The event doubles up as a London 2012 test event and will see top athletes from around the world race on the new track at the Velodrome in the Olympic Park.
The line-up revealed today features five Olympic Champions and 16 World Champions including current Sprint World Champions Jason Kenny (Great Britain) and Anna Meares (Australia), as well as Robert Forstemann (Germany) who is currently ranked World Cup number one in Sprint and Team Sprint.
340 riders from 48 nations and 18 trade teams will compete in the four-day competition next month. Highlights include finals of the men’s and women’s Team Sprint on Friday, the exciting Team Pursuit and the tactical Keirin races.
'Exceptional event'
LOCOG Director of Sport Debbie Jevans said of the event: ‘The standard of riders we have attracted is phenomenal with most of the world’s best riders participating.
'The athletes will be competing for the first time in the Olympic venue in front of thousands of fans so we are looking forward to an exceptional event.’
Tickets for the event sold out within minutes when they went on sale last November. LOCOG is making every effort to offer additional tickets to the event, and, if extra tickets can be made available, more information on will be issued on the UCI Track Cycling World Cup presented by Samsung website
The event is part of the London Prepares series, the official London 2012 sports testing programme, and will allow LOCOG to test vital aspects of operations ahead of the Games.
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