The list of runners who will participate in the men’s and women’s Sprint competitions is now known, thus completing the name of all the participants for the UCI Track Champions League 2023. The current Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell (Canada) is among the list of 18 runners for the women’s Sprint competition, joining Olympic medalists Lauriane Genest (France) and Katy Marchant (Great Britain) and current European champion Alessa-Catriona Pröpster (Germany).
The quartet joins the recently crowned UCI world champions, Emma Finucane (Great Britain) y Ellesse Andrews (New Zealand)whose presence was already confirmed last month.
Powerful list of 18 Men’s Sprint riders includes 2023 European Champion Tijmen van Loon (Paises Bajos) and the former European gold medalists Mateus Rudyk (Poland) y Melvin Landerneau (Francia), plus two-time Olympic champion and 13-time UCI world champion Harrie Lavreysen (Holanda), the also owner of the rainbow shirt Kevin Quintero (Colombia) and the defending UCI Track Champions League Men’s Sprint Champion Matthew Richardson (Australia)previously confirmed.
19 Sprint runners (9 men and 10 women) will debut in the UCI Track Champions League 2023, making a total of 35 runners (15 men and 20 women).
Runners from 20 countries will participate in the Sprint competition, and athletes from China will debut (Wang Lijuan) and Taiwan (Hsieh Nien Hsing). Great Britain, for its part, is the most represented nation, with six runners competing in the Sprint events (Sophie Capewell, Emma Finucane, Katy Marchant, Ellie Stone, Lowri Thomas y Joseph Truman).
28 nations They will be represented throughout the UCI Track Champions League, with Great Britain being the most represented nation with 14 runners.
Florian Pavia, director de la UCI Track Champions League, dice: “It is very exciting for us to confirm the full list of riders who will compete in the UCI Track Champions League 2023. This Sprint list definitely complements the list of world-class riders in the Endurance category who will also participate.”
“It is incredible to have put together a field with so much male and female talent and I am sure it will ensure five rounds of exciting and closely contested racing.”
David Lappartient, president of the UCI, said: “We are looking forward to the third season of the UCI Track Champions League, which promises to be more action-packed than ever. The UCI Cycling World Championships held earlier this summer was an incredible event, and now we have the Glasgow medalists joining an impressive line-up of the world’s best track racers, ensuring a fantastic spectacle for spectators and fans. .”
“The five-round format over four consecutive weekends means we will see non-stop world-class racing leading up to the Grand Final in London, and I wish all competitors the best of luck as they take on this unique and exciting series in track.”
Kelsey Mitchell dice: “I am delighted to be on the roster for the third season of the UCI Track Champions League and the excitement around it is simply incredible. I’m looking forward to seeing where I am with my form because it’s been a rollercoaster year so far. For me, the best training is competition and the caliber of riders I will be competing against this year is very high. “I want to do my best and I’m definitely looking forward to it.”
Katy Marchant dice: “I am very excited to compete in the UCI Track Champions League for the first time. It’s a chance for me to race a little differently than I normally do, against world-class rivals. I really hope we can put on a good show and push each other to the end, and I’m especially looking forward to finishing the series in front of a home audience in London. “That will be amazing.”
Nicky Degrendele the: “The UCI Track Champions League will be great preparation for an Olympic year and I have only heard good things about it. In addition to racing back-to-back, the series is a great bonding experience for us as racers because we only see each other a few times a year and, in addition to being competitors, many of us are also friends.”
Tijmen van Loon dice: “I am very excited for the 2023 season, competing in the UCI Track Champions League for the first time and experiencing its unique race format. The series is one of the last opportunities we will have to compete repeatedly, in such a short period of time, before the Olympics, and it is about gaining that experience. My goal is to be as consistent as possible, as that seems to be key to performing well throughout the series.”
Melvin Landerneau says: “I am very happy to participate this season since the UCI Track Champions League is the best thing that has happened to track cycling in years. My goal is to have fun and enjoy riding the bike. I’m especially looking forward to racing in front of a home crowd in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, and I want to do everything I can to be ready for when the Olympics get there next year, as it’s a unique event. a professional opportunity.”
2023-10-14 16:07:56
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