Track World Cup, Manchester
Venue: Manchester velodrome Date: 18-20 February
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Hoy Keirin Sprint Gold
World and Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy was a dominant performance has competed in gold in the men's keirin World Cup in Manchester. The 34-year-old outclassed the field, hanging Back before breaking through, as there was a huge incident behind him.
Meanwhile, Victoria Pendleton was forced to settle for bronze in the sprint.
The 30-year-old was defeated 2-0 by Anna Meares of Australia in semifinal, but eventually loose the bronze by beating Olga Panarina of Belarus 2-0.
Two Olympic champions of Britain had endured frustrating days Friday as he took bronze in the sprint, Hoy and Pendleton lose time qualifying for the final sprint team alongside teammate Shanaze Reade.
But riding in their strongest event on Saturday, both came out wearing a mesh Rainbow their world champion who had won last year in Copenhagen and hope to defend the World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, in the month of March.
Hoy, who gave the crowd home something to cheer as he showed his trademark acceleration, easing through the end-even while beating of France, Bauge Gregory was the two-time sprint world champion, in the fifth in the semifinals.
In the final, which required a second start after the bike motorized derny races had mechanical problems on the first attempt, how to travel from the back, before moving outside in the final round. As he did so, avoided a huge pile-up, who left all remaining pilots lying on the track.
As Hoy crossed the line of gold, to take the race behind him ended in farce as bloodied and bruised Australian Jason Niblett climbed off the track to limp his bike across the line and take silver, followed by Malaysians Azizulhasni Awang, who had a shard to climb even though his calf muscle in the pile.
Hoy, who will ride in team sprint with Jason Kenny and Matt Crampton Sunday, said: "I had no idea what was happening behind me, I just launched my sprint with a lap and a half to go, had to go broad enough to circumvent the guys and put my head down to the line.
"It was just my ride to victory when officials were telling the runway that stay I saw kids lying on the floor.
"I saw the crash on the screen and it looked pretty bad, hope you guys will be good for the worlds in a month's time."
Hoy admitted the result was welcome after the disappointment in the Sprint on the opening day, where he was defeated by team-mate Kenny-who took the silver in the case won by Kevin Sireau of France.
"I am particularly pleased after yesterday-it was a hard day of racing and it takes a lot of you physically and mentally," said Hoy.
"Today I really enjoyed. Each race was fast. I did a really good performance in the first round, which gave me confidence.
"I put away semi-final Bauge Gregory, which was important for my confidence.
"And then the finals I had loads of confidence, hit hard and won with a clear margin."
For the world and Olympic champion Pendleton, was another frustrating afternoon as saw Meares shows its class before the World Championships.
Pendleton had defeated the British fellow Becky James in the quarter-finals, set his duel with Meares, but in the first match, Pendleton brought out the final lap before Meares came through inside lead 1-0.
Meares, who won the sprint team with Kaarle McCulloch on Friday, took the lead in the second race and powered from Pendleton to proceed to the final, where he beat the Guo Shuang China 2-1 to take gold.
Subsequently, Pendleton, who took the bronze by beating comfortably Panarina, said she did not feel in good shape.
"I felt like I was missing something and I felt like I didn't have that killer instinct inside," said Pendleton.
"I don't know what it was, it was just one of those days, but there you go. I hope there is a little longer to find the World Championships. "
After a hard day of racing on Friday, omnium male ended Saturday where Ben Swift Britain finished sixth overall in the competition after finishing sixth and ninth in the scratch one kilometre time trial. Shane Archbald of New Zealand took the gold medal.
Lizzie Armitstead omnium female, was ninth in the points race and 10 in race elimination of eighth overall with three seats remaining events.
Armitstead had looked fit in until she appeared to be taken by surprise to be deleted.
"I just let me down in the end, it's a bit annoying. It went ok, constantly media, "said Armitstead.
"There is eligibility but I was hitting a brick wall with my legs. Best racing is no fun when you're not at you. Hopefully my fitness will shine through tomorrow. "
Laura Trott, which could rival Armitstead to the World Championships and London 2012 omnium flat, they ran in Olympic race-not scratch and placed 15TH as Chulkova Anastasiya of Russia won the gold.

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