UCI Track Champions League recap - Katie Archibald and Harrie Lavreysen among winners in Grand Finale

1. Ellesse Andrews 173 pts

2. Alessa-Catriona Pröpster 154 pts

3. Martha Bayona 127 pts

4. Emma Finucane 114 pts

5. Lijuan Wang 89 pts

1. Harrie Lavreysen 191 pts

2. Matthew Richardson 162 pts

3. Mateusz Rudyk 134 pts

4. Tom Derache 93 pts

5. Sam Dakin 81 pts

1. Katie Archibald 160 pts

2. Anita Stenberg 145 pts

3. Lily Williams 128 pts

4. Lara Gillespie 123 pts

5. Maggie Coles-Lyster 121 pts

1. Dylan Bibic 131 pts

2. Will Tidball 117 pts

3. Jules Hesters 113 pts

4. Mark Stewart 104 pts

5. Philip Heijnen 100 pts

Emma Finucane slots in behind the Derny as the final four laps approach. She looks back at her competitors who join her as Ellesse Andrews soon hits the front. Andrews is ahead at the bell with Martha Bayona and Finucane behind her. Andrews takes it at the line to celebrate her TCL overall victory with Bayona behind her in second! A massive 203 bpm for Andrews in the final there, a spectacular win for the world champion.

Joe Truman makes the first move after the Derny leaves the track but Harrie Lavreysen and Matthew Richardson go neck and neck. Richardson pulls away but Lavreysen swiftly catches up with him from a lap and a half out and from there the sprint between the two is on. The two sprinting giants once again battle right to the line with Lavreysen taking the final sprint win to complement his overall title in London!

Katie Archibald must finish in the top 12 to secure the overall win. She finds herself towards the front before the first elimination and then moving back into the middle of the bunch as Amalie Winther Olsen is the first to be eliminated. Emma Cumming is the next to be eliminated. Archibald moves towards the top of the track for the next sprint lap and 18-year-old Hélène Hesters is next to go, followed by Antonieta Gaxiola, and Kate Richardson who takes 14th place.

Archibald survives the next elimination to earn her the overall win as Francesca Selva is eliminated. Maaike Brandwagt takes 12th place before Dannielle Khan leaves in 11th. Fellow British rider Sophie Lewis is the tenth rider to go. Maggie Coles-Lyster’s departure reduces the bunch to eight riders before Sarah van Dam is the second consecutive Canadian rider to be eliminated. Neah Evans, winner of the scratch race today, finishes in seventh.

Archibald positioned herself well as Olivija Baleišytė was the next to be eliminated, but had to sprint to keep herself in contention as she narrowly avoided elimination to Lily Williams. Petra Sevcikova was the next to go as she couldn’t keep up with the speed. Archibald ran out of track to leave third, only the third time ever across three seasons that she hasn’t won an elimination race. Irish rider Lara Gillespie won the final sprint after going into the final lap on the wheel of Anita Stenberg before overtaking her to win the sprint.

Emma Finucane, Martha Bayona, Alessa-Catriona Propster, Lauriane Genest, Ellesse Andrews, and Miriam Vece advance to the final.

Katy Marchant moves to the front with two laps to go before Ellesse Andrews takes over to take the bell. Out of turn four and she powers to the win and wins the overall sprint category on her debut UCI TCL season. Miriam Vece in second to qualify for the final. 201 bpm HR for Andrews in that heat.

Lowri Thomas is the first rider behind the Derny after a successful start to the race with a working start gun. Thomas continues her lead before begin caught with two laps to go before Alessa-Catriona Pröpster attacks with one and a half laps to go. Lauriane Genest before overtakes going into the final lap while Lijuan Wang battles with Pröpster in second. Propster takes it on the line ahead of Genest to qualify for the final.

Wang looks to have potentially overtaken Genest on the line on the inside, but it goes to a review and she clearly moves onto the blue section of the track. Genest had the second place regardless, and will progress to the final with Pröpster.

