Track World Champs
I don’t talk that much about track racing but it’s a discipline that I actually find really thrilling. The track World Championships are going on in Manchester, England this week and things are already off to an exciting start.First, the bad news. Dutch rider Pim Ligthart and former world champion Rob Hayles of Britain withdrew from the event earlier this week after the hematocrit readings from their blood tests registered too high potentially indicating some kind of blood tampering. Not a great way to kick things off.
But yesterday Britain’s Bradley Wiggins from Team High Road wasn’t letting the bad news about his teamate bring him down as he successfully defended his title as World Champion in the individual track pursuit event.
It’s a great accomplishment for Wiggins who’s been having a difficult time lately dealing with the sudden death of his father (former pro Gary Wiggins) and also getting hit with the stomach bug that was going around at the Tour of California. But things are looking up for the British rider who won three medals at the 2004 Olympics and is now in a great position to deliver a repeat performance in Beijing this summer.
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