EVENT
TEAM SPRINT
REIGNING CHAMPIONS (MEN)
Great Britain – Philip Hindes, Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny TIME: 43.065s
REIGNING CHAMPIONS (WOMEN)
Germany – Kristina Vogel, Miriam Welte TIME: 32.447s
Covering three laps of the 250m track (two for the women), with the leading rider peeling off after each lap to leave just one rider fighting for the win at the death, the team sprint sees average speeds of over 83kph for both the men and women.
FAVOURITES
MEN: New Zealand, Netherlands, Great Britain
WOMEN: Russia, China, Germany
EVENT
TEAM PURSUIT
REIGNING CHAMPIONS (MEN)
Great Britain – Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke, Peter Kennaugh TIME: 3m 52.499s
REIGNING CHAMPIONS (WOMEN)
Great Britain – Danielle King, Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell Shand TIME: 3m 15.669s
For 2016 the men’s and women’s Team Pursuit…