Team Wiggins sweep to victory in Revolution Track Series
Owain Doull and Jon Dibben in top form at final round of the 2015/16 Revolution Track Series in Manchester at the weekend
Team Wiggins riders Owain Doull and Jon Dibben rode to victory in the final round of the 2015/16 Revolution Track Series in Manchester on Saturday night, winning every race in the elite championship.
Doull and Dibben proved to be unbeatable during the evening's racing, with a convincing win the Madison time trial. The duo are currently training hard as part of Great Britain's team pursuit squad aiming for victory at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Doull put their victory down to a long-standing close friendship: "It helps being such good mates, me and Jon [Dibben] live together so we’re always with each other," said the 22-year-old Welshman.
"There is only one year between us and we’ve been racing together since we were 12 so it makes a big difference."
Team Wiggin's bid for glory was almost derailed during the team elimination when a crash saw Dibben's rear wheel clipped - but he managed to stay upright.
Olympic ominium and team pursuit champion Laura Trott continued her imperious run at Revolution, fresh from her omnium victory at the Hong Kong Track World Cup.
>>> Laura Trott claims gold as Cavendish just misses podium in Track World Cup
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Trott won the points race by a vast margin having lapped the rest of the field three times over. She now heads into the 2016 Track World Championships in London in March as firm favourite to take the omnium title.
Dutchman Theo Bos made a return to Revolution, and won the sprint event. And Sir Chris Hoy was on hand to present Jessica Roberts and Lewis Stewart with their trophies for winning the HOY Future Stars competition.
Full results can be found on the Revolution Cycling website.
According to Revolution organiser FACE Partnership, the series will return in the winter of 2016 will a new format.
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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.
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