UCT Track Champions League breaks new ground with launch of ‘Back on Track’ docuseries

Created to re-define and attract new and existing fans to track cycling – the UCI Track Champions League heralded a brand new era for the sport. Back on Track – set to launch from April 4 on the Eurosport App and GCN+, as well as discovery+* at a later date — will tell the gripping stories that shaped the inaugural UCI Track Champions League season.

Ad/> Launched at an exclusive global premiere in London today, Back on Track is a five-part series that goes behind-the-scenes of the 75kmh sprints and lung-busting solo attacks of this ambitious and dynamic new league. Cycling — TrackScottish cyclist Paul dies aged 2810/03/2022 AT 09:31 Four months on from the league’s nerve-shredding final round in London, Back on Track will give viewers an exclusive access-all-areas pass into season one of the UCI Track Champions League.

The series follows a diverse cast of multiple gold medallists and UCI World Champions including Harrie Lavreysen, Emma Hinze, Katie Archibald and Gavin Hoover, unearthing the intense rivalries and unlikely friendships forged both on and off the track. The result is a docuseries that uncovers the surprising personal tales behind the latest, exciting chapter in track cycling's development.

From Canada’s Kelsey Mitchell — who went from soccer player to Olympic track cyclist in the space of three years — to Emma Hinze and Lea Friedrich — friends, teammates and intense rivals on the track — each rider has a story to tell. The UCI Track Champions League, developed by the UCI in partnership with Discovery Sports Events, was first conceived to build the global profile of track cycling beyond the four-year Olympic cycle, bringing a fresh new approach to the sport’s racing format designed to attract existing and new