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UK Sport 23 October 2014
Cycling: Great Britain’s Katie Archibald and Laura Trott added two golds to Great Britain’s medal tally on the final day of the UEC Elite Track European Championships in Guadeloupe.
Trott retained her European omnium title in a thrilling battle with Belgium’s Jolien d’Hoore, while Katie Archibald produced a stunning performance to take the individual pursuit title, to add to the team crown she had won with Trott earlier in the competition.
Andy Tennant and Callum Skinner struck gold with Tennant winning the European individual pursuit title while Skinner took the kilometre time trial crown as Jon Dibben won silver in the omnium.
Great Britain’s final tally stood at eight; six gold, one silver and one bronze.
Elsewhere, British Cycling has confirmed they will be sending a strong team to represent Great Britain at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico, taking place from 8-9 November.
The 17-strong team includes 10 recently crowned European champions.
Shane Sutton, British Cycling’s Technical Director, said: “We won eight medals at the European track championships in Guadaloupe and our aim is now to build on this and carry the momentum on to the world stage. As we’re now in the Olympic qualifying period, we’re keen to start the ball rolling with scoring points early on to relieve the pressure as we get closer to Rio and for that reason we’re fielding what I believe to be a strong team.”
See the squad in full on the British Cycling website.
Meanwhile, the route for the 2015 British Cycling National Road Championships, which will take place in Lincolnshire, was revealed this week.
Following a hugely successful event in Monmouthshire in 2014 which saw thousands of spectators line the streets, the event will take place from Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 June 2015, beginning with the time trial at Cadwell Park Motor Racing Circuit.
Gymnastics: Beth Tweddle MBE was the first-ever inductee to the British Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
Tweddle holds an outstanding catalogue of achievements spanning three Olympic cycles, her accolades include three World and six European Championship titles and her crowning glory - Olympic bronze in London 2012. The first British woman to win Olympic, European or World Championship medals, Beth is considered to be the most successful British gymnast of all time.
Receiving the prestigious accolade from Baroness Sue Campbell, Beth said: “It’s a huge honour. Gymnastics has given me so much in life, not only the successes in competitions but also so many opportunities and amazing experiences. I couldn’t have achieved my goals without the support of my teammates, my family and most importantly my coaches. Since my retirement from the sport I’ve been so impressed with the continuing strength of British Gymnastics and like everyone I’ve really enjoyed seeing our teams produce such amazing results and become such inspirational role models.”
Rowing: The second day of the British Rowing Championships in Nottingham had to be curtailed after gusts of nearly 40mph at Holme Pierrepont meant the semi-finals and finals could not go ahead.
Instead the medals in the quads and eights were presented to the top three in each category based on the morning's time trials, with men's eight gold going to a Leander A crew featuring a host of GB Rowing Team Olympic and World champions and a crew of Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, with Jess Eddie and Zoe Lee, picking up double gold over the weekend.
To see a full list of results, visit the GB Rowing Team website.
Sailing: Giles Scott claimed top honours at the British Sailing Team’s annual awards, winning the Athlete of the Year prize after his unbeaten run in the Finn class this season.
The 27-year-old paid tribute to his coach Matt Howard, his Finn class training partners and the team’s support staff as he collected the award following his dominance since returning to the heavyweight dinghy just over a year ago after an America’s Cup sabbatical.
Megan Pascoe was named the Paralympic Classes Athlete of the Year after a consistent season in the 2.4mR class, which saw her win the European Championships and claim podium finishes in all five of the World Cup and EUROSAF events she contested.
Short Track Speed Skating: Elise Christie shone at the Invitation Cup in Heerenveen, Holland after winning two individual distances (1000m and 1500m) to finish first in the overall classification on points.
In the men’s competition, Jack Whelbourne skated consistently to take second place in the overall classification after racing through to the final of the 1000m and winning. On Saturday, he came second in 1500m, coming in closely behind Hungary’s Sandor Liu Shaolin. Charlotte Gilmartin also put in some good performances to finish third in the 1500m, which put her in fifth place overall in the women’s event.
There was also a top ten overall classification finish from Richard Shoebridge who finished ninth, and the men’s relay team finished third behind Hungary and the Netherlands. Unfortunately, Jon Eley didn’t skate on Sunday due to a hamstring strain.
The squad now begin their final preparations for the opening ISU World Cup in Salt Lake City on 7-9th November, followed by the second stage in Montreal on the 14-16th November.
Swimming: South East Region’s Raymond Hedger has been elected ASA President for the 2014 – 2015 season. He succeeds Simon Rothwell who has held the position for the last twelve months.
In accepting the position Hedger said: “I would like to thank the South East Region for nominating me and also to my wife Janet for all her support and encouragement.
“This is an exciting time for the ASA as we look forward to welcoming our new Chief Executive Officer, Adam Paker, in November and embark on our new swimming competition structure in the new year.
Taekwondo: The World Taekwondo GP, part of UK Sport’s Gold Event Series, takes place in Manchester this weekend. Follow @GBTaekwondo and @TaekwondoGP on Twitter to keep up-to-date with the action and find out how Great Britain’s stars get on.
