World champion Elinor Barker plans to hone Olympic Madison skills at Manchester Six Day

Points race world champion says the event has evolved since its introduction in 2016

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World Champion Elinor Barker will ramp up her preparations for the Olympics when she races at the Manchester Six Day this weekend.

Barker, who’ll take to the boards tomorrow with partner and former Madison world champion Katie Archibald, said that Six day races have been key for the squads Madison preparations.

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