Track cycling omitted from Durban's 2022 Commonwealth Games bid

While road cycling and mountain biking will feature, track cycling will not be part of Durban's Commonwealth Games bid

Durban beach (Photo: Steve Roetz/CC2.0)

Track cycling would be omitted from the 2022 Commonwealth Games if Durban’s bid is successful.

The South African city does not have an existing velodrome and the cost of building a suitable venue is thought to be behind the sport’s omission.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.