Katie Archibald column: Why women's track cycling is on the up

“It’s total speculation on my part, but I feel there’s been a marked step up and expansion of several national women’s teams”

Katie Archibald.

(Image credit: Nick Hill)

Olympic and world champion, Katie Archibald got into cycling after winning handicap races on a Highland Games grass track. She writes a column for Cycling Weekly each week

I just watched Elinor Barker and Eleanor Dickinson win Madison gold at the European track championships in Berlin. I expect they’re exhausted but we’ve done our fair share of sweating up here in the stands as well.

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