Olympic Champions in Manchester

Six current Olympic champions will be on show at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Manchester 23-25^th February.

All six won the ultimate sporting accolade when they took home the gold medals from the Athens Olympics in 2004 and now head for the final round of the world cup in Manchester in the last major event before the world championships in Mallorca.

The six champions are:

• Ryan Bayley (Aus) - Men’s Keirin and Sprint

Olympic Team Pursuit Champion Bradley McGee



• Brad McGee (Aus) – Men’s team pursuit
• Anna Meares (Aus) – Women’s 500 m time trial




Olympic 4km Pursuit Champion Bradley Wiggins



• Bradley Wiggins (GBr) – Men’s ind pursuit
• Chris Hoy (GBr) – Men’s kilo time trial
• Stefan Nimke (Ger) – Men’s team sprint

Ryan Bayley had struck gold twice for Australia in the men’s individual sprint and Keirin with compatriot Anna Meares recording a new world record time when she won the 500m TT. Brad McGee was part of the gold medal winning quartet in the men’s team pursuit.

Chris Hoy will be riding the kilo event in Manchester as part of his preparation for the world championships and his tilt at Arnaud Tournant’s world record in Bolivia in May. Wiggins’s entry surprised many people but the Londoner has been treating his preparation for the individual pursuit very seriously and renews his rivalry with McGee on the track with both favourites to make it to a nail biting final on Friday night.

German sprinter Nimke will feature in the sprint, Keirin and team sprint.

Tickets are still available for the event. Full details can be found on www.worldtrackcycling.com which includes a link directly to the Ticketmaster event page or you can call the dedicated ticket hotline on + 44 (0) 871 230 2621.