UCI Track Champions League 2024: Katie Archibald, Harrie Lavreysen among leaders, but who will be crowned champions?
Published 02/12/2024 at 13:13 GMT
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The 2024 UCI Track Champions League finishes with back-to-back rounds at the Lee Valley VeloPark, London on December 6 and 7, live on Eurosport and discovery+. Katie Archibald and Harrie Lavreysen are among the leaders heading into the final weekend, but will they be crowned champions? We look at what's in store and who are their closest rivals in London.
Highlights: Archibald hangs on to lead after Round 3 of TCL
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It’s all to play for as the UCI Track Champions League heads to a thrilling conclusion at the Lee Valley VeloPark.
The competition finishes with back-to-back rounds in London on December 6 and 7, live on Eurosport and discovery+.
There are some familiar faces at the top of the Sprint and Endurance leaderboards, but will they stay there and be crowned champions?
The final weekend features two races on each night in both categories (Sprint and Keirin, and Scratch and Elimination), so there are plenty of points on offer.
We look ahead to what’s in store on the final weekend of the UCI Track Champions League…
Lavreysen, Bibic lead men’s standings
Just five points separate the top two in the men’s Sprint standings.
Defending champion Harrie Lavreysen leads the way on 106 points ahead of Matthew Richardson, who has swapped nations from Australia to ride for Great Britain.
Netherlands' Lavreysen won the Sprint on home turf in Apeldoorn last weekend but Richardson triumphed in the Keirin to keep in touch.
UCI Track Champions League points breakdown
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Richardson has three victories across the six races and will be aiming for glory in London as he looks to tie up with Lavreysen with overall UCI Track Champions League Sprint titles at 2-2.
Dylan Bibic didn’t win either of the Endurance races in Apeldoorn but still remains in the lead heading into the final weekend.
The Canadian is on 94 points, nine ahead of Denmark’s Tobias Hansen.
Hansen beat Bibic in the Elimination race to close the gap on the defending champion.
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Richardson soars to 'phenomenal' men's keirin victory at Apeldoorn
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Men's UCI Track Champions League standings
| Sprint | Endurance |
| 1. Harrie Lavreysen - 106 pts | 1. Dylan Bibic - 94 pts |
| 2. Matthew Richardson - 101 pts | 2. Tobias Hansen - 85 pts |
| 3. Cristian Ortega - 84 pts | 3. Lindsay De Vylder - 63 pts |
| 4. Nicholas Paul - 78 pts | 4. William Tidball - 58 pts |
| 5. Leigh Hoffman - 53 pts | 5. Oscar Nilsson-Julien - 58 pts |
Archibald, Lysenko top
Katie Archibald started the third round with a 12th-placed finish in the Scratch race, but she finished the weekend in style with victory in the Elimination.
The win means Great Britain’s Archibald leads the Endurance standings on 98 points, with Canada’s Sarah van Dam in second on 71 points.
Archibald is bidding for her third victory in the Endurance category in four attempts.
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'Domination continues' - Archibald claims women's elimination win in Apeldoorn
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Alina Lysenko has been on fire in the women’s Sprint and holds a commanding 29-point lead heading into the final weekend.
The debutant became the first rider in UCI Track Champions League history to win five races in a row after winning all four events in Apeldoorn.
Her closest challenger is Marha Bayona, who is on 86 points.
Defending champion Ellesse Andrews is fourth on 73 points, one place ahead of Great Britain's Emma Finucane.
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'She's done it again!' - Lysenko claims fifth TCL win in a row at Apeldoorn
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Women's UCI Track Champions League standings
| Sprint | Endurance |
| 1. Alina Lysenko - 115 pts | 1. Katie Archibald - 98 pts |
| 2. Martha Bayona - 86 pts | 2. Sarah van Dam - 71 pts |
| 3. Steffie van der Peet - 74 pts | 3. Petra Sevcikova - 67 pts |
| 4. Ellesse Andrews - 73 pts | 4. Lara Gillespie - 61 pts |
| 5. Emma Finucane - 66 pts | 5. Anna Morris - 57 pts |
HOW TO WATCH THE UCI TRACK CHAMPIONS LEAGUE?
Eurosport and discovery+ is again the home of the UCI Track Champions League, with all the action broadcast live from each round on both platforms. Viewers can watch uninterrupted and ad-free on streaming service discovery+.
TRACK CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024 TV SCHEDULE
| ROUND | DATE | LOCATION | ON-AIR TIME (BST) | END TIME |
| 4 | Friday, December 6 | Lee Valley VeloPark / London, UK | 19:00 | 22:30 |
| 5 (Grand Finale) | Saturday, December 7 | Lee Valley VeloPark / London, Uk | 17:30 | 21:00 |
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