After some problems with the starting gun including a restart, the race eventually gets underway in London. The crowd are hyping up the start gun which gets a loud cheer when the race can start. Martha Bayona follows the Derny for the first few laps before Emma Finucane immediately makes a move to the front with a small acceleration. Kelsey Mitchell comes round the outside to earn quite a lead as she takes the bell. Finucane then moves to the front before taking the win with Colombian Bayona taking second place and the next qualification spot.

The following riders will progress to the final:

Harrie Lavreysen

Jean Spies

Matthew Richardson

Vasilijus Lendel

Mateusz Rudyk

Joe Truman

Harrie Lavreysen is in fifth place out of six with two laps to go before timing his acceleration well with a lap and a half to move to the front of the race. It’s an even easier win for the Dutch rider who has a solo victory as he pulls well away from those behind him with 1987 watts. Jean Spies takes second place from the group behind.

Ronaldo Laitonjam has a clear gap with two laps to go as Matthew Richardson moves from 5th to 4th. Vasilijus Lendel soon takes the lead from Laitonjam, Richardson powers forward on the wheel of Sam Dakin. It’s Richardson who takes the win, sitting up in the saddle as he eases over the line. Lendel takes second in another tight finish.

Mikhail Yakovlev sticks on the wheel of the Derny to take the first place with three laps to go. He puts in the power in what looks to be a long-range attack as World Champion Kevin Quintero flails behind. Mateusz Rudyk takes the lead in the final half lap and crosses for a clear victory to progress to the final, with Joe Truman taking the second qualification spot in the photo finish. They knock the world champion out of the final.

The race is paused in the neutral lap as Sebastián Mora has a mechanical issue with his back wheel. Bibic needs a top 15 win to win the endurance overall, and the restart gets off to a smooth start as the gun goes. GB’s Will Perrett is the first to be eliminated, but Mora soon crashes after the first elimination in a far from perfect evening. The race is neutralised as he gets back on his bike.

Bibic moves to the front for the second elimination lap as he crosses the line second while Eiya Hashimoto is eliminated. Quentin Lafargue is the next to go, but Bibic’s survival means he wins the overall title. Maximilian Schmidbauer, Gavin Hoover, Mathias Guillemette are the next to go before Bibic makes his exit. Last year’s endurance winner Claudio Imhof goes tenth before Roy Eefting takes ninth place.

Mora goes next before Tobias Hansen is eliminated in seventh place after a close battle. Theo Reinhardt is the sixth rider to go followed by Will Tidball - despite Mark Stewart thinking he was out. Stewart pulls up to be eliminated in fourth place after the confusion. Philip Heijnen leaves in third place, leaving a battle of the Belgians for the win. Tuur Dens takes the win ahead of birthday boy Jules Hesters. The result secures the victory for Bibic overall in the endurance category! Tidball is 14 points behind in second.

Martha Bayona

Bayona leads early on and Andrews doesn’t rush to overtake her. They move up the track in the same position with two laps remaining before they up the pace. Andrews overtakes with just over 200m left to go and she takes an impressive victory well clear of Bayona! Andrews moves ever closer to winning the sprint category, and dug deep in the sprint final with 201 bpm. As long as Andrews qualifies for the Keirin final, she'll take the overall win.

Harrie Lavreysen

A cagey start as Richardson stays close behind Harrie Lavreysen after the first lap. Richardson takes the inside line to move ahead and he leads going into the bell. Lavreysen puts in a massive effort but it’s Richardson who powers away to win the final battle between the two! It's a brilliant contest betwen two giants of the sport, and Lavreysen takes the overall win in London this time.

British rider Dannielle Khan has an inital lead before peeling off with multiple riders taking turns at the front. Archibald in fifth with 18 laps remaining, before taking the lead and peeling off with 17 laps to go. Three British riders are together with 15 laps remaining, first move is made my Antonieta Gaxiola as she creates a gap. Archibald ups the pace to bring Gaxiola back.

