{"id":1499,"date":"2023-11-13T00:32:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T00:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/track-champions-league-britains-katie-archibald-reclaims-womens-endurance-title\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T00:32:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T00:32:41","slug":"track-champions-league-britains-katie-archibald-reclaims-womens-endurance-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/track-champions-league-britains-katie-archibald-reclaims-womens-endurance-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Track Champions League: Britain’s Katie Archibald reclaims women’s endurance title"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Katie Archibald won the women’s elimination race on Friday before just missing out on a clean sweep for this year’s series<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Britain’s Katie Archibald hopes a triumphant end to this year’s Track Champions League series will propel her to Olympic glory at Paris 2024. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The series concluded with two rounds in London this weekend and Archibald, 29, reclaimed the women’s endurance title.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

She now aims to add to the Olympic gold medals she won in team pursuit (Rio 2016) and madison (Tokyo 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’m really glad I left with the jersey and some good morale to go forward with,” Archibald said on Eurosport.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I think it’s important to have good morale as we go through this next phase of building foundational work to try to take it to the next level in August.<\/span><\/p>\n

“That was always going to be the risk of coming to an event like this. If you put yourself on a low note everybody can pull themselves up and say ‘this is a sign you need to work harder’. I really take a lot of momentum from success.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Britain’s <\/span>Dannielle Khan<\/strong>, 28, secured her first Champions League win in the women’s 20-lap scratch race on Friday while Archibald won the elimination at London’s Lee Valley VeloPark.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Saturday, Archibald came fourth in the scratch race and then third in the elimination as she aimed to make it five out of five from this year’s series.<\/span><\/p>\n

That was enough for the two-time Olympic champion to regain the endurance title having <\/span>won the inaugural series in 2021<\/span><\/a> before missing out by three points to American Jennifer Valente last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Scot, who was presented with the trophy by former Great Britain team-mate Joanna Rowsell, said: “The Olympic Games define our careers – Joanna has taught me a huge amount about that.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I was her team-mate through to 2016. We are actually closer now that she has retired and I have grown up and understand the experience a bit better.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Archibald added: “It’s a shame not to win the final races as this was the night my sister came to watch, but I’m really happy to win the overall title again.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s been incredible. It makes me so happy to see track cycling on this big stage.”<\/span><\/p>\n

More British success at Lee Valley<\/h3>\n

Fellow Scot <\/span>Neah Evans<\/strong>, 33, capped her Champions League debut by winning the women’s scratch race before coming third in the elimination, which was won by Ireland’s Lara Gillespie, 22.<\/span><\/p>\n

“[The support] was mega,” said Evans. “It’s a cliche about the home crowd cheering you on, but it really does help.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I knew I didn’t have the sharpest legs for the sprint, but then the crowd started roaring and I had to give it everything.”<\/span><\/p>\n

On Friday, <\/span>Will Tidball<\/strong> won the men’s elimination race in a photo-finish before the world scratch champion, 23, came fourth in that event.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fellow Britons <\/span>Mark Stewart<\/strong> and Will Perrett were first and second in the men’s scratch race on Saturday, meaning Tidball finished second to Canada’s Dylan Bibic in the men’s endurance standings, with Stewart fourth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dutch rider Harrie Lavreysen won back the men’s sprint title from his Australian rival Matt Richardson, while New Zealand’s Ellesse Andrews won the women’s sprint title.<\/span><\/p>\n