Due to the need to remove moss from the track surface, the start of the Dave Marsh www.universalcyclecentre.co.uk Track League to be run at Quibell Park, Scunthorpe is delayed until Friday 4th May. Consequently there will be no racing on Friday the 20^th or 27^th of April. The Track League intends to run two extra dates in July.

Reading Track League's 2012 season kicked off in sunny - if freezing cold - conditions at Palmer Park Stadium tonight. A sizeable field - including Martyn Harris of Banjo Cycles, resplendent in his new Masters World Champion's jersey - provided enough entertainment to keep the spectators and officials warm throughout the evening. Full report, results and photos.

The final day of competition at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships started with hosts Australia and Great Britain tied on Gold Medal count at 5 each - with the Aussies having a substantially higher number of Silvers and Bronzes - with four more to come. The Aussies were nailed on favourites for two of them - the Women's 500m Time Trial and the Men's Madison - a good bet for the Men's Keirin and an outside shot for the Women's Individual Pursuit. Great Britain had a good chance in two - the Women's Individual Pursuit and the Men's Keirin - but were unfancied in the other two.

Everything was set for Australia to end the week the dominant team in Olympic year - as they have been consistently post-Beijing - albeit not quite as dominant as in previous years. Life, though, doesn't always turn out the way you expect... 

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Day four of the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships gave us the highlight of the week - an epic Points race starring Great Britain's Ben Swift and local hero Cameron Meyer (with a strong supporting cast including Spain's Unai Elorriaga, Belgiums's Kenny de Ketele and New Zealand's Aaron Gate). And is if that wasn't enough, we had the conclusion of the Women's Omnium with Britain's Laura Trott and Australia's Annette Edmondson neck and neck going in to the second day, Anne Meares looking to atone for her disappointment in the Sprint competition in the Keirin, a tour de force from the Aussies in the Individual Pursuit - oh, and the Men's Sprint Final with the awesome Gregory Bauge and the crowd's favourite - even here - Sir Chris Hoy. 

trackcycling's coverage of the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships is supported by Brooks Cycles