I guess today went well, and I felt better.” Jai Tjon En Fa (Suriname, Men’s Sprint)

“I wouldn’t say bad luck [was what cost me tonight], but I would say a little fatigue in the legs after the first and second rounds. I think a good rest tonight and come back out tomorrow, to try to make up on the points.” (Nicholas Paul, Men’s Sprint)

Stat alert!

No wonder this chap did so well in his GCSEs. (Check his pinned Tweet)

Tonight’s timings

The last waltz

With two coming along in short succession, after a long old wait for one, London track nights really are like buses, aren’t they?

Seriously though, it feels like only yesterday we were here at the grand old Lee Valley Velodrome, watching some of the top track stars in the world duking it out.

And... with the obvious “jokes” out of the way, we can begin our evening’s programme.

Sad as I am to say au revoir to the UCI Track Champions League, I am at least as excited for what tonight has in store. A couple of the overall categories may be effectively sewn up, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to play for. There are a lot of riders with not a great deal to show for all their efforts over this last month, plus positions do mean prizes in this game. No-one wants to finish bottom, for one thing...

The men’s endurance competition is the most alive and well. The momentum and the consistency are with the USA’s Gavin Hoover. Can he snatch the overall victory without a single session in the leader’s jersey? Let’s hope Sebastian Mora got a good night’s sleep last night, though he probably had a siesta this afternoon, eh?

The women’s sprint league is an all-Allemagne affair and it’s a squeaker. The two point gap between Sophie Hinze and Lea Friedrich may be somewhat thanks to the former’s crash in the keirin, but the 21 year-old has been imperious in that competition, and has earned her place at the top of the standings.

As has Stefan Botticher, the self-proclaimed “keirin king.” Humble chaps, these sprinters, eh?

And if Botticher rules that race, Katie Archibald is the queen of the elimination. Even when her legs are weak she projects strength, savvy and can get herself out of even the stickiest situation. Can she make it four out of four? We’ll find out in a few short hours time. As much of a fan of Katie's as I am, I'd really like to see Annette Edmondson grab a victory in one of the two races this evening. Consistent as you like - she's not finished lower than 6th in any race the endurance women have competed in so far - she really has been the Gavin Hoover of this category. Go Nettie!

Clancy ready to say goodbye

On Saturday night in the Lee Valley Velodrome, Ed Clancy will close the curtain on a long and gloriously golden career in track cycling. Apart from - possibly - the Manchester velodrome, he could imagine no better venue to bid farewell to the sport that has brought him three Olympic and six World titles.

“Twelve years ago I remember walking into this place when it was just a building site,” he Clancy told Laura Kenny, on media duties for Eurosport.

“Then two or three years after that... it was just a once-in-a-lifetime experience, racing in a home Olympics.

“This is the first time I’ve done a big international race on this track since London 2012, and the omnium there. It seems like yesterday, and it’s nine-and-a-half years ago. I’m feeling my age.

It was just a once-in-a-lifetime experience, racing in a home Olympics

The 36-year-old officially retired at the Tokyo Olympics, but was persuaded to pull on a skin for one (or four) last time(s) by this brand new competition.

Clancy also took time out to show us how he is being driven by data ahead of his swansong appearance. Check out the video below and find out more at Whoop.com.

'I could have had 200% sleep performance!' - Clancy on being driven by data

What happened last night in the... endurance leagues?

Katie Archibald (Great Britain) cemented her lead at the top of the women’s endurance standings with a third straight elimination race victory.

Archibald was not quite as imperious as last week, when she swept the events in Lithuania, but still emerged from the first leg of the London double-header with a third and a first.

Only a colossal collapse in Saturday’s final round can now deny Archibald the overall victory. She is 35 points clear of Annette Edmondson (Australia) with only 40 points still up for grabs. Kirsten Wild (Netherlands), the round’s standout rider, is a point further back from Edmondson.

Sebastian Mora (Spain) clung onto his overall lead in the men’s standings with two third-place finishes. He has 89 points, five clear of Gavin Hoover (United States).

Women's overall standings

1. Katie Archibald (Great Britain): 108 points
2. Annette Edmondson (Australia): 73 points
3. Kirsten Wild (Netherlands): 72 points

Men's overall standings

1. Sebastian Mora (Spain): 89 points
2. Gavin Hoover (USA): 84 points
3. Corbin Strong (New Zealand): 68 points

Read the full recap here.

'This is magnificent!' - Archibald claims another elimination win

What happened last night in the... sprint leagues?

Emma Hinze (Germany) bounced back from a nasty crash to finish the penultimate round of the UCI Track Champions League with her lead in the women’s sprint standings intact – albeit slashed from 18 points to two.

Hinze saw off compatriot Lea Friedrich, who had briefly replaced her at the top of the standings during the event, in the final sprint to stay in pole position ahead of Saturday’s finale in London.

Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands) cut a jaded figure as his winning run in the men’s sprint division came to an end, with Stefan Botticher (Germany) keeping his outside hopes of overall victory alive with victory in the keirin.

Lavreysen holds a 14-point lead over Botticher with 40 points still in play in London.