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Organisers and fans alike are hailing the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Manchester 23-25th February as a major success.
British cycling fans were treated to a record British medal haul at the final counting weekend of racing in the four event series. The whole weekend provided a fantastic spectacle as the drama unfolded in front of record numbers of fans attending the three-day event. Millions of TV viewers saw the event televised by the BBC and on networks across Europe and Asia.
The weekend's racing saw gold medal rides by Bradley Wiggins, Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton and Wendy Houvenaghel. Wiggins also took victory with Paul Manning, Rob Hayles and Ed Clancy in the men's 4,000m team pursuit and the quartet went very close to the British record when they qualified in under four minutes in their qualifying ride. Wendy Houvenaghel broke the British record in the 3,000m women's individual pursuit on her way to winning her gold medal.
The organisers, World Track Cycling, have heralded the event as a landmark in track cycling in the UK.
“We had done a lot of hard work behind the scenes starting 12-months ago to make this event a success,” said event organiser Alan Rushton: “And it's a win-win situation all round because you will find that everyone who attended will have left the event delighted by an exiting race programme for the cost of only a few pounds.”
He goes on to say
“Our key partners and ourselves are clearly delighted with this year's event and we are already looking forward to March 2008 when we are bringing the UCI Track Cycling World Championships to Manchester.”
Bex Hopkins
