Katie Archibald and Laura Kenny join world-class list of endurance riders at 2022 UCI Track Champions League

Katie Archibald (Great Britain) and Gavin Hoover (USA) are to return to defend their Endurance titles at this year’s UCI Track Champions League, joined by a star-studded list of new talent confirmed to have achieved pre-qualified status. Having watched the 2021 season from the sidelines as a TV pundit for Eurosport, Dame Laura Kenny (Great Britain) will be making her debut on-track this year.

One of the most decorated athletes to ever grace the sport, Kenny has achieved no less than five Olympic golds, seven rainbow jerseys and 14 European titles in her impressive career to date. Ad Other new talent joining her on the women’s roster is newly crowned, two-time European Champion Rachele Barbieri (Italy), current UCI World Scratch Champion Martina Fidanza (Italy), and multiple Junior UCI World Champion Tsuyaka Uchino (Japan).

Reigning European Scratch Champion Anita Stenberg (Norway) is also returning to fight for the title after missing out in 2021. UCI Track Champions LeagueHeroes, crashes and bloopers – Relive an exhilarating debut UCI TCL series05/12/2021 AT 16:06 All will have their eyes on the prize, taking the challenge to current champion Archibald, who is making her long-awaited return to the track following time out from racing in 2022.

In the men’s field, Hoover is returning to try and claim a second successive UCI Track Champions League crown, joined by 2022 debutants, four-time UCI World Champion Benjamin Thomas (France) and former Olympic Sprint Champion Matthijs Buchli (Netherlands). 2021 UCI Track World Championships silver-medallists Michele Scartezzini (Italy) and Roy Eefting (Netherlands) will make their return to the UCI Track Champions League, alongside six-time European Champion Sebastian Mora (Spain),