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Nicholas Paul -

NICHOLAS PAUL crossed yet another precious milestone in his young career on Friday evening when he obliterated his competition twice in one day to seal gold in the men’s kilometre time trial at the UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup, in the Alcides Nieto Patiño Velodrome in Cali, Colombia.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling World Championships this October will be held in Roubaix in northern France, after being moved from Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, back in June. The championships are now scheduled for October 20 to 24 at the Vélodrome Couvert Régional Jean-Stablinski. The venue, also known as "Le Stab", opened in 2012 and features a 250-metre track. It is situated within the city’s Parc des Sports and adjacent to the Vélodrome André-Pétrieux, the finish of the Paris-Roubaix Classic in road cycling. The Paris-Roubaix Classic is also scheduled for the start of October, having been postponed from April because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The UCI Track Cycling World Championships will now be organised by the French Cycling Federation (FFC), the City of Roubaix, Lille European Metropole, the department of Nord and the Hauts-de-France region. The UCI says "most of the gold medallists" from Tokyo 2020 will take part, with the event serving as qualification for the inaugural UCI Track Champions League starting this November. David Lappartient, the President of the UCI, believes Roubaix will prove to be a worthy host of the event. "I would like to congratulate the Roubaix Organising Committee, led by the FFC and its President, Michel Callot, and all the authorities involved, for the quality of their candidature file," he said. "Roubaix has long been a fabled location on the international cycling scene thanks to the famous Paris-Roubaix Classic. The Paris-Roubaix Classic is also due to be held earlier in October ©Getty Images The Paris-Roubaix Classic is also due to be held earlier in October ©Getty Images "Its name will now be associated with the history of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. "I am convinced that the magnificent Jean-Stablinski Velodrome will showcase an exceptional event." Callot said that hosting the Track Cycling World Championships will only add to France’s pedigree within the sport. "We are immensely proud that the expertise of our teams in organising sporting events has been recognised with the award of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships," said Callot. "This major international event, held in a region with a very strong cycling tradition, will be the prelude to a 2022 that will see France stage three UCI Cycling World Championships - BMX in Nantes, mountain bike in Les Gets, and track cycling in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. "With three years to go until the Olympic Games Paris 2024, France is a land of cycling like never before." Leading politicians from the department of Nord and the Hauts-de-France region also welcomed today’s announcement. Christian Poiret, the President of the department of Nord, said hosting the event would bring "economic benefits" and tap into local people’s passion for cycling, while the Hauts-de-France region’s President Xavier Bertrand and vice-president for sport, youth affairs and community projects remarked in a joint-statement that the UCI Track Cycling World Championships would "showcase our region", which would be represented by local cyclist Oscar Caron. France last hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2015 in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, which will also host next year's edition of the event ©Getty Images France last hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2015 in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, which will also host next year's edition of the event ©Getty Images The Mayor of Roubaix Guillaume Delbar, who is also chairperson of the Board at Le Stab, added: "We have a wonderful opportunity to promote and showcase our regional velodrome as a centre of excellence that has been developing young riders for nearly ten years now. "The medals won at the last French Championships are a reflection of that. "The event will also put the spotlight on a velodrome that will be a support base at the Olympic Games Paris 2024." The 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were awarded to Ashgabat in September 2018, but moved in June with organisers and the UCI citing COVID-19 restrictions in Turkmenistan. The Central Asian country has officially reported no cases or deaths from COVID-19, but has imposed some strict restrictions on commercial travel and made vaccinations compulsory for all residents from the age of 18. Its President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was controversially awarded the UCI Order in June 2020, despite concerns over Turkmenistan’s human rights record. The 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held in the German capital Berlin, with the Netherlands topping the medal table with six golds. Next year’s event is due to be hosted in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines near Paris, which also hosted the 2015 edition. The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are now scheduled to take place in Roubaix this October ©Getty Images

The International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling World Championships this October will be held in Roubaix in northern France, after being moved from Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, back in June.

FIRST NATIONS CUP MEDAL: Nicholas Paul

TEAM TTO ace cyclist Nicholas Paul powered his way to gold in the men’s one-kilometre time-trial event at the UCI Nations Cup in Cali, Colombia last evening.

In this July 25 file photo, TT's Teniel Campbell (L), Britain's Anna Shackley (C) and Japan's Hiromi Kaneko ride during the women's cycling road race of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games finishing at the Fuji International Speedway in Oyama, Japan. On Saturday, Campbell placed second, at the Pan Am Road Cycling Championships, held in the Dominican Republic. - (AFP PHOTO)

TENIEL Campbell wasted little time regaining her form after her Olympic Games debut weeks ago did not unfold as planned. Campbell, competing in her first race since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, grabbed a silver medal in the women’s road race at the Pan American Road Cycling Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Saturday.

TT cyclists and management team off to Cali, Colombia for the UCI Nations Cup. -

Trinidad and Tobago Olympian Nicholas Paul will be competing at the UCI Nations Cup, from September 9-12. Paul is among four TT cyclists who left for Cali, Colombia on Monday.

T&T’s sprint cycling team - from left to right- Njisane Phillip, Zion Pulido and Keron Bramble that claimed the silver medal on the opening day of the Elite Pan American Track Cycling Championships in Lima, Peru on Friday. .

There were moments of history-making, coupled with gold and silver medal performances on the opening two days of the Elite Pan American Track Cycling Championships in Lima, Peru on Friday and Saturday.

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