The UCI Track Cycling World Cup took place in London at Lee Valley VeloPark from 14-16 December. The event had a strong presence of Scottish Para riders, which provided the opportunity to earn qualifying points for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
This was the first time para-cycling events were included within the main schedule of a World Cup, and has been viewed as a major step forward.
There were some exceptionally strong performances form the Great Britain team and Kadeena Cox showed her class in the C4/5 500m, finishing ahead of Paralympic champion, Sarah Storey, to win gold on the opening day.
From a Scottish perspective, double Commonwealth Games Gold medallist, Neil Fachie and his pilot Matt Rotherham won gold in the mixed B sprint event.
Inverness rider, Fin Graham, delivered a bronze medal in the C1-C3 1km. The former SDS Archie Cameron Bursary recipient was also recently named on British Cycling’s World Class Podium Potential programme.