2007 World Track Cycling Championships

The Palma 2007 Track Cycling World Championships will distinguish itself, among other things, for inaugurating one of the most modern velodromes currently in existence. The organisers are committed to ensuring the Palma World Championships is one of the greatest championships to date. The countdown has already begun – the challenge lies before us.

Welcome to The Velodrome's coverage of the event

Review: Simply the Best

2nd April 2007: From the 29th of March to the 1st of April 2007 the Track Cycling world witnessed an amazing event more........

Sunday: Queen Victoria Reigns Supreme

1st April 2007: Victoria Pendleton claimed her third world title with victory in the Keirin, meanwhile Chris Hoy has claimed his second World Title of the 2007 championships when he won the Kilometre TT in emphatic style more........

Saturday: Pendleton does the Double

31st March 2007: Victoria Pendleton has beaten Shuang Guo of China to regain her World Sprint Championship title from 2005 more........

Friday Finals: Gold for Hoy and Team Pursuit

30th March 2007: Chris Hoy showed why he is one of the greatest all time track sprinters when he hammered the opposition in the final of the Men's Keirin tonight in Palma, Mallorca more........

Friday Qualification: Team Pursuit easily into Final

30th March 2007: Great Britain's Team Pursuit squad of Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Paul Manning and Bradley Wiggins have easily made it into tonight's final against the Ukraine, when they recorded a a blistering time of 3m 59.579s in this morning's qualification more........

Thursday Finals: Wiggins, Reade & Pendleton See Gold!

29th March 2007: Britain's Bradley Wiggins yet again showed he is in a different class when he easily won the Individual Pursuit World Championships, catching Silver Medallist Roberto Bartko in 3km more........

Thursday Qualification: Pendleton & Reade in Team Sprint Final

29th March 2007: Victoria Pendleton and Shanaze Reade having qualified fastest in the Women's Team Sprint and therefore with go into tonights final against the Netherlands duo of Yvonne Hijgenaar and Willy Kanis as favourites more........

301 Riders take on the World

29th March 2007: On Wednesday 21^st March the list of those registered for the 2007 World Track Cycling Championship closed. It comprises a total of 301 riders from 36 different countries more........

Here's Jonny!

28th March 2007: 100%ME rider Jonny Bellis will make his debut at the World Championships this weekend and will aim to make a name for himself in an exciting new event more........

Hayles out of Team Pursuit

27th March 2007: Rob Hayles says his non-selection for the team pursuit at the World Track Championships in Mallorca has served as a wake-up call for Beijing 2008. The Team GB veteran won his specialist event at the 2005 Worlds, but has been chosen for the individual pursuit and madison in Spain this week more........

Worlds Interviews:
Chris Hoy and Josiah Ng

2007 will see Chris Hoy retire from the Kilo, following its removal from Olympic competition. This has forced Chris to concentrate on the other Sprint disciplines, such as the Keirin, Individual and Team Sprint. The removal of the Kilo from Olympic competition is frustrating and illogical, but hopefully one day it will come back in. more Chris Hoy........

In comparison to the cycling systems in countries such as Great Britain and Australia, the Malaysian system is relatively poor. Consequently, when Malaysia’s Josiah Ng finished 5^th in the 2004 Olympic Keirin Final, it gave a huge boost to the Malaysian cycling system, and demonstrated Ng’s fantastic potential, as to achieve such a result without the backing the other finalists received is incredible! more Josiah Ng........

Worlds Team Announced

15th March 2007: With two weeks remaining until the 2007 Track World Championships, the British team has been announced more........

Pendleton sets sights on Worlds

28th February 2007: Victoria Pendleton admitted she had raised expectations for next month's World Championships after her golden display in Manchester at the weekend more........

New Velodrome, New Champions?

28th February 2007: Palma velodrome, Palma Arena, is conceived as a multi-disciplinary facility, with cycling as the main sport. It is equipped with the latest sports facilities technologymore........