Lara Gillespie moves up the track, Archibald makes her move with 11 laps to go and Anita Stenberg stays with her. With ten laps to go Evans leads the group before she and Olivija Baleišytė go clear. They stay ahead an extend the gap with seven laps to go as Archibald leads the chase, Gillespie tries to close the front two down. Four laps to go and Evans still leads as Gillespie makes contact with the lead group of two. Two laps to go and they’re a leading three. Evans powers into the final lap to make her move and pull away to take a clear victory in front of a home crowd. Archibald gains more vital points (11) for the overall standings.

Daniela Gaxiola

Lijuan Wang

Andrews leads at the start and takes the first lap ahead. She continues to look behind her as Wang and Gaxiola battle behind. Andrews is ahead into the bell, and she stays in front to smoothly progress to the final. 1200 watts and 199 bpm HR for Andrews as she wins the second semi-final.

Nicky Degrendele

Alessa-Catriona Propster

Nicky Degrendele is ahead from the start, Bayona goes high up the bank from behind the two riders ahead of her. Propster takes the lead going into the final two laps, Degrendele at the back for the bell. Bayona makes her move in the final 200 metres and takes a massive win against Propster by half a wheel from the lunge!

Sam Dakin

Callum Saunders

Harrie Lavreysen moves straight to the front, but he’s soon in the middle as Sam Dakin takes over. With a lap down Dakin still leads while Lavreysen hangs on in second. He comes around the outside with two turns to go and he easily crosses the line to take the win. He wins the men’s sprint title with that qualification! 2002 watts power him to the win, and he'll face Richardson in the final with the standings already wrapped up. Dakin takes third in the semi-final, Saunders second.

Mateusz Rudyk

Nien Hsing Hsieh

Richardson powers on in the final lap from being behind in second to ease up across the line for an easy pathway to the final ahead of Rudyk. 1962 watts, 198 BPM are his stats for the first semi-final.

16 points separate Tidball and Bibic going into the race. Bibic is reluctant to lead early on and hangs behind riders in the opening few laps. He moves to behind Tidball as he swings up the track with 13 laps to go and sticks on the wheel of the world champion. Theo Reinhardt is away with ten laps reaming, followed by Hoover as Tidball comes across to join them with Bibic hot on the heels.

Two British riders, Will Perrett and Mark Stewart, are involved in a breakaway with 5 laps to go, Sebastián Mora also involved as is Philip Heijnen. The four keep their lead going into the final four laps. They up the pace as Stewart takes the lead going into the final lap followed by Perrett as the two Brits are powered on by the roaring crowd home. Stewart takes a win on home soil followed by Perrett. Bibic leads the bunch behind across the line in sixth, Tidball well behind, which should be enough to hand the Canadian the win. Stewart and Perrett high-five the crowd on the way round in their celebrations.

The men's scratch race is up next, the first final of the evening! Dylan Bibic is currently leading the endurance standings, but can Will Tidball dethrone him from second place?

Here are the six women who are progressing to the semi-finals:

Nicky Degrendele

Alessa-Catriona Pröpster

Martha Bayona

Ellesse Andrews

Daniela Gaxiola

Lijuan Wang

Here are the six riders who have qualified for the sprint semi-finals later tonight:

Sam Dakin

Nien Hsing Hsieh

Callum Saunders

Mateusz Rudyk

Matthew Richardson (defending champion)

Harrie Lavreysen (current leader)

Sophie Capewell

Orla Walsh

Andrews leads intonte final lap with capewell close behind her, but she doesn’t have enough to take it on the line and the women’s sprint leader gets the win to progress to the semi-finals in the blue leader’s skinsuit.

Ruby Huisman

Kelsey Mitchell

A massive start from Huisman, Mitchell chases and has Pröpster three bike lengths behind her. The gap beings to close with a lap and a half remaning and Huisman drops to the back before Pröpster rides to a smooth win after overtaking Mitchell.

Katy Marchant

Alla Biletska

Bayona’s team have made the signal as she battles to try and get round Marchant, it’s close on the line between the two but it's the Colombian who gets it on the line by less than half a wheel!

Lauriane Genest

Emma Finucane

Lauriane Genest takes an early lead as Finucane and Daniela Gaxiola battle at the top of the track. Finucane is third going into the final lap, and it's Gaxiola who takes the win, knocking the world champion out in the heats!

