CYCLING : Sir Chris Hoy led a British 1-2-3 in qualification for the men’s sprint on day two of the Track World Cup at the Manchester Velodrome.
Sir Chris Hoy led a British 1-2-3 in qualification for the men’s sprint on day two of the Track World Cup at the Manchester Velodrome.
The 33-year-old four-time Olympic champion set a flying 200metres track record of 9.869 seconds – bettering the previous best he set en route to winning the British title last week by 0.121secs – to demonstrate his supreme form on his return to international competition following a hip injury.
Hoy, who won keirin gold on day one, was the only rider to dip below the 10-second barrier as Matt Crampton qualified second quickest and Beijing Olympic silver medallist Jason Kenny was third.
Ross Edgar was seventh with the first knockout round beginning later this afternoon.