Lowri Thomas

With the Welsh Dragon on her socks, Thomas leads from the line in the two-up sprint. They move up the track to the boards for our first track stand of the night. They stay stationary for a while before the commissaire has enough and Thomas has to go first. They speed up with two laps to go before Degrendele makes a massive dive down from the top of the track. Degrendele looks behind her going into the final lap as Thomas puts in an impressive tactical performance, but doesn’t quite have the speed and Degrendele takes the win.

Ellie Stone

Miriam Vece

Wnag leads from the line before Stone comes round to take the lead, moving Wang into second with Vece at the back. Stone leads into the final lap, but Wang smoothly moves around the outside to take the first semi-final place.

Esow Esow

Vasilijus Lendel

Lavreysen at the back going into the final lap after a battle with Esow, but as he always does he speeds away in the final 100 or so metres to take the win. An impressive tactical display from Esow to push Lavreysen hard in the final lap.

Tijmen van Loon

Mikhail Yakovlev

Defending champion Richardson sits in second behind Yakovlev in the first lap. Yakovlev continues to lead with two laps to go with a slight gap to Richardson, before last year's winner times his move well to overtake Yakovlev before the line and move to the semi-final.

Jean Spies

Daan Kool

Kool takes the front from the start with Rudyk behind him. Rudyk makes his move as the bell goes for the final lap and has a clear run to the line with a lead of just over ten seconds to progess to the semi-finals. He's currently third in the standings.

Tom Derache

Ronaldo Laitonjam

Derache powers ahead into the final lap after Saunders leads for the first two, but it's the Kiwi who advances to the semi-finals as he takes it on the line.

Joe Truman (GBR)

Kevin Santiago Quintero Chavarro (COL)

Great Britain's Truman starts on the boards in front of a home crowd, but it's Hsieh who leads for the first two laps. Hsieh stays ahead going into the final straight and holds off the threat of Truman and Chavarro to qualify for the final six.

Melvin Landerneau (FRA)

Lars Romijn (NED)

New Zealand's Sam Dakin crashes after clipping the wheel of Melvin Landerneau and rips his skinsuit. We'll start the first heat again after the crash and some track repairs. They set off again and Landerneau leads them for the first lap with Dakin behind as they bunch together. Dakin takes the front for the final lap and stays ahead to qualify for the semi-final.

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE

Here’s a look at the schedule for this evening:

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Good evening and welcome to tonight’s coverage of the final round of UCI Track Champions League action! Tonight we’ll see who’s crowned champions after five tantalising rounds across Mallorca, Berlin, Paris, and London, and who will be leaving the Lee Valley Velodrome in light blue skinsuits.

Last year in the sprint categories Matthew Richardson was crowned men’s champion and Mathilde Gros took home the women’s trophy. In endurance, Switzerland’s Claudio Imhof won the men’s title with American rider Jennifer Valente taking the women’s.

Let’s have a quick look at the standings heading into today’s final round:

1. Katie Archibald 132 points

2. Anita Yvonne Stenberg 120

3. Lily Williams 107

4. Maggie Coles-Lyster 103

5. Lara Gillespie 86

1. Dylan Bibic 116 points

2. Will Tidball 100

3. Jules Hesters 93

4. Eiya Hashimoto 86

5. Philip Heijnen 72

1. Ellesse Andrews 133

2. Alessa Catriona Propster 126

3. Martha Bayona 93

4. Emma Finucane 93

5. Nicky Degrendele 73

1. Harrie Lavreysen 154 points

2. Matthew Richardson 125

3. Mateusz Rudyk 108

4. Tom Derache 84

5. Kevin Quintero 60

It's the Grand Finale of the 2023 Track Champions League, and titles are up for grabs with the likes of Katie Archibald, Harrie Lavreysen and Alessa-Catriona Propster in the running.

But who will triumph when push sometimes literally comes to shove on the boards of the Lee Valley Velopark?

Relive all the action from last night as we await another memorable set of races.

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